Master

In Maynard (USA)

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    Master

  • Location

    Maynard (USA)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

In this course students are exposed to history and culture of German-speaking countries through audio, video, and Web materials. It focuses on the expansion of basic communication skills and further development of linguistic competency, and includes the review and completion of basic grammar, building of vocabulary, and practice in writing short essays. Students will also read short literary texts.

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Maynard (USA)
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Course programme

Lectures: 4 sessions / week, 1 hour / session


Dollenmayer, David, and Thomas Hansen. Neue Horizonte. 6th ed. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. ISBN: 0618267069.


Dollenmayer, David. Workbook/Laboratory Manual for Neue Horizonte. 6th ed. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. ISBN: 0618410708.


Spaethling, Robert, and Eugene Weber. Literatur Eins. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1972. ISBN: 0195015509.


Zorach, Cecile, and Jacqueline Morton, eds. English Grammar for Students of German. Ann Arbor, MI: Olivia and Hill Press, 1980. ISBN: 0934034028.

Additional handouts on various aspects of culture as well as grammar and functional expressions will be distributed throughout the term.


Regular daily attendance at the Language Learning and Resource Center (LLARC) for short periods of time (15-20 minutes) is strongly suggested. Please record the time you spend working with the different parts of the tape system both in the lab and at home on the lab log provided (PDF). The lab log will be collected by the instructor with the Workbook/Lab Manual.


Maximum of 8 hours per week. This includes daily practice with the tapes in the LLARC and at home. It is crucial that you work regularly at a station in the LLARC, where you can practice hearing your own recorded voice in comparison with the voice on the tape.


Grades will be determined as follows:



Important Note: Homework assignments are included in the grade for class participation and performance. To be credited toward this grade, all homework must be handed in on the day it is due. There will be no final exam.


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German ii

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