| Course title | |||||
| ドイツ語I [German I] | |||||
| Course category | Liberal Arts and Fundamental Studies | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 1～4 | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 020096 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 富田 裕 [TOMITA Hiroshi] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Engineering | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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The course introduces you to basic German vocabulary and grammar. You will learn the laws of grammar, read and speak easy sentences, translate them into Japanese and write brief responses in German. After passing the final exam you are entitled to obtain a credit. Native speakers of German are not permitted to register for this course. This course is offered as the first part of the two-part German language course of the Global Language and Cultural Studies. |
| Expected Learning |
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Learners who successfully complete this course will be able to: 1. exchange daily greetings 2. pronounce words correctly 3. read simple sentences in the present tense with the aid of a dictionary 4. have images of foreign languages and cultures other than those of English-speaking countries. Competency Development: Intercultural Understanding, Global Awareness, Communication skills, Reading Comprehension skills |
| Course schedule |
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Week1: Course guidance. German alphabet. Week2: Pronunciation 1. Week3: Pronunciation 2. Personal pronouns in the nominative. Week4: Conjugation of verbs in the present tense 1. Week5: Conjugation of verbs in the present tense 2. Week6: Gender, number and case of nouns. Definite and indefinite articles. Week7: Imperative. Negative sentences and interrogative sentences. Week8: Declension of personal pronouns. Cardinal numbers. Week9: Declension of nouns in the singular and in the plural. Week10:Demonstrative adjectives, indefinite adjectives, possessive adjectives etc. Week11: Modal auxiliaries. Week12: Prepositions 1. Week13: Prepositions 2. Three principal parts of verbs. Week14: Conjugation of verbs in the past tense. Week15: Summary Final exam. |
| Prerequisites |
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This course carries 1 credits. Students are recommended to spend 45 minutes in preparing for each class, and another 45 minutes in completing assignments and revising the class. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
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Praemie. Deutsch. Kamitake, Kunimitsu und Tajima. Hakusuisha Verlag. The textbook will be specified in the first class. |
| References |
| Dictionaries and other reading materials are suggested in the first class. |
| Assessment/Grading |
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The roll will be called every week. You must not absent yourself more than 4 times. The final grade will be assessed by the following criteria: (i) Class participation and results of small tests ― 30% (ii) Result of the final examination ― 70% |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| You need to prepare for the class. You ought to switch your phone off in the classroom. |
| Course keywords |
| pronunciation, declension, conjugation, dictionary |
| Office hours |
| By E-mail |
| Remarks 1 |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| German |
| Last update |
| 5/31/2019 9:17:14 AM |