COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED COMPREHENSION AND CONVERSATION SKILLS I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YAÖ 2011 ADVANCED COMPREHENSION AND CONVERSATION SKILLS I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

German Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR ZEYNEP ATEŞ BOZKURT

Offered to

German Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

Advanced foreign language training; comprehension of complex texts; to talk fluently on abstract and concrete issues; comprehension of visual or auditory texts at an advanced C1/C2 levels covering different topics; to freely express an opinion on different topics; to be a knowledgeable participant in oral discussions; to actively use the new vocabulary items at C1/C2-level

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students are able to understand complex texts on different topics (concrete and abstract) at an advanced C1 and C2-level C1 in German.
2   Students are able to fluently and freely comment on these texts (compare 1).
3   Students are able to understand audio and visual media texts and materials at a C1/C2-level and to reproduce the content in written or oral form .
4   Students are able to understand and to actively use the new vocabulary items introduced in the texts (written, oral, visual) in discussions and to express their opinions.
5   Students are able participate in debates and discussions on various topics using an adequate and elaborate vocabulary and appropriate speech devices (C1/C2).

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course introduction
2 Explanation of differences between abstract and concrete texts; working with examples of abstracts and concrete texts (visual / oral, written)
3 Oral reproduction of complex texts (concrete, abstract) using new vocabulary items
4 Oral interpretation of texts read using new vocabulary items.
5 Shifting the perspective of texts (orally)
6 Shifting the perspective of texts (orally)
7 Repetition
8 Midterm Exam
9 Active repetition and training of C1 and C2-vocabulary items (orally and written) to improve expression of complex issues of German texts
10 Auditory and visual texts in German to different topics at C1/C2 level, reproduction of texts combined with grammatical training
11 Auditory and visual texts in German to different topics at C1/C2 level, reproduction of texts combined with grammatical training
12 Auditory and visual texts on different topics (C1/C2-level); participating in discussions on the basis of these texts
13 Auditory and visual texts on different topics (C1/C2-level); participating in discussions on the basis of these texts
14 Brief presentations of individual additional research done in out-class activities on varying topics Discussions at C1/C2-level to topics covered throughout the semester with no additional preparation time
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

- Visual and read resource: over the Internet
http://www.dw.de/dw/0,,10201,00.html
http://www.langenscheidtunterrichtsportal.de/Deutsch_als_Fremdsprache/
http://www.youtube.com/playlist list=PLEBA388C1586172A4
-reading the texts:
Der Spiegel magazine
Die Zeit newspaper

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, individual work, pair work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zeynep.ates@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 0
Lectures 13 2 26
Quiz Preparation 0
Research Presentation 0
Pre Class Self Study 13 2 26
Midterm Preparation 1 6 6
Final Preparation 1 8 8
Paper Preparation 1 5 5
Others (Please indicate) 2 5 10
Quiz etc. 0
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 83

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.335545344
LO.45553145
LO.55443155

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