The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
German Language & Culture I – Lang 1250-001
Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 to 7:50 PM
E 219
Instructor: Mr. Timothy J. DeMarco
Email: Timothy.DeMarco@Stockton.edu
Website: www.herrdemarco.weebly.com
Google Voice Number: 732-503-9369
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 5:30-6:00 in E 219
(Please try to contact me beforehand if you think you are going to come by)
Course Info and Materials
Text Book: Deutsch: Na klar! – 6th Edition
Authors: Robert Di Donato, Monica D. Clyde and Jacqueline Vansant
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Copyright 2012
ISBN: 978-0-07-338633-2
Available in the bookstore
*Make sure to purchase the accompanying workbook as well*
This book will also be used for the German II course offered next semester.
Additional requirements for the course:
1. All students should have a 2-3 inch 3-ring binder for course work and handouts.
2. A comprehensive German-English dictionary is strongly recommended.
Course Philosophy and Goals
1. In this class you will be expected to listen, speak, read and write German. Interaction and
communication are essential to this class, and I expect everyone to be actively engaged and
participate at all times.
2. Attendance is expected and required. If you are unable to make class, please make sure you
contact me ahead of time so I can give you any important materials needed. Absences will be
severely detrimental to your progress as this course will move at a quick pace. If you miss a class
in which we take a quiz or exam and you do not notify me in advance (at least one day
before the class date) you will not be given a chance to make up the work. I am very
understanding and willing to work with you, but I need to have advance notice. Unexcused
absences will result in a 0 for the participation grade for that class.
3. Homework is also mandatory. Unless specific permission is granted by me in advance, no late
work will be accepted.
4. As we will be exploring a foreign language and culture, open minds are a must. Come to each
class with an open mind and a desire to learn. This will not only help you progress as a learner; it
will also help your classmates and result in an invigorating and stimulating classroom
atmosphere.
5. Take as much from this class as you can. However, as we will only be spending less than 4 hours
a week together, try to take your learning outside of the classroom. Listen to German music,
watch a German film, try some authentic German food, read a German newspaper, etc. You will
be amazed at how much you can learn from these experiences. I will also be happy to give you
some suggestions and recommendations if you like.
Grading
Participation / Homework / Attendance
Quizzes (Grammar / Vocab)
Tests / Projects / Presentations (Group and Solo)
Final Exam
Percentage
Letter
98 - 100
94 – 97
90 – 93
87 – 89
83 – 86
80 – 82
77 – 79
73 – 76
70 – 72
60 – 69
59 and under
A (+)
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD
F
25%
25%
30%
20%
German Word and Number
Equivalents
ausgezeichnet 1.0
sehr gut 1.3
gut 1.7
befriedigend 2.0
2.3
2.7
ausreichend 3
3.3
3.7
mangelhaft 4
ungenügend 5
Course Calendar
September 2011
Dienstag 6
Einführung
Greetings, Numbers, Alphabet
Pgs. 2-9
Dienstag 13
Einführing / Kapitel 1 - „Das bin ich“
Completion of Einführung
Quiz on Einführung
Personal Information, Talking about yourself
and others
Pgs. 20-29
Dienstag 20
Kapitel 1 – “Das bin ich”
The verb sein, word order, questions, review
Pgs. 39-47
Dienstag 27
Kapitel 2 – “Wie ich wohne”
Describing where you live, Euro, furniture
Pgs. 50-58
Donnerstag 8
Einführung
Addresses, Geography, Important
Phrases/Vocab for class
Pgs. 9-17
Donnerstag 15
Kapitel 1 – “Das bin ich”
Characteristics and interests,
nouns/gender/definite articles, personal
pronouns, verbs in present tense
Pgs. 30-39
Donnerstag 22
Kapitel 1 - “Das bin ich”
Test on Kapitel 1
Donnerstag 29
Kapitel 2 – “Wie ich wohne”
What you like to do, the verb haben
Pgs. 58-65
Oktober 2011
Dienstag 4
Kapitel 2 “Wie ich wohne”
der-words dieser and welcher, negation nein
and kein
Pgs. 67-70
Dienstag 11
Kapitel 2 – „Wie ich wohne“
Test on Kapitel 2
Dienstag 18
Kapitel 3 – „Familie und Freunde“
Celebrations and holidays, possessive
adjectives
Pgs. 89-96
*Dienstag 25*
Kein Unterricht - Preceptorial Advising
Donnerstag 6
Kapitel 2 – „Wie ich wohne“
Verbs with stem-vowel changes, review
Pgs. 71-79
Donnerstag 13
Kapitel 3 – „Familie und Freunde“
Family tree, days and months
Pgs. 82-89
Donnerstag 20
Kapitel 3 – „Familie und Freunde“
Personal pronouns and prepositions in the
Accusative, the verbs warden and wissen
Pgs. 97-105
Donnerstag 27
Kapitel 3 – „Familie und Freunde“
Review for Kapitel 3 Test
Test on Kapitel 3
November 2011
Dienstag 1
Kapitel 4 – „Mein Tag“
Telling time, making plans
Pgs. 112-120
Dienstag 8
Kapitel 4 – „Mein Tag“
Present-tense modals, imperative
Pgs. 129-136
Dienstag 15
Kapitel 4 – „Mein Tag“
Review for Kapitel 4 Test
Pgs. 137-141
Test on Kapitel 4
Dienstag 22
Kapitel 5 – „Einkaufen“
Shopping at a department store, groceries
Pgs. 149-156
Dienstag 29
Kapitel 5 – „Einkaufen“
Dative case
157-160
Donnerstag 3
Kapitel 4 – „Mein Tag“
Movies, music and theater, separable-prefix
verbs, modal auxiliary verbs
Pgs. 124-128
*Donnerstag 10*
Kein Unterricht
Watch video for homework. To be discussed
during next meeting
Donnerstag 17
Kapitel 5 – „Einkaufen“
Shopping, articles of clothing
Pgs. 144-148
Donnerstag 24
Kein Unterricht - Erntedankfest
Dezember 2011
Dienstag 6
Kapitel 5 – „Einkaufen“
Review for Kapitel 5 Test
Pgs. 166-171
Test on Kapitel 5
Dienstag 13
Final Exam
Donnerstag 1
Kapitel 5 – „Einkaufen“
Dative case, interrogative pronouns wo, wohin
and woher
Pgs. 160-166
Donnerstag 8
Review for final exam
Please note this is a very rough idea of how the course will progress. All information is
subject to change. Dates marked with an asterisk (*) denote dates with no class.