11/21/2024 4:19:12 AM	GERM 3 Course Outline as of Summer 2022	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  GERM 3	Title:  INTERMED GERMAN-1
Full Title:  Intermediate German-Part 1
Last Reviewed:11/25/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	4.00	Lecture Scheduled	4.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	70.00
Minimum	4.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	4.00			Contact Total	70.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  140.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
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Catalog Description:

Speaking, reading and writing in German with discussions and essays to develop linguistic skill and cultural knowledge.  Review of first-year linguistic and cultural content.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Three years of high school German OR GERM 2

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Speaking, reading and writing in German with discussions and essays to develop linguistic skill and cultural knowledge.  Review of first-year linguistic and cultural content.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Three years of high school German OR GERM 2
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	E	Humanities
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Fall 1981
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3B	Humanities		Fall 1981
	6A	Language Other Than English
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Speak near-native sounding German at moderate speed

2.  Comprehend German spoken by native speakers on most common topics

3.  Narrate, describe and persuade both orally and in writing using the past,

     present, and future tense

4.  Ask and answer informational questions in German on a broad variety of topics

5.  Read, comprehend and explain German news items and literary pieces with

    use of a dictionary

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Compose German essays of approximately 500 words on topics of general interest

     covering a broad range of personal and societal issues

2. Converse extemporaneously on a wide range of personal topics with few

    grammatical errors

3. Comprehend German spoken naturally on a wide range of everyday and

     cultural topics

4. Comprehend the general meaning of most German short fiction and non-fiction

     with some use of a dictionary

5. Discuss, interpret and answer questions of fiction and non-fiction selections

     orally and in writing

6. Produce and employ with relative fluency most regular and irregular verb conjugations,

    subject and object pronouns, present, past, future and subjunctive verb forms

7. Produce and employ with relative fluency most everyday German vocabulary

     and common idioms

8. Demonstrate correct pronunciation of familiar German words as well as most

     unfamiliar ones

Topics and Scope

I. Vocabulary, Idioms, Sentence Structure, and other Linguistic Elements of German relating

      to Various Topics, including:

    A. Vacation and travel, animal life

     B. Physical and medical conditions, health and well-being, German health care system

    C. Family life, marriage and partnership

     D. Monetary affairs and banking, Germany's multicultural society, art and literature

 

II. Specific Elements of Grammar include:

    A. Prepositions to talk about places

    B. Review of formal and informal imperative

    C. Prepositions for giving directions

    D. The subjunctive form of modal verbs

    E. The passive voice

    F. Accusative and Dative reflexive pronouns

    G. Word order of accusative and dative objects

    H. Indirect questions

    I.  Word order in dependent and independent clauses

    J. The genitive case

    K. Genitive prepositions

    L. Expressing possibilities: "würde", "hätte" and "wäre"

    M. Causality and purpose: "weil", "damit", "um" and "zu"

    N. Review of nominative, genitive, dative and accusative cases

    O. Review of nominative, dative and accusative pronouns and their usage

Assignments:

1. Read and study one or two lessons from the textbook

2. Memorize vocabulary and verb conjugations

3. Complete exercises in textbook and/or workbook

4. Review for in-class participatory assignments and/or quizzes and tests

5. Short essays of 150 - 400 words

6. Chapter tests (1-3), quizzes (5-8), and final exam that cover reading, writing and speaking in

    German

7. Spoken and written answers to questions on readings

8. Oral participation, listening comprehension exercises, and group activities

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 30%
Written homework, workbook exercises, essays
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 30%
Communicative activities (oral participation, listening comprehension, group activities, and spoken answers to questions)
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 40%
Quizzes, tests, and final exam
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 20%
Oral participation and listening comprehension exercises

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

KONTAKTE: A Communicative Approach (textbook and workbook combo). 8th ed. Tschirner, Erwin and Nikolai, Brigitte and Terrell, Tracy. McGraw-Hill. 2017

 

STATIONEN: Ein Kursbuch für die Mittelstufe. 3rd ed. Augustyn, Prisca and Euba, Nikolaus. Cengage. 2015 (classic)

 

Instructor prepared materials

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