GERM 101 - German I

4 Credit (4 lecture, 0 lab) 4 Contact Hours

This course is specifically designed to give students a thorough understanding of the German language and its cultural context. The course enables students to not only read and write German but also to actively listen to, understand and speak the language. Focus of the class is on vocabulary and grammar, as well as on pronunciation and expression. It is a blend of theory and practice. Teaching strategies used are lecture with discussion, small group interaction, audio recognition and small video episodes.
OFFERED: even-year fall semesters

Course Goals; Objectives; Competencies
After successfully completing this course, students will be expected to:

Goal 1: Actively communicate (understand, speak, read, and write) in German.

Engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, and exchange opinions in German.
Recognize familiar German words in the English language.
See and understand common roots of English and German in the West-Germanic language family.
Know proper salutations and identify and introduce oneself in German.

Goal 2: Learn and understand simple sentence structures in German.

Recognize subject pronouns and their proper verb forms; conjugate German verbs in present tense.
Be familiar with common verbs, the infinitive form and stem in German.
Understand and properly use German pronunciation and the German alphabet.
Correctly use the Nominative (subject case) and Accusative (direct object case) German noun cases.
Understand German noun gender and direct/indirect articles.
Identify and name common household objects, clothing and food items in German.
Identify family members and indicate possession and ownership in German.
State personal preferences and likes and dislikes in German.
Formulate yes/no questions and information questions.
Tell time and identify days of week, months and seasons in German.

Goal 3: Identify significant contributions of Germans to the arts, music, humanities, social sciences, history, and sciences in the United States.

Discuss cultural aspects of the German-speaking world.
Describe the impact of German culture on the world at large.