GER 2200 (3400) Intermediate German Fall 2010
Time and Location
M W F 7th Little Hall 225 Language Classroom
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Christina Overstreet, PhD
Office: 255 Dauer Hall
Phone: (352) 273-3787
Email: overstre@ufl.edu
Office hrs: M, W 8th period and by appointment
COURSE OBJECTIVES
In this course, you will review basic German grammar and apply and practice these rules in a variety of activities and tasks to improve all four skills - listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Each student will need a copy of the Dreyer Schmitt A Practice Grammar of German. (New Edition: Die neue Gelbe) All activities are based on authentic German materials that you access in E-Learning. In addition to the technology tools provided in E-Learning, we will also learn to use Audacity and VoiceThread.
REQUIREMENTS
You are expected to attend classes regularly
and to submit all homework assignments on time. Late homework is
not accepted except for situations which count for an excused absence. For
missed homework, missed midterm or final exam, you will receive a F. Most
homework will be graded. Besides
the mid-term and a final exam, there will be a number of unannounced
grammar and vocabulary quizzes. The final exam date is according
to the
Registrar Final Exam Schedule.
FINAL GRADE
Participation in classroom activities: 20%
Homework: 25%
Quizzes: 15 %
Midterm: 15%
Final 25%
GRADING SCALE
|
87-89 A- |
84-86 B+ |
80-83 B |
77-79 B- |
74-76 C+ |
70-73 C |
64-66 D+ |
60-63 D |
57-59 D- |
56 or below E |
For further information on grades and grading policies go the UF Undergraduate Catalog 2010-11.
ATTENDANCE and LATE POLICY
Students will be permitted 1 unexcused absence per semester. An excused
absence is either one for which a medical certificate is provided or a
certified University activity for which a written excuse from the University
is provided. A medical certificate must clearly state that the student
was unable to attend class on the date the class was missed. While
there is no limit to the number of excused absences, the student
is still responsible for making up missed work.
A class roll will be passed around at the beginning of the class. If a
student is late, he or she will have to sign the roll after the class.
Late arrivals distract other students and the instructor and will affect
the student's final participation grade.
Student will lose 1% from their final grades for every unexcused absence
after the first such absence as well as 1% from their final grade each
time they arrive late
MAKE-UP POLICY
There are NO MAKE-UPs for un-excused absences for quizzes or exams. The instructor may allow students to take exams and quizzes early in certain mitigating circumstances.
CELL PHONE POLICY
Students must turn off cell phones before coming to class. Each time a student's cell phone rings during class, he or she will lose 1% from his or her final grade.
GRADES DISPUTES
Should a student wish to dispute any grade received in this class (other than simple addition errors), the dispute must be in writing and be submitted to the instructor within a week of receiving the grade. The dispute should set out very clearly the grade the student believes the assignment should have received as well as why the student believes he or she should have received such a grade.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
On all work submitted for credit the following pledge is either required or implied:
On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment. Violations of this policy will result in disciplinary action according to the judicial process. For more details, go to Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution on the “Dean of Students Office” website.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to the instructor when requesting accommodation.
CLASS SCHEDULE
Week 1 |
Introduction - Nouns, determiners, personal pronouns |
Week 2 |
Nouns, determiners, personal pronouns |
Week 3 |
Verbs |
Week 4 |
Verbs |
Week 5 |
Verb Case Government |
Week 6 |
Verb Case Government |
Week 7 |
Verb Case Government |
Week 8 |
Modal verbs |
Week 9 |
Word Order |
Week 10 |
Word Order |
Week 11 |
Prepositions |
Week 12 |
Prepositions |
Week 13 |
Coordinating Conjunctions |
Week 14 |
Coordinating Conjunctions |
Week 15 |
Passive |
Week 16 |
Review |
