LAG3201 German 3 COURSE OUTLINE Module Objectives Students will be taught to comprehend more listening and reading texts on topics of general interest as well as on aspects of German culture, society and life. They will also acquire the ability and linguistic features to express their views and communicate meaningfully on the topics. Language learning skills and strategies as well as some colloquial expressions will be included in the classroom instruction. Module Structure The six hours weekly for the module will be divided into: 2 Lectures (2 hrs each) and 1 Tutorial (2 hrs) There will be twelve weeks of lectures and eleven weeks of tutorial. Attendance is compulsory for both lectures and tutorials. Lectures During the lectures, the students will be introduced to topics of study as well as new grammatical aspects. The emphasis will be on developing reading, writing and listening skills as well as on acquiring and practising new linguistic structures. The lessons will be based on the textbook “studio d A2” and, in part, on materials prepared by the lecturers. The schedule for the lecture groups is as follows.

LG 1 Ms Chen Ing Ru Monday Thursday

18:00 - 20:00 18:00 - 20:00

AS1/0304 AS4/0118

LG 2 Ms Chen Ing Ru Tuesday Friday

16:00 - 18:00 16:00 - 18:00

AS2/0413 AS4/0116

LG 3 Mr Martin Döpel Tuesday Thursday

08:00 - 10:00 08:00 - 10:00

AS4/0109 ADM/0417

LG 4 Mr Martin Döpel Wednesday Friday

10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00

ADM/0417 AS1/0304

The lecture will commence with the second lecture in Week 1; i.e. from 16.8.2012 onward. The dates for the first lecture of the respective groups are as follows:

LG1: Thursday, 16.8.2012 LG2: Friday, 17.8.2012 LG3: Thursday, 16.8.2012 LG4: Friday, 17.8.2012

Tutorials The tutorials will support the lectures in reinforcing the students’ grasp of the new topics, vocabulary and linguistic structures learnt as well as enhancing students’ communication competence. The lessons will be based mainly on the textbook “studio d A2” and additional materials prepared by the tutors and lecturers. The schedule for the tutorial groups is as follows.

TG 1 Ms Andrea Verry Monday 18:00 - 20:00 AS1/0213

TG 2 Ms Karin Geiser Monday 10:00 - 12:00 AS4/0601

TG 3 Ms Karin Geiser Wednesday 08:00 - 10:00 AS1/0303

TG 4 Ms Kathreen Meyer Ohle Wednesday 18:00 - 20:00 AS1/0209

TG 5 Ms Andrea Verry Friday 16:00 - 18:00 AS1/0205

TG 6 Ms Christiane Holch Thursday 12:00 - 14:00 AS1/0205

Tutorials will commence in Week 3; i.e. 27. – 31.8.2012. Please check course announcements regularly just before and during the semester at the following URL: http://courseware.nus.edu.sg/e-daf/int/LA3201GR/announcement_la3201gr.htm

Assessment The assessment is based entirely on students' coursework (100% CA). There is no examination for this module. Assessment will be based on the students’ written work (Compositions, essays, project etc.), oral speaking abilities, performance in periodic tests as well as class participation and performance. Learning Materials Textbooks Funk, H., Kuhn, C. & Demme, S.: studio d A2. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Kurs- und Übungsbuch. Berlin: Cornelsen 2006. Niemann, R. M.: studio d A2, Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Sprachtraining. Berlin: Cornelsen: 2007. studio d A2. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Vocabulary booklet. Berlin: Cornelsen 2006.

Course Content

Topics/Communicative Situations

Grammar

studio d A2, Chapter 4: Active in the free time

Reflexive pronouns Verbs with prepositions Indefinite pronouns

studio d A2, Chapter 5: Media

Indirect questions in the subordinate clause Adjectives without article The nominative and accusative case

studio d A2, Chapter 6: Going out

Personal pronouns in the dative case Relative clause Relative pronouns in the nominative and accusative case

studio d A2, Chapter 7: At home

Modal verbs in the past tense Subordinate clause with “als”

studio d A2, Chapter 8: To experience culture

Time adverbs Verbs in the past tense The two past tenses: Perfekt and Präteritum

studio d A2, Chapter 9: World of employment

Sentences with “denn” and “weil” The verb “werden” Nominalization Expressing wish and politeness with “hätte” and “könnte”

studio d A2, Chapter 10: Festivals and presents

Prepositions with the dative case German dative verbs Verbs with the dative and accusative complements Subordinate clause with “wenn”

studio d A2, Chapter 11: With all the senses

Indefinite pronouns Two-way prepositions Relative pronouns with proceeding prepositions “in” and “mit”

studio d A2, Chapter 12: Inventions and Inventors

Subordinate clause with “um …. zu” and “damit” Passive voice