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Course Description
The overall course objectives of German 210
are to continue the development of the four language skills in a cultural
context and to review and expand upon basic grammar skills covered in
first-year German classes. Our main purpose in class is to use the language
creatively and communicatively; grammar exercises are regarded as a means
to this end. All course discussion will be in German. Our goals are as
follows:
- to develop an ability to communicate thoughts on topics of general
interest
- to increase your ability to use the language in everyday situations,
orally and in writing
- to learn and read modern German short stories and prose
- to become sensitive to some of the issues and problems of life in
contemporary German-speaking countries.
Grade Distribution
- 4 exams: 30%
- Participation and discussion: 20%
- 3 essays and rewrites: 30%
- Oral midterm: 10%
- Oral final: 10%
Required Texts
- Crowner, David and Klaus Lill. Impulse: Kommunikatives Deutsch
für die Mittelstufe. Second edition. Boston and New York: Houghton
Mifflin, 1999.
- Rankin, Jamie and Larry D. Wells. Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik:
Wiederholen und Anwenden. Third edition. Boston and New York: Houghton
Mifflin, 2001.
Course Policies
Daily classes will be supplemented by a one-hour
discussion section. Attendance (class and discussion sections) is mandatory.
Unexcused absences will affect your participation grade. If you miss class
due to illness or for another legitimate reason, call before class that
day. Makeup exams are possible only in the case of excused absence. Please
note, a significant portion of your grade is based upon your attendance
and active participation in class. It is important for you to keep up
with homework assignments. You will receive reduced credit for late homework.
No credit may be given for homework that is turned in more than one week
from the day on which it was originally due.
There will be no written final exam. The oral
final will take place by appointment during the final examination period.
Please feel free to discuss your individual
concerns and problems related to this course with the instructor at any
time outside class.
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