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Intermediate German, Level 2  Spring 1999 MWF 12-12:50 Kauke 200 Viewpoints, Writing Assignments, Course Goals, Grading Required Texts Available in Bookstore:
Films--on reserve in library Class Handouts and Viewpoints Materials Course Description The overall course objectives of German 202 are to continue the development of the four language skills in a cultural context and to review and expand upon basic grammar skills covered in first-year German classes and in German 201. Special attention will be paid to vocabulary building and the development of writing skills. We will work with two textbooks for the course. Assoziationen. Deutsch für die Mittelstufe will provide our basic structure.The material in this textbook will be supplemented by other authentic materials and two films. Das Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik is a review and reference grammar. We will cover most of the second half of the Handbuch in this course. The Viewpoints materials avalable on the CD-ROM that you will receive the first day of class will provide additional cultural information while helping you to improve your listening comprehension skills. _______________________ Participation and Attendance Participation and attendance are required. Please make sure to bring your textbooks with you to all classes and be ready to begin class on time. If you must miss a class, I expect you to inform me of this before class on that day. Make-up exams are possible only in the case of an excused absences. Absences are excused when due to illness, personal or family emergency, or religious holidays or campus activities recognized by the College of Wooster. Excessive tardiness and unexcused absences will affect your grade significantly. Homework To guarantee maximum use of our in-class
time, reading and writing assignments are to be prepared and
completed on time, as assigned on the syllabus. Our main purpose
in class is to use German communicatively and creatively, and
the homework is an essential means to this end. All written homework
assignments are due on the date indicated on the syllabus. I
will be happy to correct and comment on late homework but you
will receive no credit for it. Writing assignments are due on the day indicated on the syllabus and will be graded as a separate category from the rest of your homework. This is done both to acknowledge the particular effort that these assignments require and to emphasize the importance of developing facility in writing. All writing assignments must be typed and checked with a German spell-check program before you hand them in to me. If you are not satisfied with the grade you receive for a writing assignment, you may revise it and the two grades will be averaged together. Revisions are due on week after the original assignment is returned to you. There will be five exams in this course.
Each exam is worth 100 points. To help you improve your active
vocabulary and prepare for the exams, there will also be five
vocabulary quizzes (English-German and German-English) worth
20 points each. Course Goals By the end of this course you should have achieved the following
Grading
Students choosing the credit-only option
must receive a grade of 72% in order to pass this course. Please inform me as soon as possible of any special learning requirements you have.
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