CIEE Global Institute Berlin

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1 Course name: Course number: Programs offering course: CIEE Global Institute Berlin Language of instruction: U.S. semester credits: 0 Contact hours: 15 Term: Spring 2019 Survival German NONCR GERM BRGE Berlin Open Campus, Berlin Global Architecture and Design, Berlin Global Sustainability and Environment German Course Description This course is designed for students who wish to learn basic skills for communicating in German during their study program in Berlin. The aim of the course is to provide the linguistic tools necessary for students to communicate effectively and to gain a better understanding of the way of life in Berlin. Students practice using German in everyday situations through role-playing, site visits, and classroom instruction that makes use of a variety of media that illuminate daily life in Germany. Learning Objectives Upon completion of Survival German, students will be able to: Introduce themselves Spell and count in German Order food and drinks Talk about family Express likes and dislikes 1

2 Course Prerequisites None. Course Materials All handouts will be provided by CIEE. Participation Participation is valued as meaningful contribution in the digital and tangible classroom, utilizing the resources and materials presented to students as part of the course. Meaningful contribution requires students to be prepared in advance of each class session and to have regular attendance. Students must clearly demonstrate they have engaged with the materials as directed, for example, through classroom discussions, online discussion boards, peer-to-peer feedback (after presentations), interaction with guest speakers, and attentiveness on co-curricular and outside-of-classroom activities. Attendance Policy Regular class attendance is required throughout the program, and all unexcused absences will result in a lower participation grade for any affected CIEE course. Due to the intensive schedules for Open Campus and Short Term programs, unexcused absences that constitute more than 10% of the total course will result in a written warning. Students who transfer from one CIEE class to another during the add/drop period will not be considered absent from the first session(s) of their new class, provided they were marked present for the first session(s) of their original class. Otherwise, the absence(s) from the original class carry over to the new class and count against the grade in that class. 2

3 For CIEE classes, excessively tardy (over 15 minutes late) students must be marked absent. Attendance policies also apply to any required co-curricular class excursion or event, as well as to Internship, Service Learning, or required field placement. Students who miss class for personal travel, including unforeseen delays that arise as a result of personal travel, will be marked as absent and unexcused. No make-up or re-sit opportunity will be provided. Attendance policies also apply to any required class excursion, with the exception that some class excursions cannot accommodate any tardiness, and students risk being marked as absent if they fail to be present at the appointed time. Unexcused absences will lead to the following penalties: Percentage of Total Course Hours Missed Equivalent Number of Open Campus Semester classes Minimum Penalty Up to 10% 1 content classes, or up to 2 language classes Participation graded as per class requirements 10 20% 2 content classes, or 3-4 language classes Participation graded as per class requirements; written warning 3

4 More than 20% 3 content classes, or 5 language classes Automatic course failure, and possible expulsion Weekly Schedule NOTE: this schedule is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor to take advantage of current experiential learning opportunities. Week 1 Sprachhandlungen: internationale Wörter auf Deutsch verstehen; jemanden begrüßen; sich und andere vorstellen; nach Namen und Herkunft fragen (understanding international words in German, greetings and introductions) Grammatik: Fragesätze mit wie, wo und wohin; Präpositionen in und aus; Aussagesätze; Fragesätze mit woher und was; Verben im Präsens (question words (where, how, etc); verbs in present tense) Week 2 Sprachhandlungen: buchstabieren; etwas bestellen und bezahlen (spelling, ordering and paying) Grammatik: Das Alphabet; das Verb sein; Zahlen (letters, numbers, the verb to be) 4

5 Week 3 Sprachhandlungen: sich im Kurs verständigen; Fragen stellen, um Wiederholung bitten; nach Gegenständen fragen und sie benennen (asking questions and being understood in the course; object names) Grammatik: Nomen: Singular und Plural; Artikel: der, das, die / ein, eine; Verneinung: kein, keine; das Verb haben (nouns in singular and plural; the verb to have; articles for the) Week 4 Sprachhandlungen: über Städte und Sehenswürdigkeiten sprechen (Fokus: Berlin); über Länder und Sprachen sprechen; Grafiken auswerten (cities and sites, countries) Grammatik: Präteritum von sein; W-Fragen; Aussagesätze und Satzfragen Artikel im Akkusativ; Possessivartikel im Nominativ; Adjektive im Satz (past tense of to be; possive articles adjectives used in sentences) Week 5 Spachhandlungen: Wohnungen und Häuser beschreiben; über Wohnen in anderen Ländern sprechen; Berliner Wohnung (living arrangements and customs) Grammatik: Fragesätze mit wann; Präpositionen am, um, von...bis (questions with when; prepositions) 5

6 Week 6 Sprachhandlungen: beschreiben Zeitangaben machen; über Tagesabläufe sprechen; Termine machen und sich verabreden nach dem Weg fragen; über öffentliche Transportmittel sprechen (times and daily schedules; asking directions and public transit) Grammatik: trennbare Verben im Präsens; Verneinung mit nicht; Präteritum von haben (separable prefix verbs in the present tense; negations; past tense of to have) 6