COURSE OUTLINE
German 1000a
MWF
MF

: 09:00 – 09:50
: 10:00 – 10:50
W 767
W 518 (lab)
Fall 2008
Instructor:
Office :
Phone :
Email :
Office hours:
Stefan Lambert
C552
(403) 329-2561
stefan.lambert@uleth.ca
Monday 15:00 – 16:00
Wednesday: 14:00 – 15:00
Required Materials:
Textbuch: Lovik, Guy and Chavez. Vorsprung. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Co., 2007. 2nd Ed.
Arbeitsbuch: for above

Course Organization:
Chapters covered
By first mid-term
By second mid-term
By final exam

:
Chapters 1-5
:
:
:
Chapters 1-2
Chapters 3-4
Chapters 4-5
Distribution of Marks:
Mid-term Exam I
(Oct 1)
Mid-term Exam II
(Nov 5)
Final Exam
(Dec 11)
Paper / Presentation
(Oct 15–19)
Lab Assignments
Participation / Attendance
Vocab Quizzes; Homework

15%
15%
30%
5%
15%
10%
10%
A+
A
AB+
B
B-
91-100
85-90
80-84
77-79
73-76
70-72
C+
C
CD+
D
67-69
63-66
60-62
57-59
50-56
Comments:
Willkommen zu Deutsch 1000! Welcome to German 1000! This course assumes no prior
knowledge of German, though you may know a few words or phrases. Make sure that you read
ahead, keep up and do not let the factual learning pile up until the night before the tests. Memorize
vocabulary as you go. By the end of the course we shall have completed almost half of the book.
The rest will be covered in German 1100 (offered in Spring 2009), so at that point there will be no
further textbooks to buy. As you can imagine, the course will not follow a simple lecture format.
Each new language concept will be explained in class, but that will be followed by in-class
activities and lab exercises. You will start to use your first German words speaking with your
classroom neighbors and the instructor. Pre-recorded audio material as well as listening to your
teacher will train listening comprehension. Accuracy in writing is furthered using computer-based
exercises. 10-15% of the material on each test will be taken from the workbook and computer lab
exercises, so it will pay you to keep up to date in both. Besides the information in the text book
there will be more on German history, culture and heritage during classes. Your presence will pay
off, since 10-15% of each exam will cover culture studies. There will be a weekly computerlab
hand-in and approximately one vocabulary test per chapter.
 Viel Erfolg und viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen! 
Was auch immer du lernst,
du lernst es für dich.
Gaius Petronius, Schelmengeschichten
Wer sich fürchtet zu fragen,
schämt sich zu lernen.
Sprichwort aus Dänemark