GSLO ML&C 1: LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS, & COMPARISONSGSLO ML&C 2: CULTURES & LITERATURESKennesaw State University-Department of Foreign Languages German 3200: Critical Reading and Applied Writing Fall 2006 Instructor: Dr. Susanne Kelley Section: 11:00-12:15 TTH, Social Science 126 Office: Office Annex 110 Hours: MW 10-11am, TTH 4-5pm, and by appointment Email: [email protected] Phone: 678-797-2383 Textbooks:• Motyl-Mudretzkyj, et al. Anders gedacht. Text and Context in the German-Speaking World. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. • Any standard College Dictionary English-German/German-English Catalog Description: German 3200 emphasizes skill development and refinement in the areas of critical reading and writing in German. Designed to give students extensive experience in reading and writing in German, the course focuses on the relationship between writing and reading, and on ways to improve one through the other. Prerequisite: German 2002 or equivalent. Course Goals: German 3200 introduces you to authentic texts of different types. You will continue to practice and polish the five language skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing, and culture) with special emphasis on reading, writing and culture. Course Expectations: Participation and Attendance: Classroom activities are mainly concerned with the acquisition of active communication skills, which means that you will frequently prepare oral and written assignments in pairs and groups (speaking and writing only German!). Class will begin on time. Punctual attendance is mandatory and absolutely essential. It is very difficult to make up classroom work. Each class session, you will give yourself 0-10 participation points. You will receive the criteria and the grading sheet separately. If you don't come to class, you will get a 0. Your total will be calculated so that you get two absences for free. There is no way to make up or excuse non-participation beyond those two absences, because regardless of your reason for not coming to class, you are missing material, and you are not participating in discussion. Homework and Tests: Assignments and tests cannot be made up, except in cases of documented family or medical emergencies. You must turn in your homework in class on the day it is due. Nightly homework is graded on the following scale: 10 points for conscientious, complete work turned in on time. Please note that homework does not have to be mistake-free to earn top points. Students who are struggling with the language can still get perfect scores for their homework if they take it seriously. 5 points for work turned in, but done hastily, or done incompletely, but at least containing half of the assignment. 1Anything less will be given points, if any, according to my discretion. You will be expected to be able to respond to homework assignments orally as well. Be sure to check over returned homework. It is a good idea to correct the errors that have been marked. Quizzes will be given at the beginning of class. If you arrive to class late on a quiz day, you will not have the complete allotted time to take your quiz. Written tests will take the entire class period. If you arrive late on a test day, you will not have the full 75 minutes to take your test. Essays/Aufsätze: Aufsätze are more formal writing assignments that will be graded on both content and grammatical accuracy. They should be typed, double spaced, printed out in black ink and at least 250 words long (please put the word count in parentheses at the bottom of your Aufsätze). There will be three essays. Your grade will be based on two versions of each essay. The second version will include the suggested corrections marked on the first draft. When handing in the second draft, please include the first one too. Your revised essay will not be accepted without the first draft. The final grade on the essay will be the average of the original essay and the revision. You may only revise each composition once. Late Aufsätze will drop one grade step each calendar day (that includes Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) that they are late. Under no circumstances will I accept papers that are more than a week late. Presentation/Referat: You will give one 5-minute presentation about any German text you have read outside of the regular class assignments. You will be graded on how well you communicate, and show what you have learned. I do not expect grammatical perfection in your presentation, so please don’t bury your nose in a script! In-Class: We will speak only German in class; at times you will not understand every word. Do not panic! Keep listening for words you have already learned and try out as many words, phrases, and grammar constructions you have learned. I encourage you to take risks by speaking as much German as you can. You will not be penalized for making mistakes when you experiment with the language in class – that is what language learning is about! Evaluation: 3 Essays 100 points each 30% Homework 150 points 15% 3 Quizzes 50 points each 15% Presentation 50 points 5% Midterm 100 points 10% Final Exam 150 points 15% Participation 100 points 10% Total 1000 points 100% Grading Scale: 100-90%=A; 89-80%=B; 79-70%=C; 69-60%=D; 59% and below=F 2Resources: Since this class meets only twice a week, I strongly recommend that you make use of the following resources: ¾ Resources offered though the instructor (visit the German office in PS 143 and check out the German video and DVD library with feature films, cultural and historical documentaries, and language learning videos, books, magazines, newspapers, etc.); ¾ Register for free announcements via the KSU German Studies email database; ¾ Attend “Kaffeeklatsch,” the weekly luncheon table, Thursdays 12:30-1:30 on the Student Center Patio (look for the table with the tablecloth); ¾ Join the KSU German Club for weekly, monthly, and special events; ¾ visit the FLRC (explore German language software, work with the German language tutor, access German websites, etc.) ¾ Explore the following websites: ¾ www.ksugermanclub.com (latest website by the KSU German Club) ¾ http://www.kennesaw.edu/foreign_lang/german.html (The German Resource Center – complete with music from Hogan’s Heroes) ¾