OVERVIEW

The course is a 9-credits-course  consisting  of

- a theoretical module of 30 hours (held in the 2nd semester) in which basic facts of German phonology, morphology and syntax are presented and illustrated;

- an applied module of 200 hours dedicated to the development of oral and written competence in the German language.

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The goal of the theoretical module is to stimulate student reflection on the phonological, morphological and syntactic organization of the German language.

At the end of the course students will be able to

- identify the phonological, morphological and syntactic categories and rules;

- analyze the structure of words, phrases ,simple and complex sentences.

The goal of the applied module is the attainment of instrumental competence of German corresponding to level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

TEACHING METHODS

The theoretical module will be in form of frontal lessons.

The applied module will be in form of practical lessons.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Topics covered in the theoretical module are as follows:

- the phonetic basis of phonology, 

- the units and rules of phonology, 

- the units and rules of inflectional and derivational  morphology, 

- the units of syntax, the simple sentence structure, the complex sentence structure.

The lectures are held partly in Italian, partly in German.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Di Meola, C. (2014), La linguistica tedesca. Roma: Bulzoni.

Further material will be assigned during the semester.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Theoretical module: 30 hours 1st semester  (16 ottobre 2017 - 26 gennaio 2018)

Lessons start: first week of November

Schedule:
http://www.lingue.unige.it/?page_id=2046

Applied module: 200 hours, 1st and 2nd semester (16 October 2017 - 26 January 2018 and  26 February.2018 – 25 May 2018)

Lessons start and schedule of the applied modules:
http://www.lingue.unige.it/?page_id=2046

Class schedule

GERMAN LANGUAGE I

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Theoretical module: written or oral exam.

Applied module: written and oral exam.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Theoretical module

Students can choose between:

a) a written examination lasting 60 minutes (consisting of 16 multiple choice questions / completion tasks), which will be held in the 1st available date of the summer and the autumn session;

b) an oral examination lasting 20 minutes (consisting in the presentation of a topic selected by the student, and in two questions selected by the examiner) to be held in the 2nd available date of the summer and the autumn session.

In the February session there will be only an oral exam.

Exam schedule