NJK002 Didactics of the German language

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Ursula Dorothea Riedner, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Trombiková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ursula Dorothea Riedner, Dr. phil.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
The requirement for the participation in this class is a completed bachelor degree in german language or a comparable field of study and the conclusion of the seminar NJDII_001 Didaktika I - pozorování" and the observating stage "NJDII_004 Pedagogická praxe průběžná I".
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
Course objectives
The seminar is designed for future teachers and imparts fundamental knowledge of didactics. Teaching concepts, methods of planning and concepting lessons are going to be presented. Furthermore the preparation and evaluation of lessons is going to be discussed, same as the 5 "skills" reading, listening, talking, writing and audiovisual comprehension. Different scientific texts are going to be read and discussed, which concern both theoretical and practical issues.
Learning outcomes
The students get a basic idea and achieve knowledge of the 5 "skills". They have fundamental theoreticl knowledge, due to the reading of secondary literature.
Practical possibilities of appliance are going to be worked out and tested in particular classroom scenarios.
Syllabus
  • 1.Teaching of foreign languages generally;
  • 2. History of methods of the foreign language teaching
  • 3. Teaching of the pronounciation
  • 4. Teaching of grammar
  • 5. The teaching of vocabulary
  • 6. Reading comprehension
  • 7. Listening comprehension
  • 8. Audiovisual comprehension
  • 9. Conversation
  • 10. Writing
Literature
  • JANÍKOVÁ, Věra. Methodik und Didaktik des Unterrichts Deutsch als Fremdsprache im Überblick (Methodology of German Language as a Foreing). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 2000, 97 pp. 3231/Pd-9/2000-17/92. ISBN 80-210-2344-9. info
  • HUNFELD, Hans and Gerhard NEUNER. Methoden des fremdsprachlichen Deutschunterrichts : eine Einführung. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 1992, 184 s. ISBN 3468. info
  • DOYÉ, Peter. Typologie der Testaufgaben für den Unterricht Deutsch als Fremdsprache. 5. Aufg. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 1992, 223 s. ISBN 3468494378. info
  • HEYD, Gertraude. Deutsch lehren :Grundwissen für den Unterricht in Deutsch als Fremdsprache. 2. überarbeitete und erweit. Frankfurt am Main: Moritz Diesterweg, 1991, 290 s. ISBN 3-425-04373-0. info
  • FUNK, Hermann and Michael KOENIG. Grammatik lehren und lernen. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 1991, 160 s. ISBN 3-468-49679-6. info
  • HENDRICH, Josef. Didaktika cizích jazyků. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 498 s. URL info
Teaching methods
group project
group discussions
homework
attandance: at least 75%
Assessment methods
Kick-off presentation concerning one of the topics from the syllabus
Continuously evaluated presentations
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 18 hodin za semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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