| Course title | |||||
| 異文化理解のためのドイツ語 [German for Intercultural Understanding] | |||||
| Course category | Liberal Arts and Fundamental Studies | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 1～ | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 01fl1003 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| RIESER LUKAS [RIESER Lukas] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Engineering | Office | Building 12 Room 422 | Email address | |
| Course description |
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Based on elementary grammar and reading, this course is designed to develop a higher level of proficiency in translation or written communication. Emphasis is on intercultural Understanding in German. This course is offered to advance students' intercultural understanding applying the knowledge and skills acquired in German I and II. |
| Expected Learning |
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Learners who successfully complete this course will be able to: 1. read and write high level German text with the aid of a dictionary. 2. understand and explain German culture. Competency Development: Intercultural Understanding, Global Awareness, Communication skills, Reading Comprehension skills |
| Course schedule |
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Week 1: Course guidance, expression practice Week 2: Review of grammar, expression practice, conversation practice, reading Weeks 3 to 13: Expression practice, conversation practice, reading Week 3: Wien ist anders: Introduction. Week 4: Kapitel 1 Auf dem Stephansturm: Present perfect, 3 basic verbal forms, comparison Week 5: Kapitel 2 Es ist kompliziert: Number, declension of adjectives Week 6: Kapitel 3 Das isst man in Wien wirklich: Date expressions, passive voice Week 7: Kapitel 4 Die Hauptstadt der Musik? Calendar months, 'das' & 'dass'. Week 8: Kapitel 5 Gehen wir einkaufen! Subordinating conjunctions and subordinate clauses. Week 9: Kapitel 6 Ausfluge ins Gruene. Numerals, subjunctive II. Week10: Kapitel 7 Skifahren ist wunderbar! Prefixes and suffixes, present perfect. Week11: Kapitel 8 Unser Zug: Subjunctive I and II. Week12: Kapitel 9 Ein echter Wiener: Past perfect, relative pronouns Week13: Kapitel 10 In Wien ist die Welt zu Hause: Simple past tense. Week14 : Review of grammar, expression practice Week15: Summary and final exam (contents and progress may vary by materials used) |
| Prerequisites |
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Students are requested to take "German Ⅰ・Ⅱ" . Text of grammar and dictionary are needed. 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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"Allerlei Wien", Schermann & Aihara, Sanshusha. Students are instructed to purchase a textbook from the university COOP. |
| References |
| Dictionaries and other reading materials are suggested in the first class. |
| Assessment/Grading |
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Exam (60%)：to assess reading and translation ability based on basic grammar from German I and II, as well as intermediate grammar from this course. Class participation (40%): Class attendance and communication expression ability making sentences parallel to the class materials is evaluated. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| It is necessary to prepare a suitable IT environment for online classes. Please check whether you are able to use a microphone and camera in advance. In case offline classes become possible, please mind your behavior. Eating and drinking during class are not permitted, and phones must be turned off unless instructed otherwise. |
| Course keywords |
| Understanding German, Reading, German cluture |
| Office hours |
| Questions can be asked at any time during, before, and after class. Otherwise, the instructors can be contacted via email, and on the message board in google classroom. |
| Remarks 1 |
| Detailed information on online instruction will be published on google classroom. |
| Remarks 2 |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| German |
| Last update |
| 2/1/2021 5:04:49 PM |