ADVANCED GERMAN 5 7 Los Angeles Valley College Dr. Vic Fusilero Spring 201 Regular Section 5048 Honors Section 5049 UC:CSU (5 Units) Class Hrs: TTh 7p-9:30p FL 104 Student Drop-in Hours: FL105A MW 12p-1p MTW 5:30p-6:45p [email protected] The glass cupola of the Berlin Bundestag offers course description breathtaking views of the entire capital city. and objectives Advanced German 5 uses literary German as possible in class and at learning process: the more you try, and cultural readings in German to times you will not understand every the more you will learn. Far more improve oral and written expression word, but do not panic! Gradually important is a willingness to “learn and comprehension and to provide you will understand more and more by doing” and to contribute to a a thorough review of grammatical if you make the effort to listen rewarding and enjoyable course. structures. carefully each day. Pay attention to Class activities will often include Prerequisite for the course is a what your instructor and your work in pairs or groups. Learning a grade of C or better in German 4, fellow students are saying. A good foreign language also involves or equivalent skill level. language learner is willing to guess learning about foreign culture(s) Because German 5 meets at and to accept the uncertainty of and being open to understanding the same time as German 4, I have not understanding every word. By other cultures’ values, ideas, and designed the course as a web- the same token, active participation individual histories, and their enhanced course in order for is vital, and students are expected similarities to and differences from each class to practice the grammar to interact in German in a variety your own culture(s). and vocabulary appropriate for its of activities in class. level. Throughout the semester, you Because the structure of the will be reading grammar modules German language is quite different and submitting daily homework from that of English, grammar online via Haiku, an online explanations may be given in learning management system. English. Do not worry about At this level, you will hear your making mistakes, which are an instructor speaking as much inevitable and necessary part of the !1 7 course requirements This course involves reading, writing, and speaking “German is the official language in German, and to achieve this, you will be learning seven countries of the European grammar and vocabulary as well as preparing daily Union: Germany, Austria, some homework assignments and taking vocabulary quizzes regions of Switzerland and Belgium, SPRING 201 and chapter tests. Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and Italy To take advantage of multiple learning styles and (Südtirol). It is the second most to help create a community of learning in this popular language to learn in the EU classroom, I will assess your learning in several different ways: and ranks among the top 10 most frequently spoken languages in the • Participation (10%) -- In order to participate, you must attend class regularly. You must be prompt, world.” Goethe Institute present, and ready to take part in each class. Classes Oral reports (Referate) (10%) -- At the meet twice a week. When you attend and participate • daily, you can raise questions about areas that you beginning of the semester, you will be assigned are having problems with, and I can identify trouble Referatthemen (oral report topics), which you will then that you may not even be aware of having. Plus, new prepare and present in small groups throughout the ADVANCED GERMAN 5 ADVANCED information is based on material learned on previous semester. It is suggested that you: days. Arriving 10 minutes late will be considered one instance • use visual aids (e.g. PowerPoint, Keynote, of tardiness; three instances of tardiness constitute one absence Prezi etc). Use short bullet points; refrain from writing complete paragraphs. This will make it and lack of participation. easier for students to read and to obtain Daily homework / Modules (15%) -- Daily • important information during your presentation homework assignments will include readings in the distribute a short questionnaire with textbook as well as grammar modules and exercises • questions to which students can note down on Canvas, the online management system for the answers during the presentation course. Modules will open and close at fixed speak at length for about 10-15 minutes on deadlines, so take care not to fall behind. At least 1.5 • a specific topic and field questions afterwards by hours preparation for each class session is expected the class concerning your topic. For the in order to complete this course successfully. presentation, only use outlines for your oral • Essays (Aufsätze) (15%) -- Three essays are report; do not read something prepared word- required during the course of the semester. For each for-word. Please refrain from using English: If one, you will submit a rough draft, which I will then you must explain a difficult topic, and you feel correct by only indicating the type of mistake, e.g. that your fellow classmates will have difficulty wrong case, wrong tense, wrong preposition, wrong understanding, create a PowerPoint slide that gender, etc. It will be your responsibility to figure out will help with your German explanation. how something should be corrected. After this, you German 5 & 6 students should present their will then prepare a final draft that incorporates your Referate earlier in the semester, with German 4 corrections. Your final grade for each essay will then students near the end of the semester. consist of the average of the two grades (the rough draft grade and the final draft grade). You may consult print and online dictionaries, but not translation engines or German-speaking friends. You will learn quite a bit from correcting your own mistakes. German is a leading language of science, literature, philosophy, theology, history, music, film, and art. Becoming acquainted with artists, composers, scientists, great thinkers and their contributions is very rewarding if done in their language. !2 • Cultural assignment (2%) -- Each semester and Alexiou, 2009), so if you feel that your 7 you must complete one cultural assignment (e.g. a vocabulary knowledge is weak, go back and review visit to a German-language film, opera, or concert, vocabulary from Kontakte. Furthermore, Honors or attendance of an art exhibit featuring a German/ Students at each German level (German 3, German Austrian/Swiss artist (G/A/S), or even dining at a 4, German 5) will be working on basic and G/A/S restaurant or deli. Details can be found by intermediate vocabulary culled from Mastering following the QR code in the left margin below. German Vocabulary: A Thematic Approach (Forst et al.), SPRING 201 • Tests (Prüfungen) (20%) -- The course will but students in the regular sections are urged to work have three tests, each one covering one chapter from on these vocabulary lists as well. Stationen and seven grammar modules (see schedule). • Final exams (Abschlussprüfungen) (28%) Each Stationen chapter uses vocabulary that should be --The written final exam will be cumulative and learned. By the end of German 4, you should cover all grammar topics and chapters discussed this semester. The oral final exam will consist of an have a vocabulary size of 3250-3750 (Milton interview of paired students. Oral report topics (Referatthemen) Berlin München Zürich Film “Der Himmel über ADVANCED GERMAN 5 ADVANCED (Kap. 1) (Kap. 2) (Kap. 11) Berlin” (Dir: Wim Wenders, 1987) Bertolt Brecht Egid Quirin Asam Max Bill Die Geschichte der Rudi Dutschke Franz von Stuck James Joyce Berliner Mauerbau Judith Hermann Carl Spitzweg Gottfried Keller Udo Lindenberg Gabriele Münter Thomas Mann Die Geschichte des Bushido Thomas Mann Johanna Spyri Potsdamer Platzes Die Ärzte Lion Feuchtwanger Huldrych Zwingli Wir sind Helden Frank Wedekind Martin Suter Wim Wenders Joy Denalane Franz von Lenbach Peter Stamm Max Reinhardt Sophie Scholl Christian Kracht Leni Riefenstahl Franz Marc Ruth Dreifuss Werner Heisenberg Pipilotti Rist Karl Valentin Ottfried Fischer Cultural Helmut Diehl assignment / Lina van de Mars Extra Credit Info Martina Gedeck Harriet Köhler Christopher Kloeble View Old Master’s paintings (14th-18th c.) in the Alte Pinakothek, as well as other museums in Munich's Kunstareal or museum quarter. !3 policy on missed 7 assignments, quizzes, and tests • Assignments in Stationen are due in the next class session after being assigned. • Grammar modules in Canvas are due SPRING 201 before the next scheduled class, but you do have a grace period of 1 week extra. • Any homework submitted after these dates will be graded but will be recorded as “missed” by the instructor. • Completing the online grammar The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German assessments and reading assignments Expressionist Studies at the Los Angeles County on time requires self-motivation and Museum of Art includes a rich selection of paintings, discipline. sculptures, prints, drawings, and illustrated books, • If you know in advance that you will including works by Kirchner, Heckel, Emil Nolde, and have to miss class or a quiz/test/exam, Kandinsky, as well as rare periodicals and portfolios by please notify the instructor and an ADVANCED GERMAN 5 ADVANCED Otto Dix, Käthe Kollwitz, and Max Pechstein. alternative time and date can be Los Angeles County Museum of Art scheduled. If you miss an assignment, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036 quiz, test, or exam for family or medical emergencies, you must notify the instructor as soon as possible afterwards and present a letter from an authority (e.g. • Each semester there will be a German‐ visits to museum exhibitions on language film series offered free of German/Austrian/Swiss topics or physician) designated by the instructor charge to all LAVC students and the artists, and visits to German/Austrian/ documenting the reason in order to make college community.