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- 工学院，物質理工学院，環境・社会理工学院共通科目
- Liberal arts and basic science courses
- First-Year Courses
- School of Science
- School of Engineering
- School of Materials and Chemical Technology
- School of Computing
- School of Life Science and Technology
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School of Environment and Society
- Department of Architecture and Building Engineering
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
- Department of Social and Human Sciences
- Department of Innovation Science
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Common courses
- Liberal arts and basic science courses
- Academic unit or major
- Second foreign language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Antoku Makiko
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Wed5-6(M-B43(H106))
- Group
- -
- Course number
- LAL.G431
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2024/3/14
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
This course is for students who have a basic knowledge of German and want to acquire reading comprehension. Students will read German sentences on various content such as German nature, culture, history, philosophy, and technology. The focus of the class is to comprehend German and think in German, to know German culture and history widely. Those who wish to study in German-speaking countries can also acquire knowledge to enrich their study abroad life.
Student learning outcomes
1. Improve your ability to read and understand German
2. Understand the lives and culture of German people
Keywords
German
German-speaking culture
German grammar
Study abroad
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Text materials will be provided to students in the class. (The materials are actually written by German-speaking people. Grammar and vocabulary that should be noted are accompanied by explanations.) Students will listen to the commentary, translate German sentences into Japanese, and submit a Japanese translation. In the class, the instructor will show an example of translation, explain the points of reading. We will consider the substance of the text together.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | We read the opening part of some stories written in German. The amount of reading at one time is adjusted according to the level of understanding. There will be a total of 7 classes. In order to guide the reader into the world of the story, the author expresses the characters, time and space as concretely and skillfully as possible and conveys them to the reader. If you know exactly what's going on, you can read German accurately. Absorb various expressions in German. Introduction. Pronunciation and sentence structure of German. Franz Kafka: Die Verwandlung Novalis: Heinrich von Ofterdingen Ludwig Tieck: Der blonde Eckbert | Please translate the German sentence into Japanese and submit it in class. If you have a dictionary or grammar book, please bring it with you and use it. |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
Use the grammar book to grasp German basic grammar. (If you are a beginner, the instructor will introduce you to grammar books.) Please memorize the words in the text along with the example sentences in the dictionary.
Textbook(s)
The text materials will be provided in the class.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
German-Japanese dictionary is necessary.
Assessment criteria and methods
Based on all submissions, the instructor will evaluate the accuracy of students' translations and reading comprehension（60％）. The results of exercises during the class (e.g., pronunciation) are also evaluated (40%).
Related courses
- German:Basic Course
- German: Intermediate Course
- German: Advanced Course
- German Conversation
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
It is desirable to have knowledge of German grammar. If you are a beginner, please consult with the instructor.
Other
If you are a beginner, please consult with the instructor. In the beginning of lectures, the pronunciation and the main points of the German sentence structure will be explained. There is also intensive courses (no credits, the outline is on the "Foreign Language Section" website) as an introduction to German.
Please don't hesitate to ask questions, even if they are small. Nothing is more difficult and interesting than the basics of grammar. Let's think together about what kind of logic in German is contained in it.
