BELLEVUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Arts & Humanities

German 121 – German I

Winter Quarter 2009

World Language Department

 

Instructor:      Eva Norling

Office:                        A245D

Hours:            By appointment between 9:30-10:30am every day.

                        (425.564.2298          *enorling@bellevuecollege.edu

 

REQUIRED MATERIAL:

                                                ­ Treffpunkt Deutsch Pearson/Prentice Hall, 5th edition

1. Textbook (always bring to class)
2. Work- and lab manual

                                                ­Sign-up on www.wordchamp.com

 

OPTIONAL MATERIAL:

­Treffpunkt Deutsch DVD

­English Grammar for German Learning Students by C. Zorach   (A correlation  to our textbook is available online:
 http://www.oliviahill.com/html/german_pdf/WieGehts8.pdf

(If this link is iffy, try the next one and click on “Wie Geht’s?”: http://www.oliviahill.com/html/fcorlist.html)

­”How to study” by Ron Fry, 6th ed. published by Thomson 2005

­German-English dictionary

­Germany: Unraveling an Enigma by Greg Nees, Paperback Jan. 2000 or:
The United States of Europe: The Ne w Superpower and the End of American Supremacy by T.R. Reid ©2004

(Available in the BCC library)

 

INTERESTING SITES TO LOOK AT:

                                                http://www.pdictionary.com/german/

http://www.wordreference.com

                                                www.languageguide.org

 

COURSE CONTENT:             Deutsch I: Erste Kontakte, Kapitel 1-4

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 

Generally:

·         To acquaint you with the language and culture of the German speaking world and thereby enable you to develop an appreciation and critical stance toward your own.

·         To help you acquire better study habits.

·         To prepare you for an increasingly interdependent world, where the knowledge of different languages and cultures will be necessary.

 

Specifically:

·         To teach you the basics of the German language, including: comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing.

·         At the end of this quarter, you will have acquired basic vocabulary, and you will be able to form simple yet well-constructed sentences, read brief descriptive paragraphs, and easily deduct the main idea or “gist” without recurring to mental translation.  You will be able to distinguish and correctly produce new sounds by recognizing words, phrases, and sentences spoken to you.  You should be able to react and reply accordingly, if not always correctly.

LEARNING DISABILITY AND/OR MEDICAL CONDITION

 

If you have medical information to share with me in the event of an emergency, please contact me via email or come to see me during office hours. Emergency preparedness is important!

If you need course modifications / adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, I can refer you to our Disability Resource Center (DRC).

    If you prefer, you may contact them directly by going to B132 or by calling 425.564.2498 or TTY 425.564.4110. Information is also available on their website at http://bellevuecollege.edu/drc/

 

 

Remarks:

 

Please read the Arts & Humanities Division Policy: http://bellevuecollege.edu/ArtsHum/policy.html

 

Classroom rules and procedures are set up with student’s learning in mind.  They are there to create the best learning environment for you in order to make successful learning possible.  Please feel free to contact me with any concerns you have regarding this class. 

 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

 

Attendance:

·         Attendance is mandatory.  We are meeting 51 times this quarter. You get  two (2) points for being in class each day.  If you miss 2 weeks or more (10 days) of the quarter your final grade will drop one full letter grade.   These 9 days are for discretionary as well as emergency absences. 

·         Please be on time.  If you can't attend, get your assignments from one of your classmates and check mybcc for new postings.   

 

Homework:

  • Study and review English-German vocab regularly.
  • Do homework assigned in class as well as on the daily calendar.
  • Turn in workbook/lab and video manual in class on the days assigned (stapled please!)
  • Late?  Late work will result in a 10% point loss per late day until day five.  After that workbooks won’t be accepted anymore.
  • Get organized!
  • CDs and DVD/video available in the Library at the Media Service Desk.

 

Confucius says: : “Learn as though you would never be able to master it; Hold it as if you were in fear of losing it.”

 

Tests:

·         Tests after each Kapitel

·         They cover all grammatical structures and new words. 

·         No comprehensive mid-term or final. 

·         One of the first three (3) chapter tests will be thrown out at the end of the quarter, which could be a test you missed, or a low-test score.  This however does NOT apply to the last test on chapter 8.

 

Web assignments:

If you need extra exercises beyond the textbook and the workbook please go to the website that goes along with the book: http://www.prenhall.com/treffpunkt

 

Quizzes:

·         Regular quizzes throughout the quarter. 

·         Quizzes test material covered the previous days in class. 

·         One of your lowest quiz scores will be thrown out at the end of the quarter.

 

Make-up and missing class:

·         NO MAKE-UP tests or quizzes will be provided.  (One of the first three (3) chapter tests will be thrown out at the end of the quarter as well as your lowest quiz score.

·         We must understand that personal and professional emergencies can arise, but students must make every effort to attend class and test days in particular.

·         You’re expected to keep up with the curriculum when you are gone.

 

Extra credit

·         Extra credit is built into the assignments.

·         You might be able to get at the most 20 extra homework points when watching a German movie.  Please see online instructions under mybcc.net.  This however only applies to those students who haven’t missed 10 or more days of the quarter.

 

Tutoring

·         BCC offers tutoring in the academic success center in D 204.  You are able to see a tutor for free for a total of 2 hours a week. 

·         Students who have a C grade on their first test will be required to make an appointment with the tutor.  Bring your tests, quizzes, and any other assignments along with you.  Here is the info for tutoring as it comes available: http://bellevuecollege.edu/tutoring/

 

Work ethic & civility in the classroom

 

·         Your work ethic will directly relate to how well you do in class. If you don’t understand an exercise, please don’t hesitate to ask when appropriate.

·         Everyone in class deserves a healthy learning environment. 

·         If your cell phone goes off once in class, please bring an item for the food bank.  If it happens a second time, I will reserve the right to take the phone for the rest of the period.  After a third time, the instructor will safeguard the phone until the end of the quarter.

 

GRADES:

 

Grades will be based on the following:

  1. Attendance 10%
  2. Workbook, Homework, and participation 35%
  3. Quizzes 20%
  4. Tests 25%
  5. Final 10%

 

An incomplete grade can only be given, if you are missing one (1) assignment at the end of the quarter.  You will need to arrange with the instructor before the end of the quarter (WED March 18th, 2009) by what time the missing assignment has to be made-up.  This usually applies only to students who have an emergency on the final day.  It is however up to the instructor whether an incomplete can be granted based on the provision that one (1) of the four (4) first test grades will be thrown out. (See above)

 

Grade Scale

 

100%-93%

A

79%-77%

C+

69%-67%

D+

92%-90%

A-

76%-73%

C

66%-63%

D

89%-87%

B+

72%-70%

C-

62%-60%

D-

86%-83%

B

 

 

 

 

82%-80%

B-

 

 

 

 

 

Viel Glück und willkommen in der Deutschklasse!!

 

You will be quizzed on the content of this syllabus.