German 020: Course in Reading German Summer 2016

GERMAN 020: COURSE IN READING GERMAN SUMMER 2016

Mo/We 12:00 - 2:15 PM, THH 209 Instructor: Britta Bothe Ph.D. Phone: (213) 740-2257 E-mail: [email protected] Office hours: Mo/We 2:15-2:45 PM and by appointment, THH 320

Textbooks: Hubert Jannach: German for Reading Knowledge. Boston: Heinle Cengage Learning 7th ed.

German-English desk-size dictionary (Langenscheidt or Oxford). Pocket-size dictionaries are not a good choice; they are no substitute for a larger concise dictionary!

Objectives This course is designed to develop reading skills of students who wish to acquire a basic competence in reading scholarly texts in German. No prior knowledge of German is required.

Course Requirements: - official enrollment - regular attendance - satisfactory performance on in-class translations and all homework assignments - satisfactory performance/progress on semester project and exam

Course Work: During class meetings we will review basic grammar concepts and translate selected sentences and longer passages from the textbook, which covers texts chosen from the humanities, social and natural sciences. In addition, every student will select a reading text from his/her field (course project). Starting in week 4, you will select sentences from your texts for in-class group translations. This will give you an opportunity to familiarize yourselves with specific grammar and language issues of your texts. As this is an intensive course with students working on different texts, it is essential that each student continue work on his/her text independently alongside class work and homework assignments. The homework is not graded – its purpose is to provide you with the tools you need to do your own translation work.

There is no class meeting on May 30, 2016 --- Memorial Day

Choosing a Text: You should choose your reading text for the summer session as soon as possible. You are welcome to show me the text of your choice to make sure that it is not too difficult, particularly with regard to the syntax. Text selections and a complete legible and paginated copy must be submitted by the third class meeting to allow for changes and discussion relating to your choice Text selections must be from your major field of study and must be secondary texts relating to an aspect of your major. Secondary works such as critical analyses, essays, author’s comments on methodology etc., historical time period etc. are acceptable. Primary texts, e.g. opera libretti, plays, poems, novels and biographies on famous figures are unacceptable. Your chosen text should be approximately 10-15 pages.

Final: Wednesday, June 29th, 12-2:15PM In order to pass the course successfully you must hand in your semester project and pass a written exam consisting of a translation of a German text into English. Approximate length: 40 lines. Grading Although no formal grades are assigned, students must gain a grade of B or better to obtain a passing grade. Participation (completion of homework assignments), the project and the final exam are all factored into the PASS/No PASS grade. Participation 15% project samples 5% project 30% final 50%

STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC CONDUCT AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS Academic Conduct

Plagiarism – presenting someone else’s ideas as your own, either verbatim or recast in your own words – is a serious academic offense with serious consequences. Please familiarize yourself with the discussion of plagiarism in SCampus in Section 11, Behavior Violating University Standards https://scampus.usc.edu/1100-behavior-violating-university-standards-and-appropriate-sanctions. Other forms of academic dishonesty are equally unacceptable. Examples of Academic Misconduct include, but are not limited to: • THE USE OF ANY TRANSLATION SOFTWARE • PLAGIARISM • FAILURE TO CITE SOURCES IN AN ESSAY  ANY EDITING/WRITING HELP FROM ONLINE TRANSLATORS or ANY PERSON other than USC instructors See additional information in SCampus and university policies on scientific misconduct, http://policy.usc.edu/scientific-misconduct/. On the following webpage are some guidelines on how to properly document outside sources and how to avoid plagiarism: http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/SJACS/forms/tig.pdf)

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Support Systems

A number of USC’s schools provide support for students who need help with scholarly writing. Check with your advisor or program staff to find out more. Students whose primary language is not English should check with the American Language Institute http://dornsife.usc.edu/ali, which sponsors courses and workshops specifically for international graduate students. The Office of Disability Services and Programs http://sait.usc.edu/academicsupport/centerprograms/dsp/home_index.html provides certification for students with disabilities and helps arrange the relevant accommodations. Please make sure to alert your instructor to the requested academic accommodations immediately and to deliver the DSP letter to him/her as soon as possible. DSP is located in Grace Ford Salvatori Hall 120, 3601 Watt Way and is open from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Monday through Friday. The phone number for DSP is: 213- 740 0776. E- Mail: [email protected]

If an officially declared emergency makes travel to campus infeasible, USC Emergency Information http://emergency.usc.edu/ will provide safety and other updates, including ways in which instruction will be continued by means of blackboard, teleconferencing, and other technology. DAY CLASS MEETING ASSIGNMENTS

Review chapter 1&2 Introduction, syllabus, E-Mail list; dictionaries Preview chapter 3&4 Chapters 1&2: Übungssätze: translate the sentences we cognates; nouns & definite articles; gender, 1 did not cover in class p. 9- present and past tense of “sein,” Interrogatives, 11 & 21-22 nominative and accusative, infinitives; plurals; Practice text: present tense of regular verbs & “haben” Johann Sebastian Bach: Seine Musik und seine Familie 23-24 Aller Anfang ist schwer Find a text for your course project Chapter 1&2 review

Chapters 3&4: Review chapters 2, 3, 4 Preview chapters 5, 6, 7 dative; genitive; plurals; n-nouns; past tense of Practice text: Kurze Geschichte der 2 weak verbs & “haben,” indefinite articles; “kein” deutschen Hochschulen p.46 & other ein- words; present tense of strong verbs; pronouns; “es gibt,” Find a text for your course project – you should select a text by Wednesday!! Johann Sebastian Bach: Seine Musik und seine Familie p.23-24

Chapter 3&4 review Review chapters 5,6,7 Preview chapters 8,9,10 Chapters 5,6&7:

dieser-words; simple past of irregular verbs; Practice text: Digitaler Da Vinci p. 71 3 “werden”; word order, prepositions; idioms; “man” “jemand”, “niemand” present perfect Start with your course project tense/past participles; word order; NO MEETING ON MONDAY – Die Geschichte p. 60-61 MEMORIAL DAY!!!!!

Chapter 5, 6, 7 review Review chapters 8, 9, 10 Chapters: 8, 9&10: Preview chapters: 11, 12, 13 separable & inseparable prefixes; all tenses of Practice text: Der Bär: Stadtsymbol und 4 “modals” adjectives; adverbs, present participles Naturphänomen p.112-113 used as adjectives, adverbs & nouns; infinitives used as nouns Work on your course project Die Bewohner Österreichs p. 114-116

5 Review chapters 8, 9, 10 Review chapters 11, 12, 13 Chapters: 11, 12, 13 Preview chapters 14, 15, 16 Practice text: 7 000 000 000 Menschen: comparative & superlative forms of adjective & Weltbevölkerung 2011 p. 138-139 adverbs, future tense; selbst & selber, passive Work on your course project voice

Gedenkfeier zum 13. August p. 147-148

Review chapters 11, 12, 13

Chapters: 14&15: Review chapters 14&15 Preview chapters 17, 18, 19 coordinating & subordinating conjunctions, Practice text: Koffer als Reisebegleiter p. 6 reflexive verbs & pronouns; lassen; 170-71 Work on your course project and bring in some sample sentences Der Zeppelin im ersten Weltkrieg p.158-159

Review chapters 14&15

Chapters: 16, 17, 18: Review chapters 16, 17, 18 Preview chapters 19&20 relative pronouns, double infinitives, Practice text: Buchbesprechung p. 201- 7 demonstrative pronouns; suffixes 202 Work on your course project and bring in some sample sentences Karl Mays Amerikabild und –reise p. 180-181

Review chapters 16, 17,1 8

Chapters: 19&20: Review chapters 19&20 Preview chapters 21&22 interrogatives as relative pronouns; verb-first Practice text: Neu zum Schumann- Jahr: 8 Ahnung p. 210-211 questions; imperatives, infinitives & ist/war with Work on your course project and bring in “zu”; idiomatic prepositional phrases some sample sentences

Der Neue Deutsche Film p. 221-222 Review chapters 19&20 Review chapters 21&22 Preview chapters 23, 24, 25 Chapters: 21&22: Practice text: Am Anfang war die Draisine p. 233-234 9 extended adjective & participial constructions Work on your course project and bring in some sample sentences Carl von Ossietzky: vom Idealismus getragene Leidenschaft p. 242-243

Review chapters 21&22

Chapters: 23, 24, 25: Review chapters 23, 24, 25 Practice text: Die Kunst und die Kirche 10 da- & wo-compounds, subjunctive I & II p. 252-253 Bring in your course project and some Das Attentat zu Sarajewo p. 261-262 sample sentences for the next meeting

Review chapters 23, 24, 25 Review 11 Open review

Work on projects and peer review

FINAL EXAM: Wednesday June 12 29th 12-2:15 room TBA