GERMAN
2310 (DEUTSCH 2310)
Internmediate
German I (Mittelstufe Deutsch 1)
Dwight E. Langston
Irby 207D
450-5646
Fall Semester, 2004 (aka 046)
Office Hours: MWF 10-10:50 a.m.; 1-3
p.m.; TTh 8-9:15 a.m.; other times by arrangement.
Course meeting times: MWF 11-11:50 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.
Graded
German Reader, 3rd.
ed. by Crossgrove and Crossgrove.
Lexington, MA: D. C. Heath, 1992.
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”.
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 five unit
tests will count 10% each (50% total), the class participation
evaluation will count 10%, the listening exercise evaluations
will count 20%, 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 2310: ASSIGNMENTS: [Page numbers in text/workbook]
1.
[254-279] Kapitel 10. Unterhaltung: Read “The Magic of the Theater”
[255]; Practice Blick in die Zeitung & An der Theaterkasse & Während
der Pause [256]; A. Fragen [256]; Study Wortschatz 1 [258] &
2[272].
2. Zum Thema: [258-261] A, C, E, F & Aussprache; Hören Sie zu! (Turn in solution for page 261).
3. [263-270] Struktur (and selected exercises).
4. [263-270] Struktur (and selected exercises, cond.).
5. Zusammenfassung [271], M & O; Hören Sie zu! (Turn in solution for page 277).
Workbook assignment: Chapter 10 [121-126] Zum Schreiben (Exercises A, B, C, D, E & F).
6. Video & Video-aktiv, Workbook [126-128].
7. Reader: Anekdoten und Erzählungen [82-87]. Lesen und Übungen auf Seiten 83-84 und 87 machen.
8. Test on Chapter 10 and the reading assignments!!!
9. [280-305] Kapitel 11. Beziehungen: Read “Women and Society” [281-282]; practice Jedem Tierchen sein Pläsierchen [282-283]; A & B [283]; Study Wortschatz 1 [284-285] & Wortschatz 2 [298].
Hören Sie zu! (Turn in solution for page 288).
10. Zum Thema: B. Fragen [286]; C. Anzeigen über Menschen und Tieren.+ 1 & 2 [286-287]; D. Was sagen Sie dazu? [287-288]; Aussprache [288].
11. Struktur [289-294]: Selected exercises.
12. Struktur [294-297]: Selected exercises.
13. Zusammenfassung [297-298]: N, O, & P; Hören Sie zu! (Turn in solution for page 303).
Workbook assignment: Chapter 11 [131-136] Zum Schreiben (Exercises A, B, C & E).
14. Video & Video-aktiv, Workbook [137-138].
15. Reader: Anekdoten und Erzählungen [87-90]: Lesen und Übungen auf Seite 90 machen.
16. !!!Test on Chapter 11 and the reading assignments!!!
17. [312-337] Kapitel 12. Wege zum Beruf: Read “German Schools and Vocational Training” [313-314]; practice Weiβt du, was du einmal werden willst? [314]; A & B [314]; Study Wortschatz 1 [315-317] & Wortschatz 2 [330].
Hören Sie zu! (Turn in solution for page 318).
18. Zum Thema: B. Was sind das für Berufe? [317]; D. Früher und heute & E. Ein interessanter Beruf [318]; Aussprache [318].
19. Struktur [319-323]: Selected exercises.
20. Struktur [323-328]: Selected exercises.
21. Zusammenfassung [329-330]: Q & R; Hören Sie zu! (Turn in solution for page 334).
Workbook assignment: Chapter 12 [153-157] Zum Schreiben (Exercises A, B, C, D & E).
22. Video & Video-aktiv, Workbook [159-161].
23. Reader: Anekdoten und Erzählungen [91-99]. Lesen und Übungen auf Seiten 92-93, 95 und 98-99 machen.
24. !!!Test on Chapter 12 and the reading assignments!!!
25. Kapitel 13. Das Studium: Read “German Universities” [339]; practice Bei der Immatrikulation & Etwas später [340]; A & B [340]; study Wortschatz 1 [341] & Wortschatz 2 [355]; Aussprache [341].
26. Zum Thema B & C [342-343]; Hören Sie zu! (Turn in solution for page 343).
27. Struktur [343-350]: Selected exercises.
28. Struktur [351-355]: Selected exercises.
29. Zusammenfassung [354]: O (Demo), P & Q; Hören Sie zu! (Turn in solution for page 359).
Workbook assignment: Chapter 13 [165-168] Zum Schreiben (Exercises A, B, C & D).
30. Video & Video-aktiv, Workbook [169-170].
31. Reader: Anekdoten und Erzählungen
[99-110]. Lesen und Übungen auf Seiten 101, 103-104, 106 und 109-110 machen.
32. !!! Test on Chapter 13 and the reading assignments!!!