School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics

GERMAN 201: German Language Intermediate

Semester Two 2020

 

Time & Location:

Montag (1:00-3:00): Social Sciences East, Room 704

Mittwoch (1:00-3:00): Commerce A, Room G16

                                                                                                                       

Instructor: Dr. Steele Burrow               

Office:   Arts 2 Level 4, 414

Office hours: Mittwoch 12.00-1.00 Uhr                  

E-mail: steele.burrow@auckland.ac.nz         

 

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

 

Marks for coursework and examinations:

Coursework:                                       70%

2 Writing Assignments  20%

1 Mid Term Test                  20%

2 In Class Presentations 15%

1 Oral Test                             15%

Final Examination:                           30%

 

Assessment Dates

Mid Term Test	23. September 2020
Assignments	Writing assignment 1    12. August 2020 Writing assignment 2    7. Oktober
Presentations	24. August 5. Oktober
Oral Exams	21. Oktober 2020 (during class time)

 Final Exam: Thursday Nov. 12, 2020     9:15 am - 11:30 am

Assessment

• Assignment - details regarding writing assignments will be provided in class 

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

• In Class Presentations

These small group and pair presentations are designed to help you speak more confidently and freely and use the structures and vocabulary practiced in class.  Possible topics will be discussed in class. 

• Mid Term Test

The Test will be 90 minutes long and will focus on grammatical structures, written expression, reading comprehension as well as listening comprehension. In addition, you will be expected 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 and sign up for a timeslot on the sheet that will be circulated in class and posted.  Topics to revise for the exam will be made available two weeks in advance.

 

Extra Practice

On the GERMAN 201 Canvas page under MODULES you will find a range of additional lessons/exercises related to your individual lessons.  

 

Course Overview

Week No / Starting	Montag	Mittwoch	Kommentar
WEEK 1 27. Juli	Einführung/L5	L5
WEEK 2   3. August	L5	L5
WEEK 3     10. August	L5	L5/L6	Writing assignment 1
WEEK 4     17. August	L6	L6
WEEK 5     24. August	L6	L6	Vorträge
WEEK 6    31. August	L6/L7	L7
Mid term break 7-18 September
WEEK 7    21. September	L7	L7	Mid-term test
WEEK 8    28. September	L7	L7
WEEK 9  5. Oktober	L8	L8	Vorträge
WEEK 10  12.Oktober	L8	L8	4
WEEK 11   19.Oktober	L8	Preparation for Oral Exam
WEEK 12 26.Oktober	ORAL EXAMS (no class)	Final exam 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 counseling 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 the past few years.

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

• 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