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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
GERM 50B | Title:
BEG CONVERSATION-2 |
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| Full Title:
Conversation for Beginners-Part 2 |
| Last Reviewed:11/25/2019 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 1.00 | | Contact DHR | 17.50 |
| | Contact Total | 4.00 | | Contact Total | 70.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 175.00 | |
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:
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A continuation of the beginning conversational course, German 50A, designed to improve those listening and speaking proficiences needed at school, on the job, and in the community. Students participate in a variety of pronunciation, listening and conversational activities, furthering the development of the core grammatical structures and vocabulary required for communication.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of GERM 1 or GERM 50A
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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A continuation of the beginning conversational course, German 50A, designed to improve those listening and speaking proficiences needed at school, on the job, and in the community. Students participate in a variety of pronunciation, listening and conversational activities, furthering the development of the core grammatical structures and vocabulary required for communication.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of GERM 1 or GERM 50A
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Use a variety of common German verbs, adjectives, and nouns in basic conversation.
2. Use verbs in the present and past tenses.
3. Correctly respond to instructions, requests and invitations spoken in German.
4. Demonstrate control of German phonetics and pronunciation.
5. Comprehend from context and use new vocabulary.
6. Comprehend specific information and main ideas in simple written texts.
7. Identify main ideas and key words in increasingly complex spoken statements.
8. Discriminate between levels of formality and express culturally appropriate courtesy.
9. Formulate statements in the present and past tenses that describe preferences, future plans, family surroundings, personal history and recent activities.
Topics and Scope
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1. Phonetics
2. Vocabulary and grammatical structure, as applied to topics including:
a. Shopping and Restaurants
b. Lodging
c. Leisure time and hobbies
d. Transportation and travel
e. Calendar and Schedules
f. Health
3. Cardinal and ordinal numbers
4. Oral communication strategies
5. Common adverbs
6. Comparison
7. Present and past tenses of regular and irregular verbs
8. Continuation of foreign language learning skills, including more complex reading and writing strategies.
9. Deepening the knowledge of German-speaking and culture customs.
Assignments:
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1. Weekly study in the textbook (5 to 10 pages)
2. Weekly written exercises from the textbook, vocabulary manual, and/or handouts (3 to 5 pages)
3. Weekly Web-related tasks (seeking information, researching questions
4. Individual, pair and small-group discussion, role-plays, conversations and drills that apply to real world situations
5. Viewing at least one video and completion of accompanying exercises
6. Class performance and presentations
7. Weekly quizzes; 1-3 exams; final exam
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 - 40% |
| Written exercises, Web-based reports | |
| 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 - 40% |
| Class performances, presentations | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 40% |
| Quizzes, exams, and final: Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, Essay Exams | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
20 - 40% |
| Attendance, Participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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German for Starters, Diane Collett and Michael Spencer. Cambridge University Press, 1998 (Classic)
Instructor prepared materials
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