Grammar in Teaching German as a Foreign Language, 2 ECTS – School of Modern Languages and Translation Studies

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GERFD4 Grammar in Teaching German as a Foreign Language 2 ECTS

Organised by

German Language and Culture

Person in charge

Marja-Leena Piitulainen

Belongs to following study modules

Learning outcomes

To introduce students to grammatical competence as a part of language learner's competence, to the status and didactics of grammar in foreign language teaching in different time periods, and to grammar as a part of curricula and the European frame of reference.

Didactic/pedagogical and theoretical grammar; grammatical models and their application to grammar teaching; grammar in relation to the didactic trends of foreign language teaching; the practical principles of grammar teaching, and the factors guiding it.

Modes of study

Participation in lectures and assignments; a written exam or a final project. Alternatively a book exam. The course can be completed in Finnish or in German.

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Numeric 1-5.
Evaluation by summaries and assignments done during the course. Written exam or final project.

Study materials

Parts of the following books: Bausch, K-R. – Christ, H. – Krumm, H-J. (Hrsg.) (2003), Handbuch Fremdsprachenunterricht. 4. Aufl. Tübingen/Basel; or Funk, H. – Koenig, M. (1991), Grammatik lehren und lernen. Berlin/München; or articles agreed upon separately.