Course: Course in Writing a Master Thesis

ECTS credits: 1

Language: German

Duration: one semester

Status: obligatory

Course type: 2 hours of seminar

Course description: This course offers fundamental know-how and skills for preparing an MA-thesis in German as a foreign language at the Department for German Language and Literature in Zagreb: basic principles, research methods in second language learning and teaching, practical know-how and skills. Students will get an insight into the essential components of MA-theses in German as a foreign language at the Department for German Language and Literature in Zagreb. This includes the following elements: lay-out, table of contents, referencing styles, research ethics, literature selection, fundamental research decisions, appropriate methodologies and designs, interpretation of results.

Learning outcomes: Students will develop writing skills in German and Croatian scientific language.

Teaching methods: teaching through seminars and teacher-led demonstrations in the classroom, presentations, classroom discussion

Literature: Caspari, Daniela u.a. (Hrsg.) (2016): Forschungsmethoden in der Fremdsprachendidaktik. Ein Handbuch. Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto; Upute za pisanje diplomskog rada: http://www.ffzg.unizg.hr/german/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1474&Itemid211#pismeniRadovi; Bach, Gerhard & Viebrock, Britta (2012): Was ist erlaubt? Ethik in der Fremdsprachenforschung. In: Doff, Sabine (Hg.): Fremdsprachenunterricht empirisch erforschen. Grundlagen – Methoden – Anwendung. Tübingen: Narr (Narr-Studienbücher), 17-33; Duden (2006) Wie verfasst man wissenschaftliche Arbeiten? Ein Leitfaden für das Studium und die Promotion Taschenbuch. Mannheim u.a.: Dudenverlag.

Evaluation Methods and Grading: class attendance, PPT and seminar paper