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- Liberal arts and basic science courses
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- Second foreign language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Ichikawa Shinji
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Tue1-2(H119A)
- Group
- D13
- Course number
- LAL.G201
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2017
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2017/3/17
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
In "German: Basic Course" students will read the textbook on German grammar for beginners, and practice reading, writing, listening, and speaking in German. In the "Course 1" students exercise pronunciations and learn expressions for daily life. With visual materials they will touch German culture and history.
During the yearlong practice, students will develop the elementary knowledge and skills needed for communication in German.
In this quarter they should understand the elements of short sentences. They can also acquire the understanding of foreign culture.
Student learning outcomes
In this course students will be able to:
1) pronounce German fluently and exactly .
2) greet in German.
3) make short sentences in German.
Keywords
・elementary German grammar for beginner
・reading, writing, listening and speaking in German
・international communication skills
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Class time will be used to practice writing, reading, listening, and speaking in German with a textbook on grammar for beginners.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction - Language and culture in Germany | To be announced during classes. |
| Class 2 | Alphabet and pronunciation | |
| Class 3 | Greetings in German | |
| Class 4 | Elements of sentence - verb, subject, object and predicate | |
| Class 5 | Conjugation of verb | |
| Class 6 | Cases - nominative, genitive, dative and objective | |
| Class 7 | Declensions of articles and pronouns | |
| Class 8 | construction of short sentences |
Textbook(s)
Text book specified by the instructor.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
A German-Japanese dictionary is necessary. (You can choose your comfortable dictionary.) The other materials for practice are given in the classes.
Assessment criteria and methods
The scores are based on final (and midterm) exams (60%) and exercises in classes (40%).
Related courses
- LAL.G202 ： German: Basic Course 2
- LAL.G203 ： German: Basic Course 3
- LAL.G204 ： German: Basic Course 4
- LAH.H111 ： Introduction to Foreign Languages 2
- LAL.G331 ： German: Intermediate Course 1
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
No prerequisites. The enrollment in the related courses is desirable. Through "German: Basic Course 1-4" you can overview the German grammar. "Introduction to Foreign Language 1, 2" encourage your understanding of language and culture in Germany.
