Deutsch 302 • Wintersemester 2014
Sitzung Nr. 01 • 07.01. • Tagesordnung • assignment & deadlines

[entfällt heute, weil 1. Sitzung]

Kursbeschreibung

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

werden - become (but also "be", when occupation)

hoffen - hope

hoffentlich - X hopes (or "hopefully" if you accept that in Englich)

Hoffnung - hope

um… zu - in order to

damit - so that

Absicht- intention

ich habe vor, - I'm planning

ich denke daran, - I'm thinking about / planning to

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: die langen Ferien - Wie haben wir die Feiertage begangen? Reisen? Familieu. Freunde? Geschenke? Freizeit/ Wetter? "Wer rastet, rostet"

√ Einführung u. Kurze Übersicht: Wir lernen einander ein wenig kennen (Studium? Berufsziele? Wohnort). Der Professor stellt sich vor (Lebenslauf). Unser Kurs ("about")

√ Übung: Wir beschreiben die Zukunft - unsere Pläne für die nächsten Woche, das weitere Jahr (Januar - Juni), vielleicht auch für den Sommer. Bitte versuchen Sie, die obigen Vokabeln anzuwenden. Was hoffen wir? Welche Ängste haben wir? (Grammatik: ebtt, xfoo, xfsefo)

√ 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; the ACTFL Advanced proficiency level (later: EU standards); specific example of grammar: expressions for "then" / "after(ward)", with repeat of the Übung

√ Repeat of the foregoing Übung, using cued grammatical knowledge

N Debriefing: major topics related to DACH society, with schools/schooling as the first

+ Übung (mündlich, dann schriftlich): Ein(e) Freund(in) oder Lehrer(in) aus der Kindheit an der Schule

+ Debriefing: the "hands-on" parts of the course - regular activities, portfolio, grading; 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)

+ Ihr "Lebenslauf" bei der Arbeit / im Beruf: Wo haben Sie gearbeitet? Was getan? Mit wem? Warum? Wie?

+ generic Advanced vocabulary vs. "business" vocabulary; check of generic Advanced vocabulary (room parts, office processes)

√ The "SpeakEasy" part of this course. Kurzer Vortrag über SpeakEasy

•N Check of SpeakEasy-related vocab: 1) isolated words; 2) describing a product; 3) evaluating a product

+ About learning resources for the course

+ 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 (14 January): Read the course description and write, in English, a reflection about: 1) how the course fits into your larger PAST study of German; 2) how it fits into what you want from your study of German. Keep it to 1 page (250 words). Your reading and reflection will be the basis of class discussion of those topics, in German, on Tuesday, as preparation for when you compose your own career-related documents in German.

• Due Tuesday (14 January): Using an advanced paper/electronic German dictionary (not just a word-for-word list), look up and list the various German equivalents of these words: "education", "training", "skills", "knowledge", "learn", "study", "attend", "go to [school/university]", "work". Then write, in German, a one page (single-spaced) document that discusses your education and why you are getting it. Follow these specifications:

paragraph 1: BRIEFLY summarize your education from kindergarten / elementary school on, but with particular emphasis on the latter part of high school and then your college years. Were you a good learner? Did you receive good teaching? What were / are your other education-/occupation-related interests? When did you know (if you know) what you wanted/want to do/be?

paragraph 2: What do you want from your education in terms of earning a living and being someone in the working world / a profession / some other goal in life? Why? How will you do it?

paragraph 3: What do you want from your education (and other learning?) in terms of your personality, existence, quality of life - the larger goals and hopes? How will you be/become a better person, contribute something to this world, etc. etc.?

• Explore my conference presentation about SpeakEasy, so that you will better understand how SpeakEasy will fit into German 302 and, for when you might take the courses, GER 320 & 420.
• Explore the SpeakEasy business site. It's still under construction, so skip pages that are obviously not ready yet and look moreo at the pages "products & ordering by mail", "where to find out products", and "our commitment to sustainability". As you look, think about: 1) whether you could describe those pages in German ("order", "department", "enterprise", "greeting card", "envelope", "sustainability", "supplies", "net profits"); 2) whether you have any special skills or experiences that could help SpeakEasy (and whether you can describe them in German).

• Second formal writing activity: specification to come next Tuesday
• First reading and listening assignments: specifications to come Thursday of next week.
• Reading (English) about educational standards, with a reflection in English about your own education in specific subject areas.
• Exploring DACH K-12 schools - reading in German about the system, and visiting the website of actual schools (and describing the buildings, people and programs, in comparison to our own schools)