2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Second foreign language courses
German: Basic Course 2 D43
- Academic unit or major
- Second foreign language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Masakatsu Okamoto
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Wed
- Class
- D43
- Course Code
- LAL.G202
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In "German: Basic Course" students will read the textbook on German grammar for beginners, and practice reading, writing, listening, and speaking in German.
In the "Course 2" students makes a little complex sentences. With visual materials they will touch German culture and history.
During the yearlong practice, students will develop the elementary knowledge and skills needed for communication in German.
In this quarter they should understand the constructions of sentences. They can also acquire the understanding of foreign culture.
Course description and aims
Students will be able to:
1) make sentences with adjective, adverb, article, and preposition.
2) understand several varieties of sentence, including conjunctions and the imperative mood.
3) express their feeling, opinion and mind with auxiliary verb.
Keywords
・reading, writing, listening and speaking in German
・elementary German grammar
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Class time will be used to practice writing, reading, listening, and speaking in German with a textbook on grammar for beginners.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | The course schedule will be determined through discussions held among students and the instructor. Contents: Preposition - time, place, and relation Adjective and Adverb Comparative expressions The imperative mood Auxiliary verbs Conjunctions - coordinate and subordinate Subordinate clause First step of writing and reading | Your instructor will direct the assignments in the class. |
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)
Textbooks are designated by the instructor in charge in each class.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
A German-Japanese dictionary is necessary. (You can choose your comfortable dictionary.) The other materials for practice are given in the classes.
Evaluation methods and criteria
The scores are based on final (and midterm) exams (60%) and exercises in classes (40%). Details will be directed in the class by the instructor.
Related courses
- LAL.G201 ： German: Basic Course 1
- LAL.G203 ： German: Basic Course 3
- LAL.G204 ： German: Basic Course 4
- LAH.H111 ： Introduction to Foreign Languages 2
- LAL.G331 ： German: Intermediate Course 1
Prerequisites
Students require the knowledge and skills to pronounce, greet and make short sentences in German. The enrollment in the "German: Basic Course 1" is desirable. You can develop your skills to communicate in German through the "German: Basic Course 3, 4". And "Introduction to Foreign Language 1, 2"encourage your understanding of language and culture in Germany.