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Oral Communication Skills ‒ German

Teaching Staff: Vlachopoulos Stefanos
Course Code: DE-5000
Gram-Web Code: ΑΝ0205
Course Category: Specific Background
Course Type: Compulsory
Course Level: Undergraduate
Course Language: German / Greek
Semester: 5th΄
ECTS: 2
Total Hours: 2
Erasmus: Not Available

Oral Communication Skills ‒ German
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Short Description:

Τhe course is structured around language exercises that aim to get the student acquainted with the various varieties of spoken German. The course also focuses on the production of different types of spoken language. Students practice in the oral production of different kinds of discourse, such as political discourse, discourse of economics, humor, etc. Students practice spoken language production based on written, oral or multimodal stimuli and are asked to respond to complex communicational challenges. Live and spontaneous production of oral discourse plays a central role.

Objectives - Learning Outcomes:

Objectives of the course are:

• Familiarization of students with different aspects of German spoken language.

• The development of oral communication skills in the German language and the improvement of pronunciation.

• The development of improvised oral communication skills.

• Developing the basic principles of debate.

Syllabus:

Week 1: Principles of oral communication

Week 2: Principles of improvised speech in German

Week 3: Oral Improvised Speech Exercise in German

Week 4: Oral improvised speech in German

Week 5: Oral improvised speech

Week 6: Improvised speech practice

Week 7: Practice improvised speech

Week 8: Principles of debating

Week 9: Oral Debate Exercise

Week 10: Oral Debate Exercise

Week 11: Oral Debate Exercise

Week 12: Oral Debate Exercise

Week 13: Student questions and collective oral discussion,

Suggested Bibliography:

Glotz-Kastanis, J & Tippmann, D. (2018) Spechen, Schreiben, Mitreden: Karabatos Verlag.

Teaching Methods:

Face to face with strong student contribution.

New Technologies:

ICT

Evaluation Methods:

oral exams at the end of semester

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