David Kenosian

German 101

BMC MWF: 11-12

Weimar Republic | das Kino | Course Plan

 

The goal of this course is to build on the basic language skills acquired in Beginning German. It is assumed that you have already learned the basic concepts of German. We will have a thorough and intensive review of grammar and improve oral and written skills.

You must attend class and contribute; otherwise you will be lost. You will have written homework assignments; it is critical that you do them because we only meet for 3 hours each week.

Required Texts

 

Bansleben, Manfred: Perspektiven. Texte zur Kultur und Literatur. Harcourt Brace,1987

Bansleben, Manfred: Perspektiven. Übungen zur Grammatik. Harcourt Brace, 1987

Grading

Tests: There will be 5 chapter tests during the semester covering grammar, vocabulary, the readings, and possibly aural comprehension.

Final: cumulative

Participation: This is not an attendance grade but an evaluation of your involvement in class activities. Tardiness, absences, speaking too much English and sluggish group work will result in a lower grade.

Compositions: There will be 4 compositions to be written on topics assigned by the instructor. They will range from 150-250 words.

Homework: homework will be assigned, collected and checked by the instructor. It will not be graded. The point value will range from 2 to 6 points per exercise. To obtain full credit, you must turn in the assignments on the date when they are due.

Weimar Republic

Thoughout the semester, you will be answering questions on video clips from movies from the Weimar Republic(1919-1933), the classic period of (early) German cinema. The listing of clips appears below. To understand the cultural background of the movies, you will also be assigned readings on the Weimar Republic. There are three levels of difficulty. To access the introduction (which has a glossary) click on Weimar Republic.

 

Das Kino

Der Blaue Engel(1930).

1. Im Klassenzimmer

2. Angst muß sich erklären

3. Im blauen Engel

4. Lola bekommt Männerbesuch

5. Lolas Lied

6. Die Verlobung
Nosferatu(1922)

1. Thomas und Ellen Hutter

2. Graf(=count) Orlok will ein Haus kaufen

3. Im Wirtshaus

4. Auf dem Schloß des Grafen Orlok

5. Ist Knock der Vampir?
M."Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder"(1931)

1. Ein Kind in der Stadt

2. Ein Mann und ein Mädchen

3. Die Polizei sucht den Mörder

4. Was hört der Blinde?

5. Und dann....

Course Plan

 

Week 1 (Aug.30-Sept.3)

  • Grammar: present tense,modals, imperative. Exercises: 1-4, 6, 7, 10-13, 15, 17-19, 20-1, 23, 24
  • Readings:Dialekte; Peter Bichsel, "Ein Tisch ist ein Tisch" Exercises fron reader; 1-6, 8-10

Due Wed Sep.1,

  • Dialects,
  • Eigenschaften,
  • Perspek. "Grammatik, Exercise 1-3, p. 5-7;
  • Perspek. "Texte," read "Die deutschen Sprachen" page 3, lines 1-27. (Note: the vocabulary on p. 9-10 of the "Texte" and the explanation of "würde" on p.117-8 of "Grammatik" will help with the reading. There is also a glossary in the back of the "Texte"

Due Fri. Sep. 3,

  • "Grammatik" Ex 4, 6, 7, 10.
  • Reading, "Die deutschen Sprachen" from "Perspektiven lines 27-95,
  • "Texte" p. 6 Fragen 1, #2-6,
  • "Texte" p. 10 Ex. 3
  • "Wo essen Sie?";

Week 2 (Sept.6-Sept.10)

Due Mon. Sept. 6,

  • Text "Die deutschen Sprachen" to p.8, line 29,
  • "Texte" p. 10, #3,
  • "Grammatik" Ex. 12, 13, 15, 17.
  • #1 from "Der blaue Engel," (Das Kino)
  • Verbs Exercise with pictures from "Berlin. Sinfonie der Großstadt" (1927)

Due Wed. Sept. 8,

  • "Texte"p.10 Ex. 4 ;
  • "Grammatik" 19-21, 23
  • Horoscope;
  • 1. "Thomas und Ellen Hutter" from "Nosferatu"(Das Kino)

Due Fri. Sept. 10, "Grammatik" Ex. 25, 1st composition due

Week 3 TEST 1 Monday Sept. 13

  • (Sept. 13-Sept 17)
  • Grammar: simple past, perfect tenses,past perfect, perfect of modals
  • Readings: "Kinder brauchen Märchen," "Rumpelstilzchen"

Week 4 (Sept. 20-Sept. 24)

Grammar: past (continued)

Due Monday Sept. 20

  • Grammatik: Ex. 11, 12, 13
  • Das Kino, "Ein Kind in der Stadt," "M"
  • revised composition

Due Wed. Sept. 22

  • Grammatik, Ex. 14, 16
  • Reading "Weimar Republic" Introduction
  • Texte Ex.3, p. 29
  • Das Kino "Angst muß sich erklären" from "Der blaue Engel"

Due Friday Sept. 24

  • Texte, Rumelstilzchen (33-34)
  • Grammatik Ex. 14, 16
  • Das Kino, "Graf Orlok will ein Haus kaufen" from "Nosferatu"

 

Week 5 (Sept. 27-Oct. 1)

Additional Materials

Due Monday Sept. 27

  • Grammatik, Ex. 20, 23, 24
  • Texte, "Rumpelstilzchen"
  • Texte, 1, Fragen zum Text, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14 (p. 36-7)

Due Wed. Sept. 29

  • Grammatik, Ex. 25, 27
  • Texte, "Zum Wortschatz" 2, p. 38
  • "das Kino" "Ein Mann und ein Mädchen" from "M."

Due Friday Oct. 1

  • Grammatik, 28
  • 2nd Composition: Sie machen eine Reise(Aufsatz)

Week 6 (Oct.4-Oct.8) TEST 2 Wed. Oct.6

Due Monday Oct. 4

  • Grammatik, Ex. 3, 4, 15, 30

Wed. October 6 TEST

  • Grammar: gender and plurals of nouns, articles, der- and ein words.
  • Readings: "Das Haus auf dem Wasser"; "Nicht alles gefallen lassen"
  • Sie kochen für Freunde

Week 7 (Oct. 13-Oct. 15)

 

  • Grammar: gender and plurals of nouns, articles, der- and ein words.
  • Einkaufen

Week 8 (Oct. 18-Oct. 22)

Due Monday Oct. 18

  • Gramm., Ex. 9, 10, 12
  • Texte, p. 49, Ex. 3
  • Das Kino "Im blauen Engel" Der blaue Engel #3.
  • Reading Weimarer Republik" (above), go to "Texts with self-directed gloss," click on "Weimarer Kultur" at bottom"
  • Vocabulary Exercise for Kap. 3 (with Feedback)

Due Wed. Oct 20

  • Gramm. Ex. 13, 14, 15, 17
  • Texte, p. 53-56, "Nicht alles gefallen lassen", Fragen zum Text1, 1-12
  • Das Kino "Im Wirtshaus" (Nosferatu #3)

Due Fri. Oct 22

  • Sie kochen für Freunde
  • Gramm. Ex.,20, 21, 22, 23, 26
  • Texte "Nicht alles gefallen lassen"
  • Einkaufen

Week 9 (Oct. 25-Oct. 29) TEST 3 Wed. Oct. 27

  • Grammar: prepositions, prepos. of place, adverbs of place, time expressions
  • Readings: Max von der Grün "Leben im gelobten Land"; Peter Härtling "Der gelbe Junge"

Due Friday Oct. 29

  • Grammatik, Kapitel 4, Ex. 1,2,3
  • Texte, p. 64 English introduction, "Leben im gelobten Land" p.64-6, to line 60, Fragen zum Texten 1-4

Week 10 (Nov. 1-Nov. 5)

Due Monday Nov. 1

  • Texte, "Leben im gelobten Land" (finish text), complete remaining questions for Fragen zum Text 1
  • Grammatik, Ex. 5, 7, 8

Due Wed. Nov. 3

  • 3rd composition
  • Texte Ex. 3 (p. 70) p. 69, Fragen zur Diskussion 1-5
  • Grammatik Ex. 9, 10, 12, 13

Due Friday Nov. 5

  • Das Kino"M" #4
  • Grammatik Ex. 14, 18, 19, 20
  • Texte English introduction 73-4; "Der gelbe Junge" to line 71 (p. 76); Fragen zum Text 1, p.78, 1-5
  • Texte 70, Ex. 3

Week 11 (Nov. 8-Nov. 12)

Due Monday Nov. 8

  • Texte, the rest of "Der gelbe Junge," and remaining Fragen zum Text 1, p. 78
  • Grammatik, Ex. 21, 23, 24, 25
  • Rewrite of composition

Due Wednesday Nov. 10

  • Texte 78, Fragen zur Diskussion 2,3,4
  • Grammatik, Ex. 26, 28, 29, 30
  • Das Kino, Nosferatu 4.
  • Weimarer Republik, "Lichtspiele"

Due Friday Nov. 12

  • Texte 79, Wortschatz Ex. 3
  • Grammatik, Ex. 31, 32
  • Das Kino, Nosferatu 5
  • Web Exercises: "Terrible to's" Exercise with Feedback, "Four 'for's" Exercise with Feedback, Exercises with 2-way prepositions: das Wohnzimmer, die Küche(with automatic feedback)

Week 12 (Nov. 15-Nov. 19)TEST 4 Mon. Nov. 15

  • Grammar:Subjunctive
  • Readings: Günter Wallraff, "Am Fließband"; Heinrich Böll, "Anekdote zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral"

Due Wed. Nov. 17

  • Grammatik, Kapitel 4, Ex. 28, Kap. 5, Ex, 1, 2
  • Das Kino Nosferatu 5

Due Friday Nov. 19

  • Grammatik Ex.3-6
  • Das Kino Der Blaue Engel 5
  • Texte, "Am Fließband" to line 85, Fragen zum Text 1-7

Week 13 (Nov. 22-Nov. 24)

Due Monday Nov. 22

  • 4th and final composition (200 words)
  • Texte, finish "Am Fließband" and Fragen zum Text
  • Grammatik, Ex, 7, 9, 12

Week 14 (Nov. 29-Dec. 3 TEST 5 Friday Dec.3

Due Monday Nov. 29

  • Grammatik, Ex.
  • Texte 90, Ex. 3. Vocab.
  • Texte 94+ "Anekdote zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral"
  • Texte 97, Fragen zum Text
  • Grammatik 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22

Due Wed. Dec. 1

  • Grammatik, Ex. 24, 26, 29, 30
  • Texte 98, Ex. 3

Week 15 Dec. 6 Review
Final