NJ080 Methodology of Teaching German 2

Faculty of Education
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alice Brychová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Věra Janíková, Ph.D.
Department of Other Foreign Languages – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Barbora Hůrková
Supplier department: Department of Other Foreign Languages – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ080/Kombi01: Fri 20. 2. 8:00–9:50 A61 učebna, Fri 27. 2. 8:00–9:50 A61 učebna, Fri 6. 3. 8:00–9:50 A61 učebna, Fri 13. 3. 8:00–9:50 A61 učebna, Fri 20. 3. 8:00–9:50 A61 učebna, Fri 27. 3. 8:00–9:50 A61 učebna, Fri 10. 4. 8:00–9:50 A61 učebna, Fri 17. 4. 8:00–9:50 A61 učebna, Fri 24. 4. 8:00–9:50 A61 učebna, Fri 15. 5. 8:00–9:50 A61 učebna, A. Brychová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to acquire basic knowledge about language problems in teaching German as a foreign language at elementary school. Furthermore, the ability to adequately present, consolidate and evaluate language skills in relation to the age group of pupils at the lower level of elementary school. It is also important to create a repertoire of activities that lead to the achievement of the classroom.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the semester, the student has basic knowledge about language problems in teaching German as a foreign language at primary school in grammar, vocabulary, and phonetics.
Key topics
Weeks 1-2: Problems of vocabulary Weeks 3 to 4: Memory, types of pupils, principles of work with vocabulary Weeks 5 to 6: Problems of the teaching of foreign language teaching from a didactical point of view. 7th - 8th week: Selection, progression, and principles of grammatical ordering. Grammar in communicative teaching. 9th - 10th week: The issue of the audio language of a foreign language. The listening priority is the audio-oral period. Principles and methods of practicing correct pronunciation by a younger child. Problematic phenomena for Czech-speaking pupils. Weeks 11 to 12: Spelling issues
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • JANÍKOVÁ, Věra. Didaktik des Unterrichts Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Eine Einführung. 2. dotisk 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 175 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5035-8. info
    not specified
  • Brychová, A. Handreichungen zum Seminar für Didaktik und Methodik des DaF- Unterrichts auf der Primarstufe.
  • FUNK, Hermann and Michael KOENIG. Grammatik lehren und lernen. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 1991, 160 stran. ISBN 9783468496790. info
  • Phonetik lehren und lernen. Edited by Helga Dieling - Ursula Hirschfeld. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 2000, 199 pp. ISBN 3-468-49654-0. info
  • BOHN, Rainer. Probleme der Wortschatzarbeit. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 1999, 192 stran. ISBN 3468496524. info
  • Handbuch Wort und Wortschatz. Edited by Ulrike Haß - Petra Storjohann. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2015, xii, 531. ISBN 9783110295702. info
  • DORNSEIFF, Franz. Der deutsche Wortschatz nach Sachgruppen. 8. Aufl. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2004, 1 CD-ROM. ISBN 3110179229. info
  • BRAUN, Birgit; Margit DOUBEK and Rosanna VITALE. DaF kompakt A1 : Intensivtrainer Wortschatz und Grammatik. 1. Auflage. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Sprachen, 2011, 64 stran. ISBN 9783126761833. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
seminar
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
presentation of the teaching design
Alternate completion
In the case of a foreign study trip, students have the option of absenting themselves from the course after arranging with the teacher by e-mail using an online test and presentation.
Language of instruction
German
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/jaro2026/NJ080/index.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Souborná zkouška z didaktiky a praktického jazyka.
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
Students in the combined form have the opportunity to receive feedback and formative assessment in contact seminars.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2027.
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