12/21/2024 9:12:57 AM	GERM 2 Course Outline as of Fall 2020	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  GERM 2	Title:  ELEMENTARY GERMAN-2
Full Title:  Elementary German-Part 2
Last Reviewed:10/14/2019

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		8 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
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Catalog Description:

Elementary German grammar and development of all language skills continued in a cultural context with special emphasis on communication.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
GERM 1 OR two years of high school German or equivalent

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Elementary German grammar and development of all language skills continued in a cultural context with special emphasis on communication.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:GERM 1 OR two years of high school German or equivalent
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 1990
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3B	Humanities		Fall 1992
	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 comprehensible German at moderate speed

2.  Comprehend, ask and answer spoken questions in German regarding

     most everyday topics, including simple directions and common informational questions

3.  Hold a simple conversation in German about everyday topics, including their lives

    and past experiences, employing common idiomatic expressions

4.  Read for general meaning

5.  Compose simple letters and paragraphs on everyday topics with a minimum

    of grammatical and spelling errors

6.  Communicate in German their impressions about differences between the

    American and Germanic cultures

Objectives:

Students will be able to:

 

1. Demonstrate near native-like pronunciation of written German.

2. Formulate, orally and in writing, statements and questions and interpret responses of other

     speakers, using appropriate German vocabulary and basic idiomatic terms related to

    common personal and general topics.

3. Generate longer utterances and sustain connected discourse with some degree of

    spontaneity, referring to past, present, and future endeavors.

4. Read and discuss simplified passages on a range of cultural topics and extract specific

    information from authentic German texts, including newspaper and magazine articles.

5. Apply, orally and in writing, basic rules of syntax with relative ease.

6. Generate, orally and in writing, accurate complex sentences.

7. Demonstrate comprehension of the main idea when listening to German

    spoken at native-like speed.

8. Respond with increased oral complexity and in culturally appropriate ways

    to frequently occurring situations, such as interactions in stores, using public

     transportation, dining in restaurants and during gatherings with family, neighbors and friends.

Topics and Scope

I. Themes and related communicative tasks include:

    A. Discussing professions, work and home life, and related activities

    B. Comparing and contrasting the German and American systems of education

    C. Describing childhood and youth, contrasting the unique differences between

         American and German customs and experiences

    D. Communicating the way things used to be, how they are now, and how they

         might be in the future

    E. Debating living arrangements and neighborhood structures in Germany compared to the

         USA

    F. Reading and conversing about German food, cooking and dining habits, both at home

         and in restaurants

    G. Describing and discussing favorite German travel destinations and comparing the  German

         vacation system to that of the USA

    H. Explaining and debating Germany's and the European Union's public transportation

         system

    I. Reading and discussing classic German fairy tales, such as Rotkäppchen, Hänsel und Gretel

         and Rumpelstilzchen

    J. Conveying and discussing historical events in Germany, such as the building of the Berlin

         Wall and the German reunification of 1990

 

II. Grammatical elements include:

    A. Usage of interrogatives wer, wem, wen according to the German case system

    B. Forming sentences containing both direct and indirect object nouns and pronouns

    C. Dative verbs, prepositions and pronouns

    D. Location versus destination: the two-way prepositions

    E. Learning and honing the role of the Simple Past in oral and written narration, such as in

         stories, fables or newspaper articles

     F. Past Tense of the verbs to have, haben, and to be, sein, and their importance for

         conversational German

    G. Word order time before place

    H. The da-compound and wo-compound

    I. Relative clauses

    J. Adjectives and their endings according to case, number and gender

    K. The comparative and superlative forms of adjectives

    L. The Simple Past Tense of regular and irregular verbs

    M. Writing paragraphs and short letters using the Simple Past Tense

    N. Talking about the future: the Present Tense and the Future Tense

    O. Traditional and very contemporary idioms and utterances, such as "geil"

         or "Das ist ja der Hammer"

Assignments:

1. Studying lessons from the textbook

2. Memorizing vocabulary and verb conjugations

3. Completing exercises in textbook, workbook and worksheets

4. Computer-based language activities

5. Reviewing for quizzes and tests

6. Quizzes (6-10), tests and final exam

7. Writing compositions and reports

8. Oral reports

9. Group activities and projects and written translations

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 10 - 20%
Textbook exercises, compositions, reports, and translations
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 20%
Group activities and projects
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 30%
Oral reports
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 40 - 50%
Quizzes, tests and final exam
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 10%
Computer-based language activities

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Kontakte: A Communicative Approach (text, workbook and lab manual). 8th ed. Tschirner, Erwin and Nikolai, Brigitte. McGraw Hill. 2017

 

Instructor prepared materials

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