Deutsch 301 • Herbstsemester 2014
Sitzung Nr. 02 • 02.010. • Tagesordnung • assignment & deadlines

schnarchen - snore

einschlafen - go to / fall asleep

nicken - nod

Schicht - shift at work

pleite - broke

bankrott- bankrupt

Infinitesimal/Differenzial-Rechnung - calculus

mit Glacéhandschuhen - with kid gloves (carefully)

Pinkelpause - potty break

umweltfreundlich - environmentally friendly

umweltverträglich - sustainable (environmentally)

nachhaltig - sustainable (economically)

Kursbeschreibung

Nees, Greg. "Germany: Unraveling and Enigma" (Amazon site and preview of chapter 1)

Vergangenheit - the past

Gegenwart - the present

Zukunft - the future

vergangen- - past (adjective)

gegenwärtig - present (adjective)

zukünftig - future (adjective)

voraussagen - predict

rückblickend - looking back, retrospectively

voraussichtlich - prospectively, probably

eventuell - possible (NOT eventually, later)

erwarten - expect, anticipate

vermuten - expect, suspect (but not suspiciously), guess

•√ SmallTalk: lange Schlangen an den Kassen und Schaltern? Was tut man dabei? Wie kann man das vermeiden?

•+ Einführung u. Kurze Übersicht: Wir lernen einander ein wenig kennen (Wohnort, Wohnverhältnisse? Berufsziele? Wohnort). Der Professor stellt sich vor (Lebenslauf). Unser Kurs (Beschreibung)

• Wir üben die neuen Vokabeln von der vorigen Sitzung (s. oben)

•√ Übung: Wir beschreiben die Zukunft - unsere Berufspläne; werden ≠ wollen; werden = "become" (und auch "will"); "Ich will Filmstart werden (nicht: sein)" = I want to be (less common: become) a movie star." Problem: "wollen + sein" bedeutet auch "claim to be" - "X will ein Genie sein" = "X claims / pretends to be / acts like (he'she is) a genius." "Ich arbeite" oder "Ich werde arbeiten"? Wir sprechen, dann schreiben.

•+ Debriefing: the course - what it is and why; what I wanted to learn from the activity we just did; basic principles of language learning (negotiating meaning, contextual learning, i+1, inferencing and risk-taking); the role of grammar and vocabulary; grammar, yes, but it's not all about grammar, and "grammar" can mean many things, and is much more than conjugating and adjective endings; the ACTFL Advanced proficiency level (later: EU standards); if time: fill out ACTFL Guidelines

•√ Jetzt lesen wir ein wenig, und wir übersetzen auch: Eine Unternehmerin (Elaine Richard) stellt sich vor ("ich über mich"): Link und pdf

•√ Debriefing: The neglected area of listening skills; a regular course assignment; Jetzt hören wir ein wenig (00028), und wir fassen zusammen: Was machen Peter und seine Frau? (text of 00028). Machen wir so etwas in unsrer Freizeit?

•+ Debriefing: the "hands-on" parts of the course - regular activities, portfolio, and SpeakEasy; English conversation: a) your job skills; b) your business experience (or that of someone you know); generic Advanced vocabulary vs. "business" vocabulary; check of generic Advanced vocabulary (room parts, office processes)

What might be in a portfolio that documents your German skills? Can you do an improv (aus dem Stegreif) translation of this cartoon?

(click picture or here to see full-size cartoon)

•N Übung: Ihre praktischen Kenntnisse; Ihre Geschäftserfahrung(en)

•N vielleicht: kurzer Vortrag über SpeakEasy (Besuch der Firmenwebsite)

•+ Wrap up: assignments for the week and preparation for next meeting - see below

• Bitte SOFORT eine Email an mich richten, wo Sie Ihre bevorzugte Email-adresse angeben.

• Due Tuesday (7 October): Intake Reflection about the Course

• Read online the first chapter of Nees, Greg. "Germany: Unraveling and Enigma", and be prepared Tuesday to tell (in German) how you want to obtain the book: get the print version on your own, join others in a group order of the print version, or use the Kindle version.

• Due Tuesday (7 October): Translation of bios of students from Irkutsk in Dresden

• Begin searching, using (quoted) "ich über mich" and smart keywods, for a person in the German-speaking world who shares your educational, career, and even personal interests. This is preparation for assignments where you will translate that person's résumé and use its vocabulary to enrich your own résumé in German.

• Explore my conference presentation about SpeakEasy, so that you will better understand how SpeakEasy will fit into German 301 and, for when you might take the courses, GER 320 & 420.

• First formal writing activity: "Meine Zukunft"; specification to come next Tuesday

• First "Reference Grammar" assignment, as preparation for "Meine Zukunft"; specifications to come Tuesday at the earliest

• First listening assignment, with transcription, translation, and German paraphrase; specifications to come Tuesday at the earliest