Deutsch 1001, Frühling 2008 (Part 1 of the Block Course)
(January 9th – March 4rd, MTWR 3:30-4:45)
| Instructor: Dr. John Blair |
E-mail: jblair@westga.edu |
| Office: Cobb Hall 110, (678) 839-5955 |
Course syllabus on the web: http://www.westga.edu/~jblair/syllabi/block08.htm |
| Office Hours: MWF: 9:00-10:50, W 1:30-3:20, and by appointment. |
| Evaluation | General Syllabus | Detailed Syllabus A-B | Detailed Syllabus K1 | Quia |
| Detailed Syllabus K2 | Detailed Syllabus K3 | Detailed Syllabus K4 | Contract |
Welcome to German 1001. This course is for students who have never studied German or who have completed less than 2 years of high school German. Since this particular G1001 course moves at twice the pace of a regular language course, it is recommended that only strong students with a solid work ethic take the course. In eight weeks, we will cover the amount of material normally covered in a 16 week language course. This is the first of a four-semester language sequence. German 1001 and 1002 (the second part of this block course from March 4th or 5th to the final exam at the end of the semester) are the elementary German courses, followed in the second year by the intermediate courses, G2001 and G2002. We strongly advise that you take the four semesters of the language requirement consecutively. Dropping out of a language for a semester or more will only make the next course in the sequence more difficult.
Course Description:
In this course, students will acquire basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in German through active preparation for, and participation in, classroom activities. Students will engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions in German (NS 1.1). Students will learn to understand and interpret spoken and written German on a variety of topics (NS 1.2 -- See Kontakte, Einführung 1-Kapitel 4) and will present information, concepts and ideas in German to an audience of listeners or readers on a similar variety of topics (NS 1.3). Students will demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of German-speaking cultures (NS 2.2) and will acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the German language and its cultures (NS 3.2). Finally, students will also become more familiar with and demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons between German and English (NS 4.1). [1]
Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will be able to greet and introduce themselves to others in German, and to engage in basic conversations about their everyday experiences: work, school, schedule, leisure time.
2. Students will be able to describe themselves, their families, their lives, and their experiences in basic written and spoken German.
3. Students will be able to read, respond to, and produce a variety of written texts.
4. Students will be able to listen and respond to simple German news reports, advertisements, conversations, and other basic spoken genres.
5. Students will be able to use a variety of grammatical structures, including but not limited to the following: the present and present perfect tenses, the nominative and accusative cases, modal verbs, personal pronouns, possessive adjectives, verb-second word order (see Kontakte, chapters A-B and 1-4 for entire range).
Required Materials:
Text: Tracy D. Terrel et al. Kontakte. A Communicative Approach. (5th ed. textbook, on-line workbook, cd-rom).
You will need all the same books for G1002. Note: “Required” means you MUST have these things. Because of the nature of the course, it is imperative that you have your own book. We will use it everyday in class, often in a way that does not allow for sharing with a neighbor. You can be dropped from the course for failing to purchase the required materials.
Method:
This class will be conducted primarily in German and demands regular participation on your part. In class we will focus on interactive activities based on the material you have prepared at home. Because of the collaborative nature of the in-class activities, your success and the success of your colleagues in this class depend as much, if not more, on your preparation for the class as on mine (see contract below). There are no shortcuts in learning a language. It is a difficult task that requires consistent, committed, and hard work, but it can be enormously rewarding and fun. You should strive to speak only German during our 75 minute classes even when asking a fellow student or the instructor what time it is or what page we’re on. In large part the amount that you understand in and contribute to class will depend directly on how much time you have devoted beforehand to preparing the material, learning the vocabulary, doing the assigned exercises. On a practical level, learning German will demand memorization of vocabulary and grammatical structures and the desire/will/effort to creatively use them. You cannot simply expect to speak German without working hard at it. It will not happen through osmosis. Before creative, interesting speaking can even begin to occur, you must have access to words, concepts, grammatical structures in the language and in this context, you cannot learn these things as you learned English as a baby. Remember after all, it took more than 4 years to be able to say anything even vaguely interesting, and that after 24/7 exposure. You will have to do homework in order to learn the material well. Regular written assignments, listening comprehension exercises, language lab visits, and attendance (attentive and active participation – not simply classroom presence) play a role in both the acquisition of linguistic skills and their evaluation. In other words, homework, oral exams, lab visits, and exams are not merely hurdles to be jumped but important learning tools. You will benefit most from them if you can also see them as such.
| Preparation for and participation in class |
10% |
| Homework |
10% (written homework (text/handouts) = 5 / online = 5) |
| Quizzes |
15% |
| Chapter exams (Prüfungen – 4) |
40% (9%, 9%, 11%, 11%) |
| Essays (3) |
6% (3 short written assignments to be kept together in folder) |
| Lab visits (2) |
4% (Oral assignments on computers in lang. lab.) |
| Final Exam |
15% |
Participation grades will be assigned on a chapter-by-chapter basis in accordance with the following scale:
A -- student arrives on time and is always prepared, volunteers answers but does not hog classroom time, answers the majority of questions correctly and without wasting much time, participates well in group-work, remains focused on class activities, does not have to be regularly reminded to concentrate and focus on the activities at hand, rarely uses English, is respectful to both the professor and fellow students.
B -- student arrives on time and is almost always prepared, occasionally volunteers and answers when called on, usually answers correctly and quickly, participates well in group-work, usually works in a focused manner and only occasionally needs to be reminded to concentrate on class work, uses a bit more English that necessary but not every day, is respectful to both professor and fellow students.
C -- student almost always arrives on time, is prepared about half of the time, doesn't generally volunteer answers but does answer when called on and answers are sometimes correct, needs regular reminders to focus and concentrate but heeds reminders when given them, lapses into English on a daily basis, is respectful to both professor and students.
D -- student averages one late per week, is rarely prepared, follows along in class and attempts to answer when called on but answers are rarely correct, needs daily reminders to focus and concentrate, uses English in almost every group-work activity, has a tendency to act out.
F -- student is frequently late, often absent (5-9 times), rarely prepared, inattentive in class, asks time wasting questions about aspects of the course already covered in class during his/her absences, slows down class-room activities because of lack of preparation, hinders other students’ progress in group work, is disrespectful and lacks understanding for the classroom environment.
NOTES:
Make sure you cell phone is turned off BEFORE class begins. If your cell phone goes off (and that includes vibrating) more than once during the semester, you cannot receive higher than a C for participation. If your cell phone goes off more than 4 times, you will receive an F for participation. The classroom must remain a space in which German, learning, and teaching come first. All phone calls are major distractions that disrupt a positive and focused learning environment.
If you need to speak to me about an absence, a grade, a difficulty you are having with the material, please see me in my office. Speaking to me about such issues directly before and after class, in front of the class and/or in the hallways is inappropriate as it delays the beginning of class and means that I cannot give you my full attention.
G1001 Block Schedule for Spring 2005 (January 10th –March 1st)
| Die Woche beginnt am |
Montag |
Dienstag |
Mittwoch |
Donnerstag |
| 7. Januar |
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Einführung A |
Einführung A |
| 14. Januar |
Einführung A /Einführung B |
Einführung B |
Einführung B |
Prüfung 1 |
| 21. Januar |
MLK Tag |
Kapitel 1 |
Kapitel 1 |
Kapitel 1 |
| 28. Januar |
Kapitel 1 |
Kapitel 1/Prüfung 2 |
Kapitel 2 |
Kapitel 2 |
| 4. Februar |
Kapitel 2 |
Kapitel 2 |
Kapitel 2 |
Kapitel 2 / Prüfung 3 |
| 11. Februar |
Kapitel 3 |
Kapitel 3 |
Kapitel 3 |
Kapitel 3 |
| 18. Februar |
Kapitel 3 / Prüfung 4 |
Kapitel 4 |
Kapitel 4 |
Kapitel 4 |
| 25. Februar | Kapitel 4 | Kapitel 4 | Kapitel 4 | Kapitel 4 /Review |
| 3. März |
Final Exam |
Break Day |
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· You will be given a more detailed syllabus with homework assignments for each of the chapters listed above.
Plagiarism Policy:
The State University of West Georgia defines plagiarism as "the purchase and/or use of ghost-written papers and reports, or incorporating into a report, term theme, research paper, or project, ideas and information obtained from another person without giving credit to the person from whom such information was obtained" (Faculty Handbook, Section 207). This definition applies equally to electronic, print, and verbal sources. Plagiarism is grounds for failing this course. Furthermore, using an on-line translation service or friends, family, and/or native speakers to correct and change your German before submitting papers, projects, homework is a form of plagiarism and thus grounds for failing this course.
Course: G1001
Detailed Syllabus for Einführung A and Einführung B
How to read this plan: The work specified under a specific date is the work that you must already have completed before coming to class on that date. On Thursday, January 10th, for example, you should come to class having memorized the dialogue from Wednesday's class, reviewed the material gone over in class, written out Exercises (Übungen) 1-2 (p. 19-20), etc. You should always start with column 2 (Vorbereitung) and proceed to column 4 (Zum Schreiben) as the assignments in column 2 prepare you for, and help you with, the assignments in column 4. This plan is not absolutely comprehensive. Some additional homework, such as worksheets, may be assigned in class. Although you should do the on-line workbook exercises as they are assigned, the absolute deadline for these exercises is almost always set somewhat later, so if you miss some of them, check on-line to see if they can still be done.
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Vorbereitung (preparation for class) |
Im Unterricht (in class) |
Zum Schreiben (written work) |
| Mittwoch, den 9. Januar |
*Kaufen Sie Kontakte! (buy Kontakte package). You must buy the book immediately. Failure to buy the book will result in your being dropped from the course. |
*Introduction to the course *Dialoge *Aufforderungen (commands) *heißen *Namen |
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| Donnerstag, den 10. Januar |
*Memorize the dialogue you wrote down in class. *Review everything done in class. *Become familiar with the vocabulary under “Aufforderungen” (S. 17). *Read and take notes on A.1-A.2 (S. 19-20). *Learn the alphabet. |
*Kleidung *Grammatical gender *Farben *Begrüßen und Verabschieden. |
*K: Übungen 1-2 (S. 19-20). (S. = Seite = page) *For help with the alphabet, you can go to the online workbook, to Einführung A: Aussprache und Orthographie, Exercise A16.
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| Montag, den 14. Januar |
*Learn the vocabulary under “Kleidung” “Farben,” “Begrüßen und Verabschieden” (S. 17-18). *Read and take notes on A.3 –A4 (S. 20-22). |
*Zahlen *du/Sie *Videoecke *Quiz |
*K: Übungen 3-4 (S. 22). *Quia (Online workbook): Aufforderungen, A1-A2; Namen, A3-A4; Kleidung, A5; Farben, A8. |
| Dienstag, den 15. Januar |
*Learn the vocabulary under “Zahlen,” “Personen” und “Fragen” (S. 17-18)! *Read and take notes on A5 (S. 23) |
*Das Klassenzimmer *Der, die, das revisited! *Beschreibungen *Sein *Der Körper |
*K: Übung 5 (S. 23). *Quia: Begrüßen und Verabschieden, A10, A11, A13; Zahlen, A15. |
Mittwoch, den 16. Januar |
*Read and take notes on B1-B2 (S. 40-42). *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz unter "Das Klassenzimmer" und “Beschreibungen” und “Der Körper” (S. 38)! |
*Die Familie *Haben *Die Mehrzahl *Wetter und Jahreszeiten *Herkunft und Nationalität. |
· K: Übungen 1-3 (S. 40-42). · Quia: Das Klassenzimmer, B1, B3; Beschreibungen, B5-B8; Beschreibungen, A10. |
Donnstag, den 17. Januar |
*Read and take notes on B3-B7 (S. 42-47). *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz unter und “Die Familie,” “Wetter und Jahreszeiten,” “Länder, Kontinente, Meere,” “Herkunft,” “Sprachen” und “Sonstige Wörter und Ausdrücke,” (S.38- 39)! *Study for the exam. |
*Review *Prüfung 1 (45 Minutes) |
· K: Übungen 4-10 (S. 42-47). · Quia: Die Familie, B11, B12; Wetter und Jahreszeiten, B18, B19; Herkunft und Nationalität, B 22; Aufsatz-Training, B31. |
| Montag, den 21. Januar |
Martin Luther King Day – No Class. |
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Detailed Syllabus for Kapitel 1 top
| Datum |
Vorbereitung |
Im Unterricht |
Zum Schreiben |
| Dienstag, den 22. Januar |
*Read and take notes on 1.1 (S. 69). *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz für (learn the vocab for) “Freizeit” (S. 67). |
*Freizeit und Hobbys *Present tense *Schule und Universität
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*Übungen 1-3 (S. 70) |
| Mittwoch, den 23. Januar |
*Lesen Sie und machen Sie Notizen über (read and take notes on) 1.2 (S. 71)! *Lesen Sie und machen Sie Notizen über 1.3 (S. 72-73)! *Lesen Sie S. 53-54, “Schule und Universität.” |
*Die Uhrzeit *Tagesablauf *Word order |
*Übungen 4-5 (S. 71-3). *Quia: Kapitel 1: Freizeit, 1.1-1.3 |
| Donnerstag, den 24. Januar |
*Lernen Sie den Wortschatz für “Orte” und “Schule und Universität” (S. 66-67)! *Lesen Sie und machen Sie Notizen über 1.4 (S. 74). *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz für “Tagesablauf” (S. 68)! *Lesen Sie “Brief eines Internatsschülers” (S. 58-59)! Read it a few times! Machen Sie die Übungen ("Arbeit mit dem Text A-C, S. 58-59)! |
*Lektüre *Separable prefix verbs |
*Quia: Schule und Universität, 1.4-1.10 *Situation 8, S. 55. *Vor dem Lesen, A (S. 58) und Arbeit mit dem Text, B, C und D (S. 60)! *Übungen 6-8 (S. 73-73) |
| Montag, den 28. Januar |
*Lesen Sie und machen Sie Notizen über 1.5 (S. 75)! *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz für “Verben mit trennbaren Präfixen” und “Persönliche Daten” (S. 67-68)! *Lesen Sie "Guten Tag, Ich heisse…" (S. 64-65)! Read it a few times! |
*Persönliche Daten *Word order in questions *Leseecke *“Mein bester Freund” Die Prinzen! |
*“Arbeit mit dem Text” (S. 65). *Übungen 9 und 10 (S. 75-6). |
| Dienstag, den 29. Januar |
*Lesen Sie und machen Sie Notizen über 1.6 (S. 76-77)! *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz für ‘Sonstige Substantive,” “Sonstige Verben” und “Sonstige Wörter und Ausdrücke” (S. 68)! *Review Einführung A, Einführung B und Kapitel 1 für die Prüfung! |
*Wiederholung *Prüfung #2
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*Übungen 11 und 12 (S. 77). * Quia: Persönliche Daten, 1.11-1.13 and Aufsatz-Training, 1.33-1.34. |
Detailed Syllabus for Kapitel 2 top
| Datum |
Vorbereitung |
Im Unterricht |
Zum Einreichen |
| Mittwoch, den 30. Januar |
*Lesen Sie 2.1 “The accusative case” (S. 98). *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz für “Besitz” (S. 95-6). *Bereiten Sie S. 80 vor! (prepare) *Lesen Sie “Der Euro” (S. 81) |
*Besitz *Akkusativ *Der Euro
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*Übungen1- 2 (S. 98-9) |
| Donnerstag, den 31. Januar |
*Lesen Sie 2.2 “The negative article kein, keine” (S. 99-100). *Lesen Sie 2.3 “What would you like? Ich möchte...” (S. 100-101). *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz für “Haus und Wohnung” und “Kleidung und Schmuck” (S. 96). *Bereiten Sie S. 83-84 vor! |
*Negative article *Geschenke: “Ich möchte…” *Quiz
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*Übungen 3 und 4(S. 100-101). *Quia: Kapitel 2, Besitz, Übungen 2.2 und 2.3; Geschenke, 2.5 und 2.6. |
| Montag, den 4. Februar |
*Lesen Sie”Ringe fürs Leben zu zweit” (S. 85-86)! *Lesen Sie 2.4 “Possessive Adjectives” (S. 101-102). *Lernen sie den Wortschatz für “Adjektive und Adverbien” und “Possessivpronomen” (S. 97). *Bereiten Sie S. 87-89 vor! |
*Lektüre “Ringe fürs Leben zu zweit.” *Kleidung und Aussehen
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*Arbeit mit dem Text, Übungen A und B (S. 86). *Übungen 5, 6, und 7 (S. 103-104). *Write a paragraph about what you have in your room/apartment, what you would like, what you need. I will ask some of you to read it in class. |
| Dienstag, den 5. Februar |
*Lesen Sie 2.5 “The Present Tenses of stem-vowel changing verbs” (S. 104-105). *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz für “Sonstige Substantive” (S. 96)! |
*Vergnügen: Stem-changing verbs *Mehr Akkusativ! *Quiz
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*Quia: Kapitel 2, Kleidung und Aussehen, 2.7, 2.9, 2.11. *Aufsatz # 1 fällig. |
| Mittwoch, den 6. Februar |
*Lernen Sie den Wortschatz für “Verben,” “Sonstige Wörter und Ausdrücke,”und “Präpositionen” (S.96-97)! *Lesen Sie 2.6 “Asking people to do things: The du-imperative” (S. 106). |
*Imperativ! Befehle! *Wiederholung und Catch-up *Videoecke |
*Übungen 8, 9 und 10 (S. 105-106). *Quia: Kapitel 2, Vergnügen, 2.14 und 2.16. |
| Donnerstag, den 7. Februar |
*Lernen Sie für die Prüfung!! |
*Vorbereitung auf die Prüfung *Prüfung 3 |
*Übungen 11, 12 und 13 (S. 107). *Quia: Kapitel 2, Aufsatztraining, 2.34 und 2.35. |
Kontakte: Kapitel 3 -- Detailed Syllabus, Spring Semester 2006 (also on the web) top
| Datum |
Vorbereitung |
Im Unterricht |
Zum Schreiben |
| Montag, den 11. Februar
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*Lesen Sie 3.1 und 3.2 (S. 130-133)! *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz unter “Talente und Pläne,” “Modalverben,” “Pflichten” und “Schule” (S. 128-129)! |
*Talente und Pläne. * Pflichten. *Modalverben. ORAL EXAM 1 – We’ll head for the lab in Cobb Hall 131 at about 4:15! |
*Übungen 1-4 (S. 130-132)! *Quia: Kapitel 3, Talente und Pläne, 3.2-3.4. |
| Dienstag, den 12. Februar |
*Lesen Sie “Das Geheimnis der Küchenbank” (S. 113-114)! *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz unter “Sonstige Substantive” und “Sonstige Verben” (S. 128-129) *Lesen Sie 3.3 (S. 133-134)! |
*Lektüre *Review of case (Nominativ und Akkusativ). *Ach wie nett: Akkusative Pronomen *Quiz |
*Arbeit mit dem Text: Übungen A und B und “Nach dem Lesen” (S. 114). *Quia: Kapitel 3, Pflichten, 3.5, 3.7-3.8. |
| Mittwoch, den 13. Februar |
*Lesen Sie 3.4 (S. 135-136)! *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz unter “Adjektive und Adverbien” und “Sonstige Wörter und Ausdrücke” (S. 129)! |
*Wortstellung. *Körperliche und geistige Verfassungen.
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*Übungen 5-6 (S. 134). *Quia: Kapitel 3, Ach wie nett, 3.9-3.12. |
| Donnerstag, den 14. Februar |
*Lesen Sie 3.5 (S. 137)! *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz unter “Körperliche und geistige Verfassung” (S. 128)! |
*Modalverben *Akkusative Pronomen *Wortstellung *Körperliche und geistige Verfassungen *Quiz |
*Übung 7 (S. 134-5) und Übung 8 (S. 136). *Quia: Kapitel 3, Körperliche und geistige Fassungen, 3.13-3.15. |
| Montag, den 18. Februar |
*Lernen Sie für die Prüfung! |
*Review *Prüfung 4 |
*Übungen 9-10 (S. 136-7). *Quia: Kapitel 3, Aufsatz-Training, 3.31-3.32. |
German 1001 Block Spring 2006 Dr. Blair Detailed Syllabus Kapitel 4
| Datum |
Vorbereitung |
Im Unterricht |
Zum Einreichen |
| Dienstag, den 19. Februar |
*Lesen Sie: 4.1 (S. 160-1) und 4.2 (S. 161-3). *Lernen Sie: Participles with haben and Participles with sein (S. 161-2). *Lernen Sie: Wortschatz unter "Zeit und Reihenfolge" und "Schule und Universität" (S. 158-9). |
*Der Alltag *Quiz on homework (both written and prep. homework). |
*Schreiben Sie: Übungen 1, 2, und 3 (S. 162-3). *Quia: 4.2, 4.5, und 4.6 |
| Mittwoch, den 20. Februar |
*Lernen Sie die Verben auf den Listen von Partizipien (S. 161-3). *Bereiten Sie Übung 4 vor (S. 164)! *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz unter "Unterwegs" (S. 158) *Lesen Sie "Aufräumen" (S. 143-4) |
*More talking about the past (with present perfect tense). *Urlaub und Freizeit *Quiz on homework (both written and prep. homework). |
*Quia: 4.7, 4.10, und 4.11 *Schreiben Sie: Übung 5,, S. 164 (do quia 4.10 first!). *Schreiben Sie Arbeit mit dem Text, A und B (S. 144)
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| Donnerstag, den 21. Februar |
*Lesen Sie: 4.3 (S. 165). *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz unter "Feste und Feiertage" und "Ordinalzahlen" (S. 159). |
*Ordinalzahlen *Geburtstage und Jahrestage. *Übung macht den Meister: present perfect... |
*Schreiben Sie: Übung 6 (S. 165) *Quia: 4.12-4.14 |
| Montag, den 25. Februar |
*Lesen Sie: 4.4 (S. 166). *Bereiten Sie Übungen 7 und 8 vor (S. 166). *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz unter "Sonstige Substantive" und "Adjektive und Adverbien" (S. 159-60). |
*Even more present perfect tense. *Prepositions. *Ereignisse. *Quiz on Übungen 7 und 8 (counts as quiz and homework!) |
*Quia: 4.15 und 4.17 |
| Dienstag , den 26. Februar |
*Lesen Sie: 4.5 (S. 167-168). *Bereiten Sie Übungen 9 und 10 vor (S. 168)! *Lernen Sie den Wortschatz unter "Sonstige Verben," und "Sonstige Wörter und Ausdrücke" (S. 160). |
*present perfect tense (verbs that do not take "ge" on past participle.) *Quiz on Übungn 9 and 10 counts as quiz and homework! |
Portfolio # 3 fällig! |
| Mittwoch, den 27. Februar |
Bereiten Sie sich auf die mündliche Prüfung! |
Wir treffen uns in Cobb Hall 131 für die mündliche Prüfung |
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| Donnerstag, den 28. Februar |
Wiederholung |
Wiederholung |
Wiederholung |
| Montag, den 4. März |
*Lernen Sie für die Prüfung |
*Die Schlussprüfung |
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| Course: | German Block 2008 |
| Code: | BXMPN343 |
| Book(s): | Kontakte: Online Arbeitsbuch, 5th Edition |
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Contract (for your personal records):
1. I will prepare for and participate in class in a manner that is productive for both myself and my classmates. I will try to speak German during the class and understand that if I disrupt class in any way (talking English in group activities, demonstratively displaying bad moods, refusal to cooperate and participate), I may be considered absent.
2. I understand that all the work I submit must be my own. I will not use an on-line translation service nor friends and family to correct any of my work in advance. I understand that such actions constitute academic dishonesty and will result in a failing grade and/or further disciplinary actions. For many of the homework assignments in the textbook, the answers are in the back of the book. I will do the homework first without using this source, and then correct my homework using a different color pen.
3. I understand that attendance is important and that I am responsible for everything I miss when I skip class. I know that quizzes and homework assignments cannot be made up. I understand that if I will miss or have missed an exam, I must contact my professor as soon as possible to negotiate a make-up. If I have not contacted the professor before she returns the graded exams, I have relinquished the possibility of a make-up. I understand that make-ups will only be given in extreme circumstances and not to fit my vacation schedule, work schedule, etc.
4. I understand that coming to class late and/or leaving class at any point during the 75 minute period is rude and disruptive for my colleagues and teacher and I will do so only in extreme circumstances. I understand that two lates is equivalent to an absence and will be counted as such. I also understand that I may not have cell phones or beepers turned on during class.
5. I understand that for each absence beyond my fourth, 2.5% will be deducted from my final grade in this class. I understand that my participation grade must be 0 if I am not here. The first four absences are to be used for illness, family emergencies, etc. I understand that I should not use them frivolously. Since this policy does not distinguish between "excused" and "unexcused" absences, understandable and necessary absences will also reduce your grade, if you have already missed class four times.
6. I understand that my finances, my job, and my Hope Scholarship are my own personal business and that I should therefore not invoke them in professional discussions with my professor about the course and or my performance in the course. I understand that my grade must be based on what I do and how well I do it in this course and cannot be altered on the basis of personal circumstances.
7. I have read and understood the syllabus and how I will be evaluated in this course.
8. I have read and understood this contract or have asked questions about those aspects that I did not understand. I hereby declare my commitment to following these guidelines and agree to contact my professor if I believe I can no longer fulfill this commitment.
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[1] These have been adopted mostly verbatim from the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning.