Fall 2011
International Language Center
Class Policy
Course: Ger 2143, German Civilization/Culture Call No.: 16143
Time: M-W, 5:30-6:50 pm Credits: 3 hrs
Instructor: Marion Williams Phone: 918-0595-7673
E-mail: mmmrdt@yahoo.co
Prerequisite: German1-4
Textbooks: Deutschland, Ein neuer Anfang
Harry A. Walbruck
Course Description: This class focuses on German cultural history from the Middle
Ages to the 21 st century. The curriculum includes excursions into popular culture, literature, social history, art, music, modern media and technology. The class will provide discussion, conversation, and composition activities. The methodology of the course involves a chronological and historical framework and aims at developing critical thinking, reading, and interpretation strategies. The course offers a diverse view of
German life based on reading selections from literary works, memoirs, newspaper articles, and interdisciplinary materials which highlight the most important cultural movements. The class is taught in German.
Course Expectations/ Requirements: Various essays, presentations, readings and reporting assignments dealing with German civilization topics will provide class members with opportunities to expand their global perspectives and cultural interpretation skills.
Part of the assignments will involve the use of the Internet, e-mail, and other electronic learning and research tools. Upon completion of the course, students will
Have a basic understanding of the history of German civilization including social, artistic, political developments, and philosophical traditions.
Understand the relationship of culture to social history and intellectual life in the German-speaking countries.
Have the ability to research, organize, and present effective oral presentations on topics of cultural studies.
Will have contributed to class discussions in German
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Laboratory: The Language Laboratory is located in SE 1120. Students are encouraged to use the lab at their convenience for additional practice of language skills and viewing of educational materials.
Audit or Credit: Students may take this course on an audit or credit basis. Students who prefer to audit should request the instructor to complete an
Audit Form soon after the semester begins. Audit students are expected to do the same work as credit students, i.e., complete all homework and exams. The final exam is optional for audit students.
Evaluation: There are four different types of graded activities to be completed in this course:
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Students complete reading assignments and answer comprehension
questions. (20%)
-Students prepare oral presentations for small group discussions. (20%)
-Students give short presentations on several topics either in a smaller
group setting or in front of the whole class. (30%)
-Students provide two oral presentations and two papers on a German
civilization topic, presented and written in German. (30%)
Attendance: The nature of this course requires that most learning takes place during class time: students with more than three (3) absences may not perform successfully on their written and oral work.
If a Student finds that he or she cannot continue with the class, he or she must
OFFICIALLY withdraw. Procedures for withdrawal:
1.
Talk with the instructor
2.
Complete withdrawal form
3.
Have withdrawal form processed by Admissions
Assignments: Assignments must be turned in on the day they are due. Each student is held responsible for all assignments whether he or she attends class or not.
It is the student’s responsibility to check for work assigned during absence and to turn it in on the day after his or her return to class. All late work is devalued by 50%.
9.Course Withdrawal: The deadline to withdraw from a course shall not exceed
3/4 the duration of any class. Check the TCC Academic Calendar for the
deadline that applies to the course(s). Begin the process with a
discussion with the faculty member assigned to the course. Contact the
Advisement Office at any TCC campus to initiate withdrawal from a course
('W' grade) or to change from Credit to Audit. Withdrawal and/or change

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to an audit from a course after the drop/add period can alter the
financial aid award for the current and future semesters. Students may
receive an outstanding bill from TCC if the recalculation leaves a
balance due to TCC. Students who stop participating in the course and
fail to withdraw may receive a course grade of “F,” which may have
financial aid consequences for the student.
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Communications: a.
Email communications: All TCC students receive a designated “MyTCC” email address (ex: jane.doe@mail.tulsacc.edu
).
All communications to you about
TCC and course assignments will be sent to your MyTCC email address; and you must use MyTCC email to send email to, and receive email from, the instructor regarding this course. b.
Inclement Weather: TCC rarely closes. If extreme weather conditions or emergency situations arise, TCC always gives cancellation notices to radio and television stations. This information is also posted on the TCC website
( www.tulsacc.edu
).
12.
General Education Goals: General Education courses at TCC ensure that our graduates gain skills, knowledge, and abilities that comprise a common foundation for their higher education and a backdrop for their work and personal lives. TCC’s
General Education goals are: Critical Thinking, Effective Communication, Engaged
Learning, and Technological Proficiency.
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Classroom Etiquette: Open and mutually respectful communication of varied opinions, beliefs, and perspectives during classroom or online discussion encourages the free exchange of ideas that is essential to higher learning and to the ability to learn from each other. Use of any electronic device is at the discretion of the instructor.
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Syllabus Changes: Occasionally, changes to the syllabus may be necessary.
Students will be notified of any changes to the syllabus in writing.
15.
Students with Disabilities: TCC provides accommodations for qualifying students in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. For information, students may contact the disabled Student Resource Center, 918-595-7115, or the Resource
Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 918-595-7428V, 918-595-7434TTY.
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Academic Dishonesty
:
Academic dishonesty (cheating) is defined as the deception of others about one’s own work or about the work of another. Academic dishonesty or misconduct is not condoned or tolerated at campuses within the Tulsa Community
College system. Tulsa Community College adopts a policy delegating certain forms of authority for disciplinary action to the faculty. Such disciplinary actions delegated to the faculty include, but are not limited to, the dismissal of disrespectful or disorderly students from classes. In the case of academic dishonesty a faculty member may:
 require the student to redo an assignment or test, or require the student to complete a substitute assignment or test;
 Record a "zero" for the assignment or test in question;

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 Recommend to the student that the student withdraw from the class, or administratively withdraw the student from the class;
 Record a grade of "F" for the student at the end of the semester.
Faculty may request that disciplinary action be taken against a student at the administrative level by submitting such request to the Dean of Student Services.
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Institutional Statement: Each student is responsible for being aware of the information contained in the TCC Catalog, the TCC Student Policies & Resources
Handbook, and semester information listed in the class schedule. All information may be viewed on the TCC website: www.tulsacc.edu