Module Code: GER10
Credits ECTS: 15
Module Type: Compulsory
Semester: First (1st)
Language: German
Module Outline
Course Content:
The aim of this unit is to provide theoretical knowledge and practical skills on research methodology and techniques of writing scientific papers. To this end, students become familiar, on the basis of educational activities, with both the management of theoretical knowledge in the context of scientific work and research and their active participation in scientific dialogue at the level of written and spoken discourse in the field of Teaching German as a Foreign Language. A basic prerequisite for the above is the ability of students to critically study scientific texts, to conduct oral presentations/interventions and to pose targeted questions that contribute to the research process.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the unit, the student is expected to be able to:
Subject areas of the module:
Evaluation: Completion of written assignments during the academic semester which constitute a 60 percent of each student’s grade, if a pass is obtained in the final written assignment. Final written assignment grades constitute a 40 percent of the students’ final course grade.
Prerequisite courses: None
Module Code: GER11
Credits ECTS: 15
Module Type: Compulsory
Semester: First (1st)
Language: German
Module Outline
Course Content:
The aim of this unit is to present pedagogical principles and modern approaches to the teaching of German. Additionally, it aims to analyse and create teaching materials according to the specifications of formal (curriculum) or informal (content-specific) education, depending on the needs of the students and in the light of the pedagogical principles of autonomous learning, student autonomy and differentiated instruction, in accordance with the principles of both face-to-face and distance education for the teaching of German as a foreign language.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the unit, the student is expected to be able to:
Subject areas of the module:
Evaluation: Completion of written assignments during the academic semester which constitute a 60 percent of each student’s grade, if a pass is obtained in the final written assignment. Final written assignment grades constitute a 40 percent of the students’ final course grade.
Prerequisite courses: None
Module Code : GER12
Credits ECTS: 15
Module Type: Compulsory
Semester: Second (2nd)
Language: German
Module Outline
Course Content:
The aim of the this is to present linguistic theories and theories of language acquisition/learning in relation to teaching and methodological approaches to the teaching of grammar in the foreign language course. It also aims to organize and conduct grammar lessons effectively on the basis of the rules governing the language, while setting out the appropriate options or combinations of options for these rules.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the unit, the student is expected to be able to:
Subject areas of the module:
Evaluation: Completion of written assignments during the academic semester which constitute a 60 percent of each student’s grade, if a pass is obtained in the final written assignment. Final written assignment grades constitute a 40 percent of the students’ final course grade.
Prerequisite courses: None
Module Code: GER13
Credits ECTS: 15
Module Type: Compulsory
Semester: Second (2nd)
Language: German
Module Outline
Course Content:
The aim of this module is to present the communicative activities of comprehension and production of written and spoken language, which are cornerstones of communicative ability. To this end, the basic principles governing communicative activities, textual genres of written and spoken language, criteria for the selection and use of appropriate conventional/ multimodal texts and digital technologies in teaching practice, and possibilities for the categorisation and application of strategies for the development of communicative activities and language mediation in the course of German as a foreign language are systematically presented.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the unit, the student is expected to be able to:
Subject areas of the module:
Evaluation: Completion of written assignments during the academic semester which constitute a 60 percent of each student’s grade, if a pass is obtained in the final written assignment. Final written assignment grades constitute a 40 percent of the students’ final course grade.
Prerequisite courses: None
Module Code: GER20
Credits ECTS: 15
Module Type: Compulsory
Semester: Third (3rd)
Language: German
Module Outline
Course Content:
The aim of this unit is to present the primary skills that the student must develop in order to be able to respond successfully to communicative situations of knowledge and use of German as a foreign language. In particular, according to the European Framework of Reference for Languages, these abilities include both general abilities (declarative and procedural knowledge, intercultural awareness, learning ability, etc.) and communicative-linguistic abilities. This unit focuses mainly on the latter, in which phonological, lexical and pragmatic skills are presented in detail, both in terms of theory and in terms of their development in teaching practice.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the unit, the student is expected to be able to:
Subject areas of the module:
Evaluation: Completion of written assignments during the academic semester which constitute a 60 percent of each student’s grade, if a pass is obtained in the final written assignment. Final written assignment grades constitute a 40 percent of the students’ final course grade.
Prerequisite courses: None
Module Code: GER21
Credits ECTS: 15
Module Type: Compulsory
Semester: Third (3rd)
Language: German
Module Outline
Course Content:
The aim of this unit is to present the process of designing and evaluating teaching modules according to the theories of language acquisition and learning, the pedagogical principles and approaches to the teaching process, as well as the theoretical framework for the development of communicative activities and competences described in the previous Modules. It also aims to familiarise students with the design, implementation and evaluation of lesson scenarios and teaching materials in specific learning contexts. In addition, students practice describing, evaluating and creating measurement instruments (tests) based on relevant theories and quality criteria.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the Module, the student is expected to be able to:
Subject areas of the module:
Evaluation: Completion of written assignments during the academic semester which constitute a 60 percent of each student’s grade, if a pass is obtained in the final written assignment. Final written assignment grades constitute a 40 percent of the students’ final course grade.
Prerequisite courses: None
Unit Code: GER PD
ECTS Credits:30
Unit Type: Compulsory
Semester in which it is submitted: Fourth (4th)
Language: German
Module Outline
Content:
The preparation of the Post-graduate Diploma Thesis provides the opportunity to synthesize and utilize the knowledge acquired in specific applications. It is a written work of up to 15,000-18,000 words, which focuses on specific research issues and applications in the field of teaching German as a foreign language. For this purpose, students plan, conduct and present in a scientifically documented way research studies related to their scientific field, aiming at their professional development.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
Prerequisites: The presentation of the Post-Graduate Diploma Thesis takes place after the successful completion of the program’s Modules.