German 102: Winter 2006-7
Prof. Lisa Seidlitz, Ph.D.
Office: Denkmann 111; phone 7657
lisaseidlitz@augustana.edu
Office hours: Thursday 1-3 and by appointment
Café hours: Tuesday 9-11
In this course, you will continue to develop your
ability to read, listen to, write and speak German
and you will learn about the cultures of the
German-speaking countries. You will learn to
speak about your daily routines and free time,
express opinions and preferences, make commands,
give reasons, compare people and things, and talk
about events in the past. We will use authentic
texts and video and audio clips to improve your
understanding of real German and to enhance your cultural understanding. Let me know
how I can help you learn about other topics that are important to you. I love speaking and
teaching German, and I hope I can help you enjoy learning this language, too.
Tips for success
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Attend all classes. If you must miss class, find out from a classmate what you missed.
Study every day rather than studying for longer periods less often.
Spend at least two hours of active study time preparing for every class hour.
Study and learn the assigned grammar and vocabulary before coming to class, since we
will use class time to practice that material, not to teach it for the first time.
Use all of the resources available to you to help you master the material, including the
class text Treffpunkt Deutsch, the workbook and lab manual for Treffpunkt, and the Lernheft,
which is on reserve in the library.
Try many different study techniques. You may try copying grammar explanations and
vocabulary into a notebook; using color-coding to help remember genders of nouns and
irregular verb forms; reading words and sentences aloud; forming study groups.
Don’t be afraid of making mistakes! Sometimes we learn best through making and
correcting errors. You won’t be penalized for trying but making mistakes in class.
Course materials
o Treffpunkt Deutsch textbook package by Widmaier and Widmaier. 4th edition.
o Find audio files for the lab manual at www.prenhall.com/treffpunkt: choose 4th edition,
then “jump to” the chapter. You can also make copies of the lab manual CDs.
o Deutsch zusammen Lernheft. On reserve in the library.
Course components and evaluation
A.
Three written exams: 15 + 20 + 20 = 55%.
Tests in this class are cumulative but will focus on one or two chapters and will test reading,
writing, listening, grammar, vocabulary and culture. I do not give make-up tests without
written documentation of an emergency.
B.
Oral assessments: 10%
The accuracy and effectiveness of your speaking will be evaluated twice throughout the term.
The best way to prepare for these in-class evaluations is to speak as much German in and out
of class as possible, including using the lab manual exercises.
C.
Brief Quizzes = 10%
These brief quizzes will cover specific grammar points or vocabulary. You may not make up
quizzes missed due to unexcused absences but I will drop your lowest quiz score.
D.
Class participation and attendance = 10%
This portion of your grade is based on your attendance, daily preparation, attitude, and
willingness to participate actively in German. Your participation grade will be lowered for
each unexcused absence after three and for excessive lateness.
E.
Written homework = 15%
Workbook exercises should be completed and corrected using an answer key that I will
provide. Do not copy from the answer key, but use it to learn from your mistakes. I will
evaluate your workbooks and lab manuals on test days. Other written assignments will be
collected on days indicated in the syllabus and in class. I do not give credit for late
homework. Homework will earn grades of √+ (95) , √ (=90), and √- (80), based on
completeness and effort.
Grading scale
A+
A
A-
98-100
92-97
90-91
B+
B
B-
88-89
82-87
80-81
C+
C
C-
78-79
72-77
70-71
D
F
60-69
below 60
Academic honesty
Plagiarism and cheating are serious academic offenses. Any student found plagiarizing or
cheating on an assignment, or helping another student to do so, will receive a grade of zero
for the assignment and may fail the entire course. The incident will also be reported to the
Honor Council. You may study in groups or get help from more advanced German students
as long as other students do not substantially correct (or write!) work that you will turn in for
a grade. No electronic translating programs may be used for any assignment turned in for
credit, but online dictionaries such as dict.leo.org are acceptable. If you are unsure how the
Honor Code applies to a specific assignment, please speak with me.
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Stundenplan (Daily Schedule)
These assignments should be completed before class on the days they’re listed.
Be sure to do workbook and lab manual exercises that correspond to the textbook topics.
S. = Seite = p. = page numbers in the class text (or Lernheft, as indicated)
* = Turn in on the day listed
Montag
27. November
Mittwoch
29. November
Freitag
1. Dezember
Introductions
Course goals
Wiederholung (review),
Erste Kontakte &
Kapitel 1
Wiederholung, K. 2-3
*S. 42, #47. Add other
details, e.g., age, job,
hobbies, family, etc.
*S. 98, #25
Write a paragraph, not
a list of sentences.
4. Dezember
5. Dezember
7. Dezember
Kapitel 4
Wortschatz, Vorschau,
Kultur, Modal verbs,
S. 119-26
Modal verbs
S. 125-129
Wortschatz, S. 152-3
Separable prefixes &
verb combinations
S. 129-35
*S. 132 #22
Quiz: Modal verbs
11. Dezember
13. Dezember
*S. 129 #19
Quiz: Vocabulary
15. Dezember
Imperative (commands) Imperative
S. 137-140
Zwischenspiel, S. 136
Word order, S. 140-145
Quiz: Separable-prefix
verbs & commands
*S. 147 # 45
Use at least three
dependent clauses
(with weil, wenn..; see
list on p. 141)
18. Dezember
20. Dezember
22. Dezember
Wiederholung
Zusammenschau &
Lesen, S. 146-149
Wiederholung und
Lesen
Prüfung 1
Bringen Sie Ihr
Arbeitsheft mit!
Lernheft
Nominative &
accusative,
S. 91-103 &
135-45
Modal verbs
S. 214-33
Separableprefix verbs
S. 69-73
Imperative
S. 67-73, 35558, 368-9
Word order
S. 258-61 &
S. 270-74
Over break:
Study Lernheft
pages on
accusative
pronouns and
prepositions
Schöne Winterferien! Guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr!
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Montag
8. Januar
Kapitel 5
Vorschau, Vokabular
S. 155-61
Aussprache, S. 189
Mittwoch
10. Januar
Accusative pronouns,
S. 162-3
Wortschatz, S. 190-1
Vocabulary quiz (both
lists)
Freitag
12. Januar
Lernheft
Accusative
Accusative prepositions pronouns,
& dafür, S. 164-6
S. 150-2
*Was ich gern auf
Urlaub mache
(10+ sentences, use 3+
conjunctions)
Accusative
prepositions, S.
200-204
*Test corrections due
(write out full sentences
on separate paper)
Introduce comparative
15. Januar
Comparative forms of
adjectives, S. 166-69
18. Januar
Superlative forms of
adjectives, Zwischenspiel, S. 170-5
20. Januar
Subordinate clauses,
wissen & kennen, S.
176-80
Quiz: comparative
*S. 175 #26
(10+ sentences, use 3+
conjunctions & 2+
comparisons)
22. Januar
Simple past tense, S.
180-3
*S. 183 #38
add questions below
24. Januar
Wiederholung
Zusammenschau,
Lesen, S. 184-7
Comparative,
S. 658-62
Superlative, S.
663-65
Introduce simple past
26. Januar
Prüfung 2: Kapitel 5
Simple past, S.
285-93
Bringen Sie Ihr
Arbeitsheft zu der
Prüfung mit!
Quiz: Simple past
22. Januar: Add to #38: Wo warst du gestern Nachmittag? Wo warst du Samstag Abend?
Hattest du letzte Woche einen Test? Hattest du am Wochenende viel Freizeit?
Was musstest du am Wochenende machen? Warum? Was wolltest du lieber machen?
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Montag
29. Januar
Kapitel 6
Vorschau, Vokabular,
Kultur, S. 192-99
5. Februar
Sein as auxiliary verb,
Zwischenspiel
S. 206-11
Quiz: Perfect tense
*S. 208, #22
Skip the last question.
(10+ sentences, use 3+
conjunctions)
Mittwoch
31. Januar
Freitag
2. Feb
Perfect tense of regular
verbs, S. 200-2
Irregular verbs, 203-5
Wortschatz 2, S. 226-7
Quiz: Vocabulary
*S. 203 #14 &
*S. 205 #18
7. Februar
9. Februar
Separable-prefix and
mixed verbs, S. 212-15
Ordinal numbers,
letters, hin & her,
S. 205-19
*S. 215#32
(10+ sentences, use 3+
conjunctions)
Lernheft
Regular verbs,
S. 293-295
Irregular
verbs, S. 295301
Separable
prefixes,
S. 306-308
Inseparable
prefixes,
S. 309-12
-ieren S. 313
Verbs with sein
S. 315-19
*Test corrections due
Dates, S. 185-7
12. Februar
14. Februar
16. Februar
Lesen
Zusammenschau,
S. 220-21
Lesen
Wiederholung
Leute, Wort, Sinn und
Klang, S. 222-25
Quiz: Participles
*S. 221 #41
(10+ sentences, use 3+
conjunctions)
Schlussprüfung (Final exam): Dienstag, 20. Februar, 9-11 Uhr
Bringen Sie Ihr Arbeitsheft zu der Prüfung mit!
Schöne Ferien!
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