{"id":503178,"date":"2020-05-16T18:45:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T16:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dia.aau.at\/language-center\/teaching-methodology-course-content\/"},"modified":"2021-03-15T12:03:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T11:03:13","slug":"methods-contents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dia.aau.at\/methods-contents\/","title":{"rendered":"Language Center \u2013 Methods + Contents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jsnfoctx-5d61952c90304cf1ee3809ea71336eba\">\n.avia-section.av-jsnfoctx-5d61952c90304cf1ee3809ea71336eba .av-parallax .av-parallax-inner{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/dia.aau.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Titelbild-007-Sprachenzentrum-Deutsch-in-\u00d6sterreich_DIA-Archiv.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section 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avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Teaching Methodology + Course Contents <\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-13c3e7ae5a1ea3e4c6d864ea8476038d\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-13c3e7ae5a1ea3e4c6d864ea8476038d{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-13c3e7ae5a1ea3e4c6d864ea8476038d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-13c3e7ae5a1ea3e4c6d864ea8476038d .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-13c3e7ae5a1ea3e4c6d864ea8476038d av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Communicative Language Teaching<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jruo6lbv-23607061472443605aea342e2b4296a2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The teaching methodology is grounded in the principles of communicative (speech act-oriented) foreign language teaching, as set out in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coe.int\/lang-cefr\">Common European Framework of Reference for Languages<\/a> (CEFR) and implemented in the Examination programs of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.integrationsfonds.at\">Austrian Integration Fund<\/a> (\u00d6IF) and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.osd.at\">Austrian Language Diploma (\u00d6SD)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The primary objective is to teach language skills<\/strong> \u2013 in the language-productive areas of dialogic and monologic speaking and writing and in the language-receptive areas of listening and reading comprehension. <strong>The language of instruction is the target language.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Instruction in the four language skills: <strong>speaking &#8211; writing &#8211; listening &#8211; reading<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Training in vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation<\/li>\n<li>Individual support<\/li>\n<li>Constant review of learning progress<\/li>\n<li>Current issues based on authentic texts<\/li>\n<li>Implementation of reality-related projects and creative workshops<\/li>\n<li>Austrian culture studies and literature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>topics<\/strong> covered in the classroom are chosen <strong>on the basis of the CEFR level<\/strong> of the course and the relative teaching materials. In any case, however, instructors will take into account the interests and needs of the learners in the class.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the targeted<strong> training of correct pronunciation<\/strong> (phonetics lessons) is ensured by the fact that instructors are exclusively native speakers and is of great importance to us at the language center.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-f1f169d2b3ff082c85c664f205b67907\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-f1f169d2b3ff082c85c664f205b67907{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-f1f169d2b3ff082c85c664f205b67907 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-f1f169d2b3ff082c85c664f205b67907 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-f1f169d2b3ff082c85c664f205b67907 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Teaching Materials<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jruo73ab-a721bd48abe3d83d7e774fe7495b588d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Text books and work books, anthologies;<\/li>\n<li>Authentic texts from newspapers and magazines;<\/li>\n<li>Current audio texts (audio CDs) and videos (DVDs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-89ec1b9f4b5dbba4bc5bee3293c9dff5\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-89ec1b9f4b5dbba4bc5bee3293c9dff5{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-89ec1b9f4b5dbba4bc5bee3293c9dff5 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-89ec1b9f4b5dbba4bc5bee3293c9dff5 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-89ec1b9f4b5dbba4bc5bee3293c9dff5 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Language Qualities <\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jruo73ab-a721bd48abe3d83d7e774fe7495b588d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>German in Austria<\/strong> is the standard German language, as spoken in all German speaking language areas. As in every other German speaking region, the German language in Austria also has its own specific qualities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a smooth and melodic pronunciation<\/li>\n<li>in addition to the entire German vocabulary it has specific phrases (Austrianisms), especially in the field of food and beverages as well as politics and administration<\/li>\n<li>texts by Austrian authors and the mass media reflect the cultural tradition of the Habsburg Monarchy and the language and culture of the modern republic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_2'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-503178'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-503178","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - 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