Catalog Description
Basic German grammar, with special attention to characteristics of formal expository style, and illustrative readings. Study of extracts from scholarly publications in students’ areas of research. Prepares students to take the graduate foreign language certification exam.

Course Objectives
Successful students will:
• recall the meaning of basic, high frequency vocabulary and idiomatic expressions of the German language
• recognize the linguistic structures of the German language
• translate, with the help of a dictionary, a scholarly German text in their area of research, with reasonable accuracy, into English

This course trains you in the reading proficiency of German so you can meet your department’s graduate foreign language requirement. We will systematically cover the grammatical material in the text, read and translate excerpts from scholarly publications, take practice exams, and take an end of the semester certification exam.

Required Materials
Hubert Jannach, German for Reading Knowledge (Heinle and Heinle, 1997)
A good, fair-sized German-English dictionary

Recommended Materials
New College German Dictionary (Langenscheidt)
Henry Strutz, 501 German Verbs
Cecile Zorach and Charlotte Melin, English Grammar for Students of German (The Oiivia and Hill Press)
Gerda Dippmann and Johanna Watzinger-Tharp, A Practical Review of German Grammar (Prentice Hall)

Attendance
Attendance is required. Absences in excess of two are inadvisable. The key to success is consistency, so keep up with the assignments and attend class.
For more information on attendance regulations consult http://www.ncsu.edu/provost/academic_regulations/attend/reg.htm.

Class Work and Homework
Class time will be spent clarifying the grammatical material, doing reinforcement exercises, and translating reading passages. Assignments are to be prepared before coming to class for the day shown. We will also work with texts you find yourself in your specific field. The weekly take-home tests are supposed to be an assessment tool for yourself. Each covers two chapters. You will also get some longer take-home practice translations.

Evaluation and Grading
You should register for the course as “audit” or “credit only.”
Each of the 14 take-home tests and each of the 6 practice translations will count 5%. The main purpose of grades in this course is for feedback about your progress and for determining if you get credit (if you have registered for “credit only”).
For information on the NC State grading policy, consult http://www.ncsu.edu/provost/academic_regulations/grading/reg.htm.
At the end of the course we will take the certification exam. Graduate certification is given on passing the exam, not passing the course. I will work with your individual abilities and difficulties to help you master the material.

Students with Disabilities
Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with verifiable disabilities. Please 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
Students are expected to work within the letter and spirit of the NC State University Code of Student Conduct. For more information please consult http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/ncsulegal/41.03-codeof.htm.
Academic integrity extends to all work done in a course, including homework, class work, take-home tests and exams. The use of internet translating programs is forbidden; these programs will hinder your progress more than help it. If you have any questions about what is permitted or forbidden, e.g. with regard to getting help from tutors or friends, please discuss it with me.

The Certification Exam
The certification exam consists of translating: (1) sentences containing fundamental grammatical structures, verb tenses, idiomatic expressions, and vocabulary; (2) a portion of a scholarly article in your general research area. You are not expected to do a polished translation, but to demonstrate reading proficiency through reasonably accomplished translation.

Near the end of the semester, we will determine whether you are ready to take the certification exam at the scheduled exam time, in our regular classroom. The exam generally takes between 2-3 hours. After you have taken the exam, I will notify you within 2/3 days only if you have not passed the exam, in which case there will be a consultation, the setting up of a plan of study, and a new exam date. Otherwise, I will send a letter of certification to the necessary offices, also within 2/3 days, and your record will be adjusted accordingly.

Tue, Aug. 21 Introduction; Kapitel 1
Th, Aug. 23 Kapitel 2
Tue, Aug. 28 Test 1-2 is due; Kapitel 3
Th, Aug. 30 Kapitel 4
Tue, Sep. 4 Test 3-4 is due; Kapitel 5
Th, Sep. 6 Wiederholung 1 (p. 50 – 52) as take home practice translation is due; Kapitel 6
Tue, Sep. 11 Test 5-6 is due; Kapitel 7
Th, Sep. 13 Kapitel 8
Tue, Sep. 18 Test 7-8 is due; Kapitel 9
Th, Sep. 20 Kapitel 10
Tue, Sep. 25 Test 9-10 is due; Kapitel 11
Th, Sep. 27 Wiederholung 2 (p. 95 – 97) as take home practice translation is due; Kapitel 12
Tue, Oct. 2 Test 11-12 is due; Kapitel 13
Th, Oct. 4 Kapitel 14
Tue, Oct. 9 Test 13-14 is due; Kapitel 15
Th, Oct. 11 Wiederholung 3 (p. 139 – 141) as take home practice translation is due; Kapitel 16
Tue, Oct. 16 Fall Break
Th, Oct. 18 Test 15-16 is due; Kapitel 17
Tue, Oct. 23 Kapitel 18
Th, Oct. 25 Test 17-18 is due; Kapitel 19
Tue, Oct. 30 Kapitel 20
Th, Nov. 1 Test 19-20 is due; Kapitel 21
Tue, Nov. 6 Wiederholung 4 (p. 182 – 184) or other text as take home practice translation is due; Kapitel 22
Th, Nov. 8 Test 21-22 is due; Kapitel 23
Tue, Nov. 13 Kapitel 24
Th, Nov. 15 Test 23-24 is due; Kapitel 25
Tue, Nov. 20 Wiederholung 5 (p. 219 – 221) or other text as take home practice translation is due; Kapitel 26
Th, Nov. 22 Thanksgiving
Tue, Nov. 27 Test 25-26 is due; Kapitel 27
Th, Nov. 29 Kapitel 28
Tue, Dec. 4 Test 27-28 is due; Kapitel 29
Th, Dec. 6 Wiederholung 6 (p. 258 – 260) or other text as take home practice translation is due; Kapitel 30
Th, Dec. 13 1-4 p.m. Certification Exam in HA 345