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GERM1010—TnTech—Fall2019—Dr.Sheehan
GERM1010IntroductoryGermanI
Course Information GERM1010-001Classtime:MWF10:10—11:05
GERM1010-002Classtime:MWF11:15—12:10
Fall2019
TennesseeTechUniversity
DeptofForeignLanguages
Dr.MartinP.Sheehan
Course Description
Thiscourse,thefirstinthethreesemesterGermansequenceatTennesseeTechnologicalUniversity,isdesignedtodevelopyour
abilitytocommunicateinGermanwhileincreasingyourgeneralvocabularyandcomprehensionskills.Amixtureofmonitored,in-
classinteractionsandonline,at-homeexerciseswillhelpyouimproveyourabilitytointerpretthelanguage,interactinthelanguage,andpresentyourideastoothers.Allclassactivitieswillalsoincreaseyourculturalawareness.Attheendofthecourse,successfullearnersshouldbeabletohandlenoviceleveltasks,suchascommunicatingandexchanginginformationaboutfamiliar
topicsaswellasengaginginshortsocialinteractionsineverydaysituations.TheclasswillbeconductedinGerman.(3Credits)Prerequisites:StudentsatthislevelareNOTexpectedtobefamiliarwithbasicGermanvocabularyorgrammarstructures.
Professor Contact Details
Office:OakleyHall227Phone:931-372-6535
OfficeHours:MW1:30–2:50pmandbyappointmentEmail:[email protected]
Icheckmyemailregularlyonweekdaysat9:30am&4pm.
Pleaseexpectaresponsewithin24hours,orwithin48hoursonweekendsandholidays.
Required Materials
Coursebook(UsedforGERM1010,1020,and2010):Tracksdorf,Coleman,Rarick,Weidauer(2019).ImpulsDeutsch1:Intercultural,Interdisciplinary,Interactive("MACHEN"Coursebook).Stuttgart,Germany:ErnstKlettSprachen.
Onlineworkbook:
Rarick,Tracksdorf,Geithner,Weidauer(2019).ImpulsDeutsch1:Intercultural,Interdisciplinary,Interactive("LERNEN"+„ZEIGEN“Workbook).Stuttgart,Germany:ErnstKlettSprachen.
CLASSCODE:CL41796782
Major Teaching Methods Amixtureoftextbookandon-lineexercises,in-classactivities
(individual,pair,andgroupwork),homeworkassignments,
andworksheets.
Course Topics Producingandcomprehendingsimplesentencesand
frequentlyusedexpressionsrelatedtoareasofmost
immediaterelevance(e.g.basicpersonalandfamily
information,hobbies,abilities,localgeography,shopping,
travel,employment,etc.).Respondingappropriatelytobasic
questionsandconstructingknowledgefromavarietyofbasic
Germanlanguagetexts.
Attendance Policy Attendanceatallclasssessionsisintegraltothecourseandthereforemandatory.Themaximumnumberofabsencesallowedin
thiscourseisthree(3).Ifyouareabsent,youearnazerofortheday.Anyabsencesbeyondthreewillloweryourfinalgradeby10points.Youmustarrivepunctually.IfyouarriveafterDr.Sheehanclosestheclassroomdoorwhenclassbegins,youwillbemarked
late.Beinglatethreetimeswillequaloneabsence.
GERM1010—TnTech—Fall2019—Dr.Sheehan
ADA Statement StudentsrequiringaccommodationsshouldcontacttheOfficeof
DisabilityServices(ODS).AnAccommodationRequest(AR)should
becompletedassoonaspossible,preferablybytheendofthefirst
weekofthecourse.TheODSislocatedintheRoadenUniversity
Center,Room112;phone372-6119.Fordetails,viewtheTennessee
Tech’sPolicy340–ServicesforStudentswithDisabilitiesatPolicy
Central.
University Plagiarism Policy Maintaininghighstandardsofacademicintegrityineveryclassat
TennesseeTechiscriticaltothereputationofTennesseeTech,its
students,alumni,andtheemployersofTennesseeTechgraduates.
TheStudentAcademicMisconductPolicydescribesthedefinitionsof
academicmisconductandpoliciesandproceduresforaddressing
AcademicMisconductatTennesseeTech.Fordetails,viewthe
TennesseeTech’sPolicy217–StudentAcademicMisconductat
PolicyCentral.Plagiarism,inanyform,willnotbetolerated,norwill
anyotherbehaviorthatunderminesacademicintegrity.
Student Learning Outcomes Uponcompletionofthiscourse,successfulstudentsshouldbeabletoaskandanswerpersonalquestionsinthepresent,andcommunicate
effectivelyinthefollowingcontexts:theuniversity,thefamily,andinatravelenvironment.Furthermore,studentswilllearnanappreciationfor
German-speakingcultures.
Uponcompletionofthiscourse,studentsshouldbeableto
• Understandmostwrittenand
spokenGermanselectedfor
beginninglearners;Interpretive(Listen,Read/View)
• Speakandwriteinsimple
sentenceswithminor
grammaticalerrorsthatdonot
impedecommunication;
Interpersonal(Speak,Write,Listen);Presentational(Speak)
• Speakwithpronunciation
sufficientlyaccuratesoasnotto
impedecommunication;
Presentational(Speak)
• Askandansweroralandwritten
questionsrelatedtofamiliar
topics,suchaspersonal
information,school,careers,
family,actions,anddaily
activities;
Interpersonal(Speak,Write,Listen,Read/View)
• Describepeople,places,and
things;
Presentational(Speak,Write)
• Converseonanovicelevel,
observingbasiccourtesy
requirementsandsocial
demandsoftheculture;
Interpersonal(Speak,Listen,Read/View)
• Demonstrateanunderstanding
ofthediversecultureofthe
German-speakingworldand
describesomeofitsbasic
geographicalfacts.
Cultures(RelatingCulturalProductstoPerspectives)
Grading Policy
30% AttendanceandParticipation
MACHENassignments
15%10%
Blinkassignments(OnlineHomework)
LERNENassignments
ZEIGENassignments
20% Chaptertests
10% Project
15% FinalExam
100% Total
GradingScale:100-90=A;89-80=B;79-70=C;69-60=D;59-0=F
Explanations and ExpectationsParticipation
Learninganewlanguageisoneoflife’smostrewardingexperiences.Overtime,yournewskillswillbecomelikeasetoftoolsthat
willsetyouapartinyourdailylife,inyourfuturecareer,andwhenyoutravel.Butbeyondthesesuperficialandimmediatebenefits,
increasingyourcompetenceinaforeignlanguagewillchangeyou.Youwilllearntoconnectwithnewpeopleandplaces—fromthe
pastandpresent—indeeper,moremeaningfulways.Youwillbecomenotmerelyapassiverecipientofnewknowledge,butyouwill
alsobecomeabletoactivelyengagewithworldsthatwerepreviouslyclosedtoyou.
Ourtextbook,ImpulsDeutsch,takesaunique,progressiveapproachtotheteachingandlearningofGerman.Itiswrittenfromthe
stancethatthebestwaytolearnalanguageistouseitactively.Tosupportyouractivelearning,thiscourseusesa“flippedclassroom”instructionalmodel.
Our Flipped Classroom
GERM1010—TnTech—Fall2019—Dr.Sheehan
Thiscourse’sflippedclassroomhasthreeparts:
A) LERNEN(studying,learning,preparing)–athomeWHAT:TheLERNENassignmentswillhelpyou
learnandpracticenewstructuresatyourown
pacepriortocomingtoclass.Everythingthat
followsdependsonthisstep,soyoumust
committoindependentstudyandpreparation
beforeeveryclass.
DUE:TheassignmentsintheLERNENworkbook
inBlinkarealwaysdueatthebeginningofthe
classthatyouarepreparingfor.Forexample:If
wearecoveringunit19nexttimeinclass,doall
assignedLERNENactivities(seeiLearnformore
detailedlistofassignedactivities)beforethatclass.YouarenotallowedtohandinanyLERNEN
assignmentslate.
POINTS:Youareonlypracticingatthispoint,sonoteverythinghastobe100%accurate.Youwill
getfullpointsforeachindividualactivityifthe
instructorhastheimpressionthatyoutookthat
assignmentsseriously,practiced,andhavewe
abletodomost(notnecessarilyall)ofit
correctly(=atleast80%).
B) MACHEN(doing,making,performing)–inclassWHAT:Whenwemeetinclass,youwillnow
alreadycomewithanawarenessofthematerial
sothatwecanproceeddirectlytopracticeand
groupwork.Yourinstructorwillgenerallynot
lectureorintroducenewmaterialduringthis
timeperiod.Instead,theinstructorwillcreatesituationsinwhichyoucanactivelyusenewstructuresduringtheclass
period.Remember,youarenotexpectedtohavea‘perfect’performanceinclass—learningalanguagealwaysmeans
acceptinguncertaintyandmakinginformedguesses.Theemphasisisonusingthematerialtoexpressyourselfverballywith
increasingconfidence,variation,andaccuracy.
C) ZEIGEN(showing,demonstrating)–athomeWHAT:Aftereachclass,youwillhavetimetorevisitand/orreflectonthecoveredmaterial.
DUE:TheZEIGENassignmentsinofaparticularchapterareduebeforewemeetforournextclass.Itishighly
recommendedthatyoucompletetheseexercisesonthesamedaythematerialisincorporatedinclass.
POINTS:Nowyouarenotpracticinganymore;youareshowing/demonstratingthatyouunderstandwhatyoulearnedin
LERNENandpracticed/usedinMACHEN.Youwillreceivepointsmatchinghowmuchofeachactivitywasdonecorrectly.
-adaptedfromDr.NikoTracksdorf
Asasummary:Aftereachclass,youareshowinganddemonstratingwhatthatyouunderstandwhatwedidintheclass(ZEIGEN),
andyouarestudying,learningandpreparingforthenextclass(LERNEN).Forexample,afterunit4inclass,youwilldotheZEIGEN
assignmentsforunit4,andtheLERNENassignmentsforunit5athome.Thenyoucomepreparedtodounit5inthethenclass.Then
again:ZEIGENfor5andLERNENfor6,andsoon.
ParticipationwillbeinGermanwhenyouspeakwithotherstudentsandwiththeprofessor.Ifanyoneinclass(includingHerrSheehan)feelscompelledtoaskorsaysomethinginEnglish,thenheorshemustask"DarfichetwasaufEnglischfragen/sagen?"andwaitforpermission.AnydiscussionsinEnglishwillnegativelyimpactyourdailyparticipationgrade.Offenderswillbewarned
indirectlyand/ordirectlyifIhearEnglishinourclassroom.
Youmustcometoclasspreparedtoparticipateinourclassactivitiesandtosupportourclassroom’spositivelearningenvironment.Activeparticipationmeansspeakingandcollaboratinginpairandgroupexercises,volunteeringthoughtfulanswers,andcompletingbothin-classwritingassignmentsandon-linepreparatoryassignments.
GERM1010—TnTech—Fall2019—Dr.Sheehan
Thispositivelearningenvironmentrequiresyoutostayon-task.Ifduringpartnerworkyourgroupfinishesearly,youareexpectedtocompletetheexerciseagain(switchingrolesifpossible)untiltheallottedtimehaselapsed.
Courtesynotificationsaboutyourattendanceshouldalwaysbesentpriortoclasswhenfeasible,andyouareresponsibleforboth
makingupmissedworkandpreparingforthenextsession.Whileattendanceisnotpartofyourgrade,participationcountsas20%
ofyourfinalgrade,andyoucanonlyparticipatewhenyouareinclass!Pleaserememberthatyourclassmatesrelyonyour
contributionsinclasstomaketheirownlearningexperiencesuccessful!
Blink Learning TheseexercisesBlinklearning.comareassignedforeachclassmeetingandwillhaveclearduedates.YouwillalwayshaveBlinkhomework.Dailypreparationandpracticearevitalwhenlearningthelanguage,butmoreimportantly,theseassignmentsformthe
basisforinformedclassparticipationandunderstanding.Allassignmentsaredueby11:15amonthedaytheyaredue.IacceptNOLATEWORK.
Project Inordertodemonstrateyourabilitytogather,analyze,synthesize,andpresentinformation,youwillcomplete1projectassignment
thissemester.Wewilldiscussinclasswhatisexpectedandhowyourabilitytocompletetheproject’staskswillbeassessed.
Chapter Tests Youwillcomplete2chaptertestsinclassthroughoutthesemester.Thesetestswillhelpyouandmeevaluatetheprogressofyour
listening,reading,andwritingskills.Classroomexercisesandouronlineassignmentsshouldadequatelyprepareyou.
Final Exam Thewrittencomponentofthefinalexamwillhaveasimilarformattothechaptertests.WhilemuchofthetestwillfocusonChapter
3’sthemesandmaterials,thisexamwillalsorevisitcommunicationgoalsfromthepreviouschapters.