Guten Morgen!
Wie heißen Sie?
Wie heißen Sie?
A: Wie heißen Sie?
B: Ich heiße Trevor. Wie
heißen Sie?
A: Ich heiße Haley.
Woher kommen Sie?
Woher kommen Sie?
•Woher kommen Sie?
•Ich komme aus Traverse
City. Woher kommen
Sie?
•Ich komme aus Chicago.
Goals of the Course
1.
2.
3.
4.
GERMAN CONVERSATION
READING IN GERMAN
KNOWLEDGE
CULTURAL AGILITY
Goal 1
TO CONVERSE IN GERMAN
about . . .
• yourself
• your family
• your town
• your interests
Goal 2
TO READ
straightforward German texts
(sometimes using a
dictionary) about subjects
with which you are
somewhat familiar.
Goal 3
TO DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE
of . . .
German History
German Culture
German Attitudes
How Germans experience us
Goal 4
TO GAIN CULTURAL AGILITY
in order to . . .
• handle cross-cultural
misunderstandings
• communicate well with
Germans in English
Kursmaterialien
Auf geht’s!
in the bookstore (for 2 courses)
Small dictionary
(NO dictionary in the book)
Some handouts distrbuted in class
Syllabus
KnowHope > Departments >
Modern & Classical Languages >
German > GER 101
http://www.hope.edu/academi
c/language/german/101/
Interactive Software (IA)
• Software support is online:
www.aufgehts.com
• Windows:https://vimeo.com
/137779366
• Mac:https://vimeo.com/134
989172
Interactive Software (IA)
What the Interactive program
looks like
Software
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Install it
Find your way around it
Do the Orientation
Take notes on what you learn
Do SOME of Thema 1.1
“Printout for this Thema”
Quit!
Rules and Regs: Take notes!
• No food or drink in class
• Computers, phones, and other devices
silenced and stowed
• Bring the Lernbuch every day
• Blank notepaper clipped to the LB
• Bring a pen or pencil (or two or three)
• Backpacks/bags stowed (we move)
• Be on time and be ready to TALK!
Expectations: Take notes!
You are graded on INVESTMENT in class.
Be in class every day. No kidding!
Come prepared. Do the homework; practice.
Participate (both verbally and non-verbally).
Do the assignments; look things up as needed.
Learn the vocabulary; be here for quizzes.
Put in the work (there’s no other way).
Talk to me if you’re having difficulties.
Guten Tag!
Dienstag den 1.9.
Aufgabe bis Mittwoch den 2.9.
IA Software: Orientation
(& take notes!)
Also: some of 1.1 & printout
Alphabet
ABCD
QRST
EFGH
UVW
IJKL
XYZ
MNOP
ÄÖÜß
Wie schreibt man das?
• Wie heißen Sie?
• Ich heiße Kristin.
• Wie schreibt man das?
• K-R-I-S-T-I-N
Erstes Gespräch
Guten Morgen!
Wie heißen Sie?
Ich heiße ____
Wie schreibt man das?
____________
Woher kommen Sie?
Ich komme aus __
Tschüss!
Homework
• Homework will be posted on the
first slide on the screen
• It’s also on the online syllabus
• Assignments must be completed
before you arrive in class
• Major penalties for late homework
• Your homework for tomorrow is . . .