Elementary German I

Paper Code: 
GER101
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Understand elementary structures of grammar and “Wortschatz”, Present Tense.
  2. Get acquainted with different sentence structures : Affirmative, Negative and Interrogative, Cases (Nominative and Accusative)
  3. Know the Articles and their usage: Indefinite, Definite, Negative and Possessive Article.

 

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

GER 101

Elementary German I

CO1- Frame correct sentences in German: Affirmative, Negative and Interrogative with Verbs of different characteristics in “Präsens” (Present Tense). Also know how to frame “Imperativ” for “Sie”.

 

CO2- Know the use of Verb „ Trennbare Verben “ as well as „Modal Verben“ and structure of „W-Frage, Aussage, Ja-Nein-Frage“ with them.

 

CO3- Know the use of Verbs which take Accusative (Akkusativ) objects, and in addition to this also know the use of different articles used for nouns belonging to “Maskulin”, “Feminin” and “Neutrum”. Know also the Use of Negative Article as well as Possessive Article accordingly.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Showing Film in German, Playing audio-CD

 

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Classroom presentation, Gruppenarbeit (Group work), Giving tasks

Continuous Assessment Tests, Semester end examinations, Solving problems in tutorials, Home Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group work

 

 

9.00
Unit I: 
1

Lektion – 1 (Themen Aktuell 1)

  • Aussagesatz.
  • Wort und Satfrage
  • Imperativ “Sie”
  • Konjugation Präsens

 

9.00
Unit II: 
2

Lektion – 2 (Themen Aktuell 1)

  • Artikel
  • Negation
  • Possessivartikel

 

9.00
Unit III: 
3

Lektion – 3 (Themen Aktuell 1)

  • Akkusativ
  • Verben mit Vokalwechsel
  • Modalverb “möchten”

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
4

Lektion – 4 (Themen Aktuell 1)

  •  Trennbare Verben
  • Modalverben “können”, “müssen”

 

9.00
Unit V: 
5

Lektion – 4 (Themen Aktuell 1)

  •  Trennbare Verben
  •  Modalverben“dürfen”,sollen, mögen
  • Uhrzeit

 

Essential Readings: 

Prescribed Textbook: Themen aktuell 1: Harmut Aufderstraße, Heiko Bock, Mechthild Gerdes, Jutta Müller & Helmut Müller, München, 2003, Max Hueber Verlag, ISBN 3-19-001690-9

 

References: 

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Academic Year: 
2020-21
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