Teaching German as a Foreign Language

The course aims to introduce the teaching of the German language as a foreign language. After a theoretical introduction to the methodological concepts of teaching German as a foreign language (u.d. A), the various linguistic structures of German as a foreign language L2 and their representation in German as a foreign language manuals will be addressed. We will discuss the various methods and social forms for effective teaching of communicative competence in a foreign language (U.D. B). The course includes lectures, seminar activities (group work) and moments of blended learning on a moodle platform. (6cfu) In addition, the student can carry out a teaching stage in a secondary school (3cfu). The student is required to plan and carry out a short teaching unit and analyze its educational effectiveness.

Knowledge At the end of the course the student knows the teaching methods and principles of a foreign language in general and of German L2/L3 in particular, he will be able to recognize the learning processes of German L2/L3 for native Italian speakers and to describe the language structures of German as a foreign language and the communication processes (context, language skills, communication skills, etc.). He can also plan and structure a German lesson L2/L3 Competences The student acquires the following skills: - analysis of the possible implications for the teaching of the phonological, morphological and syntactic structures of the German language to Italian-speaking learners. - programming of short teaching units and analysis of the processes of teaching German L2/L3 in the classroom. - secure mastery of tools and aids such as dictionaries, grammars, computer platforms for teaching German.