Chabot College
Fall 2003
Course Outline for German 1B
ELEMENTARY GERMAN
Catalog Description:
1B - Elementary German
5 units
Continuation of skills developed in 1A-- Beginning study and practice in the basic foreign language
skills: listening, speaking, reading, composition, and culture in German. Prerequisite: German 1A
(completed with grade of "C" or higher) 5 hours.
[Typical contact hours: 87.5]
Prerequisite Skills:
Before entering the course the student should be able to:
1. use orally and in writing, the grammatical structures presented and vocabulary assigned;
2. correctly spell "active" vocabulary items, write basic autobiographical information, and take
dictation based on assigned vocabulary;
3. demonstrate and/or discuss integral facets of the culture of German-speaking people.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course student should be able to:
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use basic vocabulary and idioms;
apply essentials of grammar;
in German correctly pronounce and spell of German words;
converse in German;
demonstrate and/or discuss integral facets of the cultures of German-speaking people.
Course Content:
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Review and "recycling" of content of 1A
Additional aspects of the German culture, its people and their customs (e.g. art, music, and rituals)
Development of conversation skills
Functional vocabulary and grammar to allow students to:
a. extend, accept or refuse invitations;
b. gather information with a variety of interrogative strategies;
c. use culturally authentic maps and timetables;
d. make purchases;
e. describe simple physical ailments to pharmacists and doctors;
f. narrate simple events in past, present, and future;
g. make physical descriptions of people and things.
Methods of Presentation:
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Lecture/discussion in target language
Choral/individual repetition of model speech
Re-creation of dialogues and improvisation
Small group activities leading to skits, dialogues, etc.
Chabot College
Course Outline for German 1B, Page 2
Fall 2003
Typical Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. Demonstrate appropriate "greeting" skills in class skits
b. Demonstrate mastery of closed and open minimal pair
c. Prepare a travel itinerary to three different German-speaking cities on three different
continents to demonstrate proper use of prepositions with geographical names
d. Write a paragraph containing detailed physical description of a German-speaking actor,
musician, athlete or celebrity
e. Give an oral presentation on a German holiday such as Oktoberfest
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Tests and quizzes that evaluate all four language skills in relation to material presented,
including oral proficiency interviews
b. Student participation in class activities
c. Homework assignments
d. Final exam
Textbook(s) Typical:
Themen #1 Kursbuch, Hartmut AufderstraBe, Max Hueber Publishers, 1998
Special Student Materials:
None
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