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Syllabus A1 Semi-Intensive

German Language Semi-Intensive Beginner 1

Student ProfileThis course is designed for the beginner student with no previous knowledge of German.

Course ObjectivesWithin three weeks, this course will help you to develop basic competences in listening,speaking, reading and writing as well as a basic knowledge of the German culture.

By the end of the course you will be able to deal with everyday situations in a German-speaking environment and to conduct simple conversations.You will have developed reading strategies that allow you to understand simple newspaper

and magazine articles as well as short literary texts.In addition, you will learn to write, revise and proofread short texts in German.Finally, you will be able to understand discussions on familiar topics.

TextbookBegegnungen. Deutsch als Fremdsprache A1, Anne Buscha and Szilvia Szita, SchubertVerlag 2007.Literary texts and supplemental materials in consultation with the course instructor.

Daily Lesson and ExcursionLessons take place Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. On two class days during theterm you will go on a short course-related excursion.

AttendanceEach class consists of six teaching modules (45 minutes each). If you miss 8 modules, your entirecourse grade will drop by one grade. Coming more than 20 minutes late counts as missing amodule (this also applies to excursion days). If you come late to class six times (up to 20 minutes)your entire course grade will also drop by one grade. If you miss 20 modules, you will fail theclass.

Acti ve Parti cipationWe expect committed and consistent interest in the acquisition of the German language. You willprove this by participating constructively and productively in the lessons and excursions,completing homework assignments and being prepared for every class. Every student is expected

to respect the ideas and comments of his/her peers.

Oral PresentationYou will prepare a three-minute oral presentation. It is important that you speak freely rather thanreading the oral presentation and that you keep to the time allowed.

EssayIn this course you will write one essay (font size 12, double-spaced, 100 150 words). Yourteacher will mark potential errors as such and you are required to correct your essay and hand in asecond corrected version. For the first version of your essay you can obtain a maximum of 100points; for the second version you will receive up to 50% of the missing points.

When writing your essay, you will strive first and foremost for clarity (organization and style) andaccuracy (grammar and syntax).

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