St. Cloud State University
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General Education Goal Area 8
Global Perspectives
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Prepared by: Shawn Jarvis
Phone: 8-4490
Requesting Unit: Foreign Languages and Literature
Department, Course Number, Title: GER 102. Elementary German II
New Course
Email: jarvis@stcloudstate.edu
Existing Course
Will this course be flagged as a diversity course? No
Already Designated as Diversity Diversity Proposal Accompanying This Form
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Will this course also satisfy another General Education Goal Area? No Yes
If “Yes” specify which goal area.
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Course bulletin description, including credits and semesters to be offered:
+GER 102. Elementary German II
Basic vocabulary and structures to prepare students for developing proficiency in the language. Listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural skills building emphasized. Increase understanding and appreciation of culture of countries where language is spoken. Must be taken in sequence. Intended for students with little or no previous study of German. A recommended companion course for students considering a major or minor in
German is GER 110. 4 Cr. F, S.
8. Indicate the clientele for whom this course is designed. Is the course for general education only, or does it fulfill general education and other program needs for this or another department? Obtain signatures from any affected departments.
Gen Ed and students with less than two years of high school German wishing to expand on high school language learning. It is also often used by students in degree programs under 45 credits, where students can use one year of a foreign language in place of a minor. Students in certain degree programs (e.g., International
Relations or Honors) use the course to fulfill their one-year language requirement. It is also designed for students planning to study abroad.
9. Indicate any changes that must be made in offerings or resources in your department or other departments by offering this course. none
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10. For new courses or courses not yet approved for General Education, indicate any other SCSU departments or units offering instruction that relates to the content of the proposed course.
11. Courses designated as General Education are included in the assessment plan for the Goal Area(s) for which they are approved. Courses for which assessment is not included in the annual GE assessment report for two years will be removed from the General Education Program.
The Requesting Unit understands and recognizes the above conditions.
12. Provide a concise explanation of how the following goal is a “significant focus” of the proposed course.
Goal Area 8: Global Perspectives
Develop a comparative perspective and understanding of one’s place in a global context.
By learning a new linguistic system, students are confronted with issues of identity, self, and one's place in the world. When students engage in learning German, they are confronted with a whole series of discoveries-
-that German-speaking people have different cultural norms, different ways of interacting with each other, and different personal, professional, and societal goals. German's role in the global economy, its commitment to sustainability issues and environmental concerns and its leading role in the global economy are regular areas of focus in this course.
13. In order for a course to be designated as fulfilling Goal Area 8, it must address at least 4 of the 5 student learning outcomes (SLOs) below. Check the SLOs below that are focused on in the proposed general education course.
1. Explain how they are connected and related to people elsewhere in the world.
2. Describe similarities and differences among global places and populations.
3. Analyze how political, economic or cultural elements influence relations among the world’s states, peoples, or societies.
4. Analyze specific international issues and propose and evaluate responses.
5. Articulate a vision of their individual roles and responsibilities in a common global future.
14. Discuss how each Student Learning Outcome checked above is achieved in this course. (Note: Although descriptions of typical assignments or types of assignments may be part of this discussion, it is not appropriate to submit copies of actual assignments.)
As part of this course, students explore the relationship among Germany and the role it plays in a global context.
In a bi-weekly rhythm (alternating with cultural and arts viewing), students will watch contemporary on-line news reporting from Deutsche Welle (the German equivalent of the BBC) on various international, global, environmental, social and politial issues. These half-hour programs include
"People & Politics ", in-depth background on political develoments of the day;
"European Journal", political, economic and cultural issues in the EU, with a strong focus on European integration;
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"Global 3000", reporting on opportunities and risks of globalization from a German perspective;
"Quadriga", an international talk show on top international issues, with international guest experts;
" Made in Germany", an inside view of the global economy and current economic developments.
They will also have a weekly reading assignment to look at German news reporting on Deutsch Welle (topics include "World," "Germany", "Europe", "Businesss", "Science and Tehnology", "Environment and Development"
"Culture and Lifestyle" and "Sports").
1. After viewing the programming listed above students will write a reflective report examining how the role of
Germany and the social artifacts of German-speaking peoples are part of their own daily lives.
2. In written responses to reading current news reporting, students will regularly identify and describe similarities and differences between US and German concerns and their individual responses to global events .
3. After viewing on-line programming listed above, students will write reflective reports about Germany's role in the global environment and its position in the EU. They will compare Germany's role to the US.
5. On the basis of news reporting on-line (both articles and programs), students will examine their own societal role and compare/contrast it with contemporaries in Germany.
15. List or attach the Course Outline (adequately described and including percentage of time to be allocated to each topic). Curriculum Committees may request additional information. Topics larger than 20% need to be broken down further. Indicate in your course outline where the Student Learning Outcomes checked above are being met.
50% I. Development of Linguistic System
∞ Understanding and developing a new linguistic system as a means of communication and vehicle to create and negotiate meaning (grammar, vocabulary acquisition) 50% ( Area 6 Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7)
•• verb system (subject/verb agreement, present, past, future tenses, reflexive verbs, irregular verb conjugations, introduction to passive voice and subjunctive) 15%
• case system (nominative, dative, accusative and genitive) 10%
• noun/adjective/case agreement 10%
• word order in subordinate and relative clauses 10%
• prepositions 5%
25% II. (Area 6) Humanities and Fine Arts
∞ Unesco World Cultural Heritage Sites (SLO 1 , 2, 3, 5, 7) 10%
∞ Reading and listening to appropriate culturally authentic material news reporting, advertising, cultural reviews, etc.) Topics on Deutsche Welle include Culture and Lifestyle, Visit Germany, and other daily updates. Bi-weekly cultural perspectives report/ current German news programming on Deutsche Welle (SLO 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7) 15%
25% III. (Area 8) Global Perspectives assignments
∞ Analysis of current German news programming (1/2 hour programs) (SLO 1, 2, 3) 5%
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∞Weekly readings from the Deutsche Welle news home page ((topics include "World," "Germany", "Europe",
"Business", "Science and Technology", "Environment and Development" "Culture and Lifestyle" and "Sports") and report (SLO 1, 2, 3). 15%
∞Reflection on the students' vision of their individual roles and responsibilities in a common global future (SLO
1, 5). 5%
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Department: Foreign Languages and Literature
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GER 102. Elementary German II
Mike Hasbrouck
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2-15-10
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