2022 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Second foreign language courses
German Seminar: Culture and Society 3
- Academic unit or major
- Second foreign language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Makiko Antoku
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Wed (W831)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAL.G433
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course is for students who have a basic knowledge of German and want to acquire reading comprehension. Students will read German sentences on various content such as German nature, culture, history, philosophy, and technology. The focus of the class is to comprehend German and think in German, to know German culture and history. Those who wish to study in German-speaking countries can also acquire knowledge to enrich their study abroad life.
Course description and aims
1. Improve your ability to read and understand German
2. Understand the lives and culture of German people
Keywords
German, German-speaking culture, German grammar, Study abroad
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Text materials (created by the instructor) will be send to students through T2schola each time the day before class. (The content of the text is German sentences and notes about grammar and vocabulary.) Students will listen to the commentary in class, translate German sentences into Japanese, and submit a Japanese translation by T2schola. The next material will show you an example of translation. In the class, the instructor will explain the points of reading and consider the substance of the text together.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction. Pronunciation and sentence structure of German. | Text materials (including assignments) created by the instructor will be sent to students through T2schola before each class. Please submit your assignments at T2schola by the next day of each class. |
| Class 2 | “Also sprach Zarathustra”by Nietzsche. Vom Lande der Bildung（１） | Text materials (including assignments) created by the instructor will be sent to students through T2schola before each class. Please submit your assignments at T2schola by the next day of each class. |
| Class 3 | Vom Lande der Bildung（２） | Text materials (including assignments) created by the instructor will be sent to students through T2schola before each class. Please submit your assignments at T2schola by the next day of each class. |
| Class 4 | Vom Lande der Bildung（３） | Text materials (including assignments) created by the instructor will be sent to students through T2schola before each class. Please submit your assignments at T2schola by the next day of each class. |
| Class 5 | Vom Lande der Bildung（４） | Text materials (including assignments) created by the instructor will be sent to students through T2schola before each class. Please submit your assignments at T2schola by the next day of each class. |
| Class 6 | Vom Lesen und Schreiben（１） | Text materials (including assignments) created by the instructor will be sent to students through T2schola before each class. Please submit your assignments at T2schola by the next day of each class. |
| Class 7 | Vom Lesen und Schreiben（２） | Text materials (including assignments) created by the instructor will be sent to students through T2schola before each class. Please submit your assignments at T2schola by the next day of each class. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Use the grammar book to grasp German basic grammar. (If you are a beginner, the instructor will introduce you to grammar books.) Please memorize the words in the text along with the example sentences in the dictionary.
Textbook(s)
The text materials created by the instructor will be sent through T2schola each time on the day before class.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
When you read the German-Japanese dictionary, please keep an eye on all example sentences.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Based on all submissions, the instructor will evaluate the accuracy of students' translations and reading comprehension. Students should translate German sentences into Japanese and submit them.
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.G331 ： German: Intermediate Course 1
- LAL.G332 ： German: Intermediate Course 2
- LAL.G231 ： German Conversation: Basic Course 1
- LAL.G232 ： German Conversation: Basic Course 2
- LAL.G361 ： German Conversation: Advanced Course 1
- LAL.G362 ： German Conversation: Advanced Course 2
Prerequisites
It is desirable to have knowledge of German grammar. If you are a beginner, please consult with the instructor.
Other
If you are a beginner, please consult with the instructor. In the beginning of lectures, the pronunciation and the main points of the German sentence structure will be explained. There is also intensive courses (no credits, the outline is on the "Foreign Language Section" website) as an introduction to German.