NJ_M610 Text Competence

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 for the colloquium). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_M610/01: Fri 21. 9. 18:00–18:50 učebna 64, Fri 12. 10. 18:00–18:50 učebna 64, Fri 26. 10. 18:00–18:50 učebna 64, Fri 9. 11. 18:00–18:50 učebna 64, Fri 23. 11. 18:00–18:50 učebna 64, Fri 7. 12. 18:00–18:50 učebna 64, T. Káňa
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to understand texts as complex elements of the language; to write, describe, categorize and set up criterias for good texts; to identify text functions and to transfere this knowledge into German language teaching at Czech schools.
Learning outcomes
Through the active learnig the students should gain a broad overview of the problem of text literacy. After completing the course, they should know how to enhance text literacy in foreign language teaching.
Syllabus
  • 1) CEFR and the text competence; "Profile Deutsch" and teh text competence

    2) Text competence in other sources dealing with language teaching

    3) Strucures of relevant text types (e.g. IMRAD, AIDA, 6-Ws) 4) Designs promoting the text competence ("Das drei-Phasen-Modell" by Schmölzer-Eibinger; "Die fünf-Gang (Schritt)-Lesetechnik": description and relevance)

    5) Scholarly texts and the text competence

    6) Text competence and the language mediation

    7) How to enhance and examine the text competence
Literature
    required literature
  • FANDRYCH, Christian and Maria THURMAIR. Textsorten im Deutschen : linguistische Analysen aus sprachdidaktischer Sicht. Tübingen: Stauffenburg Verlag, 2011, 379 stran. ISBN 9783860571958. info
  • SCHMÖLZER-EIBINGER, Sabine. Lernen in der Zweitsprache : Grundlagen und Verfahren der Förderung von Textkompetenz in mehrsprachigen Klassen. Tübingen: Gunter Narr, 2008, 263 s. ISBN 9783823363767. info
  • ENGEL, Ulrich. Deutsche Grammatik. 2. veb. Aufl. Heidelberg: Julius Groos Verlag, 1988, 888 s. ISBN 3-87276-600-7. info
    recommended literature
  • Text-Arbeiten : Textsorten im fremd- und muttersprachlichen Unterricht an Schule und Hochschule. Edited by Kirsten Adamzik - Wolf-Dieter Krause. Tübingen: Gunter Narr, 2005, vi, 247. ISBN 3823361554. info
  • BRINKER, Klaus. Linguistische Textanalyse : eine Einführung in Grundbegriffe und Methoden. 5., durchgesehene und erg. A. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, 2001, 168 s. ISBN 3503049959. info
  • COSERIU, Eugenio. Textlinguistik : eine Einführung. Edited by Jörn Albrecht. 3., überarb. und erweit. Au. Tübingen: Francke Verlag, 1994, xv, 252. ISBN 3825218082. info
  • BEAUGRANDE, Robert-Alain. Einfuhrung in die Textlinguistik. Tubingen: Niemeyer, 1981, 290 s. ISBN 3-484-22028-7. info
Teaching methods
seminars; discussion on text analysis
Assessment methods
- presentation of a paper (description of a text type and its implementation into German language teaching)
- research work (enhancing the text competence in text books)
- submission of a seminar paper
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Kombinované studium má výuku v pátek, prezenční od pondělí do čtvrtka..
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin v kombinované formě.
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