I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Intermediate German II

2. Course Prefix & Number:
GERM 2402

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 4

Lecture Hours: 4

4. Course Description:

This course is a continuation of GERM 2401. Students continue the development and strengthening of the four communication skills listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Cultural and literary materials will develop an appreciation for the arts, history, culture, and literature of German speaking peoples and create an awareness of cultural, social, and linguistic differences and similarities.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

Reading College Level CLC or Reading College Level

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

7. Other Prerequisites
Recommended: GERM 2401 or equivalent (i.e. 3-4 years of High School German).

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Normandale Community College - GERM 2200-Intermediate German 2, 5 credits

Anoka-Ramsey Community College - GERM 2202 -- Intermediate German Language and Culture II,   4 credits

3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:

• Advanced Placement (AP)
• Specialty Schools
• CLEP
• Oral
• Demonstration

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:

• Goal 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts
• Goal 8 – Global Perspective

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate oral communication skills	Demonstrate increased oral proficiency in the language through class discussions, presentations, small group activities and/or interviews with the instructor.
Demonstrate written communication skills	Write short compositions on a variety of familiar topics.
Demonstrate reading and listening skills
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations
Apply ethical principles in decision-making	Analyze specific issues in a global context, focusing on alternative ways of considering problems and proposing solutions.
Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Demonstrate increasing proficiency in the four communicative skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) in alignment with the ACTFL Performance Descriptors for the Intermediate Range;
• Easily understand the main idea of texts related to everyday life, personal interests and studies;
• Participate in conversations on familiar topics using sentences and series of sentences;
• Use the following strategies to maintain communication: ask questions, ask for clarification, self-correct or restate when not understood, use circumlocution:
• Use the following strategies to comprehend texts: skim and scan; use visual support and background knowledge; predict meaning based on context or prior experience; use context clues, recognize word family roots, prefixed and suffixes;
• Demonstrate an increased understanding of history, political science, art, and music of the target culture through the target language (MnTC Goals 6, 8);
• Articulate an informed personal reaction to a variety of works in the arts and humanities (MnTC Goal 6);
• Analyze specific issues in a global context, focusing on alternative ways considering problems and proposing solutions (MnTC Goal 8); and
• Use the language beyond the classroom setting in order to acquire skills to enhance lifelong learning and to participate in the global community (MnTC Goal 8).

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

In an immersion-type setting, the course will consist of:

1. Presentation and discussion of materials in the target language
• Literary works
• Films AND documentaries
• Works of art
• Architecture
• Instrumental and vocal music
2. 2. The analysis of these works from a textual, historical, and social perspective
• Films
• Newspapers
• Documentaries
3. Outreach to authentic German-speaking communities
• Guest speakers
• Participation in community activities and events
4. The written or oral analysis of presented materials focused on fostering intercultural understanding and sensitivity
• Essays
• Presentations
• Journals
5. Activities based on exposure to and awareness of different cultures and different peoples who share a common language
• Linguistic
• Literary
• Creative
• Analytical
6. Grammar topics
• Continued work with two-way prepositions
• Time expressions with the dative
• Da- and wo-compounds
• Genitive case
• Preceded AND unpreceded adjectives
• Adjectives used as nouns
• Participles used as adjectives
• Comparison of adjectives AND adverbs
• Subjunctive II (conditional)
• Würde-constructions
• Conditional sentences
• Als ob AND als wenn constructions
• Reflexive pronouns AND verbs
• Relative pronouns AND clauses
• Extended modifiers
• Objective AND subjective use of modals
• Passive voice
• Alternatives to passive voice
• Indirect discourse
• Subjunctive I
7. Vocabulary topics
• Relationships and stages of life
• The world of work
• Environmental issues AND social responsibility
• Relationships and cultural norms AND challenges in the German-speaking world
8. Culture. Students acquire cultural information for the purpose of understanding and appreciating the products, practices, and perspectives of other cultures. Topics include:
• Young AND old and their relationships to each other AND to society
• The world of work
• Environmental issues and awareness in the German-speaking countries
• Multicultural society in Germany
• Stereotypes