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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY
COURSE CODE: "GER 101"
COURSE NAME: "Introductory German I"
SEMESTER & YEAR:
Spring 2016
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SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTOR:
Frauke Schweers-Hamp
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS:
MW 1:00PM 2:50PM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS:
60
CREDITS:
3
PREREQUISITES:
OFFICE HOURS:
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to give students basic communicative ability in German. By presenting the language in a variety of authentic contexts, the course also seeks to provide an introduction to German culture and society. Students work on all four language skills: speaking, listening
comprehension, reading, and writing.
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SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:
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Communicative strategies
Acquire tools and skills in listening, speaking, reading,
and writing, to communicate in German with a basic degree of fluency in
real-life situations.
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Grammar
Study the structure of the German language, and develop
an understanding of basic grammatical concepts.
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Increase intercultural
awareness by exploring communities in the German speaking countries and
develop critical thinking skills by making analytical cross-cultural
comparisons.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Communicative
strategies: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to communicate
in German with a basic degree of fluency in real-life situations in the
following contexts:
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Greet people, introduce yourself, share basic personal information, your
age, where you are from, discuss your classes, where you live, what you do, you
need, you want, and will do, your likes and dislikes, the weather, your
pastimes and leisure activities during each season.
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Use numbers to express quantities, tell time, days, months.
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Talk about weather, seasons, colors and nationalities
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Talk about friends, hobbies, leisure activities.
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Talk about clothing and shopping.
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Describe you, members of immediate and extended family, and other people
(personality and physical descriptions.)
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Talk about what you like, prefer, and dislike.
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Use question words and ask questions about everything you can express.
2. Grammar:
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to use, combine, and integrate
the following structures into meaningful sentences:
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Articles, nouns, pronouns, and
adjectives.
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Present tense of verbs Sein, and
haben, regular, irregular, and stem-changing verbs
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Present profressive
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Descriptive, demonstrative, and
possessive adjectives
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Direct object and pronouns
Compare cognates, word order, and
syntactical functions, and verb conjugations.
Use formal and informal language.
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TEXTBOOK:
Book Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Library Call Number | Comments | Format | Local Bookstore | Online Purchase |
Schritte international 1 Deutsch als Fremdsprache Kursbuch und Arbeitsbuch | Daniela Niebisch | Hueber | 3-19-001851-0 | | | | | |
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REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
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GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
Assignment | Guidelines | Weight |
2 tests | | 20% |
midterm exam | | 20% |
oral exams | | 20% |
final exam | | 30% |
participation and homework | | 10% |
-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AWork of this quality directly addresses the question or problem raised and provides a coherent argument displaying an extensive knowledge of relevant information or content. This type of work demonstrates the ability to critically evaluate concepts and theory and has an element of novelty and originality. There is clear evidence of a significant amount of reading beyond that required for the cou BThis is highly competent level of performance and directly addresses the question or problem raised.There is a demonstration of some ability to critically evaluatetheory and concepts and relate them to practice. Discussions reflect the student’s own arguments and are not simply a repetition of standard lecture andreference material. The work does not suffer from any major errors or omissions and provides evidence of reading beyond the required assignments. CThis is an acceptable level of performance and provides answers that are clear but limited, reflecting the information offered in the lectures and reference readings. DThis level of performances demonstrates that the student lacks a coherent grasp of the material.Important information is omitted and irrelevant points included.In effect, the student has barely done enough to persuade the instructor that s/he should not fail. FThis work fails to show any knowledge or understanding of the issues raised in the question. Most of the material in the answer is irrelevant.
-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS AND EXAMINATION POLICY
Students are required to come prepared to class and to participate actively. Regular attendance is an essential component of class participation. Students are allowed four unjustified absences. The final grade will be lowered by 2 points for each additional absence. If you arrive late to class, after three times it will count as 1 absent. Absences from class due to the observance of a religious holiday will normally be excused. Individual students who will have to miss class to observe a religious holiday should notify the instructor by the end of the Add/Drop period to make prior arrangements for making up any work that will be missed.
You cannot make-up a major exam (midterm or final) without the permission of the Dean’s Office. The Dean’s Office will grant such permission only when the absence was caused by a serious impediment, such as a documented illness, hospitalization or death in the immediate family (in which you must attend the funeral) or other situations of similar gravity. Absences due to other meaningful conflicts, such as job interviews, family celebrations, travel difficulties, student misunderstandings or personal convenience, will not be excused. Students who will be absent from a major exam must notify the Dean’s Office prior to that exam.
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ACADEMIC HONESTY
As stated in the university catalog, any student who commits an act of academic
dishonesty will receive a failing grade on the work in which the dishonesty occurred.
In addition, acts of academic dishonesty, irrespective of the weight of the assignment,
may result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. Instances of
academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A student
who is reported twice for academic dishonesty is subject to summary dismissal from
the University. In such a case, the Academic Council will then make a recommendation
to the President, who will make the final decision.
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STUDENTS WITH LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITIES
John Cabot University does not discriminate on the basis of disability or handicap.
Students with approved accommodations must inform their professors at the beginning
of the term. Please see the website for the complete policy.
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SCHEDULE
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WEEK 1
Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture & Communication
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Learning to ask questions
W-Fragen: Wie heißt du?
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Introduce yourself, tell
others where you come from and ask others where they come from, learning how
to greet and say good bye
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Spot: Gar nicht so einfach (pronunciation of German)
Spot of the Goethe-Institute
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Personal pronoun ich/ du/ Sie
Preposition in
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Countries and languages
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Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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Conjugation of verbs heißen, kommen, sprechen, sein
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Alphabet, name cards, telephone conversation
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German speaking countries
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WEEK
2 .
Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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Possessive articles mein,
meine
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Introduce family and friends
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Family and friends
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Personal pronouns er, sie, wir, ihr, sie
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Addressing people
Wie geht`s? How are you?
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Spot: Eine große Idee für 2 (Smart for 2)
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Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture & Communication
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Verb conjugation leben, haben, …
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Introducing other people
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Partner interview
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Preposition aus
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Fill out forms
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WEEK
3
Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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Indefinite Articles
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Fruits and vegetables
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Shopping culture in Germany
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Negation
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At the market
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Spot: Bleib hungrig auf Neues
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Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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Yes/no questions
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Going shopping
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Asking questions
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Verb conjugation essen
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Comparing prices
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Role play: auf dem Markt
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WEEK
4
Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture & Communication
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Definite articles
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Apartments and houses
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Houses and apartments in
Germany
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Adjectives
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Furniture and colors
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Comparing houses
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Personal pronouns
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Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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Singular and plural of nouns
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Counting until 1 Million
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Where do I live?
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Plural classification
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Reading advertisements
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WEEK 5
Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture & Communication
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The verb gefallen
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Talking about likes and
dislikes
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Spot Ikea Schlaf gut
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Horoscope
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Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture & Communication
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Adjectives
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Use adjectives to describe
people
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Day routine in Germany
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What time is it?
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Week 6
Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture & Communication
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Separable Verbs in the
sentence
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Housework
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Describing the activities
of others
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What do you like/dislike?
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Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture & Communication
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Revise grammar
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Time of the day
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Immer müde. Song by Laing
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Week 7 MIDTERM TEST
Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture & Communication
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Midterm Test
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Midterm Test
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Midterm Test
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Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture & Communication
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Active use of temporal
preposition & separable verbs
temporal prepositions
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Opening hours, day routine
Getting information in
Germany
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A day in Berlin, preparation
of the oral exam
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Week 8 ORAL TEST
Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture & Communication
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Oral Test 1
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Presentation: A day in your
favorite city
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Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture & Communication
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Oral Test
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Presentation: A day in your
favorite city
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Week 9
Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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Dativ
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How is the weather? Wie ist das Wetter?
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Role play: Talking about the
weather
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Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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Akkusativ
Verbs with a change of the
vocal
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Outfits
Menu
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Role play: eating out
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Week 10
Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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Ja, nein,
doch
The verb möchten
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Preferences, likes, dislikes
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YouTube video: Louis de Funes: Ja,
nein, doch
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Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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More verbs with a change of
the vocal
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Reading and writing an
advertisement
Pen friends around the world
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Freizeit (freetime) and hobbies
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Week 11
Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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Active use of introduced
grammar
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Frei? Zeit? Stress?
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Introduce your weekend to
the class
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Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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Modal verbs
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Talents and interests,
active use of modal verbs
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Nur kurz die Welt retten. Song by Tim Benzko
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Week 12
Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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More modal verbs
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Visiting different seminars,
questions and answers with modal verbs
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Group interview (active use
of modal verbs)
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Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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Past: the German Perfekt
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Life of young people in Germany
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Song und Video von der Gruppe: Revolverheld: Deine Nähe tut mir weh...
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Week 13
Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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Categorization of Partizip II
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Language holidays, reading
advertisements
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Your experience abroad
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Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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Revise the grammar
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Deutsch lernen: why and how?
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Sprachenmännchen: talking about your attitude towards languages
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Week 14 FINAL EXAM
Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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Revise the grammar
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Repeating vocabulary
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Questions and answers
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Grammar
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Lexis
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Culture
& Communication
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Oral Test 2
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