| DEPT. OF MODERN LANGUAGES | SYLLABUS | GERMAN 3.2 |
| BROOKLYN COLLEGE | SPRING 2010 | J. BEATTY |
Instructor: John Beatty
Office 201 WEB
Email: Profbeatty@hotmail.com
Department Office Tel. 718.951.5451 or 5664
Office Hours 5:20-6:00 MW and by appointment
German MY3: MW 3:40 – 5:20 room 3408 B
Books: (SAME AS LAST TERM)
Tschirner, Erwin; Brigitte Nikolai; Tracy D. Terrell 2009 Kontakte: A Communicative Approach McGraw Hill, Boston
Tschirner, Erwin; Brigitte Nikolai; Tracy D. Terrell; Ursula Hirschfeld; Petra Clayton 2009 Arbeitsbuch to accompany Kontakte (6th edition) McGraw Hill, Boston
There is a “web site” for the course which you can reach by going directly to:
http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/COURSES/German/index.html
or if clicking on that or copying that is too much trouble, go to:
then click on “German 3.2 Course”
GRADING
Homework Assignments
3 √+ Homework is complete and shows conscientious effort and high level of accuracy
2 √ Homework is complete but contains a number of errors and/or is sloppily done
1 √- Homework is incomplete
At the end of the semester, all assignments will be tallied up and a grade based on the quality and number of assignments handed in – ON TIME
QUIZZES
There will be 5 quizzes and a final exam. Quizzes will focus on materials covered since the last exam. The final is comprehensive.
Quizzes are about 30 minutes in duration
Four quizzes are counted in the final grade. The quiz with the lowest grade is dropped. THERE ARE NO MAKE UP QUIZZES. IF YOU MISS A QUIZ THAT IS THE ONE THAT IS DROPPED
The Final Exam is scheduled for Monday, May 24th 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm in 3408 B,
GRADING
Final: 25% Quizzes: 25% Homework 15% Attendance and positive participation 10%
TOTAL 100%
ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance is required (this means showing up on time and being in the class during the period. Coming late or leaving the class for more that 10 minutes counts as an absence.
CELL PHONES
If you feel compelled to bring the damn thing to class, SHUT IT OFF! Phones which go off in class will be confiscated and destroyed and your grade will be dropped by one letter for each ring. No cell phones or electronic devices can be used during the quizzes or exams.
SCHEDULE
| M Feb 1 | REVIEW | Kapitel 6 |
| W Feb 3 | Kapitel 6 | |
| M Feb 8 | Kapitel 6 | |
| W Feb 10 | Kapitel 6 | |
| M Feb 15 | NO CLASSES | |
| W Feb 17 | Kapitel 7 | |
| TH FEB 18 | CONVERSION DAY QUIZ 1 | Kapitel 7 |
| M Feb 22 | Kapitel 7 | |
| W Feb 24 | Kapitel 7 | |
| M Mar 1 | QUIZ 2 | Kapitel 7 |
| W Mar 3 | Kapitel 8 | |
| M Mar 8 | Kapitel 8 | |
| W Mar 10 | Kapitel 8 | |
| M Mar 15 | QUIZ 3 | Kapitel 8/9 |
| W Mar 17 | Kapitel 9 | |
| M Mar 22 | Kapitel 9 | |
| W Mar 24 | Kapitel 9 | |
| M Mar 29 | SPRING BREAK | |
| W Mar 31 | SPRING BREAK | |
| M Apr 5 | SPRING BREAK | |
| W Apr 7 | QUIZ 4 | Kapitel 9 |
| M Apr 12 | Kapitel 9 | |
| W Apr 14 | Kapitel 10 | |
| M Apr 19 | Kapitel 10 | |
| W Apr 21 | Kapitel 10 | |
| M Apr 26 | QUIZ 5 | Kapitel 11 |
| W Apr 28 | Kapitel 11 | |
| M May 3 | Kapitel 11 | |
| W May 5 | Kapitel 11 | |
| M May 10 | Kapitel 12 | |
| W May 12 | Kapitel 12 | |
| M May 17 | Review | |
| M MAY 24 | FINAL EXAM | |