COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name Code Semester T+A+L (hour/week) Type (C / O) Local Credit ECTS
German I GER 101 Fall-Spring 03+00+00 Elective 3 5
Academic Unit: School of Foreign Languages
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Prerequisites: -
Language of Instruction: Turkish
Level of Course Unit: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: - -
Course Objectives: Learning about everyday language use, German culture and society
Course Contents: German grammar and pronunciation, the difference between spoken and written German.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO):
  • 1- Reaching the language Level of “A1”,
  • 2- being able to express yourself in Everday life – with regard to the special needs and requirements of an Erasmus Student in Germany
  • 3- Making students familiar with the cultural and social characteristics of Germany
  • 4- Introduction to the German Society
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Grammar and Pronunciation of the German language, Difference between spoken and written German, Introduction to the German Culture and Society


WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS

WeekSubjectsRelated Preperation
1 General Expressions: how to introduce yourself, how to greet and welcome people. “Der/Die/Das/” as a characteristic of German language -
2 The difference between “Du” and “Sie” - The conjugation of the word “sein” (to be), asking simple questions about times and places Studying a specially prepared worksheet
3 Personal pronouns, the conjungation of regular verbs in Present Tense, Questions Words Studying a specially prepared worksheet
4 The accusative and dative cases and its use with regard to personal pronouns – The German verbs “mögen” and “möchten” (“like” and “want”, Possessive pronouns Homework: Students had to put themselves in the everyday life of an Ersamus students with the regard to the question: what do you really want or have to say, which expressions are useful or even necessary?
5 The use of the German word “man”, Clock time, Contrasts like “good” and “bad”, “cheap”, “expensive” etc. A small test about the previous lessons and studying a specially prepared worksheet
6 The verb “brauchen” (to need), seperable verbs, with and without, the German plural Studying a specially prepared worksheet
7 The verb “sein” (to be) in Past tense, Repetition of the previous learning material Studying a specially prepared worksheet and a small test
8 Colours, Präpositions, the difference between written and spoken German using the example of the verb “sehen” (to see) Studying a specially prepared worksheet
9 “Nicht “oder “kein” (not or no), Questions words, Accusative and Dative objects, Imperativ, Gestern (yesterday), heute (today), morgen (Tomorrow) Studying a specially prepared worksheet
10 Repetition and deepening the use of prepositions, The most common mistakes in German Languages Studying a specially prepared worksheet and a picture story about prepositions
11 Repetition and deepening use of seperable verbs in Present and Past tense Making sentences from single words as a homework
12 Auxiliary Verbs, Causal sentencen, conjunctions (“schon”, “erst”, “noch nicht”, “nicht mehr”) Studying a specially prepared worksheet
13 Comparative, Building short sentences with Akkusative and Dative Objects Studying a specially prepared worksheets
14 Sentence Structure, Repetition and Deepening of conjungtions A small test, an exercise from a typical German Textbook


REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING

German TV series, Lyrics from Nena, Rammstein and Die Fantastischen Vier


OTHER COURSE RESOURCES



ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

Semester RequirementsNumberPercentage of Grade (%)
Attendance / Participation 14 25
Practice / Exercise 14 25
Homework Assignments 10 10
Final Exam 1 40
Total: 39 100


WORKLOAD

EventsCountDuration (Hours)Total Workload (hour)
Course Hours14342
Practice / Exercise10330
Homework Assigments14342
Final Exam11111
Total Workload (hour):125


THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)

# PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11
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LO4