Deutsch 301 • Herbstsemester 2011 • Sitzung Nr. 16 • 16.11. Mi • Tagesordnung

√ = anwesend (nicht);
e = entschuldigt;
s= spät

√Fischer
Tonverarbeitung

√Evan Bowman
Produktions-vorgänge

√Beth Holub
Text-verarbeitung

√Laurel Jones
??

Stacie Looney
Produktions-vorgänge

√Michael Manca
Markt-forschung

√Tim Meyer
Büro-verwaltung

√Ivan Reihsmann
Ausstellung u. Präsentation

√Caren Sutton
Grafik-verarbeitung

RobinWhite
Website-gestaltung

sich krank melden - call/report in sich

Meldung - message, announcement, report (not discussion)

etlich - some (more than einige)

krankenversichert - covered by health insurance

Krankenkasse - health insurance plan/ company

Krankenschein - medical excuse (the document)

zerstreut - distracted (uncomfortable)

Ablenkung - distraction (neutral or entertaining)

erfolgreich- successful

reich sein - be rich

reich werden - get rich

Unterstützung - support, grant

Darlehen - loan

unabhängig - independent

Hypothek - mortage

Schande - shame (moral, scandal)

Schade! - That's a shame! (=Too bad!)

Zustand - condition, state

nicht zutreffend - does not apply (n.a.)

gültig - valid

Beratung - advice, counsel

Ratgeber - advisor (source of info, usually non-human)

Berater(in) - advisor (person)

verbrauchen -use (consume)

gebraucht - used (car, etc.)

verzinsen - charged with interest

DANKE, Stacie L.!!!

Fischer-Richardson, German Reference Grammar (revised link to come)

Gesetz - law (regulation, not academic subjet)

Rechtsanwalt (-anwältin) - lawyer

Vertrag - contract

unterschreiben - sign

Unterschrift - signature

Bestimmung - terms (of contract)

einig sein / werden - be in / come to agreement

X steht in Y (Dokument, usw.) - the Y says X

Es steht hier in diesem Vertrag - This contract here says…

versprechen - promise

Wort halten - keep one's word/ promise

Wahrheit - truth

Kaution - deposit (large amount, like on apartment)

Pfand - deposit (small amount, like on bottles)

verklagen - sue

•√ SmallTalk: Politik, Ethik, Werte - Was für eine Rolle spielt das in unseren Zukunftsplänen, und in welcher Bedeutung? Nächste Themen: vielleicht Religion und Glauben.

•√ Übung: Geld und Studium / Ausbildung / Beruf – Wie werden wir bezahlt, was sind unsere Haushaltskosten?

• Debriefing: What you observed in the foregoing activity - language capabilities and needs; maybe repeat with conscious understanding of aims and techniques (frequency phraes - accusative [jeden Tag]! - time phrases [location in time] dative [am vierten Juli]!!)

•√ Unsere Alltags- u. Fachkenntnisse: woher haben wir sie, wie haben wir sie gelernt? Heute: Unsere Wohnsituation. Wie sieht unsere(e) jetzige(s) Wohnung / Haus aus? Was suchen wir in der Zukunft? Wie kauft / mietet man am besten einen Wohnplatz? Wann haben wir unser__ erst__ X gemietet, und wie? Wie machen wir unsere Zahlungen?

• Debriefing: language targets of the foregoing activity (√separation of verbs!! - yes, 'Ich habe XYZ geschrieben', but not 'Ich haben einen langen Brief an meinen Onkel, der in Hamburg wohnt, geschrieben.')

•√ Lernhilfe: Bürokratische Fachterminologie (=simpelei) u. Formulare; Beispiel: Mietvertrag

•+)?) Lernhilfe: Wir ziehen um! Wir planen den Umzug, dann prüfen wir unsere Checkliste (Ratgeber Mietvertrag • Mein Umzugsplanner • Selbtstauskunft • Mietvertrag • Hausordnung (!!); www.wohnungsboerse.net: "Mustermietverträge und Vorlagen" schwierig wegen Ausfall der Internetverbindung

•N Debriefing: Processes, bureaucratese, and the PASSIVE - the grammatical structure that says things and processes are more important than people. Repeat of earlier activities: managing our residence, planning our move.

•N(?) Hörverständnisübung: "ARAG Rechtschutz" - Tondatei; Text

•N!! die Gruppe entwirft Fragen für eine(n) Firmenbesitzer(in) über seine/ihre Firma und deren Produke. Gilt auch als Vorbereitung auf eine spätere schriftliche Aufgabe (Beschreibung einer Firma), und auch als Vorbereitung auf die Entscheidung, wieviel/wenig wir in diesem Semester "SpeakEasy" machen werden. SpeakEasy Vortrag

•+ Debriefing: revisions & portfolio; assignment list; assignment texts are being moved to separate pages

•N a comedy skit about a team of bumbling, incompetent workers

• Wrap up: assignments for the week and preparation for next meeting - see below; we're going to take part of this week and next to catch up and organize

• Fourth writing assignment (due Wednesday, 9 November, one printed page, = 250 wds.): Description of a small business. You'll receive an English-language article about a small company and will write a summary about it in German. Aim to highlight 3 special features of the company, each in a different area of the key W-question collection (Wer, Was, Wann, Wo, Wie, Warum).

(Texts: "Molalla class turns students into builders" (0012); "Knubie - the Flowspoon" (0256); "Portland Birdwatching Experiences" (0262); "Learning by growing: Natural resources students sell plants they cultivate in David Douglas High School's greenhouse" (0263); "Rolling dice with their own game: A local pair hope their own German-style game catches on with families" (0362); "Corvallis couple piece together puzzles for kids" (0363); "Fire hydrant snorkels, developed on Mount Hood, could help save more homes, lives in snowy areas" (0365).

also: 0231 Cheese, 0449 PSU student owns business, 0447 upcycling, 0446 iPhone cases, 0436 contact lenses, 0396 New Seasons, background reading: 0301, 0284, Schornsteinfeger).

• Fourth listening assignment (due Monday, 14 November): a food product (Langnese 0053) and how it is advertised and sold; follow the usual procedure: transcribe as much as you can with 3-5 listenings, and turn that in within a week; you'll then receive a full transcription to translate into English and turn in within another week.

Here are links to the sound files and transcriptions of clips we have listened to earlier: Vico Torriani clip; text • Peter und Litwina clip; text • Counterfeiter clip; text; defective product clip; text; "Wohnen mit Kindern" clip • Text;

Can you find a German-language version of a how-to manual that teaches about the special skills area you have chosen for your individual project this quarter? It could be general or just for a specific skill within that area. Examples: "Getting Familiar with MS Word"; "Headers and Footers in MS Word".

• Fifth and last writing assignment: an integrative document for your career/ employment portfolio. Will also serve as preparation for the group discussion / presentations held during the exam time.

• Translation assignment (due TBA): information about a company. You'll find in the internet a German-speaking company which does interesting things related to one of your career / vocational intersts, read about it, and produce in English a summary.

• Fifth listening assignment (first stage due TBA): a commercial (Birnbacher); or an accident (Skistock)

• upcoming "Zum Spaß" listening in the classroom: a team of bumbling incompetent workers