Argomenti dell'insegnamento
The course will focus on the appropriate use of the German language in different contexts, with particular attention to formal and academic settings. It aims to improve students’ German language skills from B1 to B2 level. The course will expand and support students’ knowledge of German to enable them to interact confidently in everyday situations, academic environments, and the workplace. This includes both formal and informal oral and written communication across educational, scientific, and professional domains.
Students will develop competence in reading and writing texts, and will view linguistic ability as both a cultural and intercultural skill. They will also be introduced to German technical language specific to ICTs and related fields.
The course has several specific educational objectives. It aims to enhance writing skills through the practice of coherent academic discourse and the production of subject-specific texts. It also seeks to improve speaking skills by fostering spoken interaction and production through the preparation and delivery of academically and professionally relevant presentations and other field-specific speaking activities. Furthermore, the course will strengthen receptive skills by exposing students to and analyzing various written and spoken texts typical of Computer Science. This will help develop their grammatical and lexical range and accuracy, allowing for fluent and spontaneous communication.
Modalità di insegnamento
The teaching format is based on the seminar format which envisages teacher and student cooperation and participation in the classroom through individual, pair and group work (Individual and group exercises, facing solution of linguistic problems, activating personal and group skills); full-immersion interactive dialog-based lectures, discussions, referring to technical subjects and everyday life.
Multimedia material will be usually used as impulse, documentation, medium for interaction with peers and as an instrument of analysis and reflection about the topics and the media themselves.
Great importance will be given also to self-improving skills. Homework (individual writing exercises) will be requested and these jobs will form students’ own "portfolio" and a part of the topics in the oral exam.
Professionals will get their experiences in the fields of using German technical language combined with ICT.