Basic German II
Overview
It is aimed at developing further basic oral and written communication skills through the study of vocabulary, grammar, and culture.
- Basic syntactic structures
- Basic lexicon
- The phonological system of German
- Some aspects of the culture of German-speaking countries
The functional and communicative approach will be used.
Classroom activities include: presentation of material by the instructor, practice in pairs, listening comprehension, audio-visual presentations, and conversation in small groups with a Native Language Assistant.
Written Evaluations (May include but not limited to writing and reading exercises, chapter tests, paragraph writing, written homework, preparation, Final Written Exam) |
50% |
Oral Evaluations (May include but not limited to oral tests, oral presentations, listening comprehension, conversation lab, attendance, preparation, class participation, Final Oral Exam) |
50% |
No single evaluation will be worth more than 20%.
The student will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in German (present and present perfect tenses) at the basic level in:
- Aural comprehension of simple discourse in two tenses.
- Reading comprehension of simplified texts.
- Speech delivery: express feelings and reactions and narrate in the past.
- Written expression: guided composition.
- Understanding target cultures.
Terrell, et al. Kontakte: A Communicative Approach. McGraw-Hill.
Accompanying workbook.
Requisites
Course Guidelines
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Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
Institution | Transfer Details for MODL 1132 |
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Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU GERM 103 (3) |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU GERM 1210 (3) |
Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU GERM 102 (3) |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO GERM 110 (3) |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV GERM 110 (3) |
University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC INTS 152 (3) |
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV GERM 102 (3) |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC GMST 1XX (1.5) |
Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU HUMA 1st (3) |