National University of Singapore Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Centre for Language Studies Academic Year 2014/2015 Semester 2 LAG2201 German 2 Course Outline Course coordinators and lecturers A/P Chan Wai Meng Lecturers Ms Andrea Verry Tutors Ms Christine Sentosa Ms Kathreen Meyer-Ohle Ms Ursula Hwang Ms Elizabeth Eng
Course Objectives This course focuses on basic linguistic and communicative structures of the German language. Students will be introduced to various aspects of German culture and learn to communicate in everyday situations and personal interaction. The module will adopt an integrated approach to language learning and will emphasize equally all four skills, i.e. reading, writing, listening and speaking as well as the acquisition of grammar structures and vocabulary. Audio and video materials will be used to supplement the textbook and to provide students with a better insight into Germany, her culture and the life of her people. The module will also attempt to help students optimize their learning by teaching them vital strategies for language learning and language use. This should, in turn, allow students to develop learner autonomy. Prerequisites Passed LAG1201 German 1 or placement test. Course Structure and Schedule The five hours weekly for the course will be divided into: 2 Lectures (each 1 hr 35 minutes) and 1 tutorial (50 minutes). Regular attendance and active participation at lectures and tutorials is compulsory. Students will need to sign up for one lecture group and one tutorial group during CORS. Lectures During the lectures, the students will be introduced to topics of study as well as new grammatical aspects and vocabulary. They will also be taught to communicate efficiently in various common communicative situations. The emphasis will be on developing reading, writing and listening skills as well as acquiring and practicing new linguistic structures. The lessons will be mostly based on the textbook studio d A1 and studio d A2 as well as partially on lecturer s own material. The schedule for the lecture groups is as follows. LG 1 Tuesday 12:00 14:00 14:00 16:00 AS4/0119 AS3/0303 LG 2 A/P Chan Wai Meng Tuesday 16:00-18:00 16:00-18:00 AS3/0303 AS5/0309 LG 3 Ms Andrea Verry 18:00-20:00 18:00-20:00 AS4/0116 AS4/0116 LG 4 12:00-14:00 12:00-14:00 AS7/0106 AS7/0119 LG 5 Monday 10:00-12:00 10:00-12:00 AS7/0119 AS7/0106 LG 6 8:00-10:00 8:00-10:00 AS7/0102 AS4/0118
Lectures will commence with lecture 2 in week 1, i.e. from 14th January 2015 onwards. Tutorials The tutorials will capitalize on a small group environment and seek to provide students with the opportunity to develop speaking skills and acquire new vocabulary. They will also support the lectures in reinforcing the students grasp of linguistic structures learnt. The lessons will also be based on the textbooks studio d A1 and studio d A2 as well as additional material prepared by tutors and course coordinators. The schedule for the tutorial groups is as follows: TG 1 Ms Kathreen Meyer-Ohle 18:00-19:00 AS6/0212 TG 2 Ms Kathreen Meyer-Ohle 19:00-20:00 AS6/0204 TG 3 Ms Ursula Hwang Monday 13:00-14:00 AS6/0204 TG 4 Monday 15:00-16:00 AS4/0601 TG 5 Ms Elizabeth Eng 16:00-17:00 00/TP-SR6* TG 6 Ms Ursula Hwang 13:00-14:00 00/TP-SR8* TG 7 Ms Ursula Hwang 14:00-15:00 00/TP-SR8* TG 8 Ms Christine Sentosa Tuesday 10:00-11:00 AS6/0205 TG 9 Ms Christine Sentosa Tuesday 11:00-12:00 AS6/0205 TG 10 Ms Ursula Hwang Monday 12:00-13:00 AS6/0204 TG 11 Tuesday 8:00-9:00 AS6/0204 TG 12 Ms Ursula Hwang Monday 9:00-10:00 AS6/0204 TG 13 Ms Ursula Hwang 10:00-11:00 00/TP-SR8* TG 14 Ms Ursula Hwang 11:00-12:00 00/TP-SR8* TG 15 Ms Ursula Hwang 12:00-13:00 UT/TP-SR8* Tutorials will commence in Week 3 (i.e. from 26 th January 2015 onwards). Please check course announcements regularly just before and during the semester at the following URL: http://courseware.nus.edu.sg/e-daf/beg/la2201gr/la2201gr-announcement.htm Assessment This module is 100% CA (continuous assessment), which means that the assessment is based entirely on students coursework throughout the semester. There is no final examination at the end of the semester. Students will be assessed on their written assignments, oral speaking abilities, performance in 2 semester tests, regular vocabulary tests as well as class performance in lectures and tutorials. There
will be on oral test conducted in one tutorial to assess the students ability to communicate in speaking and their pronunciation and intonation. Weight of major components: Semester and vocabulary tests - 50% Oral test - 15% Assignments and lecture/tutorial performance - 35% Course Content Topics/Communicative Situations studio d A1, Chapter 9: Vacation & Holiday studio d A1, Chapter 10: Food & Drinks studio d A1, Chapter 11: Clothing & Weather studio d A1, Chapter 12: Body & Health studio d A2, Chapter 1: Languages & Biographies studio d A2, Chapter 3: Traveling & Mobility Grammar Present perfect tense of regular and irregular verbs Description of Frequency Questions with welch- Comparative forms of adjectives Adjective declension in accusative case (no article) Demonstrative pronouns Imperative Modal auxiliary verb dürfen Personal pronouns in accusative case Subordinate clause with weil Adjective declension in dative case Subordinate clause with dass Genitive s Modal auxiliary verb sollen Textbooks Funk, H., Kuhn, C. & Demme, S.: studio d A1. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Kurs- und Übungsbuch. Berlin: Cornelsen 2005. Niemann, R.M. & Kim, D. H.: studio d A1, Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Sprachtraining. Berlin: Cornelsen: 2006. studio d A1. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Vocabulary booklet. Berlin: Cornelsen 2005. For the second half of the semester, the following books will be required. Funk, H., Kuhn, C. & Demme, S.: studio d A2. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Kurs- und Übungsbuch. Berlin: Cornelsen 2006. Niemann, R. M.: studio d A2, Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Sprachtraining. Berlin: Cornelsen: 2007. studio d A2. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Vocabulary booklet. Berlin: Cornelsen 2006. A German-English dictionary is required for the course. We recommend the following: Oxford-Duden. German-English/English-German.
Sale of books: Kinokuniya Book Stores will sell these books from 11 am to 4 pm in AS4/0519. The dates for the book sale are as follows: - Monday, 12th January - Tuesday, 13th January -, 15th January - Monday, 19th January The total cost of the books will be 78$ (studio d A2). Please bring cash as you cannot pay with NETS or credit card.