Deutsch 302 • Wintersemester 2014
Sitzung Nr. 07 • 28.01. • Tagesordnung • assignment & deadlines
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| Vorige Sitzung: Vokabeln |
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paper - Papier (the fiber sheet)
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paper - Aufsatz (essay), schriftliche Arbeit (written assignment)
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Semesterarbeit - term paper
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Forschung - research
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Quelle - source (of information; also spring of water)
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reichlich - rich(ly), abundant(ly)
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echt - genuine; really? (younger generation)
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wirklich - real; Really? (older generation and standard)
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X und kein Ende - no end to X; X out the wazoo (but G not as vulgar as E)
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Formular - form to fill out
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Formula - Formel
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equation - Gleichung
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popular (adjective) - beliebt (well-liked)
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popular (used in compounds to convey widespread/ mass) - Massen- / Volks-
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last evening/night - gestern abend
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insgesamt - in total, all together (quantities)
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speech - Vortrag (systematic, objective presentation
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speech - Rede (appealing to emotions, using rhetoric)
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Vorlesung - lecture
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pauken - cram for exam
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Volkshochschule - community college (sort of)
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reason (mental faculty ) - Vernunft
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reason (cause) - Grund
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the reason is/was - Der Grund dafür… (but more formal than E)
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the reasons was that - Aus dem Grund, daß
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Quatsch - nonsense, garbage (words or ideas)
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Müll - garbage (kitchen)
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Abfall - garbage (waste paper, etc.)
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non-fiction/how-to reading = Sachbücher
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story/storey (building) - Stock, Etage, Stockwerk
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fiction - Belletristik (popular lit); Literatur (fiction of "lasting value" - but also include poetry and drama)
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Roman - novel
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Kurzgeschichte - short story
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Jugendliteratur - young adult fiction
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Schundliteratur - junk fiction
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minority - Minderheit (of population, etc.); Minderjährigkeit (under age)
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suspicious - mißtrauisch (skeptical of something); verdächtig (causing suspicion in others)
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| Unterlagen u. Grafiken [Zahlen in () beziehen sich auf meine Datenbanksammlung] |
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| Schlüsselwort/begriff des Tages / der Woche |
Bürokratie, Ämter, Formulare
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Formular- form (document)
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Unterlage - supporting document
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Auskunft - information
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Blockschrift - print (not cursive)
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Feld - field, blank
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Teil - part
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eingeben - enter (data)
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ausfüllen - fill out
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hinschreiben - write down
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achten auf - pay attention to
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beantworten - answer (takes direct object, like "Frage")
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ausführlich - completely, in detail
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nicht zutreffend - not applicable, NA
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betr (betrifft) - re
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Seite - page
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Blatt - piece of paper, sheet
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Rand - margin
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unterschreiben - sign
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Unterschrift - signature
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beståtigen - confirm, affirm, testify
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in/mit/unter Bezug auf - with regard/ reference to
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Vorlage - submitted document; model document
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einreichen - submit, turn in
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sich beschweren - complain
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annehmen - accept
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ablehnen - deny, refuse, reject
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Beschwerde - complaint
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Anlage (Ö: Beilage) - attached document (printed)
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Anhang - attachment (electronic)
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angehängt - attached
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| Schwerpunkte (Zeichenerklärung) |
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•√ SmallTalk: Nach Wunsch, aber hoffentlich mit unseren Themen verbunden. Z.B., neueste Erfahrungen mit der Bürokratie (Universität? Geld? Staatsämtern? Geschäften?). Humor: MOOA statt MOOC
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•√ Gespräch: Wie bekommt man den amerikanischen Führerschein? Wozu benutzt man ihn/den? Anekdoten; Beim DMV
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•√ Wir lesen und besprechen einige bürokratische Fundsachen (Fahrscheine, Fahrkarten, usw.)
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•N Nachholung einer vorigen Stunde: door-to-door (Vertreter; ins Haus; aber??); gullible (leichtgläubig). Vorschlag: Statt immer Vokabeln zu suchen, geben wir eher Beispiele / erzählen wir Geschichten
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•N Practice for upcoming listening assignment: The famous Swiss "Allround-Entertainer" Vico Torriani tells about his early days: sound file; text
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•N Übung: Wir erzählen Anekdoten über Schulung und frühe Arbeitserfahrung
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•N Debriefing: How finding out about German schools might relate to occupational use of German; what vocabulary would be useful to derive from those sites?
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•+ SpeakEasy-Sachen: Weiter zu den Kartenarten; Geldsachen (Papier usw; später: Geld/Kontoverwaltung
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•N Debriefing: a) the "hands-on" and SpeakEasy parts of the course - regular activities, portfolio, grading; b) "tacit knowledge"; c) English conversation: 1) your job skills; 2) your business experience (or that of someone you know);
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•N About learning resources for the course: See links above to Reference Grammar and Bildwörterbuch. Importance of expanding from dictionary and simple look-up to resources that offer more content (varieties in meaning; thematic presentation of clusters of vocabulary in embedding of vocabulary in contextual language)
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•√ Musik/Literatur: "Die Sieben Todsünden", erster Teil: Faulheit (Text)
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• Wrap up: assignments for the week and preparation for next meeting - see below
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| Aufgabe(n) |
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Reminders of previous assignments (assignment & deadlines):
• 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): Was wollen Sie von Ihrem Studium / Ihrer Ausbildung?
• Due Tuesday, 4 February: Schulung und frühe Arbeitserfahrung: Was getan, was gelernt?
• Due Tuesday, 11 January: Transcribe and translate a broadcast segment about improving training of women in technical occupations
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| Vorbereitung auf die nächste(n) Stunde(n) |
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• Explore issues of bureaucracy, practical law, dealing with personal problems by ••
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| Vorschau auf die nächste(n) Aufgabe(n) und Sitzung(en) |
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• Reading (English) about educational standards, with a reflection in English about your own education in specific subject areas.
• Reading about bureaucracy, loans, renting.
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