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- Instructor(s)
- Sato Astrid
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Wed5-6(西3号館412号室)
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- Course number
- LAL.G232
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2019
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2019/3/18
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
This seminar is for students who want to develop the ability to actively use the German language. It provides a training in simple, basic communication skills, correct pronounciation, listening, reading short texts, writing sentences, and basic grammar skills. It also gives some introductory information about Germany as a country. The details of the course content are subject to change as the level will be adjusted to match the abilities of the students.
Student learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to introduce themselves, ask others about themselves, have simple conversations at university and at work, and speak about their hobbies. If students who join the class have some previous knowledge in conversation already, the teaching can be moved to a higher level to teach them more skills.
Keywords
German language, German culture and society, German grammar, communication, reading and writing skills.
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Through simple sentences students train in basic communication skills, correct pronounciation, listening, reading and writing sentences, and basic grammar skills.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | The course schedule will be determined through discussions held among students and the instructor. | To be announced during classes. |
Textbook(s)
All texts are given in classes by the instructor as photo copies.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
dictionary (electronic, smartphone or book form)
Assessment criteria and methods
The students will be assessed depending on their performance during class, and by one written test at the end of the semester.
Related courses
- LAL.G201 ： German: Basic Course 1
- LAL.G202 ： German: Basic Course 2
- LAL.G203 ： German: Basic Course 3
- LAL.G204 ： German: Basic Course 4
- LAL.G231 ： German Conversation: Basic Course 1
- LAL.G331 ： German: Intermediate Course 1
- LAL.G341 ： German: Advanced Course 1
- LAL.G361 ： German Conversation: Advanced Course 1
- LAL.G431 ： German Seminar: Culture and Society 1
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
Students are required to have some elementary knowledge of German grammar. The completed or at least simultaneous enrollment in the "German: Basic Course 1-4" is desirable.
