Semester One 2017

Course Coordinator/Lectuer

Dr. Nicole Perry

Arts 2 RM 413

nicole.perry@auckland.ac.nz

09 923 7671

Office hours: Tuesday 2 pm – 3 pm, or by appointment

 

This course is designed for students who have passed GERMAN 102 or acquired a similar knowledge of German elsewhere. The approach is communicative with German used wherever possible as the language of instruction. The course aims at both fluency and accuracy in German. In conjunction with GERMAN 201, this course prepares students for the Zertifikat Deutsch B1 offered by the Goethe Institut.

 

Prescribed texts: 

• Michaela Perlmann-Balme / Susanne Schwalb: Sicher! Kursbuch Niveau B1+, Ismaning: Hueber Verlag 2012
• Michaela Perlmann-Balme / Susanne Schwalb: Sicher! Arbeitsbuch Niveau B1+, Ismaning: Hueber Verlag 2012

 

Recommended texts:

• Hilke Dreyer/ Richard Schmitt: A Practice Grammar of German, Ismaning,: Hueber Verlag 2008
• Harper Collins German Dictionary German/English, English/German (Collins, 2000) or
• Oxford German Dictionary: Ger./Eng., Engl./Ger. (Oxford University Press, 2008) 

Timetabled hours:   

Tuesday 12 pm – 2 pm	114 G15 (Commerce A)
Thursday 12 pm – 2 pm	114 G17 (Commerce A)

 

Marks for coursework and examinations:

 

Coursework:             70% 

4 homework assignments        20% (4 x 5 %)

4 vocabulary tests                    12% (4 x 3 %)

1 mid semester test                  20%

Small group presentation           8%

Oral exam                               10%

Final Examination:   30%

 

Assessment dates: 

Mid semester test:                   13.04. 2017

Homework Assignments:       HA1: 30 March; HA 2: 13 April; HA 3: 25 May; HA 4: 8 June

Vocabulary tests:                     V1: 23. March; V2: 11 April; V3: 16 May; V4: 30 May

Small group presentation:        Sign-up sheet

Oral Exam:                              6 June, most likely during class time, room to be confirmed

 

Course overview

Week No / Starting	Tuesday	Thursday	Notes
WEEK 1 6 March	Introduction / Revision	Revision	Choose team of 2-3 for small group presentation (SGP)
WEEK 2   13 March	Revision / L1 (Lektion/Kapital 1)	L1	Hausaufgabe 1: due Thursday March 30 11:59 pm
WEEK 3     20 March	L1 SGP1	L1 Vocab Test I
WEEK 4     27 March	L1 SGP2	L2	Hausaufgabe 2: due Thursday 13 April, 11:59 pm
WEEK 5     3 April	L2 SGP 3	L2 SGP4
WEEK 6    10 April	L2 Vocab Test II	L2 Mid Semester Test
mid term break
WEEK 7    1 May	L3	L3 SGP5
WEEK 8    8 May	L3	L3 SGP6	Hausaufgabe 3: due Thursday 25 May, 11:59 pm
WEEK 9  15 May	L3 Vocab Test 3	L4 SGP7
WEEK 10  22 May	L4	L4 SGP8	Hausaufgabe 4: due Thursday 8 June, 11:59 PM
WEEK 11   29 May	L4 VocabTest 4	L4 SGP9
WEEK 12 5 June	Oral Exams	Final Exam Preparation

  

Assessment description:

Mid Semester Test:

The Test will be 90 minutes long and will include material covered in the previous weeks since the start of the semester or the previous tests. It will concentrate on grammatical structures, written expression, reading comprehension as well as some vocabulary review.

 

Homework Assignments:

Homework assignments are designed to engage you with the new structures learned in class while allowing you plenty of time to reflect on questions and consult relevant sources.

Please submit all homework assignments by 11:59 pm on CANVAS.

 

Vocabulary tests:

Learning new vocabulary is the cornerstone for studying any language. These short 10-15 minute tests should encourage you to fill in and study the vocabulary lists at the end of each chapter in your Arbeitsbuch on a regular basis. This will give you a good foundation when attempting the writing sections of your homework assignments, tests or exam.

 

Small group presentation:

For this presentation, you should form groups of 2-3 students. Your task will be to present a German/Swiss/Austrian city or special location of your choice to the class. Groups should divide the presentations into relevant parts of approximately equal length (4-5 minutes).

 

Possible specialisations could include: Geschichte/Kultur/Sehenswürdigkeiten/Veranstaltungen/Industrie/Klima or others (please note there is no need to cover all these aspects, choose the most relevant ones for your city. There will be time for questions from the class/teacher after each city has been presented. The maximum presentation time for each group should not exceed 10-15 minutes. Each student will be marked individually. Please note that each city can only be presented once.

 

Tips for preparing your presentation:

 

• Presentations may be supported by PPT-slides which can include both notes and pictures
• Presentations should be freely delivered and NOT read. Read presentations will be marked down.
• You are encouraged to use a variety of online and offline resources to put together your presentations but please include a reference list at the end of your PPT presentation
• If you use German sources, please put the information in your own language. If we we have the impression that you copied and pasted sections of your presentation, you will be marked down.
• Make sure your presentation is understandable for the rest of the class. If you use difficult words, explain them. When practicing, ask your group members, whether they understand what you are saying in your part of the presentation.
• Practice your presentations before you give them in class. Check that you remember the main points without having to refer too much to notes. Make sure the handover between presenters is smooth. Check that you are within the allowed timeframe.

  

Oral exam:

For the oral exam, you will need to find a partner. Please make sure to sign up for a timeslot on the sheet that will be circulated in class and displayed outside my office door (Room 413, Arts 2) afterwards. 15 minutes before your exam, you will receive a task that you should solve together with your partner. Topics to revise for the exam will be made available two weeks prior.

 

Extra practice:

On the GERMAN 200 Coursebuilder Webpage you will find a range of grammar excersises grouped by your individual lessons.  The Webpage also contains various links to additional exercises, useful external links and general grammar revision which you may find helpful while studying. You can access the German 200 Coursebuilder page by loging on to CANVAS and selecting German 200 course homepage. A new window with the Coursebuilder page should open automatically.

 

N.B.: As the Department has changed textbooks for Stage 2 courses, the Coursebuilder website is being updated throughout the semester to reflect the differences in course content. We ask for your patience should some additional resources be temporarily unavailable.

 

Easy German language readers:

 

The following easy reading texts have been written especially for language learners. They include an audio-CD with a recording of the text as well as some reading comprehension exercises. Ask for the CD at the Lending Desk of the library as it is held separately from the book.

 

Böttcher, Regine: Erich ist verschwunden. Genua: Cideb Editrice, 2004.

Call Number: 438.64 B75e    

 

Böttcher, Regine: Die Rache des Computers. Genua: Cideb Editrice, 2004.

Call Number: 438.64 B75r

 

Böttcher, Regine: Der Fluch der Mumie. Genua: Cideb Editrice, 2003.

Call Number: 438.64 B75

 

Medaglia, Cinzia: Die Nachbarn. Genua: Cideb Editrice, 2003.

Call Number: 438.64 M48

 

Tschiesche, Jacqueline: Mord im Grand Hotel. Genua: Cideb Editrice, 2007.

Call Number: 438.64 T87

 

Werner, Sabine: Albert Einstein. Genua: Cideb Editrice, 2006.

Call Number: 438.64 W49

 

Werner, Sabine: Tor ohne Grenzen. Genua: Cideb Editrice, 2006.

Call Number: 438.64 W49t

 

Felix: Berliner Pokalfieber. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 2003. (no audio-CD)

Call Number: 438.64 F31b

 

Felix: Der Märchenkönig. Langenscheidt, 2003. (no audio-CD)

Call Number: 438.64 F31m

Coursework policy:

All homework assignments and essays which you prepare outside of class need to be your own work. If you have received any help from other sources (print- or online-resources, friends, family or native speakers) such help needs to be acknowledged. If we are in doubt about the originality of your work, we reserve the right to demand an alternative form of assessment. If in doubt please check with your lecturer and consult the University’s Guidelines on the Conduct of Coursework.

Notes:

 

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