9793912 - LINGUA TEDESCA

By the end of the cours the students will reach the C1 level of linguistic-communicative competence according to the CEFR.

Dialoguing, frontal and participatory lessons, linguistic training, seminars, translation and reflection on translation practice(s)m, aspects ad varieties of the German language, of the teaching of German as a foreign language and of the history of German.

Linguistic-communicative skills at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. This knowledge is taken for granted through the evaluation of the applications for admission to the first year of the study course in Linguistic Sciences for Interculture and Education for the academic year 2022-23; they can be verified through a test at the beginning of the year. In case of gaps in the mastery of the prerequisites, personalised training and in-depth activities will be implemented.

Attendance, as per the regulations of the Cds in "Linguistic sciences for interculture and education", is optional.

For students who are unable to attend lessons, a personalised programme of exercises has been prepared which will be published on Prof. Di Clemente's web page and on the German language page on the Studium educational platform. Non-attending students must in any case register on the Studium German Language page to receive all communications relating to the course, and are warmly invited to contact the course teacher and the CELs at the beginning of the academic year or as soon as possible to plan a personalised study programme. In addition to the exercise programme, non-attending students will also carry out the homework (translations, summaries, comprehension and grammar exercises) provided for the attending students and published in the German language page on Studium.

The course activities aim to empower and improve the knowledge and use of the German language through a linguistic and metalinguistic reflection  (text reading, text composition, translation, focus on lexis, grammar and syntax, linguistic varieties, elements of diachronic linguistics, aspects of the teaching of German as a foreign language).

Consultation texts:

1) Paola Difino, Elisabetta Fornaciari, TIPPS, Milano, 2006 (or any other useful grammar book)

2) Claudio Di Meola, La linguistica tedesca: un’introduzione con esercizi e bibliografia ragionata, Roma, 2007

3) Monolingual and/or bilingual dictionary

Textbook and course materials:

4) Michaela Perlmann-Balme, Susanne Schwalb, Sicher! Vol. C1.1 and C1.2 Kursbuch-Arbeitsbuch, München, 2018

5) Patrick Süskind, Der Zwang zur Tiefe, in ders., Drei Geschichten und eine Betrachtung, Zürich 1995, pp. 9-15, with materials on author and text

6) Teacher’s dossier with contemporary texts in German language, home assignments and further materials

7) Teacher’s dossier on the history of German from its origins to the early Modern Age

8) Part of the material (see 5-7) can be downloaded from the Studium web page dedicated to the Lingua tedesca course; registration required.

9) Projection of relevant films in the German history and culture.

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on Copyright).

All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.

The written test is preparatory to the final oral exam and will consist of four tests: listening comprehension, comprehension of a written text, written text translation from German into Italian and translation from Italian into German. It will be allowed to use a monolingual and / or bilingual dictionary. In order to pass the exam, it will be indicated only if the exam is a) passed, b) not passed or c) passed with reserve (with the possibility of recovering the part that is not fully sufficient during the oral exam). The written test with the relative evaluation judgments, regulated through a specific grid (which will be given adequate publicity), will be accessible to students at the reception for viewing the written test.
The final oral exam will consist of a discussion on the topics of the course and the discussion of a written Referat of 8-10 pages (Times New Roman 12 pt, line spacing 1.5), with annotated bibliography, submitted to the teacher at least one week before the exam, on a topic of literary, linguistic, social or cultural interest chosen by the student and illustrated during the exam in the form of a Power Point presentation. Please do not recycle any papers carried out in previous academic years or during other courses and do not make a mere copy-and-paste of paragraphs taken from the texts consulted.
For the evaluation in the final oral exam, the mastery of the contents and the skills acquired, the linguistic accuracy and lexical properties, the ability to acquire and critically sift sources, as well as the argumentative ability and the demonstrated linguistic fluency and confidence will be taken into account. by the candidate / candidate and their autonomy in the search and processing of information. The evaluation will be expressed out of thirty. Sufficiency is achieved when one is able to place the arguments exactly according to space-time and cultural coordinates, is able to grasp at least the essential aspects of a topic and, in the case of written and / or oral exposition in German, one expresses oneself effectively.
The evaluation criteria of the oral exam, in their detailed form, will be adequately publicized.
N.B. Non-attending students
For students who are unable to attend classes, a program of exercises has been prepared which will be published on Prof. Di Clemente's web page and on the German language page on the Studium educational platform. Non-attending students must still register on the Studium German Language page, to receive all communications relating to the course, and are warmly invited to get in touch with the teacher of the course and with the CELs at the beginning of the academic year to plan a personalized work programme. Non-attending students, in addition to the alternative programme, will also carry out the homework (translations, summaries, comprehension and grammar exercises) provided for those attending.

Evaluation criteria (written exams)

Translation Italian > German, German > Italian

Grammatical, lexical, syntactical and pragmatic correctness and stylistic accuracy	Evaluation criteria	Corresponding evaluation
	Impeccable translation from an orthographic, grammatical, lexical and syntactic point of view and with adequate stylistic properties	Excellent sehr gut
	Translation with minor spelling, lexical, syntactic and stylistic inaccuracies	Very good / good sehr gut / gut
	Translation with some spelling errors and lexical, syntactic and stylistic inaccuracies that do not damage general understanding	Satisfying befriedigend
	Translation with various spelling, morphological, lexical and syntactic errors which however do not totally compromise the readability of the text	Sufficient ausreichend
	Translation with many spelling, morphological, lexical and syntactic errors that indicate non-understanding of the source text and insufficient mastery of linguistic means	Not sufficient ungenügend

Hör- and Leseverstehen (Listening and reading comprehension)

	Excellent understanding of essential and secondary information	Excellent sehr gut
	Excellent understanding of essential information, good understanding of secondary information	(Very) good gut
	Good understanding of essential and secondary information	Satisfying befriedigend
	Fair understanding of essential information, with some inaccuracies	Sufficient ausreichend

If the reading comprehension does not make use of multiple choice or T / F answers but is carried out through written production (response to questions, summary), the evaluation criteria seen for the translation are adopted.

In the case of an interview or presentation in language: morphological, lexical, syntactic and pragmatic correctnes	The students express themselves well in the language, in a pragmatically effective way, with properties and accuracy on a morphological, lexical and syntactic level	30 - 28
	The students express themselves well, in a pragmatically effective way, but with some inaccuracies and inaccuracies at the morphological, lexical and syntactic level	27 - 25
	The students express themselves in a pragmatically effective way, with morphological, lexical and syntactic errors	24 - 21
	The students communicate in a pragmatically effective way, but with various morphological, lexical and syntactic errors	20 – 18

Criteria of evaluation (oral exams)

Correctness and pertinence	Pertinent	30
	Pertinent with some uncorrectness	29 - 27
	Substantially pertinent	26 - 23
	Sufficiently pertinent, but with imprecision	22 - 18
Completeness	Complete	30
	Small details lacking	29 - 27
	One to two significant details lacking	26 - 23
	Partial, but the students is able to complete their answer thanks to suggestions	22 - 18
Appropriate language and use of technical terms	Uses the technical vocabulary easily and appropriately	30 - 28
	Has a good command of the technical vocabulary	27 - 25
	Substantially commands the technical vocabulary	24 - 21
	Has difficulties in using the technical vocabulary appropriately	20 - 18
Critical argumentation	Reflects on the proposed task and finds new comparisons and links easily	30 - 28
	Needs some suggestions	27 - 24
	Is able to make connections, but needs guiding	23 -18
Previous knowledge (spatial-temporal coordinates, knowledge of basic concepts of linguistics)	Commands all the spatial-temporal coordinates and the linguistic metalexicon easily and well	30 - 28
	Has a good command of the spatial-temporal coordinates and the linguistic metalexicon	27 - 25
	Has a substantial command of the spatial-temporal coordinates and the linguistic metalexicon	24 - 21
	Commands the spatial-temporal coordinates and the linguistic metalexicon roughly, makes mistakes and needs suggestions	20 - 18

Fluency and confidence

Very fluent 30-28

Fluent and confide 27-25

Substantially fluent and confident 24-21

Sufficiently fluent and confident 21-18