German 2332
INTERMEDIATE GERMAN
SPRING 2005
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SYLLABUS
PREREQUISITES: Completion of German 2331 or equivalent. See instructor for more
information.
REQUIRED TEXTS: Wells, Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik & Arbeitsheft, 4th Ed.
Wells, Mitlesen-Mitteilen, 3rd. Ed.
Streeruwitz, Lisa’s Liebe
A good German-English dictionary will also be required for this course. Before you
purchase a dictionary, make sure it includes gender, plural forms, prefix or case
indicators, etc. Collins and Langenscheidts are inexpensive and fairly good. Pocket
editions are not recommended. If you think you want to continue with German, buy the
best one you can afford.
OPTIONAL TEXT: Zorach, English Grammar for Students of German, especially
helpful for students with less background in grammar
OBJECTIVES: This course offers an intermediate-level grammar review, short literary
texts, audio recordings, and a novel to expand students’ German comprehension and selfexpression. Regular writing assignments will sharpen your expressive skills, and in-class
discussion will increase your fluency. Grammar practice will be done in class following
at-home preparation. Many workbook assignments will be self-checked so that students
can evaluate their own progress and immediately review misunderstood items. The texts
and recordings from Mitlesen-Mitteilen have been arranged to demonstrate and support
the grammar. Lisa’s Liebe is intended to give students the experience of reading a
German-language novel with the support of a learning environment; hopefully, students
will be confident about reading German fiction at the end of this semester.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Regular attendance and active participation are
mandatory, as these are essential for meeting the course objectives, and the only way to
demonstrate oral improvement. “Active” participation means preparing all homework
assignments well and applying them in class. If you speak only when called on, or only
when sure you have the right answer, you will miss opportunities to develop fluency and
competency. Language learning involves dedicated preparation and the willingness to
risk making mistakes! Therefore, both irregular attendance and classroom passivity
lower grades. More than three unexcused absences lower your course grade by .2 for
each class hour missed. Late assignments may not be accepted and make-up quizzes are
not given. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped.
WRITING: Essays (Aufsätze) and the corrected re-writes (Korrektur) are due on
scheduled dates – check the syllabus in advance. The corrected re-write will improve
your original “first version” grade. Essays will be evaluated for grammar, complexity,
and content. The essays should be handed-in, not e-mailed, and DOUBLE SPACED and
TYPED. German word-processing software, including spell-check and grammar guides,
is available in the Language Acquisition Center (AAH-311). You will be writing five
essays during the course of the semester. Your goal for each essay is to include at least
20-25 multi-clause sentences.
READING: Your instructor will provide a handout of short questions for each reading
assignment, which will be the basis for class discussion. Filling it out and turning it in
are required, as they demonstrate your level of preparation. Your instructor will not
correct and grade these handouts, but evaluate your comprehension of the text only.
These handouts are also appropriate for noting new vocabulary or idiomatic phrases.
GRAMMAR ASSIGNMENTS: Carefully work through the assigned chapters in
Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik and complete the exercises in the Arbeitsheft. Once
you have completed an exercise, compare your answers with the answer key in the back
of the Arbeitsheft, mark and correct your mistakes in a different color, and review the
textbook explanations for the areas you had difficulty with. Be prepared to turn in these
assignments if the instructor collects them.
QUIZZES: Several short quizzes will check students’ acquisition of grammar and
comprehension of daily classroom instruction.
MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAM: Both exams will cover grammar and reading texts,
and include a writing component. The date, time, and place of the final exam WILL
NOT be as scheduled in the course catalog, but announced later in the semester.
EVALUATION:
Classroom preparation and participation, including
grammar homework:
Essays:
Quizzes:
Reading Sheets:
Midterm exam:
Final exam:
25%
30%
10%
10%
10%
15%
STUNDENPLAN:
This syllabus is an outline and is subject to change according to the needs of the class.
Any changes will be announced in class.
JANUAR 17
18
19 Einführung /
Kennen lernen /
Stundenplan
20
21 MM 28: Audiotext
“Einem Elch eine
Gasmaske verkaufen”
24 HzdG Kap. 8
102-103, 106
Übung B
Arbeitsheft 95
A+B
31 HzdG Kap. 7,
92
HzdG Kap. 8 104,
Arbeitsheft 94
25
26 MM: 119-122
Reading Sheet
27
28 MM:122-126
Essay #1 due
1
FEBRUAR 2
Quiz: Tense
HzdG 26 Arbeitsheft
161-164, 237-238
3
4 HzdG Kap. 26
Arbeitsheft 237-238
MM 12: “Fritz”
7 Quiz: Relative
clauses
MM 7: Audiotext
“Inventur”
8
9 HzdG Kap. 18
259-261, Arbeitsheft
135-136, 40
10
11 HzdG Kap. 18
261-264
14 Quiz: Infinitives 15
MM 18: “Helden
wie wir”
16 MM 18: Audiotext
“Der kleine
Trompeter”
Reading Sheet
Essay #2 due
17
18 HzdG Kap. 28
Arbeitsheft 167-170
21 TBA
Arbeitsheft 59-60,
241-242
22
23 MM 9: “Middle
Class Blues”102-103,
Audiotext 105-106,
109 Reading Sheet
24
25 MM 17: “Rote
Korallen”
28 MM17: “Rote
Korallen”
1
MÄRZ 2
Midterm Review
3
4 MIDTERM EXAM
7 HzdG Kap. 20
Arbeitsheft
143-146
8
9 Kulturtag:
10
Österreich Arbeitsheft
44,
223-224
Essay #3 due
11 TBA
14 FERIEN
15
16 FERIEN
17
18 FERIEN
21 Streeruwitz
22
1-15 Reading Sheet
23 HzdG Kap. 27
Arbeitsheft 165-166
24
25 Quiz: Subjunctive
forms
Streeruwitz 16-29
28 Streeruwitz
30-47 Reading
Sheet
29
30 Streeruwitz
48-65
Essay # 4 due
31
APRIL 1 Streeruwitz
66-79
4 Streeruwitz
66-79
Reading Sheet
5
6 Streeruwitz 80-95
Reading Sheet
7
8 HzdG Kap. 17
Arbeitsheft 131-134
11 Streeruwitz
2. Folge, 2-17
Reading Sheet
12
13 Streeruwitz 18-29
Reading Sheet
14
15 Streeruwitz
30-45
Essay #5 due
18 Streeruwitz
46-63
19
20 Streeruwitz 64-81
Reading Sheet
21
22 Streeruwitz 82-95
Reading Sheet
25 HzdG Kap. 25
Arbeitsheft
233-235
26
27
FINAL GRAMMAR
REVIEW
28
29
FINAL TEXT REVIEW
MAI 2
FINAL REVIEW
3
4 FINAL EXAM
THURS. MAY 5
2:00 –5:00 pm
ROOM TBA
5
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