FORMAT FOR COURSE CURRICULUM
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Course Title:       Introduction to German Culture & Language                                                            UNITS
                                                                                                  -   1    -      2       02
Credit Units:       02
Course Level:       Semester -1, UG/PG
Course Code:        GRMN 136
Course Objectives: This course teaches the students to express themselves in basic German and familiarizes them with the Present tense. Students
will be able to engage in basic conversation in German and will be able to frame sentences using negation, interrogation, etc.
Pre-requisites:     nil
Course Contents/Syllabus:
                                                                                                                      Weightage (%)
  Module I: Introduction to German Language (Einführung)
  Descriptors/Topics:
     Introduction to German as a global language
     Self-introduction and Greetings                                                                                      15%
     Die Alphabeten
     Phonetics: the sound of consonants and vowels
     Wie buchstabieren Sie Ihren Name?
  Module II: Numbers and everyday conversation (die Zahl und Gespräche)
  Descriptors/Topics:
    Counting in German from 1-100.
    Simple Calculation and verb 'kosten' - Wie viel kostet das?
    Plural Forms                                                                                                          15%
    Vocabulary: Wochentage, Monate, Jahreszeiten
     Ordinal numbers and the question - Wann haben Sie Geburtstag?
  Module III: Regular verbs and nominative case: articles and pronouns                                                         25%
              (Regelmässige Verben und Nominativ Kasus: Artikel und Pronomen)
    Introduction to all personal pronouns and conjugation of Regular verbs
    Detailed exercise on regular verbs. Reading a text on regular verbs.
    Introduction to definite, indefinite articles. Vocabulary: Schulsachen und Getränke
    Nominative case/ Articles (der, die, das)
    Nominative Personal Pronouns: - Applicability of pronouns for both persons and things.
    Usage of nominative Personal Pronouns
    Introduction of nominative possessive pronouns
    usage of nominative possessive pronouns
  Module IV: The Family, Work-life and Professions (Familienmitglieder und Berufe)
  Descriptors/Topics:
    Vocabulary: Professions and conjugation of the verb 'sein'
    Introduction to simple possessive pronouns with the help of the verb ‘haben’                                              25%
    Usage of possessive pronouns.
  Module V: Interrogative sentences (W-Fragen)
  Descriptors/Topics:
    W-Fragen: who, what, where, when, which, how, how many, how much, etc.
    Exercises on the question pronouns                                                                                        20%
Student Learning Outcomes:          At the end of this course, the students will be able to express themselves in writing and orally in basic German.
This course content focuses on the speech of the students in a lucid and a concurrent manner using appropriate vocabulary and pronunciation
techniques. Extra stress will be given on their understanding of grammatical structures and the foreign accent of the language
Pedagogy for Course Delivery: Communicative, interactive Lectures, including project work, role play, conversation, text translations and
practice exercises
Assessment/ Examination Scheme:
Theory L/T (%)                                  Lab/Practical/Studio (%)                      End Term Examination
100 %                                           N.A.                                          60%
Theory Assessment (L):
                                  Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment                                               End Term
                                                                                                                         Examination
Components (Drop               Class Test        Home Assignment        Viva / presentation       Attendance
down)
Weightage (%)                     10 %                   10 %                  15 %                   05%                     60
          Textbook:
      Starten Wir A 1 Rolf Brüseke & Scheuerer , Langers International (Hueber Verlag)
      Wir Plus, Goyal Saab Publishers
References:
       Communicative, interactive Lectures, including project work, role play, conversation, text translations and practice exercises
Additional Readings:
      Deutsch Spachlehre für Ausländer - Schulz & Griesbach
       German Vocabulary, Grammar, Verbs, Articles.
Any other Study Material:
        Compilation of German texts and exercises