Course
web site for enrolled students: http://vista.ncsu.edu
Important: before logging in at the Vista site with your unity or instructor-provided
ID, please click in the top right corner "New to WebCT Vista? Start here!",
then work through the student section. In particular, make sure your browser
is configured correctly, i.e. do the browser check from the link there or
from here: http://vista.ncsu.edu/help/browser/index.php
Also, you need to have your pop-ups enabled (in
your browser go to tools, pop-up blocker and either enable it there or enter
vista.ncsu.edu
into the list of permitted sites in "pop-up blocker settings").
And you need a microphone hooked up to your computer.
Course
Description
In this course we will learn how
to function in German in various business settings. We will cover topics such
as: communication through phone, emails, letters; writing a resume and job application,
preparing for a job interview; ordering and marketing; banking; company organization
forms, and doing a presentation on a product and on your company. We will use
a textbook with a CD, the internet, and a discussion board. We will also talk
about current issues of the German and European economy. Practice and assessment
through dialogue, group work, role play, writing tasks, student presentations,
and exams.
Prerequisites
At NC State University you need to
have completed FLG 202 or have placed into the 300 level; in more general terms,
you should have four semesters of college German or the equivalent.
Student Learning
Objectives
By the end of the course you should
be able to:
• communicate successfully in many common business situations that require
oral skills such as telephone conversations, job interviews, company visits,
product or company presentations for prospective clients, etc.
• write a variety of business letters, emails and other documents in German
for transactions such as ordering, making an offer, advertising a product or
a position; write an appropriate resume and job application letter.
• understand, describe and explain various German business practices that
differ from those in the American business culture.
• converse in German about selected topics from the world of European
economics.
Texts
Required
Michael Hager: Deutsch
im Berufsalltag (Thomson Heinle, 2002), ISBN 1413099203.
Includes an audio CD. $66.95.
Website accompanying this text: http://deutsch.heinle.com/siteresources.html.
This book has gone into "custom printing" by Thomson Learning, requiring
6 week in advance ordering. If you find it, you can also get the original version
of this book with the ISBN 0-03-025561-9.
Both of these books are identical, except for the book
cover; both also come packaged with the CD. Get either one.
A good-size dictionary,
such as the New College German Dictionary (Langenscheidt); even better: PONS
Handwörterbuch für die berufliche Praxis, mit CD-ROM (Stuttgart: Klett,
2004, ISBN # 3125179629. 45,00 EUR); or the previous edition from 2001, without
CD-ROM, ISBN # 3125179459, 24,95 EUR. Campus bookstores will not have the PONS
dictionary on hand, please order it yourself, e.g. from these online sources
for German language books: http://www.globalbooks.de,
http://www.amazon.de, http://www.ibiservice.com.
You can also use online dictionaries:
http://dict.leo.org, http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/,
http://www.dict.cc/, http://wolfram.schneider.org/dict/,
and http://www.linguadict.de.
For help on German computer language check out http://www.goethe-verlag.com/computer.htm.
However, the use of electronic (internet or CD-ROM) translation
programs is NOT allowed and will constitute an academic integrity violation
(see below).
Working with
Multimedia Materials
If you want to work on the NC State
campus, the Foreign Language Technology Center (FLTC) in the Laundry Building,
LAU 214, on the corner of Stinson Drive and Current Drive has many computer
work stations for word processing or any other task requiring a computer. Check
http://fltc.chass.ncsu.edu/ for opening
hours and info on the FLTC.
Course Requirements
and Evaluation
WIMBA Assessments and WebCT VISTA Quizzes 20%, see below for details
Discussions 7%, see below for details
Written Homework Assignments 18%, see below for details
Product Presentation 7%, see below for details
Company Presentation 8%, see below for details
Midterm Exam 20%, exam on material from first half of semester
Final Exam 20%, exam on material from second half of semester
WIMBA Assessments and WebCT VISTA
Quizzes - 20%
Your "classwork" or oral
grade will be determined from the submitted audio assessments on the WIMBA server
(10%) and the submitted WebCT VISTA Quizzes (10%). Look for details about WIMBA
and the Quizzes on the WebCT VISTA site. All deadlines are noted on the schedule.
WIMBA assessments are WIMBA + numbers, Quizzes are Q + numbers. The Quizzes
carry points. Evaluation of the WIMBA audio assessments will follow these guidelines:
A = you answer all questions or fulfil
all tasks with substantive, appropriate and somewhat detailed responses, your
pronunciation is easy to understand, your choice of vocabulary demonstrates
excellent command of the business language required for the task, and your grammar
does not interfere with comprehension by your listener.
B = you answer most questions and
fulfill most task with appropriate responses, your pronunciation does not interfere
with understanding; your choice of vocabulary demonstrates a good command of
the business language required for the task, and your grammar is adequate for
getting your message across.
C = your answer is not as complete or as long as it should be, your pronunciation
occassionally interferes with understanding; your choice of vocabulary is not
always accurate and appropriate for the business context, and your grammar occassionally
interferes with understanding by your listener.
D = your answer is below the minimum
quantity that an appropriate response would require; your pronunciation is difficult
to understand, your choice of vocabulary is often inaccurate or inappropriate,
and your grammar seriously interferes with comprehension by your listener.
F = you did not complete the task.
To produce the German characters
while doing the WebCT VISTA Quizzes, you may have to use the ALT-key combinations.
Check here for information: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~hgb/flg307/307umlaute_fa05.htm
Discussions - 7%
You will complete the assigned tasks
and participate in the online WebCT VISTA discussion board. Deadlines are noted
on the syllabus. The discussion topics are posted on the WebCT VISTA site, both
as a file for you to print ("Discussion Instructions and Topics"),
and also as a task description on the discussion board itself. The file with
the instruction and topics contains more details, check it out (link from the
WebCT course homepage)!
To produce the German characters check here for information: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~hgb/flg307/307umlaute_fa05.htm
Written Homework Assignments -
18%
You will submit written assignments via the WebCT VISTA site assignments
tool. All of these assignments need to be typed, double spaced, in 12 pt. Times
Roman font, with 1 inch margins on all sides. They should either be Microsoft
WORD files or, if you are using a different word processing package, saved in
"rich text format" (during the saving procedure, go to "save
as type" then choose "Rich Text Format"). Be sure to include
the class, your name, the assignment number and title, and the due date, typed
at the top INSIDE your document! A brief
English description of the assignment and the due date can be found in the schedule,
but the German description in the "assignments" tool will contain
more detail. Important: KEEP COPIES OF ALL FILES YOU HAND IN, so you can re-submit
in case of technical difficulties. Keep these copies around for the length of
the semester, just in case, and also to study for exams. Hand in your assignment
by attaching a file when you submit through the WebCT Vista Assignments tool;
I need a file in order to grade it properly. Do NOT type or
copy your text into the submission text box (maybe just type: Hier ist meine
Hausaufgabe) and then click on "add attachment" (as it opens up the
window, click on the computer icon to the left to browse to the file on your
own computer, then "open" to select it, then click on "upload
file"). Check the "WebCT VISTA Orientation for Students" learning
module on the course homepage for more details on this procedure; and also the
"Startseite", which has a link to interactive demos on how to function
as a student in the WebCT VISTA environment.
To produce the German characters check here for information: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~hgb/flg307/307umlaute_fa05.htm
Product Presentation - 7%
You will do a presentation of a product. A script for it will be handed in first
and returned with feedback. For more details on what to do, how to do it, a
model, and evaluation criteria, click on the icon "Präsentationen"
on the WebCT VISTA site.
Company Presentation - 8%
For your final project you will present your own company. A detailed task description
can be found in DB 245-246. The product of this company should be different
from the ones presented before. More information can be found in DB, Segment
V, esp. pp. 202-222. For more details on what to do, how to do it, a model,
and evaluation criteria, click on the icon "Präsentationen" on
the WebCT VISTA site.
Exams - 2 x 20 = 40%
The midterm will cover roughly the first half of the semester, the final exam
the second half. A midterm exam expectation sheet can be found in lesson 15,
a final exam expectation sheet can be found on the course home page. You will
take these exams in a proctored environment, without the help of ANY tools.
Grading scale for exams (in %)
| 100 – 97 A
+ |
89 – 87 B
+ |
79 – 77 C
+ |
69 – 67 D
+ |
|
| 96 – 93 A |
86 – 83 B |
76 – 73 C |
66 – 63 D |
|
| 92 – 90 A - |
82 – 80 B - |
72 – 70 C - |
62 – 60 D - |
less than 60 F |
Class Attendance
Policy
Even as a distance student it is
important to "attend" class regularly and make steady progress towards
your goals of mastering the material and successfully completing the course.
While there is a certain flexibility in when you "attend" class, you
need to hand in the required assignments by their deadlines.
Policy on
Late Assignments
Late assignments may receive lower
grades: one day late = one grade lower, two days late = two grades lower, etc.
Exception: pre-approved or approved late submission or lateness in connection
with an excused absence. I strongly encourage you to communicate with me about
any problems you’re having. I usually work with my students on helping
them catch up and get on track again, if there are serious reasons beyond their
control for having missed assignments. Being overworked, forgetting, etc. are
NOT reasons that would qualify. As for technical difficulties with submission,
we will address that problem together, but please allow a little extra time
when submitting your work, so it will arrive on time.
Students
with Disabilities
Reasonable accommodations will be
made for students with verifiable disabilities. Before talking to me, you need
to register with Disability Services for Students at 1900 Student Health Center,
Campus Box 7509, 515-7653. For more information consult http://www.ncsu.edu/provost/offices/affirm_action/dss/.
Academic
Integrity Policy
Human interaction and effective communication
function on the basis of trust. An atmosphere of trust, honesty and respect
for each other fosters educational progress and success. Please do not give
me any reason to be suspicious of your honesty. You are to do your own work
on all class assigments, presentations, projects, and exams, unless it is a
designated pair or group assigment. That also means not incorporating others’
ideas and selling them as your own—this is called plagiarism. Whether
you take ideas (verbatim or just as an idea) from books, the internet, or other
sources does not matter: you need to acknowledge their source if they are not
your own. The NC State Library has a Plagiarism Tutorial at: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/tutorial/plagiarism/index.html
The use of electronic (internet, CD-ROM, etc.)
translation programs is forbidden and constitutes an academic integrity violation.
Please ask me about anything that
remains unclear. Violations of academic integrity (plagiarism, cheating, etc.)
will be prosecuted according to NC State’s policy on academic integrity,
posted at: http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/provost/info/hat/current/appendix/appen_l.html
Semester Schedule
DB = Deutsch im Berufsalltag. Numbers
are page numbers, read and study everything; prepare the exercises indicated
(“Preparation”); use the CD as indicated in the text. The scripts
for the DB Hörverständnisse are printed in the back of the book, but
I highly recommend doing the exercises without them and using them only AFTER
you have at least attempted the exercises! Always study vocabulary, a list is
at the end of each “Segment.” The grammar review items presented
throughout the chapters and also the exercises that go with them (after p. 250:
G1-78) are voluntary but highly recommended. Some of the "Übungen"
from the back of the book (after the grammar part, pages Ü 1-56) are assigned
for classwork; do the others on a voluntary basis. Do the Quizzes in WebCT Vista.
Q = Quizz on the WebCT VISTA Vista
site. These quizzes are mandatory. Start them from within the WebCT Vista site.
You can do them as often as you like before the due date listed in the schedule.
WIMBA = Wimba audio server exercises.
All of the "assessments" are mandatory for internet students.
Discussion = WebCT VISTA Discussion
Board: throughout the semester you will post a number of discussion contributions
on the WebCT VISTA discussion board. Deadlines are on the syllabus in the "submission"
line.
All submissions of homework (“Submission”)
are due on the date under which they are listed, by 12 p.m. The portions are
not completely even, so I strongly suggest working ahead on some of the tasks,
especially when they are due on Thursdays. Submit your work as a WORD file (if
you're not working in WORD, save it as "rich text format" with the
.rtf extension before submitting. Submit your files with the WebCT VISTA assignment
tool. In addition, submit the WIMBA assessments.
| Job Search:
Resume, Application Letter, Interview |
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| 1 - Th, Aug. 24 |
Sich vorstellen und
einen Kollegen / eine Kollegin vorstellen
Introduction to the course, the course web site, and to each other; mini-interview;
introducing a business colleague.
Please click here, print this page and
bring to class (i.e. use while watching the class video) |
| 2 - Tue, Aug. 29 |
DB 2-11: Der erste Job
und die Stellenangebote
Preparation: read these pages and try to comprehend
the main ideas (but don't despair, you are not supposed to understand every
word!); fill in DB 6 chart
Q 2-1, 2-2
Submission for internet students only: WIMBA 2-1
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| 3 - Th, Aug. 31 |
DB 12-17: Auf Stellensuche
Preparation: fill in DB 12 vocab, and DB 13 chart, come
prepared with notes on Hörverständnis 1.a. – 1.c. DB 13-14;
DB 16, Internet, find and print one job ad for which you would be qualified
and write down some notes on why you would be qualified, for oral presentation
in class.
Q 3-1
Submission of Assignment 1, Meine Traumfirma für ein
Praktikum: DB 6 contains a list of German company websites.
Find a company where you would like to do an internship, describe it briefly
(size, products, location, and/or other info you find, maybe about internships,
“Praktikum”), and conclude with a reason why you would want
to do an internship there (alles auf deutsch, natürlich!). 1/2 -
1 page, typed in double space.
Submission for internet students only: WIMBA
3-1 and 3-2 |
| 4 - Tue, Sep. 5 |
DB 17-27: Werdegang
und Lebenslauf
Preparation: bring notes and be prepared to answer
the questions on DB 17, 18; fill in DB 21 and 27; complete Ü 1 (in
the back of the book, after the grammar section, the page after G78).
Q 4-1, 4-2
Submission: Diskussion 1: Darf ich mich vorstellen?
Submission for internet students only: Assignment
I-1: DB 19, "Daniel unter der Lupe": write a short summary about
Daniel. WIMBA 4-1, 4-2 |
| 5 - Th, Sep. 7 |
DB 28-38: Die Bewerbung
Preparation: come prepared with notes on Hörverständnis
1.4 on DB 28, fill in chart DB 28, fill in Richtig/Falsch on DB 35-36 and
the chart on DB 38, Q 5-1
Submission of Assignment 2, Lebenslauf (Konzept):
a one-page draft of your own “Lebenslauf” (for difficult terms
give me the English term as well; leave names (of schools, etc.) untranslated)
Submission for internet students only:
WIMBA 5-1, 5-2 |
| 6 - Tue, Sep. 12 |
DB 39-48: Vorbereitung
aufs Vorstellungsgespräch
Preparation: DB 40-41 Hörverständnisse
1.5.a, 1.5.b, 1.5.c, 1.5.d: fill in / come prepared with notes; fill in
Richtig/Falsch on DB 45/46; have notes on answering the questions at the
top of DB 47; Q 6-1
Submission: Diskussion 1 Reaktionen und Diskussion
2: Kulturelle Unterschiede bei der Bewerbung
Submission for internet students only: WIMBA 6-1,
6-2, 6-3 |
| 7 - Th, Sep. 14 |
DB 48-55: Das Vorstellungsgespräch
Preparation: fill in charts DB 50, 52; Q 7-1
Submission of Assignment 3, DB 36 Ihr Bewerbungsschreiben:
DB 36, Ihr Bewerbungsschreiben: write an application letter, as specified.
All students at this point: review of Segment I on the DB website is recommended:
http://deutsch.heinle.com/resources/testen.html |
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|
| In the Office |
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| 8 - Tue, Sep. 19 |
DB 62 - 70: Am Empfang
Preparation: have notes for questions on DB 65,
fill in DB 66 and DB 69; notes for questions on DB 70 ("Fragen zum
Text"); Q 8-1
Submission: Diskussion 3: “Kleider machen
Leute”
Submission internet students only: WIMBA 8-1 |
| 9 - Th, Sep. 21 |
DB 70 - 75, 80 - 85:
Die Ausstattung eines Büros
Preparation: notes for questions on DB 72, 73,
74, 75, 82/83, 84, 85; Q 9-1, 9-2
Submission of Assignment 4: final version of your
“Lebenslauf”
Submission internet students only: WIMBA 9-1,
9-2, 9-3, 9-4 |
| 10 - Tue, Sep. 26 |
DB 85-96, 193-196: Berufliche
Kommunikation - Telefon, Brief, E-Mail
Preparation: DB 85-88, Hörverständnisse
2.4.a, 2.4.b, 2.4.c, 2.4.d: come prepared with notes / fill in; have notes
for questions on DB 92 and 93; Q 10-1, 10-2
Submission: Diskussion 4: E-Mails und das Verständnis
zwischen den Menschen
Submission internet students only: WIMBA 10-1,
10-2 |
| 11 - Th, Sep. 28 |
DB 96-101: Berufliche
Kommunikation - Empfangsbestätigung und Lieferschein
Preparation: DB 97 Hörverständnisse
2.4.e, 2.4.f, have notes; 100 Fragen zum Text, have notes; Q-11-1
Submission of Assignment 5: DB 96-97 Die Rückbestätigung:
confirm the letter, as indicated, using proper letter style.
Submission internet students only: WIMBA 11-1,
11-2 |
| 12 - Tue, Oct. 3 |
DB 101-106: Berufliche
Kommunikation - Mängelrüge
Preparation: fill in DB 101/2, 103 Richtig/Falsch;
DB 105, Wie schreibt man eine Mängelrüge: bring your typed version
to class! Q 12-1
Submission: suggested: one of the "anytime"
discussion contributions, Diskussion A - C
Submission for internet students only: WIMBA 12-1;
Assignment I-2: DB 105, Wie schreibt man eine Mängelrüge? Submit
your WORD file.
All students at this point: review of Segment II is recommended: http://deutsch.heinle.com/resources/testen.html |
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| Sales and
Marketing |
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| 13 - Th, Oct. 5 |
DB 110-122: Anfrage
und Angebot
Preparation: DB 113 Hörverständnis;
complete DB 113/14 “Aus der Betriebspraxis”; notes on questions
DB 115; fill in 122; Q13-1
Submission of Assignment 6: DB 117, Die Anfrage
zu einer Kaffeemaschine, also print a copy of it and bring to class
Submission internet students only: WIMBA 13-1,
13-2 |
| 14 – Tue, Oct. 10 |
DB 122-133: Der Lieferant
Preparation: DB 122 -133 notes for fill-ins and
questions, Hörverständnis 3.2.a, b,c;
Q 14-1, 14-2
Submission: Diskussion 5: Das Handy in der modernen
Gesellschaft
Submission internet students only: Assignment
I-3: DB 125-126 Hörverständnis 3.2.b and 3.2.c: type up the notes
in a WORD file; WIMBA 14-1, 14-2, 14-3 |
| 15 - Oct. 10-18 |
take your proctored
Midterm in this time frame |
| 16 - Th, Oct. 19 |
DB 133 - 140: Die Werbung
Preparation: notes for questions on 133, 134,
136, 139, fill in 137; Q 16-1, 16-2
Submission internet students only: WIMBA 16-1,
16-2, 16-3 |
| 17 - Tue, Oct. 24 |
DB 140-149: Das Marketing
Preparation: DB 140, 141, 144 Hörverständnisse;
DB 147 Fragen zum Text: have notes; Q 17-1, 17-2, 17-3
Submission: Diskussion 6: Die Vor- und Nachteile
von Schleichwerbung
Submission internet students only: WIMBA 17-1
All students at this point: review of Segment III on the Hager website is
recommended: http://deutsch.heinle.com/resources/testen.html
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| Banking |
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| 18 - Th, Oct. 26 |
DB 154-167: Die Bankverbindung
Preparation: DB 157, 162 Hörverständnisse;
159 Fragen zum Text, 162 chart fill-in, 164 Richtig/Falsch, 165 Dauerauftrag
und 167 Überweisungsauftrag fill-in; Q 18-1, 18-2
Submission of Assignment 7: Draft of Produktvorstellung
Submission internet students only: WIMBA 18-1,
18-2, 18-3, 18-4 |
| 19 - Tue, Oct. 31 |
DB 168-179: Telefon-Banking;
Die Aktien
Preparation: DB 169/70, 173/74 Hörverständnisse;
Q 19-1, 19-2,19-3, 19-4, 19-5
Submission: Diskussion 7: Vor- und Nachteile des
Bankwesens in den USA und in den deutschsprachigen Ländern
Submission internet students only: WIMBA 19-1,
19-2, 19-3 |
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| 20 - Th, Nov. 2 |
Student Presentations:
Produktvorstellung
Submission of Assignment P: Produktvorstellung
korrigierte Version |
| 21 - Tue, Nov. 7 |
Student Presentations:
Produktvorstellung
Submission: Diskussion 8: Kreditkarten - Kaufen
auf Pump?
Submission internet students only: record your
Produktvorstellung on WIMBA 21-1
All students at this point: review of Segment IV on the DB website is recommended:
http://deutsch.heinle.com/resources/testen.html
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| Your Company:
Organizational Structures, Location; Presentation |
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| 22 - Th, Nov. 9 |
DB 202-217: Das Firmenprofil
Preparation: DB 206, 211/12 Hörverständnisse,
208/9 and 214 notes; Q 22-1
Submission of Assignment 8: DB 212, Firmenprofil
im Internet: find a company as suggested, then write up a short profile
answering at least 4 of the questions. Write it in paragraph format and
put the company website at the top of the page. Write at least 1/2 page
double spaced.
Submission internet students only: WIMBA 22-1,
22-2 |
| 23 - Tue, Nov. 14 |
DB 218-224: Der Standort
Preparation: DB 222 Hörverständnisse;
222/23 machen; Q 23-1, 23-2, 23-3, 23-4
Submission: Diskussion 9: Kulturelle Unterschiede
im Geschäftsstil.
Submission internet students only: WIMBA 23-1,
23-2 |
| 24 - Th, Nov. 16 |
DB 225 - 233: Das Jubiläum
Preparation: DB 225, 229/30 Hörverständnisse;
Q 24-1, 24-2, 24-3
Submission of Assignment 9: A script for your
Firmenprojekt / Unternehmenspräsentation, see DB 245-46.
Submission internet students only: WIMBA 24-1,
24-2, 24-3 |
| 25 - Tue, Nov. 21 |
DB 233-241: Die feste
Anstellung
Preparation: DB 233/34, 237/38 Hörverständnisse,
235/36, 240 Fragen zum Text; Q 25-1, 25-2, 25-3
Submission: Diskussion 10: Krankenversicherung
für alle?
Submission internet students only: WIMBA 25-1,
25-2, 25-3
All students at this point: review of Segment V on the DB website is recommended:
http://deutsch.heinle.com/resources/testen.html
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| Th - Nov. 23 |
Thanksgiving |
| 26 - Tue, Nov. 28 |
Student presentations:
Firmenprojekt / Unternehmenspräsentation
Submission of Assignment U:
Unternehmenspräsentation korrigierte Version |
| 27 - Th, Nov. 30 |
Student presentations:
Firmenprojekt / Unternehmenspräsentation
Submission: suggested: one of the "anytime"
discussion contributions, Diskussion A - C
Submission internet students only: record your
Firmenprojekt / Unternehmenspräsentation on WIMBA 27-1 |
| 28 - Tue, Dec. 5 |
Interkulturelle Kommunikation:
DB 192; aktuelle Themen in der deutschen und europäischen Wirtschaft
Preparation: Have notes for questions DB 192;
Check out some of the internet sites with information on current issues
in the German and European Economy (see the website collections on the
WebCT Vista site and the Hager website, especially websites of economic
papers and journals); take notes for class contributions. Q 28-1
Submission: Diskussion: if you don't have 8
discussion postings at this point, you may still do 2 from the group of
discussions without a submission date. Latest date to post them is Th,
Dec. 7
Submission internet students only: Assignment
I-4: Write a short 1/2-1 page summary about some of the current economic
issues that are discussed on the websites of German economic papers and
journals (see "Resourcen" on the WebCT homepage for this course
for links).
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| 29 - Th, Dec. 7 |
Review and final discussion
Submission: Diskussion: if you don't have 8 discussion
postings at this point, you may still do 2 from the group of discussions
without a submission date. Latest time to post them is midnight tonight! |
| Dec. 11 - 16 |
Take your proctored
Final Exam in this time frame |
A Few Ideas
for more and better German in your Life!
1. Enjoy language learning and have
fun with the language. You can create a whole new persona for yourself in the
foreign language. Be playful and creative in ways that contribute to everyone’s
pleasure and learning experience.
2. Stay in touch with other classmates by phone or e-mail and study together
outside of class. Students in study groups often do very well.
3. See German movies in theaters or on video. Video stores and online services
like Netflix have them. Also check your library for holdings (the Media Center
in D. H. Hill Library has a nice collection; find out what your campus library
offers!) A few good ones to start with are: Lola rennt/Run, Lola, run; Die weisse
Rose/The White Rose; Das schreckliche Mädchen/The Nasty Girl; Das Versprechen/The
Promise, this one by director Margarethe von Trotta; Good-bye Lenin. Ask your
instructor or local professor for more suggestions.
Listen to German radio stations on the internet! A list of them can be found
here: http://www.multilingualbooks.com/online-radio-german.html.
4. Participate in a German Club, if your university has one (find out locally).
We have our own club at NC State and then there is one in the Triangle. The
NC State German Club / DeutschKlub has weekly Stammtisch (conversation) meetings;
parties; film viewings; hikes; and other activities. It is free and you can
attend as many or as few events as you like. You’ll meet other students
of German and also usually a few exchange students from the German-speaking
countries. Check out their website at http://www4.ncsu.edu/%7Enbuch/dk/.
Contact faculty advisor Ralph Jones, re35rjje@us.ibm.com
for more information.
The German-Austrian-Swiss Club of the Triangle (GAST) can be checked out at
http://www.orgsites.com/nc/gast.
They have monthly meetings and other activities.
5. Consider going for a German Minor. At NC State, you’ll need only five
courses: FLG 201, 202, and three courses at the FLG 300 level. For more details,
see the German Section Web Page at http://sasw.chass.ncsu.edu/fl/german/
or contact the German Section Coordinator, Helga G. Braunbeck, 515-9320, Helga_Braunbeck@ncsu.edu.
Find out about requirements at your own institution!
6. Transform yourself by studying abroad! International experience is an invaluable
asset in today’s global job market. NC-State has a large number of opportunities
available, some with stipends, ranging from a five week summer program to a
full year abroad. Your German does not have to be perfect for this. The Study
Abroad Office (2118 Pullen Hall, 515-2087, http://studyabroad.ncsu.edu/
has more information. Check out their programs in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
by using the links on the German Section webpage at http://sasw.chass.ncsu.edu/fl/german/
. Especially nice are NC-State’s summer program in Vienna,
Austria, and the exchange program between the UNC system and the state of
Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany for a semester or a year abroad,
check out the links on the German Section web page: http://sasw.chass.ncsu.edu/fl/german/.
This program is available to students from the any university in the UNC system.
NC-State advisor for UNC-EP is the German Section Coordinator, Helga G. Braunbeck.
Also talk to your instructor, to fellow students who’ve been abroad, and
to students from a German Club to learn more!
Viel
Glück mit dem Deutschstudium!
We wish you a lot of luck with your German Studies!
