Course: Literature and Reading Comprehension in German Language Classes

ECTS credits: 3

Language: German

Duration: one semester

Status: elective

Course type: 2 hours of seminar

Course description: This course offers know-how and skills for the implementation of German literature for children and young people in classes of German as a foreign language.

Learning outcomes: Students will develop receptive and productive skills for implementing German literature for children and young people in classes of German as a foreign language. They will be able to explain features of different narrative text types, reading styles and strategies. Students will be able to choose an appropriate work of literature for different age groups and language proficiency. They will prepare their own plan and learning materials for the implementation of a literary work in a class of German as a foreign language.

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

Literature: Häusler, Maja (2002): "Literatur im fremdsprachlichen Deutschunterricht". In: Zagreber Germanistische Beiträge 11, pp. 247-259; Helmling/Wackwitz (1986): Literatur im Deutschunterricht am Beispiel von narrativen Texten. München: Goethe-Institut; Ehlers, Swantje (2016): Literaturdidaktik. Eine Einführung. Berlin Reclam; A selection of German literature for children and young people.

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