2020 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Second foreign language courses
German: Intermediate Course 1
- Academic unit or major
- Second foreign language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Makiko Antoku
- Class Format
- Exercise (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Wed (W113)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAL.G331
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this course students read various texts in German. They will also practice pronouncing and writing.
Students should improve the knowledge of German grammar, and continue to develop their reading skill for practical communication in German. Through the texts and visual materials, they can gain an understanding of German culture.
Course description and aims
In this course students will :
1) improve the knowledge of German grammar.
2) be able to read short texts in German.
3) gain an understanding of German culture.
Keywords
German grammar
German culture
Communication skills in German
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students will read various texts and translate from German into Japanese, and practice pronouncing and writing. Through the texts and visual materials, they can also touch the culture in Germany.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1. Guidance 2. Translation Practice(1) 3. Translation Practice(2) 4. Translation Practice(3) 5. Translation Practice(4) 6. Translation Practice(5) 7. Translation Practice(6) | To be announced during classes. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
All Texts are given in classes by the instructor.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
A German-Japanese dictionary is necessary in every class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
The scores are based on exercises in classes (40%) and translations of texts from German into Japanese (60%) .
Related courses
- LAL.G201 ： German: Basic Course 1
- LAL.G202 ： German: Basic Course 2
- LAL.G203 ： German: Basic Course 3
- LAL.G204 ： German: Basic Course 4
- LAL.G332 ： German: Intermediate Course 2
- LAL.G341 ： German: Advanced Course 1
- LAL.G342 ： German: Advanced Course 2
- LAL.G231 ： German Conversation: Basic Course 1
- LAL.G232 ： German Conversation: Basic Course 2
Prerequisites
Students are required to have the elementary knowledge of German grammar and ability to read simple german sentences. For the participants it is desirable to have completed the "German: Basic Course 1-4".