2024 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)
- Taro Yamazaki
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Wed
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAL.G331
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this lecture, various sentences written in German are read. Students who have learned basic German grammar aim to establish their knowledge and improve their practical reading comprehension skill. The understanding to the culture of the German-speaking world will deepen through the material.
Course description and aims
1. Establishing German grammar knowledge
2. Reading German sentences
3. Deepening understanding of German-speaking culture
Keywords
German grammar
German-speaking culture
Communication 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 in pronouncing and writing (The texts will be selected in consultation with the students, taking into consideration their areas of interest and German language skills.）. 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 | Please translate the German sentence into Japanese and submit it. If you have a dictionary or grammar book, please bring it with you and use it. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Revise the German grammar using your grammar books and dictionary.
Textbook(s)
The text materials will be provided in the 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.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
As students are required to have the elementary knowledge of German grammar, the enrollment in the "German: Basic Course 1-4" is desirable.