GERM 1013 - Elementary German II

Description
This course is a continuation of GERM 1003. Presentations of vocabulary, grammatical structures, and German culture enable the student to strengthen listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

Pre-Requisite
Completion of GERM 1003 with a grade greater than or equal to C.

3 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
45 lecture hours

3 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
Spring

ACTS Equivalent
GERM1023 (ACTS) - German II

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of Elementary German II the students will do the following in these 5 basic skill groups:

Listening

Understand sentence-length utterances consisting of re-combinations of learned vocabulary and grammatical structures.
Develop skills to understand the main ideas of a brief dialogue, television programs or recordings by a native speaker on relevant topics created specifically for non-native speakers of German at this level.Speaking
Produce isolated words and learned phrases within familiar contexts.
Ask and answer simple questions involving learned material, while starting to show signs of spontaneity of speech.
Practice correct pronunciation of German sounds, with emphasis on umlauted vowels.

Reading

Analyze short poems or excerpts from fiction, brief cultural readings and dialogues, as well as simple authentic materials such as tourist guides, advertisements, and post cards.

Writing

Write isolated words, familiar phrases, and basic questions and sentences, employing active vocabulary and grammatical structures.
Produce short paragraphs in present, present perfect, simple past and past perfect tenses on familiar topics.
Employ the use of the genitive case with regards to time and prepositions.

Culture and History

Expand their knowledge of several German-speaking countries, specifically Austria and Switzerland.
Analyze a few primary works of literature and visual arts.
Discuss Germany from 1945 to the present.

General Education Outcomes Supported

Students develop higher order thinking skills.
Students gain greater awareness of cultural perspectives.
Students can write clear, coherent, well-organized documents, which are substantially free of errors.
Students develop effective oral communication skills.

Standard Practices
Topics List

Vocabulary

Telling time, clothing, weather, and emotions.

Grammar

Present perfect, simple past and past perfect tenses of verbs, comparative and superlative, direct and indirect pronouns, adjective endings, reflexive verbs, two-way verbs and prepositions.

Learning Activities

Informational gap activities, listening comprehension, open question and answer activities, surveys, and questionnaires completed in pairs or small groups and conducted in the target language emphasizing both verbal and written responses.

Assessments

Tests, quizzes, workbook, lab program, and final exam.

Grading guidelines

Standardized quizzes and exams are graded with a common key. Compositions and verbal assessments are graded with a rubric.