Focus Speaking (203-0-1)

Instructors

Denise Marie Meuser
8474918292
1880 Campus Drive, Kresge Hall, Rm 3319
Office Hours: TW 10:00-11:00AM and by appointment

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-325: Mon, Wed, Fri 1:00PM - 1:50PM

Overview of class

This course is designed to enhance the aural/oral skills by training students in listening comprehension and speaking.The question "What is German?" is a starting point for discussions about identity, beliefs and cultural understanding and communication. Students will work collaboratively in class to draw conclusions via articles and podcasts that make up the cultural content of the syllabus.

Registration Requirements

An intermediate level of speaking and understanding or the completion of German 102-1 is a prerequisite for this course.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, students will be able to enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, studies, work, travel and current events).They will be able to interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible. They will be able to take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining their views. Each student will write a text on a topic of personal interest.

Teaching Method

Seminar

Evaluation Method

Class participation
Group work
Homework
Listening exercises
Presentations
Project, final

Class Materials (Required)

Title: Vielfalt B1+ - Publisher: Hueber Verlag - ISBN: 978-3-19-001036-3 Authors: Dr. Dagmar Giersberg, Dr. Isabel Buchwald-Wargenau, Urs Luger, Lukas Mayrhofer, Daniela Niebisch, Arwen Schnack, Christiane Seuthe

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Weinberg Students Only