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GERMAN I
LAN 111
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Course and Section number: German1
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
LAN 111 German I is an introduction to the pronunciation, basic comprehension, and communication in German
through active class use of simple vocabulary, grammar and syntax. This course is recommended for students who
have had two or less (including no) years of previous high school study of this language. Students with more than two
years prior study should consult with the Academic Department Chair of the World Languages and Cultures
Discipline for course placement guidance.
3 lectures,1 lab,3 credits) General Education Course
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of the course requirements, students will be able to:
1. Learn the proper pronunciation of words;
2. Use two tenses of verbs(present tense and present perfect),in the active voice;
3. Conduct simple conversations in German by using learned patterns;
4. Comprehend and translate short passages of German to English;
5. Become familiar with German Culture in Germany and German speaking countries;
ASSESSMENT METHODS:
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Students will be assessed on the four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Each of these skills will be
assessed as follows:
1. The student’s progress will be measured by class participation and completing assignments.
2. Speaking: Simple conversations in German with classmates and instructor.
3. Reading: Being able to read short dialogs using proper pronunciation.
4. Writing: Usage of German phrases, sentence structures and vocabulary and quizzes, and exams.
5. Gain a cultural understanding of the German speaking countries.
. 6. A presentation-group project about some aspects of the German speaking countries. The project demands
research and preparation.
COURSE CONTENT AND CLASS SCHEDULE (Note to students: This class schedule is subject to change
depending on class progress):
Week/Date
Chapter/Topic/Assignments
Lesson Learning Objectives
Student
Learning
Objectives
(Week 1)
Self-Introduction.
Course Introduction.
The first two introductory chapters
Vocabulary about the room/colors
HW. translate dialog
Self-Introduction.
Course Introduction.
1.Make simple statements
2. Ask simple questions
1, 2, 3
(Week 2)
In the Department Store Schritte
Vocabulary clothing
The Verb to be
Numbers 1-100
Pronunciation
Umlaute
Adjectives
Euro
1. Employ basic terms of clothing
2. Ask what color the clothing item is
3. Ask how much it costs.
4. Describe the item.
5. Pay with Euro
1,2, 3, 4, 5
(Week 3)
The Weather /Schritte
Vocabulary
Seasons
Days
Months
Adjectives
Read the dialog
Sentences: statements and questions
HW.Translate dialog/pg.17
Quiz
1. Employ basic terms of weather
2. Describe simple weather changes.
3. Compare the weather of two
places.
4 . Talk about the date
5.Talk about the season
1,2, 3, 4, 5
(Week 4)
The Time /Schritte
Review all of Schritte 1-4
Wie spaet ist es?
Vocabulary related to time
Structures related to time
1.Ask about the time.
2Understand military time and its
usage in Germany.
1,2, 3, 4, 5
Ch.1 Family, Countries, 1. Ask where you come from.
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(Week 5) Languages
Vocabulary of the family
Names of various countries
Grammar: Du and Sie.
Mein/Meine/use as
subject/nominative
Structures /verbs needed to talk
about your family.
Conjugate verbs/regular
HW:pg.30 read/and translate
Questions 1-8 Quiz
2.Ask where your parents are living.
3Ask where your siblings are living.
4.Ask about their names, and ages
5.Ask where they are all living
(city)
1, 2,3, 4, 5,
(Week 6)
Ch.1Family ,Countries,
Languages
Vocabulary cont.
Languages and nationalities
Usage of “in” in a female
Structure: where a place is located
North/South/East/West
Cities in Germany
Read :Deutschland in Europa pg.47
HW:Aktives zum Text pg.47 Test
1. Ask what language someone
speaks.
2. Tell someone your nationality and
the nationality of your sister
or mother.
3. Tell someone where your home
country is located.
4.Tell someone where the capital
Of Germany is located.
1, 2,3, 4, 5,
(Week 7)
Ch.2 Lebensmittel und
Geschaefte
Vocabulary related to food you buy
in a store/singular/plural
Introduction of the second case
Accusative/direct
object/prepositions
Introduction of transitive verbs
Go to a bakery
Read”In der Baeckerei” pg.56
HW.translate questions 6-10
1. Tell the store clerk what you would
like.
2. Ask how much that costs.
3. Tell your friends what everyone is
eating in using the correct
articles, indicating the case.
1, 2,3, 4, 5
(Week 8)
Ch.2 Lebensmittel and
Geschaefte
Vocabulary cont./Review
Questions and answers
Go to a supermarket to shop
Grammar: Coordinating
conjunctions
Writing a dialog
Read: pg.56 Im
Lebensmittelgeschaeft
HW: translate dialog and questions
1. Ask for items in the supermarket.
2.Ask what they cost and if they are
fresh.
3.Ask what a certain item is.
4.Write a small dialog about going to
a store in a city using the transitive
verbs and coordinating
conjunctions.
1,2, 3, 4, 5
(Week 9)
Ch.3 Im Restaurant
Vocabulary and sentence structure.
Going to a restaurant and
1. Ask for the menu.
2, Ask for the daily special.
1,2, 3, 4, 5
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identifying meals on a menu.
Pg.83
Read dialog pg.82/role play
Order different meals from the
menu
HW: translate dialog pg.82
3. Ask the waiter to identify a dish.
4.Order a salad, a main course and a
Dessert.
(Week 10)
Ch.3 Im Restaurant
Review all vocabulary related to
food
Review all structures and grammar
Order food for other members in
your party
Indirect Object/Dative case
Measuring nouns
Dative verbs/dative prepositions
Pg.91 /Pay for your meal
Test
1. Order your food from the menu
2. Order for others in your party.
3.Pay for your meal/talk to the waiter
4.Isolate the indirect object
1, 2,3, 4, 5
(Week 11)
Ch.4 Holidays and festivals
Vocabulary related to holidays
Birthday
Ordinal numbers
Buying gifts
Oktoberfest in Muenchen
Weihnachten
Customs related to special holidays
Dialog: Am Telefon pg.108 read
1. Ask someone when it is their
birthday.
2.Tell someone, when it is your
birthday.
3.Tell others, when your friends
birthday is.
4. Going shopping for gifts.
5.Ask someone what they buy
For gifts.
1, 2,3, 4, 5
(Week 12)
Ch.4 Holidays and Festivals
Present perfekt
Strong and weak verbs with haben
and sein
Pg. 119 many exercises in the text.
Pg.118 A
Pg.118 D
Grandfathers last birthday Quiz
1.Ask about Grandfathers last
Birthday.
2.Ask who came .
3.Ask what presents he got.
4 .Ask what everyone ate and drank.
5.Ask if everyone had fun.
6.Ask what everyone wished
Grandfather.
1,2, 3, 4, 5
(Week13)
Ch.4Holidays and Festivals
Deutsche Feste /story read
Aktives zum Text pg.131
Pg. 131B
1.Read and understand content
2.Talk about one holiday in
Germany and compare to US.
1,2,3,4,5
4
Discussion of other holidays and
compare them to the US.
(Week 14)
Ch.5 In the City
Vocabulary
Places in the city
Austria
Final Exam
1. Ask about where are certain places
in Vienna that you want to see.
1, 2,3, 4, 5
(Week 15)
Ch.5In the City
Review places in the city/to ask for
directions.
Presentation/Cultural due
Present in front of class
Hand in written report
Film/it relates to some aspect in
Germany that is of historical
importance. Quiz
1.Ask about directions.
2.Give directions
3.Identify location by landmark in
Vienna.
1,2, 3, 4, 5,
COURSE TEXTS / OTHER STUDY MATERIALS:
Required:
• Wie Geht’s Dieter Sevin/Ingrid Sevin ISBN -10:1-4390-8406-9 9th Edition
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Recommended:
o German/English Dictionary
Suggested Readings:
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PREPARATION EXPECTATIONS:
1. Each lesson should be prepared in advance.
2. Preview the assigned chapter before coming to class.
3. Class attendance is required.
4. Weekly quizzes may include vocabulary usage, and/or reading comprehension.
GRADING:
The final grade in this course will be determined by a student’s overall mastery of the subject matter as
evidenced on exams, quizzes, oral presentations, homework assignments, and class participation:
o Weekly quizzes or drills 20%
o Tests 20%
o Final comprehensive exam 20%
o Final presentation, including proposal,
oral presentation, and discussion 20%
o Attendance, preparation, and active class
participation, homework 20%
Grade Scale:
A 90-100% C+ 76-79% F 0-59%
B+ 86-89% C 70-75%
B 80-85% D 60-69%
BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ATTENDANCE POLICY:
All students are expected to attend punctually every scheduled meeting of each course in which they are
registered. Attendance and lateness policies and sanctions are to be determined by the instructor for each section
of each course. These will be established in writing on the individual course outline. Attendance will be kept by
the instructor for administrative and counseling purposes.
ATTENDANCE POLICY IN THIS COURSE:
The study of a foreign-language necessitates that students attend classes regularly in order to achieve proficiency.
Therefore, students are expected to attend and actively participate in every scheduled class meeting. Attendance will
be taken at the beginning of each class session. Each student is responsible for all material presented. If absent from
a class, students are responsible for obtaining materials missed, information on assignments, etc. by contacting a
classmate, or the instructor.
Late homework will be accepted no later than one class from the original due date and will be given half-credit. A
make-up for an exam or a quiz will be given only in emergency situation. Official documentation to validate the
nature of the absence is required. Should a student encounter unforeseen circumstances that prohibits him to come to
class and take the quiz or exam, he has to discuss the situation with the professor.
WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
PLACEMENT POLICY
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Students interested in study a world language at Bergen Community College may choose to either begin a new one or
continue the language studied previously. Students who have studied a world language in high school and have
received a grade B or better should enroll in the appropriate Bergen course as follows:
Years of Study: Register in:
Up to one Level I courses
(e.g. German I)
Two years Level II courses
(e.g.German II)
Three or more Level III or higher level courses
(e.g. Intermediate German I)
STUDENT AND FACULTY SUPPORT SERVICES:
Services for Students with Disabilities
A wide variety of services are available to students with documented disabilities through the Office of Special
Services (OSS). OSS is dedicated to serving students with physical, visual, learning, hearing and emotional
disabilities. Following semester, upon request from the student, an accommodation from is filled out by OSS staff
and a copy given to each instructor. When extended test time or testing in a private setting is required, a copy of the
form is submitted to the Testing Center OSS liaison. Accommodations may include the following:
Extended testing time
Testing in a private setting
Use to the Adaptive Computer Lab and/or other adaptive equipment
Use of a Note taker, Tutor, Reader, or Scribe
Use of a tape recorder
Use of a C-Print Operator (a computerized note-taking service)
A more detailed explanation can be found on the college website at www.bergen.edu/oss
The Sidney Silverman Library
The Sidney Silverman Library is an integral part of the college’s educational programs. To support the curriculum,
the library acquires, organizes, and provides access to a variety print, media, and electronic resources for individual
and classroom use. It is open whenever classes are in session and on a reduced schedule when classes are not in
session. The library is open to all students, faculty, and general public. (BCC Catalog)
The library’s webpage, www.bergen.edu/library, is available for up-to-date information regarding library collections
and services.
All of the required texts for the course will be made available on Reserve. Go to the library Circulation Desk for
access to the reserved copies.
GENERAL
All students are subject to the rules, regulations and policies set forth in the current Bergen Community College
Catalog.
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