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Deutsch 123 Instructor: Dr. Julian Nelson Required Materials: Ø Textbook: Deutsch heute, 8th edition Ø Workbook/lab manual: Deutsch heute, 8th edition Ø The multimedia CD-ROM and Audio CDs packaged with the text Ø Study guides provided in class Ø Deutsch heute Website for language and culture: http://college.hmco.com Ø You may check my website: http://web.clark.edu/jnelson/ for Power Point Presentations and up-to-date German Klub activities. Grading: Your grade for this class will be based on the following criteria: Ø Attendance and Participation = 20% or 200 points Ø Homework = 20% or 200 points Ø Chapter Exams = 60% or 600 points Grading Scale: Total of 1,000 possible points 93-100% A 90-92% A- 86-89% B+ 83-85% B 80-82% B- 73-79% C 70-72% C- 66-69% D+ 63-65% D 60-62% D- 59% and below F Attendance: This class requires your participation and attendance is mandatory. Along with participation, it counts toward 20% of your final grade. If you do not need to attend class in order to pass any of the chapter exams, then you belong in a more advanced level of German. You may miss up to five hours of class, equivalent to five (5) classes, but remember that each absence has an impact on your grade. You may be dropped from the class for any unexcused absence above five hours. Late arrival to class will count toward missed classes. Advanced German Speakers: The level of German 123 is below any advanced speaker of German. If you have had two or more years of high-school German or its equivalent this course is not for you. If you have more than one year of German and do not wish to learn another foreign language and choose to be in this class in order to meet a college requirement, you may be dropped from the class. Please remember that if you are more advanced and remain in the course at the instructor’s discretion, you will be given credit for what you accomplish in this course, and not for what you already know. Participation: Class participation is a vital part of your language learning experience and along with attendance it is 20% of your grade in this course. All students enrolled in German 123 begin the quarter with 100% in participation. Each missed class lowers that participation grade by 10% points. 1 miss = 90%, 2 misses = 80%, 3 misses = 70%, 4 misses = 60%, 5 misses = 50%, 6 misses = drop or F in course. Please keep in mind that your participation grade is also influenced by: Ø Coming to class prepared and your willingness to participate Ø Your use of German to converse with both your classmates and your instructor Ø Classroom courtesy Assignments: This is a college-level transfer course. In order to succeed you will need college level skills in reading, writing, listening, speaking, note-taking, and collaborating with your classmates. This course is worth five credits. You should plan on studying between 5-10 hours per week outside of class. There are several types of assignments. These assignments are collected: Ø Those assignments specifically listed as to “turn in” on the weekly schedule. Ø Chapter workbook assignments. Each chapter has one corresponding workbook chapter. This must be turned in on the specified due date. The assignment is checked in by your instructor and then returned with the correction key. Make all necessary corrections in red ink and resubmit the assignment for full credit. These assignments are not collected, but you are expected to complete all of them: Ø Audio assignments listed on your weekly schedule. Ø Written or grammar exercises in textbook but not indicated on your study guide as material to “turn in.” Assignments are not accepted late. Do not turn in late assignments! Weekly Schedule: For every chapter you will receive a sheet detailing assignments and exams for that period. Always check your assignment sheet; regardless whether or not the assignment is collected, it is your responsibility to prepare all homework at home in advance and to hand in work on time and to complete future assignments even if you are absent. Exams: There will be three chapter quizzes in this course. The last exam will be given on the day of the scheduled final exam. Each exam usually has spelling, listening comprehension, reading, culture, vocabulary, grammar, and written components. You may miss and make up only one exam per quarter. Any other misses will be calculated as 0. You must let me know you are going to miss an exam before the day of the exam. Make-up exams are given during the instructor’s office hours within one week of the original exam date. All exams will be returned for review within two weeks and then kept by the instructor. Pop Quizzes: Impromptu quizzes on chapter vocabulary will be given throughout the quarter. Keep on top of all vocabulary and new expressions! Memorize daily so you won’t be left cramming at the last minute. Final Grade: You may e-mail me with this request. Social Justice and Disabilities: We do not discriminate at Clark College on the basis of color, gender, handicap, national origin, sexual orientation, or belief system, but hold firmly to the belief that all students should be treated fairly and equitably. If you have a documented disability, you should notify me and contact Disability Services for special accommodations. Group Work: Working with other students in study groups is an extremely effective means of studying. Not everyone in the study group needs to be at the same proficiency level: teaching others is a very powerful way to learn material yourself. Make sure, however, that you do not simply copy another student’s work and turn it in as your own. When working in groups all participants must vary their work so that each assignment reflects individual work. Also, remain focused, and above all do not speak English or engage in discussions that are not relevant to the task or exercise at hand. Academic Honesty: Cheating is not tolerated on either exams or assignments. Turning in assignments copied from others or for which you had direct help from someone else or which have been translated by a translation service online or computer program will be considered cheating. Anyone copying from others, allowing others to copy their work, or using information fraudulently obtained may receive an “F” in this class. Classroom Courtesy: Please turn off (or set to vibrate) and put away all pagers and cell phones while in the classroom. If your cell phone rings during class you will immediately take a pop quiz. When your professor is talking, you and other students need to listen. When your professor provides time for pair and/or group work, you need to work with your partner or group. This is not the time to talk to your professor about matters not related to the assigned activity, or work on other assignments, or talk in a language other than German: these matters must be handled during office hours or by appointment. Your professor will ask you to leave the class if you engage in any disruptive behavior. Disruptive behavior may also be interpreted as a poor learning attitude. Tardies, coming to class unprepared or unwilling to participate, and disrespectful behavior to either professor or classmates is considered seriously disruptive behavior. So is engaging in conversation irrelevant to the class. I will issue one warning to any student who is disruptive to the classroom environment. After that your case will be sent to student affairs and you will be requested to drop the class. The syllabus is a binding contract and you, the student, must accept the conditions and responsibilities I have outlined for the quarter, or drop the course. Overview of German 123 Grammar Content by Chapter: For more specific details, please see the first page of each of the following chapters in the textbook Deutsch heute: chapters 6, 7, and 8.There you will find the chapter content and goals listed as speech functions, culture, vocabulary, writing, listening, and grammar. Ø Chapter 6: Present Perfect Tense, Past Participles of Regular/Irregular Weak and Strong Verbs, Auxiliaries haben and sein, etc. Ø Chapter 7: Two-Way Prepositions and Associated Verbs, Contractions, Time expressions in the Accusative and Dative, Da and Wo compounds, etc. Ø Chapter 8: Genitive case, Genitive Time, Genitive Prepositions, Adjectives, Ordinal Numbers, Dates, etc. Audio CDs: Each chapter Audio CD contains collections of readings, listening and speaking exercises. CD-ROM: An interactive CD-ROM is provided with your purchase of Deutsch heute. The CD-ROM is useful for review, extra practice, as well as quizzes. Your Responsibilities in this Class: All humans under normal conditions acquire one or more languages, but it is not possible to acquire German in 75 to 150 hours of in-class instruction. You must take responsibility for your out-of-class learning. In addition to completing all assignments on time, we recommend that you read German-language magazines or stories, watch German TV and films, listen to German radio, or converse with native speakers as often as possible. Take every opportunity to use your new skills in German: start a journal in German, write notes to yourself and others in the class, spend time with other students of German, and join the German Club, the most active club on campus, making an effort to speak only in German. And don’t forget to apply for the German Studies in Berlin Program, a yearly program that spends two weeks every summer in Berlin. Your instructor may open the door to German language and culture, but only you can enter. Specific Tasks: Ø Read the syllabus carefully, fill out the student data page, and sign the syllabus agreement. Ø Attend class regularly and speak German in class. Ø Bring your text, Deutsch heute, to every class meeting. Ø Take notes on vocabulary and grammar. All material covered in class will appear in chapter quizzes. Ø Do all daily grammar and speaking exercises indicated on the weekly class schedule. Ø Listen as often as possible to your Audio CDs included with your textbook. Ø Take all exams on dates they are given. Ø Do the study guide assignments daily, preferably one hour or more per day. If you do, you will never have to cram for a test. Both your test scores and your oral grades will be significantly higher because you will have long-term memory. An effective study strategy is to study consistently, repeating exercises in small units of time. Same goes for learning new vocabulary. This should be done on a daily basis! Ø German 121-123 are not lecture-based courses. Expect to spend class time engaged in student-centered exercises. Emergency Information In emergencies, students should do the following: Ø Inclement Weather or Emergency Information: Go to www.clark.edu or call 360.992.2000 as your first means of getting information. The College does send notices to radio and television stations, but the College’s web site and switchboard are the official platforms for the most accurate information. Ø Immediate Emergency Communication Alert: To receive immediate notice on emergencies, you can register your cell phone number to receive text pages and your email address to receive email messages. To do this, go to www.flashalert.com. Select “subscribe” on the left, and follow the instructions. Mass communication will also be sent to all college employee phones and computers. Ø Fire Alarm: Evacuate the building through the closest exit; evacuation maps are located in the hallways. Take personal belongings only if it is safe to do so. Remain at least 50 feet from the building. Notify others of evacuation. Do not re-enter the building until instructed to do so. Ø Parking Lot Identifiers: New parking lot identifiers using colors and numbers have been assigned to all Clark parking lots. To help emergency or security personnel locate you, please refer to these identifying features. Ø Security Escort: Security officers are available for escorts. If you feel unsafe walking to your car or around campus please call 360.992.2133.
Study Partner Information
Please take the time to ask a fellow student to be your study partner throughout the quarter. You may contact your study partner to obtain information in case of absence and to work with him or her on course material. Name:
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Syllabus Agreement Deutsch 123 – Winter 2010 Please complete, sign, and return this form to your instructor Name: __________________________ Major: ________________________ Home Phone: ______________ Cell: _______________ Email: ____________________ Have you ever studied German? __________ If yes, for how long? __________________ What other foreign language(s) have you studied or know? ________________________ How long? ______________________ Have you traveled abroad? ___________ If yes, what countries have you visited? _______________________________________________________________________ Is there anything about yourself that you want me to know? ________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
I have read the syllabus for German 123 and I agree to abide by the guidelines set forth. These guidelines include attendance as part of my grade. I understand that enrolling in this course and purchasing the text and materials in no way guarantees a passing grade or credit for the course syllabus. Furthermore, I understand that grades cannot be changed after they have been assigned and an Incomplete is given only under emergency situations, not for routine failure to complete the requirements of the course.
Student’s Signature: ______________________________ Date: _________________
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