German 2, Winter 2012







General Information

Die Profs:

Requirements: Enthusiastic class participation, prompt completion of all assignments, and faithful attendance at all classes and drills. Note: Assignments may be added or modified at any time.

Grading: Individual students learn foreign languages in different ways at different speeds. It is important to realize, however, that acquiring a language is a cumulative process that takes place over time. An intellectual grasp of the concepts is important, but no more so than frequent repetition. The easiest and most effective way to learn is in small, frequent, and regular increments throughout the term. The grading will be based on attendance and performance in class and drills, homework, chapter quizzes, the midterm exam, and the final.
Here are Some Tips on How to Study German.

The Honor Principle: In language learning, teamwork is very helpful. All written work must be your own, however.

Learning disabilities: If you wish any accommodation for a disability, see the instructor.

Drill sessions will begin sometime after January 9, and meet 4 times a week. You may choose a morning or an afternoon sequence: at 7:45 a.m. on Monday-Tuesday-Thursday-Friday or at 5:20 p.m. on Monday-Thursday. Attendance is mandatory. It is also extremely important that you arrive on time.

Lexinomicon = a set computer exercises tied to Deutsch: Na klar! They are part of the regular homework for German 1 and 2. For instructions on how to access and use them, click here.

Vocabulary Exercises can be found at the end of each Kapitel's exercises in Lexinomicon. They are set up like flashcards that go from English to German. Note that they are not accumulative; you get only the items associated with that particular chapter. If you want to review older vocabulary, you have to go back to the earlier chapters. Note also that when giving the German for a noun, you must give the article and the plural, separated by a semicolon: e.g. "der Freund; die Freunde".

S. = "Seite" = page

Special Characters: To learn how to enter German special characters (e.g. umlauts) on the computer, download diacritics.pdf.



News: DarTV broadcasts two German stations: Deutsche Welle on Channel 6 and ProSieben/Sat1 on Channel 9.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~wess/wessnews.html has a listing of German news sources on the web.

A Mittagstisch Mensa will be held once a week in Thayer Dining Hall (time to be announced). Join interested students and others, together with Marilla Lautenbach, the Kade Resident Advisor, in luncheon conversation auf Deutsch.

For additional opportunities, check out the "Other Campus Resources" and "Opportunities for Dartmouth Students" sections of the German Department website. While you're there, read "Why Study German?"

Ein On-line Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch finden Sie bei: http://dict.leo.org/ oder http://www.ex.ac.uk/german/dict/

For explanations of various grammatical points, consult the grammar review. Note that the menu contains subcategories (e.g., tenses are found under "Verbs"). This site is always under construction, with further topics to come.



Erste Woche (4.-6. Januar) - Note the special arrangement this week in anticipation of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on January 16!
Zweite Woche (9.-13. Januar)
Dritte Woche (16.-20. Januar)