intermediate german i - Metropolitan Community College

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COURSE OUTLINE FORM
COURSE TITLE:
INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I
COURSE PREFIX AND NO. GERM 2110
LEC
4.5
LAB
0
CREDIT HOURS
4.5
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Intermediate German I provides a review of grammar and stresses vocabulary building. Classes, conducted
mainly in German, emphasize comprehension and discussion.
COURSE PREREQUISITE (S):
GERM 1020 or placement test results.
RATIONALE:
The course is an elective component in the Academic Transfer Program as well as a general elective for other
interested students.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK (S) and/or MATERIALS:
Title:
Mittendrin: Deutsche Sprache und Kultur für die Mittelstufe
Edition:
2012
Author:
Christine Goulding, Wiebke Strehl, & Wolff A. von Schmid
Publisher:
Prentice Hall
Materials:
MyGermanLab
Attached course outline written by:
Dallas Jurisevic
Reviewed/Revised by:
April 2017
Date:
Effective quarter of course outline:
Academic Dean
Date:
Susan Trinkle
17/FA
Date:
Date: April 2017
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TITLE:
Intermediate German I
PREFIX/NO:
GERM 2010
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to demonstrate through written and oral tests an
intermediate level of language proficiency in German in the skill areas of speaking, listening, reading, and
writing as well as cultural awareness of the German-speaking areas in the world.
1.
Extend speaking ability by participation in conversation on familiar topics.
2.
Demonstrate reading knowledge through short essays written in German.
3.
Practice verb tenses in present, past, future, conditional and subjunctive mood sequences, both in present
and past aspects.
4.
Focus on four (4) steps of language learning:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Hearing
Speaking
Reading
Writing
TOPICAL UNIT OUTLINE/UNIT OBJECTIVES:
I.
Kapitel 1: Norddeutschland
Present tense (Präsens)
Regular verbs (Regelmäßige Verben)
Stem-changing verbs (Verben mit Stammwechsel)
Separable prefix verbs (Verben mit trennbaren Präfixen)
Modal verbs (Modalverben)
Simple past tense (Präteritum)
Separable prefix verbs (Verben mit trennbaren Präfixen)
Future tense (Futur I)
Time, manner, place (Zeit, Art und Weise, Ort)
II.
Kapitel 2: Berlin
Present perfect tense (Perfekt)
Past perfect tense (Plusquamperfekt)
Nouns: Gender (Nomen: Geschlecht)
Nouns: Plural forms (Nomen: Pluralformen)
Imperative mood (Imperativ)
III.
Kapitel 3: Thüringen
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Cases (Kasus)
Nominative case (Nominativ)
Accusative case (Akkusativ)
Dative case (Dativ)
Genitive case (Genitiv)
Articles: der- and ein-words (Artikel: der- und ein-Wörter)
Personal pronouns (Personalpronomen)
Word order: Accusative and dative objects (Wortstellung: Akkusativ- und Dativobjekte)
IV.
V.
Kapitel 4: Wien
Prepositions (Präpositionen)
Accusative prepositions (Präpositionen mit Akkusativ)
Dative prepositions (Präpositionen mit Dativ)
Genitive prepositions (Präpositionen mit Genitiv)
Two-way prepositions (Wechselpräpositionen)
da- and wo-compounds (da- und wo-Verbindungen)
Weak nouns (Schwache Nomen)
Kapitel 5: Bayern
Adjective endings (Adjektivendungen)
Unpreceded adjectives: Strong endings (Starke Flexion)
Adjective endings with der-words: Weak endings (Schwache Flexion)
Adjective endings with ein-words (Flexion mit unbestimmten Artikeln)
Degrees of adjectives and adverbs: Positive, comparative,superlative (Steigerung der Adjektive und
Adverbien: Positiv, Komparativ, Superlativ)
Cardinal numbers (Kardinalzahlen)
Ordinal numbers (Ordinalzahlen)
Dates (Kalenderdaten)
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS/EVALUATION:
Upon completion of the objectives for this course, the student should be able to discuss, on a basic level, basic
needs and feelings, function in a typical tourist situation in a German-speaking culture, be aware of cultural
stereotypes; read for basic understanding simple essays and articles about subjects with which they are familiar;
construct a simple (rough) written letter or essay.
COURSE OBJECTIVES/ASSESSMENT MEASURES
COURSE OBJECTIVES
ASSESSMENT MEASURES
1.
Extend speaking ability by participation in
conversation on familiar topics.
1.
Speak only in the target language when discussing
these subjects. Write short paragraphs based on
the target vocabulary. Demonstrate understanding
of oral use of this vocabulary by correct response
(oral or written) to questions from instructor.
2.
Demonstrate reading knowledge through short
essays written in German.
2.
Complete online student activities manual and inclass/online exams.
3.
4.
Practice verb tenses in present, past, future,
3.
conditional and subjunctive mood sequences, both
in present and past aspects.
Focus on four (4) steps of language learning:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Hearing
Speaking
Reading
Writing
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4.
Write out correct verb paradigms or choose
correct verb form in written or oral
communication with the instructor.
Converse in written assignments, text exercises,
oral communication with instructor. Complete
online student activities manual and inclass/online exams.
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