german 310 - Salisbury University

GERMAN 310
Oral and Written Composition
Salisbury University Department of Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies Fall 2008 Meeting: Tuesday and Thursday Location and Time TBA Instructor:
Frau Klaudia Thompson
331 Holloway Hall
(410) 543-6522
kmthompson@salisbury.edu
Office Hours: , and by appointment
German 310 is an "enhanced" course: that is, a course that might
traditionally be offered for 3 credit hours, but which, within the context
of both the newly reformed German program and the Fulton School's overall
curriculum reform initiative, is being offered here in a 4-credit context.
The main purpose of the Fulton reform and the courses in it is to engage
students more in the individual courses they take and, as a result, provide
students with a deeper-and often more active---learning experience and
encounter with the subject at hand. All "enhanced" 4-credit courses in the
Fulton School will require significantly more-and sometimes different-work
than they might (or used to) require as 3 credit courses. For more
information on the Fulton reform and "enhanced" courses, and what both mean
to you, as a student, please visit the Fulton reform student website at
http:www.salisbury.edu/fulton/curref-students.html. Texts: Conversations in German, Points of Departure by Nancy Decker and Frank
Sedwick (Copies of this are on reserve in the library. Please
photocopy the units assigned to you at the beginning of the
semester) Allerlei zum Lesen (second edition) by Herman Teichert and Lovette Teichert "Das Ratsel Vom Waldsee" by Rita M. Walbruck German in Review and German in Review Quia Online Activities Pass Card German Films on reserve in Blackwell Library
Effie Briest
Nosferatu
Emil und die Detektive
Beyond Silence
Marx und CocaCola
Objectives: The objectives of this course are to increase the oral and written skills
of the student in the following ways:
1. Provide an atmosphere in the classroom situation that will encourage
spontaneous conversation in German.
2. Work on correct pronunciation and intonation in German phrases and
sentences.
3. Increase a student's vocabulary in German.
4. Increase and review the student's grammar and syntax in both oral and
written form. Class Procedures:
Tuesday - A diary in German is to be maintained by each student.
Mistakes will be marked on these and returned to the student for
correction. Then a grade will be placed on these according to how
well they have been corrected. A half page entry on a sheet of
paper 81/2" by 11" (skip every other line) should be written every
day.
Since there are 14 weeks in the semester and
you are required to submit 10 diaries there will be 4 weeks that
you may skip a week submitting one. However you may only skip one
week at a time. Diaries that are more than one week late will
lose points even if perfect for each week they are late. Diaries will be due on Tuesday. For Tuesdays a short story and
exercises from the Walbruck text and later from Allerlei zum Lesen
will also be assigned and Quia assignments
from German in Review will also be made on Tuesdays and will fall
due on the following Tuesday. Quia assignments will be based on
grammar problems that German students usually have at this level
(i.e. use of da-compounds,relative pronouns, or when to use haben
or sein in the perfect tenses). Thursday - On Thursdays oral work from Conversations in German will be
discussed and diaries with errors marked on them will be handed
back for correction. These are to be corrected over the weekend
and the corrected version along with a new diary are to be handed
in the following Tuesday. Throughout the semester- roughly every three weeks-
Throughout the semester the films for this
enhanced course will be assigned for viewing. They will be assigned at
roughly three week intervals. This should allow all class members enough
time to view the film in the library. The films are in German and a quiz
will be given on each film and I will require all questions to be answered
in German. In addition to the above regular work, a term project is to be prepared and
an oral and written final will be given - see below. Language Resource Center (CH 107):
In the LRC you will find a series of dialogues to be used as outside
preparation for this class. These tapes and CD's are designed to improve
your vocabulary and pronunciation. You need not use them at any fixed time
but rather at your convenience. Please bring your own blank tapes to the
lab for duplication if you so wish to have copies of the lab tapes made. . *Compositions and WAC Requirements
Homework, dictations and compositions will be assigned with "Writing Across
the Curriculum" in mind. The transfer of writing skills from one language
to another enhances the ability to write well in both English and German.
Evaluations of written assignments will be based on both form and content.
Daily Grades and Tests:
Each student will be given daily grades based on his/her oral communication
and participation in class. Grading in the course will be as follows:
NOTE: Cell phones, i-Pods and the like are not permitted in this classroom Class participation: 5%
Diary: 5%
Homework for stories: 25%.
Written final on stories = 20%
Oral Final on Conversations - 10%
Final Project = 10%
Films and their Quizzes =10%
Quia assignments = 15% The total number of points possible in this course grades will be based on
the following percentages.
A = 100-90%
B= 89-80%
C= 79-70%
D= 69-60%
F= 59% and below
Vocabulary Quizzes, if necessary will be announced in advance. Term
projects will fall due during prearranged class meetings. (Weeks 10-13). Oral reports will be assigned by the instructor and will be presented to
the class. They will be about 5 minutes in length. They will be related
to the weekly conversation topic and/or highlights of your week. Each
student should expect to answer in German, questions directed to him/her by
the instructor during the class meetings relating to the above mentioned
topics. Term projects are to be demonstrative speeches that are to be outlined and
well organized reports of about 15 minutes in length. These are to be oral
presentations to the class complete with visual aids, charts and/or props.
They will be worth 100 points and your grades will be based on:
(1) oral presentation and delivery
(2) grammar
(3) sentence structure
(4) vocabulary
(5) pronunciation Below are some suggested topics. These can be related in some way to
Germany, German culture, Austria or Switzerland but need not be. Ex. German eating customs and habits.
German art of a certain time period.
Cooking demonstrations
German music of a certain time period.
Slide show of a certain German region. You may however also chose a topic not specifically German. Ex. Your hobby.
Your special skills at
.
How to play a certain game.
Something based on your major. Presentations are to be made as though you were in a speech class. You may
use note cards but do not just read your speech from them or you will
receive a "C" at best.
TENTATIVE WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR GERMAN 310 This schedule may be changed to better meet the needs of the class
Week 1 Introduction to course
Conversation-Zimmerkollegen/Zimmerkolleginnen
Diary # 1 assigned
"Das Raetsel Vom Waldsee "assigned
Week 2 Diary #1 due
"Raetsel Vom Waldsee '
Conversation-Der Hoersaal
German in Review Quia assignment # 1 due
Week 3 Diary #1 revision due
Diary # 2 due
Conversation -Der Tanzabend
"Turken Pflanzen Nur Bohnen"
Effie Briest
Week 4 Diary #2 revision due
Diary # 3 due
Conversation--Die Familie
"Verfahren"
Quia assignment #2 due
Week 5 Diary #3 revision due
Diary #4 due
Conversation-Das Haus
"Die Drei Dunklen Koenige"
Nosferatu
Week 6 Diary #4 revision due
Diary #5 due
Conversation-Die Kueche
"Die Silbergeschichte"
Quia assignment #3 due
Week 7 Diary # 5 revision due
Diary #6 due
Conversation-Das Badezimmer & Der Gedeckte Tisch
"Spaghetti Fuer Zwei"
Emil und die Detektive
Week 8 Diary #6 revision due
Diary # 7 due
Conversation - Der Menschliche Koerper
"Die Verlobung"
Quia assignment # 4 Week 9 Diary #7 revision due
Diary #8 due
Conversation -Die Koerperpflege
"Der Traummann"
Beyond Silence
Week 10 Diary #8 revision due
Diary # 9 due
Conversation-Der Sport
"Es War Ein Reizender Abend"
Quia assignment # 5 due
Week 11 Diary # 9 revision due
Diary # 10 due
Conversation - Das Picknick
"Schneewittchen"
Marx und Coca Cola
Week 12 Diary # 10 revision due
Conversatio