Dr. Lawrence Glatz

• Syllabus
• Objectives
• Required Texts
• Student Evaluation
• Attendance
• Examinations
• Course Calendar
• Course Wiki
  
• Jojo Telenovella
  
• Reisefieber!
  
• Interactive Website for Treffpunkt Deutsch
• German Resources
• Online German Dictionary

Please read the content of this syllabus carefully. It contains most of the general information that you will need for this course.

Please also note that the semester is broken into the chapters, assignments and exam dates, listed in the Course Calendar, which we will cover, but the exact pace is subject to change. You will find here information on the objectives of the course, required texts, student evaluation, attendance policy, examinations, and links to various German WWW resources. The course Wiki will be at http://germ2110.pbwiki.com . This area is for sharing links, tips, online activities and materials for group and individual learning. Studies show that active users have greater confidence, higher motivation and better learning outcomes with a Wiki web interface.

To contact me outside of class or office hours, you can also make arrangements by phone or Email.

In order to contact all students individually and as a group, please activate your MetroConnect account!!!

Please also review the policies of the Modern Languages Department at: http://www.mscd.edu/mdl/about/policies.shtml .

The NC (No Credit) option is available without the instructor's signature until November 10, 2010!

You are about to study German with the best materials on the market, working with Treffpunkt Deutsch, 5th Edition, which includes a textbook, a workbook, a video program on DVD, an interactive website, audio files on CD, audio files in the WWW, and a dictionary. We will also use Reisefieber, which is a great online audio learning project, as well as the level-appropriate Jojo Telenovella, produced by Deutsche Welle.

You learn from seeing (Germans, conversational situations) and hearing (Germans speaking, conversing, explaining and music), rather than from reading alone.

While all four language skills are practiced (speaking, listening, writing, reading), your listening and speaking skills will be superior to those who study from a book alone. Writing will be practiced in homework.

This course prepares the student to read and to communicate with ease in German. It emphasizes vocabulary and idiomatic phrases used in everyday language.

Enjoy your Multimedia experience and classroom interaction!  

If you have questions that you need to ask outside the class time or office hours, feel free to contact me!

Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:

1.  Demonstrate and be able to discuss various aspects of German life and culture.

2.  Demonstrate an ability to understand and appreciate social customs and etiquette different from his/her own.

3.  Demonstrate and ability to ask, understand and answer questions of Intermediate difficulty in German.

4. Demonstrate level-appropriate language ability in German in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

5. Use appropriate terminology and techniques to approach texts in German, both orally and in writing.

6. Demonstrate comprehension of short texts of Moderate difficulty in German.

7. Demonstrate the ability to use ancillary materials and tools in order to gain linguistic and content comprehension of various texts in German.

8. Demonstrate a level-appropriate acculturation to German society.

9. Manifest the ability to comment upon the geography, social customs, and language differentials that contribute to texts.

10. Work effectively in a group to discuss and analyze short texts in German for content.

11. Use technology to interact with the learning community and to pursue increasingly profound comprehension of written German.

Teaching Goals

I strive to:

What are the required Texts? The following two books are required:

1) Treffpunkt Deutsch Grundstufe, E. Rosemarie Widmaier and Fritz T. Widmaier, 5th Edition (Prentice-Hall, 2008). Textbook.
 

2) Treffpunkt Deutsch Grundstufe: Student Activities Manual, E. Rosemarie Widmaier and Fritz T. Widmaier, 5th Edition (Prentice-Hall, 2008). Workbook.

In addition, there is a video program on DVD which is packaged with the two books at a discounted rate.

Treffpunkt Deutsch Interactive DVD, 5th Edition (Prentice-Hall, 2008).

This DVD will also be available for use in all campus computer labs!

The Treffpunkt Deutsch Grundstufe website with interactive exercises is at:

http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_widmaier_treffpunkt_5/63/16328/4180131.cw/index.html (Follow the link for each Chapter!)

Note the online one at: http://dict.leo.org !

Students will have a final course grade based on the following work:

• Attendance, Homework Review and Participation = 14%
• Written Homework Questions for Jojo Telenovella = 16%
• Written Homework Questions for Reisefieber! = 10%
  
• Two unit examinations = 30% (15% each)
• Final Oral Examination = 10%
• Final Written Examination = 20%

• Attendance is a must!
• Each student is allowed 2 unexcused absences.
• An excused absence is one in which the student can document serious illness or attendance at a funeral.

  Attendance is very important owing to participation in the discussions and learning from the various activities and exercises.

The course material will be tested in two chapter examinations.

Make-up quizzes and exams are only for an excused absence!

The Final examination will be comprehensive, covering the entire semester; an Oral Examination will also be conducted.