| Center for the Study of Languages |
Language
Resource Center |
German Club |
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The
German
Language
 Gateway@Rice |
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German
101 Fall 2008
| Instructor | Dr. Richard Spuler (Sections 01, 02, 03) | |
| General | Let's keep
things as simple as possible. Create a folder in your mailbox called
GERM 101 F08 and keep everything I send to you. All important dates and
announcements, materials and handouts, etc. will be distributed in a
timely fashion both in class and via email. So it's simple: be in
class,
read your email, keep up. |
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| German 101 | German 101 is a five credit-hour, beginning level course. If this is your first German course at Rice and you've studied some German before elsewhere, you need to take the placement test. | |
| Materials | (1) Kontakte textbook (hardcover), (2) Kontakte Arbeitsbuch (softcover), (3) readings, (4) Goodbye Lenin (film, on reserve in the LRC and accessibe online). Kontakte has an online learning center. Audio exercises are available through the LRC and online; the video must be viewed in the LRC. A good online grammar resource can be found at Canoo.net. | |
| Preparation | Prepare thoroughly before each class and participate actively during each class. Each week you'll spend the three class periods learning about and developing communications skills. Beyond that, you'll need to put in roughly 12 hours outside of class (some of these in the LRC) working with audio-visual and/or other materials. | |
| Study Habits | Learning a language (effectively) requires frequent study and regular review. "Cramming" doesn't work. Please plan your study schedule accordingly. | |
| Assessment | 1. 60% Take-Home Exams
(3) 2. 20% In-Class Work 3. 15% Arbeitsbuch and related assignments 4. 5% Kulturprojekt (character description based on film) |
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| Attendance | Class time is probably the only opportunity you'll have to work at improving your German in a structured approach, ergo: you have to be in class. Abscences can result in a drop of your final grade (a drop of one letter grade for every three unexcused abscences). | |
| Assignments | Expect daily
assignments
throughout the semester. Written work will be
collected regularly. Late homework will not be accepted.
All homework to be turned in, as with all tests and quizzes, shall
operate under the Rice Honor Code. |
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| Proficiency
&
Expectations |
By the end of 101, you should be able to do the following: | |
| Speaking | Handle an ever-increasing number of interactive, task-oriented and social situations. | |
| Listening Comprehension |
Understand sentence-length utterances in situational contexts pertaining to personal background and needs, social conventions, and routine tasks. | |
| Reading | Understand main ideas and facts from texts of a non-technical nature. | |
| Writing | Meet a limited number of practical writing needs. | |
| Culture | Become familiar with authentic cultural materials and build a foundation for cultural literacy. | |
| Disability Statement | Any student with a documented disability needing academic adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak with the instructor during the first two weeks of class. All discussions will remain confidential. Students with disabilities will also need to contact Disability Support Services in the Ley Student Center. | |
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| Last updated:
August 21, 2008 |