Obiettivi formativi
The students
- develop a scientific approach to the structure of language, reflect on the norm and use of the German language and its varieties and sharpen their own language awareness;
- know the structure of German (phonology, morphology and syntax), also with regard to regional variation, language change and the complexity of the different language repertoires;
- know the stages of language acquisition with special consideration of German as a first language and are aware of the different contexts in language acquisition;
- know the legal requirements of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano for kindergarten and primary school;
- reflect on the necessary language-related competences of professionals in kindergarten and primary school
- can observe and analyse communication processes in kindergarten and school and teaching processes in the classroom and also critically question their own language and communication behaviour;
- can apply the basic knowledge they have acquired from linguistics, sociolinguistics, language acquisition research, language pedagogy and didactics in the planning of educational activities (kindergarten) and teaching units (primary school), on communication and interaction in the group and in the observation and assessment of pupils' performance.
Expected learning outcomes and competences:
Knowledge and understanding
- Students know the basic structures of the German language (phonology, morphology and syntax). They know about the variation of German at different linguistic levels (standard language, regional language and dialect).
- Through their knowledge of linguistic and language acquisition theory concepts (pragmatic, discursive, semantic and other competences), students learn to understand how these are implemented in didactic contexts in kindergarten and primary school. They can differentiate between text/writing and discourse/orality in relation to the acquisition of language.
- They can competently utilise and evaluate scientific knowledge resources.
- They understand their own professional and structural contexts against the background of differing regional, national, European and global educational structures.
Applying knowledge and understanding
- Students can recognise and analyse the basic structures of the German language.
- They can reflexively apply the acquired knowledge and extended understanding to professional fields of pedagogy as well as to educational issues and educational practices and gain inspiration for their own teaching practice and its academic analysis.
- They will be able to competently assess the linguistic competences of children and young people on the basis of current research findings on German language acquisition and know the basic "milestones" of children's language acquisition in monolingual and multilingual situations.
- They are able to harmonise the acquired knowledge with the didactic orientations specified in the "Framework Guidelines" and in other documents relevant to the school context.
Judgement
- Students are able to form a reflected judgement on pedagogical discourses, language policy strategies and educational institutions in the past and present.
- They can make a reflective, pedagogically and linguistically based judgement about their own, regional and local educational area by critically analysing and comparing international, cultural and historical research results.
- They can critically and reflexively receive and evaluate empirical language data on children's language acquisition with regard to their own didactic interventions.
Communication
- When discussing questions of language acquisition and the didactics of German as a first language, students are able to express themselves verbally and in writing in an appropriate and academically reflective manner.
- They have the ability to change perspectives on theoretical grounds and to use communicative strategies for cognitive differentiation, relativising strategies and intercultural communication.
Learning strategies
- Students learn to reflect on their own learning strategies by working on concepts of linguistics and language acquisition research, in particular on the German language.
- They are aware that language(s) are subject to temporal and cultural-spatial changes and must always be analysed, reflected on and shaped anew.
- They are able to use the available academic knowledge resources and digital media professionally, critically and competently and to develop their own learning processes.
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