GERMAN
2320 (DEUTSCH 2320)
Intermediate
German II (Mittelstufe Deutsch II)
Dwight E. Langston
Irby 207D
450-5646
Spring Semester, 2005 (aka 051)
Office Hours: MWF 8-8:50 a.m.;
10:00-11:50 a.m.;1-2:50 p.m.
TTh 8-9:15 a.m.; 10:50-12:00 p.m.
Course meeting times: MWF 12-12:50 p.m.
in Irby 204.
TEXTS: Wie
geht’s ? An Introductory German Course, 7th ed., by Dieter &
Ingrid Sevin. Thomson & Heinle, 2003.
Workbook/Laboratory Manual to Wie geht’s?, by Sevin & Sevin, Thomson & Heinle, 2003.
***NOTE:
Instructor will go over Workbook/Laboratory Manual assignments with you at the
end of each chapter.
This syllabus and other materials are also available at: http://www.corndancer.com/homey.html
Just click on “Planet Vox”, then click on “Planet Deutsch”. There you will find the link to “GERM 2310” under “DR. LANGSTON”. You can also find the World Languages departmental page at www.uca.edu and click on my name in the faculty listing. There you will find a link to “Corndancer.”
The official website for this textbook is at: http://wiegehts.heinle.com
You are more than welcome to avail yourself of any aid this site has to offer you.
GOALS OF THE COURSE
Practice in listening to, speaking, reading and writing German to help the student achieve a Novice Mid to Novice High level of proficiency in the language.
POLICIES
Attendance is essential
if you hope to keep up and not fall hopelessly behind. After six unexcused
absences, I reserve the right to drop your final grade average by five points
for each subsequent absence. If you simply stop coming to class, but do not
drop the class, then after twelve consecutive absences, I will drop you for
non-attendance and assign you a grade of ,,WF".
FINAL GRADE
The two unit
tests will count 10% each (20% total), the final exam will count 30%, the class
participation evaluation will count 20%, the listening exercise
evaluations will count 10%, the two oral interview tests will
count 10% each (20% total).
SOUND MEDIA WORK (LAB OR HOME)
All students are
expected to work with the textbook CD and with the audio program in the
language lab. The 10% sound media work evaluation will be based on the
completed exercises from the workbook writing sections and from the textbook CD
which you must turn in to the instructor at the end of each chapter. All
students who do their work in the language lab are expected to maintain their
attendance sheets in this book. See the lab director or one of the student
workers to get your sheet started.
SOME POINTS ON PREPARING EACH LESSON
Listen to the sounds and rhythms of the German on the videos and CD’s; just listen a few tirnes. Then, try repeating them yourself. Listen for general cornprehension of the German. Do not try to translate right offhand. Look up words at convenient breaks. Continuity of listening is important, especially the first time through.
!!COME SEE ME AS SOON AS A PROBLEM ARISES!! That’s why I have office hours.
GOOD SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS
1. are willing to guess and risk guessing
wrongly,
2. want very much to communicate,
3. are relatively uninhibited and risk
making mistakes,
4. pay attention to form,
5. practice a lot,
6. monitor their production and compare it
to native standards, and
7. pay attention to meaning in its
social context.
-Joan Rubin.
,,What the ‘Good Language Learner’ Can Teach Us,”
TESOLQ 9:41-51.
CREDIT BY EXAMINATION (from Undergraduate Bulletin, p. 145)
,,Students who have studied a foreign language in which they are not native speakers, and have not previously received undergraduate credit in that language at a college or university, may receive credit by examination. Such credit is limited to a maximum of six hours in a language or twelve hours within the department and is granted by fülfilling the following criteria:
1. Achievement of a satisfactory score on a proficiency examination adrninistered by the Department of Foreign Languages.
2. Satisfactory completion, with a minimum grade of ‘B’, of the next sequential foreign language course above the level for which credit is to be awarded."
Americans with Disabilities Act
The University of Central Arkansas adheres to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need an accommodation under this Act due to a disability, contact the Office of Disability Support Services at 450-3135.
Academic Integrity
All students are expected to do their own work, especially on tests and research papers. This instructor does not tolerate any kind of cheating on tests or plagiarism in research papers and reports. Students discovered cheating or committing plagiarism will receive an automatic failing grade for the course and will be reported to the appropriate university authorities. See also pages 28 and following in the 2000-2001 Student Handbook.
Sexual Harassment Policy
See pages 93 and following in the 2000-2001 Student Handbook.
University Academic Policies
See pages 26 and following in the 2000-2001 Student Handbook.
***Students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with all policies in the 2000-2001 Student Handbook.***
GERMAN 2320: ASSIGNMENTS: [Page numbers in text/workbook]
1. Vor dem Lesen A [45]; C [46].
Text: Deutschland und die Nachbarn [46].
Nach dem Lesen A [46]; B [47]; D [47].
2. Vor dem Lesen A & B [69].
Text: Geschäfte und Einkaufen [70].
Nach dem Lesen A [71]; D [71-72].
3. Vor dem Lesen A [91-92].
Text: Man ist, was man isst. [93].
Nach dem Lesen A [94]; C [95].
4. Kapitel 14. Einst und jetzt [362-387].
Read Vorschau [363-364]; Study Wortschatz 1 [365-366] & Wortschatz 2 [380]; Practice Gespräche [364]; A. Richtig oder falsch? [364-365]; B. Jetzt sind Sie dran! [365].
5. Zum Thema B. Stadtplan von Berlin [367]; Aussprache: pf, ps, qu [368].
***Hören
Sie zu! [368], listening exercise to
complete and hand in.***
6. Struktur. Relative clauses [369-371]; A. Analysieren Sie die Sätze! [371]; B. Rundfahrt durch Berlin. [371-372].
7. D. Kein Wiedersehen. [372]; E. Verbinden Sie die Sätze! [372-373].
8. Struktur. Indirect speech [374-375]; G. Von Bonn nach Berlin. [375]; I. Was hat er/sie gesagt? [376].
9. Zusammenfassung. J. Ein toller Tag. [376]; L. Hoppla, hier fehlt was! [378].
10. N. Eine bekannte Berlinerin: Käthe Kollwitz. [379]
***Hören Sie zu! [386], listening exercise to complete and hand in.***
11. Workbook. Zum Schreiben [173-177]: B, C & D.
12. Video-aktiv in Workbook [178-180].
13. ***Test on chapter 14***
First Oral Test
14. Vor dem Lesen A [122].
Text: Deutsche Feste [123-124].
Nach dem Lesen A, B & C [125]; E [126].
15. Vor dem Lesen A [144].
Text: Grüße aus Wien [145-146].
Nach dem Lesen A [146-147]; C [147]; E & F [149].
16. Vor dem Lesen B [169].
Text: Schaffen, sparen, Häuschen bauen [170-171].
Nach dem Lesen A & B [172]; D & F1 [173].
17. Vor dem Lesen A [192].
Text: Übernachtungsmöglichkeiten [193].
Nach dem Lesen A [194]; C [194-195]; E [196].
18. Workbook, Rückblick: Kapitel 4-7 [87-95].
19. Kapitel 15. Deutschland, Europa und die Zukunft [388-410].
Read Vorschau [389]; Study Wortschatz 1 [391-392] & Wortzschatz 2 [404]; Practice Gespräche [390]; A. Richtig oder falsch? [390-391]; B. Jetzt sind Sie dran! [391].
20. Zum Thema. A. Im Rathaus [392-393]; C. Schützt unsere Umwelt! [393].
***Hören Sie zu! [394], listening exercise to complete and hand in.***
21. Struktur. Passive voice [395-396]; B. Köln [397]; C. Ein schönes Haus [397-398].
22. E. Post und Geld [398]; F. Im Restaurant [398]; H. Die Party: Was muss noch gemacht werden? [399].
23. Struktur. Review of the uses of werden [400]; J. Was ist was? [400].
24. Struktur. Special subjunctive [400-401]; K. 1 & 2 [402].
25. Zusammenfassung. L. Der Leipziger Hauptbahnhof [403]; M. Wo ist mein Pass? [403-404].
***Hören Sie zu! [410], listening exercise to complete and hand in.***
26. Workbook, Zum Schreiben [184-188]: B, C, D, E & F.
27. Video-aktiv in Workbook [189-191].
28. ***Test on chapter 15***
Second
Oral Test
29. Vor dem Lesen A [248].
Text: Freizeit – Lust oder Frust? [249-250].
Nach dem Lesen A [250]; B [251].
30. Vor dem Lesen A [272].
Text: Wer die Wahl hat, hat die Qual [273-274].
Nach dem Lesen A & B [274]; D [274-275].
31. Vor dem Lesen A [299].
Text: Rumpelstilzchen [299-300].
Nach dem Lesen B [301]; E [302].
32. Workbook, Rückblick: Kapitel 8-11 [139-149].
33. Workbook, Rückblick: Kapitel 12-15 [193-200].
Final Exam: Monday, 2 May
2005 at 2:00 p.m.