Linguistics of German

Semester 1-2 · 87003 · Training course for teachers of German as a second language in Italian-speaking primary schools in the province of Bozen-Bolzano · 3CP · DE

The course examines the fundamental structures of standard German at various levels of description and in relation to the linguistic situation in South Tyrol.

Lecturers: Ildikò Erika Stephanie Risse

Teaching Hours: 30
Lab Hours: 0
Mandatory Attendance: In accordance with the regulation

Course Topics
• Phonetics/phonology and graphemics • Inflection and word formation • Syntax

Teaching format
Lecture, exercises, discussion

Educational objectives
Subject-specific skills Knowledge and understanding Students are familiar with the basic structures of the German language. Applying knowledge and understanding Students can identify and analyse the basic structures of the German language. Transversal skills Evaluation Students can therefore assess and evaluate language used by others. Communication Students are therefore able to reflect on and evaluate their own linguistic expressions. Learning strategies Students are therefore able to reflect on learning strategies and develop teaching strategies.

Assessment
Written exam with review questions and practice questions

Evaluation criteria
• the accuracy of the analyses of linguistic phenomena • the linguistic accuracy of the analyses of linguistic phenomena, using academic terminology

Required readings

Graefen, G./Liedke-Goebel, M. (2020, 3. Auflage): Germanistische Sprachwissenschaft. Deutsch als Erst-, Zweit- oder Fremdsprache. Tübingen (in excerpts)

Supplementary readings

during the lectures

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Sustainable Development Goals
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the following Sustainable Development Goals.