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Office hours:
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1-3-5: 9-11:30 A.M. and by appointment. Dear Students: I am often
in my office beyond my office hours, so
check by at other times. You may also contact me by leaving a
message on my voice mail (2394) or sending me an email message
mthamert@csbsju.edu . Tutors: Mersiha Seferovic, Aileen
Galatowitsch, Blake Hanson, Sarah Miller. Please feel free to
e-mail them to set up an appointment.
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Texts:
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Kontakte
Textbook
Quia
Workbook (assignments according to the schedule on the handout).
Additional texts from the internet and in-class handouts.
The on-line English /German dictionary:
http://dict.leo.org/
Student's choice of paperback or hardcover German-English dictionary
(recommended)
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Scope:
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Chapters 5-9 in Kontakte and in the Quia Online Workbook
Intensive work on conversational situations for travel and study
abroad situations.
A thorough study of German word order, sentence negations, verbs in
all the tenses, the imperative, adjective endings, prepositional
phrases, prepositional objects of verbs, modal auxiliaries, time
expressions and sentence conjunctions.
Practical readings and frequent sustained speaking practice for
daily situations.
Introduction to works by Goethe, Eichendorff, Rilke and others.
Intensive vocabulary building based on course readings and our
textbook, Kontakte
Introduction to the musical traditions of German Lieder, folksongs
and dance.
Preparation for future studies in German and other modern languages.
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Aims:
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It is my hope that you will learn to enjoy the process of learning
languages and living in other cultures – in this case the
German-Austrian-Swiss cultures -- as a lifelong gift.
In speaking you will be able to ask and answer questions, initiate
and respond to simple statements, and maintain face-to-face
conversation. You will be able to perform such tasks as introducing
self, ordering a meal, asking directions, and making purchases.
You will be able to write creatively by recombining learned
vocabulary and structures into simple sentences on familiar topics.
You will be able to describe significant differences and
similarities between US and German/Austrian/Swiss cultural settings
in writing and in conversation.
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Assignments:
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Speaking, reading, listening and writing exercises from Kontakte
and from the Kontakte-Quia Online Workbook.
Preparation of skits based on dialogues and vocabulary from course
readings.
Preparation for frequent dictation and vocabulary quizzes and for
the Midterm and Final overviews.
Learning, writing and reciting a couple of German poems by heart.
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Semester grade
based upon:
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Daily
quizzes
70%
Willing participation -- raising your hand
frequently
10%
Note: If you are absent more than three times, your grade will be
affected.
If you are absent fewer than three times, you may drop 1-3 low quiz
grades
from your final average.
Midterm and final overviews
20% |