German 201 Outline.docx

 

School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics

GERMAN 201: German Language Intermediate

Semester Two 2018

                                                                                                                       

Instructor: Dr. Diana Feick                     Office: Arts 2 Level 4, Room: 416

Office hours:    

Extension: 88931    

E-mail: diana.feick@auckland.ac.nz       Location:      

This course is designed for students who have passed GERMAN 200 or acquired a similar knowledge of German elsewhere. The approach is communicative with German used as the language of instruction. The course aims at both fluency and accuracy in German. In conjunction with GERMAN 200, 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

weitere Ressourcen:

• Hilke Dreyer/ Richard Schmitt: A Practice Grammar of German, Ismaning: Hueber Verlag 2008
• Christian Fandrych / Ulrike Tallowitz: Klipp und klar. Übungsgrammatik Grundstufe Deutsch, Stuttgart: Klett 2008

Timetabled hours:              Monday & Wednesday 1pm – 3 pm

                                             Room: 114-G18 (Commerce A, Room G18)

Marks for coursework and examinations:

Coursework:                                       70%

 

1 Assignment (Projektarbeit)  25% (interview questions 5% + project report 20%)

1 Mid Term Test                      15%

1 In Class Presentation          15%

1 Oral Exam                           15%

Final Examination:                           30%

 

Assessment Dates

 

Mid Term Test	12. September 2018
Assignment (Projektarbeit)	Interviewfragen+Kurzbiographie (Projekt)  01. August Projektbericht     08. Oktober
Oral Exams	15. Oktober during class time

 

Assessment

• Assignment (Projektarbeit)

Die Projektarbeit hat das Thema "Oral History von deutschsprachigen Migrant_innen in Neuseeland". Ziel ist es, die Lebensgeschichten dieser Migrant_innen (audio-)visuell zu dokumentieren. Dies kann durch Interviews/Fotoreportagen (inkl. Transkriptionen) oder Videodokumenationen (inkl. deutschen Untertiteln) mit Zeitzeugen Ihrer Wahl in der Sprache Deutsch realisiert werden. Assignemt 1: Kurzbiographie und Interviewfragen. Assignment 2: finales Projektprodukt (1500-2000 Wörter).

Project 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 hand in all homework assignments electronically on Canvas by Midnight on the due date.

Please see further details under MODULES.

• In Class Presentation

This 10 min presentation is designed to train you to speak more freely, as this is often an area of discomfort. In dieser Präsentation stellen Sie der Gruppe einen Aspekt Ihrer Projektarbeit vor.

Please see further details under MODULES.

• Mid Term Test

The Test will be 90 minutes long and will include material covered in the preceeding weeks since the start of the semester. It will concentrate on grammatical structures, written expression, reading comprehension as well as listening comprehension. In addition, I will expect you to know and be able to use the vocabulary of the units we have covered in class.

 

• 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 416) 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 201 Coursebuilder page (found via the course website section on CANVAS) you will find a range of grammar exercises 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 201 Coursebuilder page by logging on to Canvas and selecting German 201. A link to the course website will be in the menu on the left hand side.

Course Overview

Week No / Starting	Montag	Mittwoch	Kommentar
WEEK 1 16. Juli	Einführung/L5	L5	Presentation slots selected
WEEK 2   23. Juli	L5	L5
WEEK 3     30. Juli	L5	L5/L6	Projektarbeit Teil 1 due Mittwoch 01. August (midnight)
WEEK 4     6. August	L6	L6	3 Vortragsslots
WEEK 5     13. August	L6	L6	4 Vortragsslots
WEEK 6    20. August	L6/L7	L7	3 Vortragsslots
mid term break
WEEK 7    10. September	L7	L7 MID TERM TEST	2 Vortragsslots
WEEK 8    17. September	L7	L7	4 Vortragsslots
WEEK 9  24. September	L8	L8	4 Vortragsslots
WEEK 10  1. Oktober	L8	L8	4 Vortragsslots
WEEK 11   8. Oktober	L8	Preparation for Oral Exam and Goethe B1	Projektbericht due Montag 8. Oktober (midnight)
WEEK 12 15. Oktober	ORAL EXAMS (no class)	Final exam test preparation

 

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

 

 

Other important information:

 

• Extensions are not normally given unless you can produce a certificate from a

medical practitioner or a counselling service covering the period in question.

Penalty for late submission: 10% per day (written assignments only).

For information regarding application for aegrotat / compassionate consideration

refer to:

www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/cs-aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration

 

• Tuakana mentor and equity support for Maori and Pasifika students: we do not

currently have a Tuakana mentor for German because of very low demand in 2014.

However, if you would be keen on having mentoring sessions, please talk to your

lecturer or the Tuakana Arts team, and we will do our best to get a mentor for the

current semester. Tuakana Arts team:

http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/en/for/maori-and-pacific-students/tuakanaarts.html

 

• To find out about anything to do with examinations at the University of Auckland,

please refer to:

www.auckland.ac.nz/en/for/current-students/cs-academic-information/csexamination-information.html

 

• To find out how to reference academic essays appropriately, please refer to:

www.cite.auckland.ac.nz

 

• The University of Auckland will not tolerate plagiarism, cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence.

The work that a student submits for grading must be the student’s own work, reflecting his or her learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the world-wide web. That means it also qualifies as plagiarism/cheating to use translation tools, grammar tools, and having someone else, who is more proficient in the subject area, check over and correct your work or even compile your work for you. A student’s assessed and work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.

 

• A definition of plagiarism including a link to the University’s academic integrity website:

www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/teaching-learning/academic-integrity.html

 

• To find out about complaint procedures at the University of Auckland:

www.auckland.ac.nz/en/for/current-students/cs-academic-information/csregulations-policiesand-guidelines/academic-disputes-and-complaints.html

 

• To find out about the AUSA student support website:

www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/student-advocacy-service

 

• To find out about Disability Services:

www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/eo-equity-office/eo-disability-services.html

 

• To find out about Student Learning Services:

www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/teaching-learning/learning-support.html