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GER
2002: Intermediate German II,
4 credits
This is the second semester of a yearlong course in which
students will review and expand the use of German structures and vocabulary
covered in Introductory German. We
will continue to work on oral proficiency, but there will be an increased
emphasis on writing and reading German. The
class will meet once a week for general structure and grammar work (W
4:20-6:20), with an additional class for oral practice (F 1:30-2:30).
Students complete “lab” work on their own [a CD audio program comes
with the text and is linked to the “Arbeitsbuch”].
Audio work and Arbeitsbuch exercises must be competed and submitted by
the beginning of the following week’s class.
In addition, students will have regular homework assignments, including a
weekly essay. Students are expected to preview (i.e. read through)
the following week’s chapter beforehand.
Students are encouraged to use the self-correcting online testing program available on the publisher’s website. To access, go to: http://college.hmco.com, type in <handbuch zur deutschen grammatik> into the Jump box, select Intermediate German books, then click on the Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik, then on the ACE Testing Program in the left hand toolbar.
Required Materials (all available in Bookstore):
Strongly recommended:
Helpful for those with weakness in grammar:
· Attendance, preparation and participation are very important. Two separate participation grades will be given, one for the Wednesday grammar class and one for the Friday reading/discussion class, with each counting 20%.
· There will be weekly quizzes, the grades of which will be averaged together and count 20% of the grade. Quizzes will test the grammar of the week, plus comprehension of the week’s assigned reading.
· There will be weekly graded essays. The essay grades will be averaged together and count 20%. [Please note: NEVER resort to computerized translation aids for your essays. They are universally awful, translating word for word instead of in idiomatic phrases (and resulting in a German gibberish that I usually recognize immediately as computerized), and of course you learn nothing in the process.]
· A final exam, given during exam week, will comprise the final 20% of the grade.
Week 1 January 17 Review and Chapter 15
January 19 Emil (recap pgs 1-40)
Week 2 January 24 Chapter 16
January 26 Emil: pgs. 41-47
Week 3 January 31 Chapter 17
February 2 Emil: pgs. 47-52
Week 4 February 7 Chapter 18
February 9 Emil: pgs. 52-62
Week 5 February 14 Chapter 19
February 16 Emil: pgs. 63-73
Week 6 February 21 Chapter 20
February 23 Emil: pgs. 74-85
Week 7 February 28 Chapter 22
March 2 Emil: pgs. 86-93
Week 8 March 7 Chapter 23
March 9 Film: “Emil und die Detektive” (no subtitles!)
Week 9 SPRING BREAK
Week 10 March 21 Chapter 24
March 23 Böll, Der Lacher
Week 11 March 28 Chapter 25
March 30 Böll, Mein Onkel Fred
Week 12 April 4 Chapter 27
April 6 [no class]
Week 13 April 11 Chapter 28
April 13 Böll, Wie in schlechten Romanen
Week 14 April 18 Chapter 29
April 20 Böll, Daniel der Gerechte, pgs. 57-66
April 27 Böll, Daniel der Gerechte, pgs. 67-76
Week 16 May 2 Final Exam