ELEMENTARY GERMAN I AND II

FALL SEMESTER 2002-SPRING SEMESTER 2003

DR. JAN ZIEGLER, INSTRUCTOR

I. GENERAL INFORMATION:

A. Schedule: German 1013 (Elementary German I) will meet from

2-3:15 Tuesdays and Thursdays during the Fall 2002 semester. German 1023 (Elementary German II) will meet at the same time in the Spring 2003 semester. The class meets in TM 103.

B. Course Description: This course is an introductory study of German and assumes no prior study of German. Successful completion of Elementary German I is a pre-requisite for Elementary German II; successful completion of both Elementary German I and II are pre-requisites for Intermediate German I (GER 2013). One year of high school German is assumed to be the equivalent of one semester of college-level foreign language study. Two semesters of a single foreign language at the college level (i.e., Elementary German I and II) will satisfy the requirement for the Arkansas Challenge Scholarship, which calls for two years of a single foreign language in high school.

C. Text: Moeller, Adolph, and Lalande Hoecherl-Alden, Deutsch Heute, seventh edition. Also required: Workbook and CD set; not required for purchase--Video Series: Fokus Deutsch

D. Instructor: Dr. Jan Ziegler 870 248 4000 Ext 4185 janz@blackrivertech.org, 870 892 3171 (Home) Office Hours—By appointment in Admin Building—Computer Services

E. Performance Objectives and Assessment: Upon the successful completion of Elementary German I and II, students will have a foundation in the four basic skills in language learning: listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. The focus of the course is on the students’ communicative skills, with emphasis on practical and functional use of the language. The students will be able to perform basic conversational exchanges in which they give and receive personal information, ask and respond to questions which involve an ability to comprehend and communicate at a minimally functional level. Students will possess German skills sufficient for the next level of language study.

In addition to the central language focus, students will gain understanding of a cultural and historical framework to give deeper awareness of Germany and German-speaking Europe, and, by extension, of other cultures. They will also grow in their understanding of their own cultural and historical heritage.

Each unit of study consists of specific communication objectives, as well as cultural understanding (Land und Leute). Assessment of the students’ achievements will be heavily based (50 percent) on their abilities to fullfill basic communication objectives, and on the acquisition of cultural/historic understanding (25 percent) of “Land und Leute” at one of the following levels:

Sehr gut (Very Good)

Gut (Good)

Befriedegend (Satisfactory)

Ausreichend (Adequate)

In addition, the students’ grades will be impacted by completion of homework assignments, to include lab work, web-based assignments, and workbook assignments (25 percent).

Note: Class attendance is closely connected to success in this class. Failure to attend class will result in the loss of homework grades; this alone would negatively impact the students’ grade. Even more important is the loss of instruction time in this class. Like math, language study is cumulative; each new skill is built upon those learned earlier. Thus this class will conform to the BRTC policy (see Student Handbook section of BRTC Catalog) which says students may be absent no more than four times for a class which meets twice weekly. Exceeding the limit may result in the student forfeiting, at a minimum, 10 percent, or one letter grade.

This syllabus is designed to function as a guide, and is subject to modification as deemed appropriate by the instructor.

Stundenplan

Woche 1 19. August Einführung

Woche 2 26. August Einführung—Bausteine für Gespräche

L & L—Postleitzahlen; Die Universität,

Das Telefon

Woche 3 2. September Kapitel 1—Guten Tag! Wie geht’s ?

L & L—Guten Tag ; Fit bleiben; Du vs. Sie ;

Sportvereine

Prüfung 1

Woche 4 9. September Kapitel 2—Wie ist das Wetter?

L & L—Berlin; Geburtstage; Die Deutsche Sprache

Woche 5 16. September Kapitel 2

Prüfung # 2

Woche 6 23. September Kapitel 3—Was brauchst du?

L & L—Apotheke vs. Drogerie; Das Brot; Einkaufen; Der Markt; Das Früstück; Währung; Geschäftszeiten

Woche 7 30. September Kapitel 3--Wiederhohlung

Woche 8 7. Oktober Kapitel 3—Wiederhohlung

Prüfung 3

Woche 9 14. Oktober Kapitel 4-- Was studierst du?

L & L—Hochschulen; Das Schulsystem in Deutschland; N.C und BAfög; Ausländische Studenten; Schule, Hochschule, Klasse, Student; fernsehen

Woche 10 21. Oktober Kapitel 4—Wiederhohlung

Woche 11 28. Oktober Kapitel 4—Wiederhohlung

Prüfung 4

Woche 12 4. November Kapitel 5--Servus in Osterreich

L & L—Jugendherbergen; Das Kaffeehaus ; Offentliche Verkehrsmittel; Kulturstadt Wien; Die Habsburger; Neutralität

Woche 13 11. November Kapitel 5--Wiederhohlung

Prüfung 5

Woche 14 18 November Kapitel 6—Was hast du vor?

L&L—Freizeit; Essen zu Hause und als Gast; Der Führerschein; Das Theater, Feiertage; Der deutsche Film

Woche 15 25 November Kapitel 6—Wiederhohlung

Woche 16 2. Dezember Kapitel 6—Wiederhohlung

5-10 Dezember Klausur—Prüfung 6