GERM 25B - San Jose State University

SanJoséStateUniversity
SchoolofHumanitiesandArts
DepartmentofWordLanguagesandLiteratures
German25B,IntermediateGerman
ClassNumber27330,Section01,Spring2016
Instructor:
LarissaChiriaeva,Ph.D.
OfficeLocation:
CL(ClarkHall)410N
Telephone:
(408)924-4591
Email:
[email protected]@gmail.com
OfficeHours:
MW11:00a.m.–12:00noonandbyappointment
ClassDays/Time:
MW12:00noon–2:05p.m.
Classroom:
ClarkBuilding205
Prerequisites:
10unitsofcollegeGermanorequivalent
GECategory:
C2
CourseDescription
ThiscourseprovidesintermediatestudiesoftheGermanlanguageandisdesignedtodevelop
second-year language skills. Various language activities such as listening comprehension,
reading,writing,andconversationaswellasexplorationofimportantgrammaraspectswillbe
offeredatamorematurelevel.Thecoursecoversthefirst6chaptersofthetext.Itemphasizes
the process of learning German as a Second Language and helps to create a solid base for
advancedstudiesoftheGermanlanguage.Thecoursematerialiscarefullyselectedtosuitthe
needsandinterestsoftheintermediateGermanstudents.
AllcourseworkwillbeconductedinGerman.Therefore,itisveryimportantthatstudentshave
one year of college German or equivalent. Class participation is essential to acquire a
satisfactorygrade.
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RequiredText:
Denk Mal! Deutsch ohne Grenzen. 1st edition, 2012 Vista Higher Learning, Boston,
Massachusetts.TobiasBarske,MeganMcKinstry,KarinSchestokat,JaneSokolosky.
ISBN-13:978-1-60576-876-2
StudenteditionwithsupersiteISBN:978-1-61767-033-6
StudentActivitiesManual
ISBN978-1-60576-893-9
TextwithSupersiteandStudentActivitiesManualISBN:978-1-61767-037-4
On-lineResources:
1.SupersiteorSupersitePlushttp://www.vistahigherlearning.com/
2. English-GermanDictionaryhttp://dict.leo.org/
3. CanoonetGermandictionariesandGrammarhttp://www.canoo.net/index_en.html
ClassParticipationandHomework:Yoursuccessintheclassdependsonyourattendanceand
preparation for the class (homework), which consists of exercises in the Text and Student
ActivitiesManual.Theprocessoflanguage-skillbuildingisalwaysbasedonregularpracticeand
youractiveparticipationinclassroomactivities.Pleasetalktomeaboutanyissuesconcerning
yourclassattendance,sendanemail,callorleaveamessageincaseofillnessoremergencies.
However,attendancepersewon’tbeusedasacriterionforgrading.
CourseGoalsandStudentLearningObjectives
Theycorrespondwiththemajorcourseassignments,whichwillbeusedtodevelopappropriate
intermediatelanguageskills:
n toexplorefurthertheGermangrammar,topracticemorecomplexsentencestructures
n tounderstandcontext,tobecomesensitizedtoaspectsofgenreandstyle,andidentify
regionaldifferencesofuse
n todevelopintermediate-levelwrittenlanguageskillswhilewritingparagraphs
n to broaden students’ vision of social and cultural life in German speaking countries
throughTextbookandprimary-sourcesreadings
n to develop intermediate-level speaking skills, to expand vocabulary with words and
terminologyfromdifferentareasofGermansociallifeinvariousspeakingactivities,oral
presentationsandrole-play
n to acquire information on cultural, political, and economic developments through
Internet
TheseSLOsarealienedwiththeAreaC2Goals
MethodsofInstruction
Lectureonlanguageaspectsplannedforthecourse
Solvingofgrammarandsyntaxproblemsperformedinclass
Dailygrammar,readingandwritingassignments
Homeworkonlanguageaspectscoveredinclasses
Discussionofassignedreadings
Vocabularytests
Chapter-testsreviewperformedinclass
Comprehensivefinalexamincludingallmaterialscoveredduringthesemester
GradingPolicy
Your success in the course depends on your preparation and participation in each class. A
passing grade for the course implies completion of all assignments and active in-class
contributions.
Youareexpectedtoarriveontime.Incaseyoumissedaclass,itisyourresponsibilitytocover
thematerialstudiedintheclassandtodotheassignedhomework
GradeComponents/TypesofAssignmentsandTheirWeights
Homework/Inclassparticipation
5VocabularyQuizzes
2Essays
2Midterms WrittenFinalExam 10%
30%
20%
30%
10%
GradingScaleforTests/Quizzes
A+98-100 B+86-89C+76-78D+66-68Flessthan59
A94-97B82-85C72-75D63-65
A-90-93B-79-81C-69-71D-60-62
EssayGradingCriteria
5%ofyouroverallessaygradewillbedeductedforeachoccurrenceofthefollowing
FatalFlaws:
Title titleisnotincluded
S-V-A subject-verb-agreement(verbendingdoesn’tmatchtothesubject)
VP
wrongverbposition
IncSen
incompletesentence,eitherverborsubjectismissing
NewP newparagraph/startofanewthought
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TentativeScheduleofVocabularyTests,EssaysandMidterms
02/15–Vocabularytest6
02/17–Essay1:Festtage und Traditionen
03/02–Vocabularytest7
03/07--Midterm1(Chapter6and7)
03/16–Vocabularytest8
03/21–Essay2:Umweltprobleme und Ökotourismus
04/20–Vocabularytest9
04/25–Midterm2(Chapter8and9)
05/09–Vocabularytest10
05/16–COURSEREVIEW
05/19--THURSDAY!!!!-WRITTENFINALTEST,9:45—12:00p.m.Itwillinclude
materialfromallchapters.
Seetheexpandedcoursecalendarfordetailsonvocabularytests,topicofessaysetc.
DroppingandAdding
Students are responsible for understanding the policies and procedures about add/drops,
academic renewal, etc. Please refer to the current semester’s Catalog Policies section at
http://info.sjsu.edu/static/catalog/policies.html
Add/drop deadlines can be found on the current academic calendar web page located at
http://www.sjsu.edu/academic_programs/calendars/academic_calendar/
Informationonlatedropsisavailableathttp://www.sjsu.edu/aars/policies/latedrops/
Students should be aware of the current deadlines and penalties for adding and dropping
classes:
February9–lastdaytodropcourseswithoutanyentryonStudent’sRecord
February16–lastdaytoaddcoursesandregisterlate
February24–enrollmentcensusdate
March28–April1,Monday-Friday–SpringRecess
May16–lastdayofclasses
UniversityPolicies:
Academicintegrity
YourcommitmentasastudenttolearningisevidencedbyyourenrollmentatSanJoséStateUniversity.
The University’s Academic Integrity policy, located at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/S07-2.htm, requires
you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all
infractionstotheofficeofStudentConductandEthicalDevelopment.TheStudentConductandEthical
Developmentwebsiteisavailableathttp://www.sa.sjsu.edu/judicial_affairs/index.html.
Instancesofacademicdishonestywillnotbetolerated.Cheatingonexamsorplagiarism(presentingthe
work of another as your own, or the use of another person’s ideas without giving proper credit) will
result in a failing grade and sanctions by the University. For this class, all assignments are to be
completed by the individual student unless otherwise specified. If you would like to include your
assignmentoranymaterialyouhavesubmitted,orplantosubmit,foranotherclass,pleasenotethat
SJSU’sAcademicPolicyS07-2requiresapprovalofinstructors.
CampusPolicyinCompliancewiththeAmericanDisabilitiesAct
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need to make
specialarrangementsincasethebuildingmustbeevacuated,pleasemakeanappointmentwithmeas
soonaspossible,orseemeduringofficehours.PresidentialDirective97-03requiresthatstudentswith
disabilities requesting accommodations must register with the Accessible Education Center (AEC) at
http://www.sjsu.edu/aectoestablisharecordoftheirdisability.
Federalregulationsregardingthedefinitionofthecredithour
Successinthiscourseisbasedontheexpectationthatstudentswillspend,foreachunitofcredit,a
minimumofforty-fivehoursoverthelengthofthecourse(normally3hoursperunitperweekwith1of
thehoursusedforlecture)forinstructionorpreparation/studyingorcourserelatedactivitiesincluding
butnotlimitedtointernships,labs,clinicalpractica.Othercoursestructureswillhaveequivalent
workloadexpectationsasdescribedinthesyllabus.
StudentTechnologyResources
ComputerlabsforstudentuseareavailableintheAcademicSuccessCenterlocatedonthe1stfloorof
ClarkHallandonthe2ndflooroftheStudentUnion.Additionalcomputerlabsmaybeavailableinyour
department/college. Computers are also available in the Martin Luther King Library. A wide variety of
audio-visualequipmentisavailableforstudentcheckoutfromMediaServiceslocatedinIRC112.
LearningAssistanceResourceCenter
TheLearningAssistanceResourceCenter(LARC)islocatedinRoom600intheStudentServicesCenter.It
isdesignedtoassiststudentsinthedevelopmentoftheirfullacademicpotentialandtomotivatethem
tobecomeself-directedlearners.TheLARCwebsiteislocatedathttp:/www.sjsu.edu/larc/.
CarmenSiglerMediaCenter(WordLanguagesandLiteratures)
Clark Hall 208: Monday/Wednesday 9:00-5:00 and Thursday 9:00-4:00, Friday closed.
http://dflmc.sjsu.edu/Avarietyofaudio-visuallearningaidsareavailableforstudentcheckoutor
useintheWLLMediaCenter
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ExpandedCourseCalendar
German25B,IntermediateGerman
ClassNumber27330,Section01,Spring2016
Chapter6.TraditionenundSpezialitäten(February1–February17)
Discussion/ConversationalTopic:TraditionenundSpezialitäten
Filmlet:WerhatAngstvormWeihnachtsmann?
GrammarandStructures:1.Reflexiveverbsandaccusativereflexivepronouns2.Reflexiveverbs
dativereflexivepronouns3.Numbers,timeandquantities
LiteratureReadings:WolfdietrichSchnurreDieLeihgabe
Datestoremember:
02/15–Vocabularytest(wordsonp.192)
02/17–Essay:Festtage und Traditionen
Wählen Sie eins der folgenden Themen und schreiben Sie einen Aufsatz von mindestens
drei Absätzen. Verwenden Sie dabei reflexive Verben mit Akkusativ und Dativ sowie
auch Zahlen, Zeitangaben und/oder Mengenangaben. Thema 1: Was ist Ihr Lieblingsfest? Wie wird es gefeiert, welche besonderen Bräuche verbinden
Sie damit, und warum ist es Ihr Lieblingsfest?
Thema 2: Warum sind Traditionen wichtig? Wie bereichern sie unser Leben? Können sie das
Leben von Menschen auch negativ beeinflussen? Wenn ja, wie?
Chapter7.WissenschaftundTechnologie(February17–March7)
Discussion/ConversationalTopic:WissenschaftundTechnologie.
Filmlet:Roentgen
GrammarandStructures:1.Passivevoiceandalternatives2.Imperative3.Adverbs
LiteratureReadings:EgonFriedellIstdieErdebewohnt?
Datestoremember:
03/02–Vocabularytest(wordsonp.232)
03/07--Midterm1basedonChapter6andChapter7
Chapter8.RechtundUmwelt(March9–March23)
Discussion/ConversationalTopic:RechtundUmwelt
Filmlet:Spelunkers
GrammarandStructures:1.DerKonjunktivII2.DerKonjunktivIIofmodals3.Demonstratives
LiteratureReadings:W.GoetheDieNatur
Datestoremember:
03/16–Vocabularytest(wordsonp.268)
03/21–Essay:Umweltprobleme und Ökotourismus
Wählen Sie eins der Themen und schreiben Sie einen Aufsatz von mindesten drei Absätzen. Verwenden
Sie den Konjunktiv II und die würde-Konstruktion mit Infinitiv, den Konjunktiv II der Modalverben und
Demonstrativpronomen.
Thema 1: Was sind Ihrer Meinung nach die schwerwiegendsten Umweltprobleme der heutigen Zeit und
was können Menschen tun, um sie zu bewältigen? Was würde passieren, wenn die Menschen das nicht
täten?
Thema 2: Ist der „grüne Tourismus“ wirklich gut für die Umwelt? Überwiegt (Outweigh) der Nutzen
die Umweltschäden (environmental damage), die Besucher der Naturreservate hinterlassen? Schreiben
Sie einen Leitartikel, worin Sie für oder gegen Ökotourismus plädieren.
Chapter9.WirtschaftundBerufsaussichten(April4--April20)
Discussion/ConversationalTopic:ArbeitundFinanzen.WirtschaftundBerufsaussichten.
Filmlet:15MinutenWahrheit
GrammarandStructures:1.DerKonjunktivIIderVergangenheit2.Pluralsandcompound
nouns3.Two-partconjunctions
LiteratureReadings:ChristaReinigBerufsberatung
Datestoremember:
04/20–Vocabularytest(wordsonp.306)
04/25–Midterm2(basedonChapter8and9)
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Chapter10.GeschichteundGesellschaft(April27–May16)
Discussion/ConversationalTopic:GeschichteundnationalesSelbstverständnis
Filmlet:Spielzeugland
GrammarandStructures:1.DasPlusquamperfekt2.Useoftheinfinitive3.KonjunktivIand
indirectspeech
LiteratureReadings:BertoltBrechtAndieNachgeborenen
Datestoremember:
05/09–Vocabularytest(wordsonp.344)
05/16–COURSEREVIEW
05/19--THURSDAY!!!!-WRITTENFINALTEST,9:45—12:00p.m.
Syllabusandcoursecalendararesubjecttochange.Allchangeswillbeannouncedinclassroomsandvia
email.

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