Overall objectives:

1 - At the end of the course unit, students are expected to be able to understand, speak and write at level A1.1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
2 - Furthermore, they will have developed metalinguistic awareness of the functioning of the German language in a contrastive way, as well as the competence of autonomous and group work.

Syllabus:

1 - Introduction to the use of the textbook and other auxiliary materials (e.g. online dictionaries) and support for independent learning.
2 - During the contact hours, completion of the tasks in the first part of the textbook used and the supplementary material, under teacher guidance.
3 - During the autonomous work, completion of the assignments in the workbook (6.5 hours of work per week) and the complementary material.

Literature/Sources:

JIN, Friederike et al. , 2016 , Übungsgrammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache Grammatik - kein Problem A1/A2 , Cornelsen
BILLINA, Anneli et al. , 2010 , Wortschatz & Grammatik A1 , Hueber
BALHAR, S. , 2004 , PONS-Großwörterbuch. Deutsch als Fremdsprache , Klett
BURGER, Elke et al. , 2022 , Deutsch intensiv - Schreiben A1 - Das Training , Langenscheidt
FANDRYCH, Christian et al. , 2021 , Klipp und Klar - Übungsgrammatik für Deutsch als Fremdsprache A1-B1 - Neubearbeitung , Klett
HOHMANN, Sandra et al. , 2021 , Grammatik mal vier - Übungsgrammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache A1-B1 , Klett
LEMCKE, Christiane et al. , 2019 , Deutsch Intensiv - Grammatik A1 - Das Training , Klett
LEMCKE, Christiane et al. , 2021 , Deutsch Intensiv - Wortschatz A1 - Das Training , Klett
NIED CURCIO, Martina et al. , 2023 , Kurs DaF A1 - Deutsch für Studium und Beruf , Klett
SIEBER, Tanja , 2022 , Deutsch intensiv - Hören und Sprechen A1 - Das Training , Klett

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
Classes will have different formats: individual, pair and group work. The assessment consists of two written partial exams (45% each) and other assignments (10%), focused on the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. The final grade is the average of the results of the three assessment elements. A minimum final grade of 9.5 is required in order to pass.