COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GERMAN I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SEC 2071 GERMAN I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Gastronomy and Culinary Arts

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HÜLYA KURGUN

Offered to

Gastronomy and Culinary Arts

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide the students with knowledge and skills necessary for using spoken language according to real situations and events that they meet during the working life; for understanding, writing and reading simple expressions in daily life and professional life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand and use the simple phrases and frequently used expressions in daily and working life.
2   Listening comprehension: To be able to catch and report the actual professional dialogues.
3   Reading comprehension: To be able to analyse and report professional short writings, published materials like advertisements, letters.
4   Speaking: To be able to introduce oneself, to be able to describe the surroundings, the objects around him/herself, to be able to roughly tell about his/her work and hobbies, places, an event.
5   Writing: To be able to write a note, message, personal letter.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Acquaintance. Introducing yourself and others. Professions. The German Alphabet. Present tense (Das Präsens). Conjugation of t he verbs: kommen, wohnen, heißen, sein. Personal pronouns. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 1
2 Countries, Languages. The present tense (das Präsens) conjugation of the verbs: sprechen, lesen, spielen, singen, kommen, arbeiten, sammeln, hören lernen. Basic sentence structure: Interrogative and declarative sentence. W- questions (Wer/ Was/Wie/Wo/Woher); the pronoun "aus". Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 1
3 In the workplace. Dialogue with colleagues. Describing of the office furniture. Singular and plural forms of nouns. Definite and indefinite article; use without article. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 2
4 Numbers (1-100). Asking for price (Was kostet wie viel ). Days of the week. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 2
5 People and hobbies. Talking about leisure time occupation: Was machen Sie gern ; Negation (nicht / kein). Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 2
6 At the university. Modal verb "können (Was können Sie gut/nicht gut ). Repetition of the topics covered. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 2
7 Adjectives, "ein / kein + adjektive". Repetition of the topics covered. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 2
8 Possessive pronouns. Local prepositions: nach, in, bei, aus. Repetition of the topics covered. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 2
9 At the hotel. Booking a room, check-in. Verbs with accusative: haben, brauchen, möche(n). Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 3
10 Talking about the problems at the hotel room. The use of the nouns and adjectives in the accusative. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 3
11 Orientation in a city. Getting information about a museum (to ask the opening hours, the entrance fee). Talking about the time; time prepositions: am, um, von, bis. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 3
12 Eating and drinking. Breakfast at the Hotel: Ordering of food and beverages. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 4
13 At the Restaurant. Food and Beverages. Personal pronouns in accusative. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 4
14 General review Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 1-4

Recomended or Required Reading

Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+: Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch. Leipzig : Schubert Verlag 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, spoken and written exercises about the subjects, term paper / presentation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ*0.40+FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ*0.40+BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Mid-term Exam: The mid-term exam covers the subjects covered in the course content; the contribution to the grade point average is 40%.
2. Final Exam: The Final Exam covers all the subjects in the course content; the contribution to the grade point average is 60%.
3. Resit: The exam will cover all the topics in the course content. Students are also responsible for the discussion, practice and case studies (60%).

Assessment Criteria

All receptive and productive language skills covered throughout the term will be assessed.

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory. The students are expected to attend the course by doing related exercises in the workbook.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.kurgun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 13.00 -15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 18 18
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 124

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555

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