COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name Code Semester T+A+L (hour/week) Type (C / O) Local Credit ECTS
German II GER 102 Fall-Spring 03+00+00 Elective 3 5
Academic Unit: School of Foreign Languages
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Prerequisites: German I
Language of Instruction: Turkish
Level of Course Unit: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: - -
Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to study German sentence construction and analysis with a syntactic approach. At this point, the distinction between main sentence (with simple structure) and clause (which allows compound sentence), especially relative clauses (Relativsatz), which are one of the most common clause types in German, and the conjunction 'dass', which functions as subject or object as a sentence element. These are clauses formed with . In addition, after a brief review of the passive voice sentences , which also are frequently encountered in German, and the review of modal verbs, followed by the usage of passive voice with these types of verbs (Passiv mit Modalverben) are also covered.
Course Contents: In the German Grammar I course, the basic concepts and topics of German grammar are mentioned and emphasized. A review and overview of Grammar topics at the basic and intermediate level (A1; A2; B1) are provided.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO):
  • 1- The student learns basic grammatical concepts about German Grammar.
  • 2- The student learns to name German linguistic formations through basic grammatical concepts in German Grammar.
  • 3- The student learns to analyze German linguistic formations through basic grammatical concepts in German Grammar.
  • 4- The student learns to analyze German sentences from a linguistic perspective, using a syntactic approach. In this way, his/her own sentence-making skills in German develop.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Various audio-visual materials, Authentic documents, Group and individual work, Active Participation, Exams, Homework


WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS

WeekSubjectsRelated Preperation
1 Main Clauses and Subordinate Clauses in German
2 Subrordinate Clauses in German with the connector 'dass': as Subject
3 Subrordinate Clauses in German with the connector 'dass' : as Object
4 Relative Clauses in German: Relativepronoun in Nominative Case
5 Relative Clauses in German: Relativepronoun in Accusative Case
6 Relative Clauses in German: Relativepronoun in Dative Case
7 Midterm: Relative Clauses in German: Relativepronoun in Genitive Case
8 Relative Clauses in German: Usage of Preposition+Relativepronoun
9 Relative Clauses in German : Usage of 'w-Words' as Relativepronoun (Vorgangspassiv)
10 Passive Voice in German (referring to action as a process) in Tenses 'Präsens 'and 'Präteritum' (Vorgangspassiv)
11 Passive Voice in German (referring to action as a process) in Tenses:'Perfekt'and 'Plusquamperfekt' (Vorgangspassiv)
12 Passive Voice with Modal Verbs in German
13 Passive Voice with Modal Verbs in German
14 Passive Voice in German: Forms referring to: Action as a 'fully completed process', which has already become to a 'State' (Zustandspassiv)


REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING

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OTHER COURSE RESOURCES



ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

Semester RequirementsNumberPercentage of Grade (%)
Attendance / Participation 14 20
Homework Assignments 5 15
Presentation / Jury 1 15
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes 1 20
Final Exam 1 30
Total: 22 100


WORKLOAD

EventsCountDuration (Hours)Total Workload (hour)
Course Hours14342
Homework Assigments6848
Preparation for Presentation / Jury11010
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes11010
Final Exam11515
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 PQ12
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