Basic Course Informations

GERMAN LANGUAGE 1
BASIC COURSE INFORMATIONS:

Professor’s Name: Elmida Burina
Professor’s e-mail: elmida.burina@ibu.edu.ba
Course Code: GRM 101
Course title: German Language 1
Status: Elective
Level: Undergraduate
Hours/Week: 2
Total Hours: 30
ECTS Credits: 2
Year/Semester: I/I
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
German Language I is organized to cover basic communication skills, syntax and
vocabulary required to understand everyday conversational dialogues and reading
texts, to actively become engaged in daily communication activities, while
simultaneously providing information on the culture of the people and language itself.
Course organization: The course will be held twice a week, each time lasting for 1
school class or session (40 minutes). The lecturer will predominantly use the
German language, with absolutely minimal use of the English language. The
attendees will be asked to follow the same principle. Verbal communication will be
insisted on to bolster the confidence of the course attendees, whereas the written
portion of the work will be done at home, through homework. It is mandatory for each
attendee/student to maintain notes during the lectures, as well as to have a textbook
that will allow them to follow the units. The work will take place in a group, in pairs
and independently, depending on the respective task.
Course objective: This course will allow the attendees to speak and understand
German Language I and to use it in everyday basic communication. The course
attendees will, with no prior knowledge of the language, develop communication
skills allowing them to speak the language with confidence. The course will enable
the attendees to learn about the culture, tradition and lifestyle of native German
speakers.
Course content:
 Unit 1: Begrüßung, Befinden: Guten Tag. Mein Name ist…: Das Alphabet;
sich begrüßen/verabschieden; nach dem Befinden fragen; sich und andere
vorstellen; Verbkonjugation: sein, heißen; W-Fragen: Wie...?/Wer...?;
Personalpronomen; Negation mit nicht; Angaben zur Person, Berufe: über
den Beruf und Persönliches sprechen; Berufe nennen; Familienstand;
Heimatland erfragen und nennen; Länder nennen; Sprachen; Präpositionen:
aus,in; W-Fragen: Woher...?; Was...?Verb konjugation: kommen, leben,
haben;
 Unit 2: Meine Familie: über die Familie und über Sprachkenntnisse sprechen;
einen kurzen Text über sich schreiben; Familienmitglieder vorstellen;
Possessivartikel; die Zahlen 0-1.000.000; nach der Uhrzeit fragen und die
Uhrzeit angeben
 Unit 3: Mein Tag: Verabredungen: Temporale Präpositionen: am, um,

von...bis; sich verabreden, einen Vorschlag machen und darauf reagieren;
Über den Tagesablauf berichten, trennbare Verben im satz, Verbkonjugation:
fersehen, arbeiten, anfangen, schlafen.
 Unit 4: Meine Freizeit: über Hobbys/Fähigkeiten sprechen, Freizeitaktivitäten,

Wetter und Klima; Himmelsrichtungen; Verbkonjugation: lesen, fahren,
nehmen, treffen, “möchte”; von Ereignissen und Tagesabläufen berichten;
Ja-/Nein-Frage und Antwort: ja, nein, doch
 Unit 5: Im Restaurant: Essen und Trinken: Lebensmittel und Speisen, das

Essen bestellen;
 Unit 6: Im Supermarkt: Preise; Mengenangaben, Obst und Gemüse, über

Essgewohnheiten sprechen
 Unit 7: Meine Wohnung: Möbel, Farben, Zimmer benennen.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Mandatory textbook: Schritte international Neu 1, A1.1, Deutsch als Fremdsprache

Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch, Hueber Verlag, 2016, Niebisch, D., Penning-Hiemstra, S.,
Specht, F., Bovermann, M., Pude, A., Reimann, M..
Attendance:
 Class attendance is essential to students’ academic success. Although
attendance in the lectures and tutorials/ practicals is not exactly graded, it is
taken into consideration in the process of final grade calculation. If students
do not attend the classes regularly, they will fall behind and will have difficulty
catching up on everything that has been done meanwhile.
Mid-term exam/Oral (30%):

 The mid-term exam will be held in the eighth week of the fall semester. It is
worth the maximum of 30% of the final grade and it covers Units 1, 2 and 3
from the Syllabus.
 If a student does not attend the exam and is not granted deferred or
alternative assessment, he may not gain credit for this exam. Therefore, it is
vital that he seeks advice from the Faculty secretary, and ensure that he will
be able to provide any documentation that is required to grant his absence
from the exam and the deferred/alternative assessment.
Final exam/Written (40%):

 In-class final examinations and final examination make-ups will be held on the
date and at the time listed in the official final examination schedule.
 The final examination is worth the maximum of 40% of the final grade and it
includes Units 4, 5, 6 and 7 from the Syllabus.
 Final examination covers the content covered from the mid-term till the end of
the semester, and may consist of up to the maximum of 10% of the materials
from the first part of the semester.
Quizzes/ Written (30%)

 Quizzes will be held after Units 2 and 5. They are worth the maximum of 30% of the
final grade and they cover Units 1 and 2 (Quiz 1) and Units 4 and 5 (Quiz 2).
Grading system:
A percentage-based grading system is used to evaluate student’s final grade.
The percentage-based system groups the homework, the attendance, the
midterm and final exams into categories and assigns a percentage to each
category. The sum of all categories is 100%.
Graded item % of Final Grade

Quiz 1 15
Quiz 2 15
Midterm Exam-Oral 30
Final Exam-Written 40
CLASSROOM POLICIES:
 The use of mobile phones, tablets and laptops is prohibited during the
classes, as they can be a distraction to the students sitting near you. If you
normally take notes on your laptop or a tablet, please turn off the sound so
that you do not disrupt the flow of the lecture. If a student is caught texting in
class, he will be asked to put the phone away.
 No food is allowed in the classroom during the lectures. On the other hand,
beverages are allowed in the class, as long as the classroom is kept clean
 In order to maximize instructional time, students are expected to arrive to all
classes on time.
 The noise is distracting to other students and to the instructor as well, so
please do not have private conversation during the lectures or tutorials.
 Come to class prepared and equipped with basic classroom supplies.
PLAGIARISM POLICY:
 Plagiarism is copying another person’s text or ideas and passing it as your
own work. All the sources consulted to any extent must be cited (including
material copied from internet pages). For quotations, four or more words used
in sequence must be set off in quotation marks, with the source identified.
Any form of cheating will immediately earn you a failing grade for the entire
course. By remaining enrolled, you consent to this policy.
PROCEDURE FOR ANNOUNCING CLASS CANCELLATIONS
If the instructor needs to cancel the class, students will be sent an email notifying
them of the class cancellation.
MESSAGE FROM INSTRUCTOR

 Coming to the lecture prepared transforms you from a passive learner to an
active learner. When you do the reading and homework assignments
beforehand, discussions in class are richer, more fun and more fruitful and
useful not just for the instructor, but for you and all the students as well.
 You are required to participate and the instructor has the right to provide
additional credit for assessing your knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as
your presence and active involvement in the class.
 If you have any problems understanding the course material, homework or
reading assignments, please free to contact the instructor via email or
approach the instructor during office hours.

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GERMAN LANGUAGE 1

BASIC COURSE INFORMATIONS:

 Unit 3: Mein Tag: Verabredungen: Temporale Präpositionen: am, um,

 Unit 4: Meine Freizeit: über Hobbys/Fähigkeiten sprechen, Freizeitaktivitäten,

 Unit 5: Im Restaurant: Essen und Trinken: Lebensmittel und Speisen, das

 Unit 6: Im Supermarkt: Preise; Mengenangaben, Obst und Gemüse, über

 Unit 7: Meine Wohnung: Möbel, Farben, Zimmer benennen.

Mandatory textbook: Schritte international Neu 1, A1.1, Deutsch als Fremdsprache

Mid-term exam/Oral (30%):

Final exam/Written (40%):

Quizzes/ Written (30%)

Graded item % of Final Grade

MESSAGE FROM INSTRUCTOR

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