2024 German: Intermediate Course 2

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Academic unit or major
Second foreign language courses
Instructor(s)
Yamazaki Taro 
Class Format
Exercise    (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Wed5-6(3ラボ)  
Group
-
Course number
LAL.G332
Credits
1
Academic year
2024
Offered quarter
2Q
Syllabus updated
2024/3/14
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

In this lecture, various sentences written in German are read. Students who have learned basic German grammar aim to establish their knowledge and improve their practical reading comprehension skill. The understanding to the culture of the German-speaking world will deepen through the text.

Student learning outcomes

1. Establishing German grammar knowledge
2. Reading German sentences
3. Deepening understanding of German-speaking culture

Keywords

German grammar
German-speaking culture
Communication in German

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Students will read various texts and translate from German into Japanese, and practice in pronouncing and writing (The texts will be selected in consultation with the students, taking into consideration their areas of interest and German language skills.). Through the texts and visual materials, they can also touch the culture in Germany.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 1. Guidance 2. Translation Practice(1) 3. Translation Practice(2) 4. Translation Practice(3) 5. Translation Practice(4) 6. Translation Practice(5) 7. Summary Please translate the German sentence into Japanese and submit it. If you have a dictionary or grammar book, please bring it with you and use it.

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

Revise the German grammar using your elementary textbook and dictionary.

Textbook(s)

The text materials will be provided in the class.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

When you read the German-Japanese dictionary, please keep an eye on all example sentences.

Assessment criteria and methods

Based on all submissions, the instructor will evaluate the accuracy of students' translations and reading comprehension. In each class students should translate German sentences into Japanese and submit them.

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.G331 : German: Intermediate Course 1
  • LAL.G341 : German: Advanced Course 1
  • LAL.G342 : German: Advanced Course 2
  • LAL.G231 : German Conversation: Basic Course 1
  • LAL.G232 : German Conversation: Basic Course 2
  • LAL.G361 : German Conversation: Advanced Course 1

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Students will review their basic knowledge of German grammar in the class.

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