2023 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Second foreign language courses
German: Intermediate Course 4
- Academic unit or major
- Second foreign language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Taro Yamazaki
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Wed (W3-201(W321))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAL.G334
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 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 acquire understanding of German culture.
Course description and aims
In this course students will :
1) improve the knowledge of German grammar.
2) be abel to read short texts in German.
3) acquire understanding of German culture.
Keywords
German grammar
German culture
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 in 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. Summary | 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.G341 ： German: Advanced Course 1
Prerequisites
Students require the elementary knowledge of German grammar. The enrollment in the "German: Basic Course 1-4" is desirable.