Course DescriptionGerman 4 is a continuation of German 3. We will be using Denk Mal!, a brand-new German textbook, designed to further improve your knowledge of the German language and culture. Each unit focuses on a particular aspect of life in German-speaking countries (e.g. personal relationships, the media, traveling, art, science and technology, the economy, etc.) and includes a short film, authentic texts and illustrations, and communicative activities that allow you to practice and improve your language skills in the context of real-life situations. In-class activities and assignments are designed to help you develop your German proficiency in an atmosphere that is interactive, fun and challenging.

Class Expectations

PARTICIPATION: For any language course active participation is essential. Participation includes making contributions to class discussions, engaging in class activities, listening to and respecting the contributions of your classmates, taking good notes every day, asking questions, seeking extra help when needed, and preparing well for class each day.

PREPARATION: Please remember to bring your textbook, binder or notebook, pen, and homework each day. Please note that you will be expected to present any projects to the class ON the day that they are due. A penalty of 1/3 of a grade per day will apply to any late work.

GERMAN 4 Herr Jasinski Room: 459

Email: ijasinsk@pingry.org

Phone: 908-647-5555, ext1324

Class Schedule:

Mo Tue Wed Thur Fri8:15-8:59 1 7 1 1 8:15-

8:55 1

9:03-9:47 2 2 2 7 8:59-

9:39 2

10:19-11:03 3 3 3 3 10:47-

11:27 7

11:36-12:20 4 4 7 4 12:00-

12:40 4

12:24-1:08

5German 4

5German 4 6 5

German 412:44-1:24

5German 4

1:12-1:56 8 6 8 6 1:28-

2:08 6

2:00-2:44 CP

8CP

8 2:12-2:46 CP2:45-

3:20 CP CP 2:57-3:20

HONOR CODE: The Honor Code should appear on any piece of work that you are submitting for a grade.

Ich habe keine Hilfe gegeben oder bekommen.

HOMEWORK: It is essential that you do your homework each night and bring your completed homework to class each day. Your homework will be considered complete only if it is with you in class on the day it is due. Homework will be checked and occasionally collected without notice. When this occurs, you will receive a grade on the assignment.

CELL PHONES (& other communication devices): The school rules require that you do not use your cell phones (etc.) while you are in class. Should I see or hear your cell phone during class, I will confiscate it for the remainder of the school day and, the second time, write an alert memo to your parents regarding the class disruption.

GRADING: Your academic grades in this course will reflect your level of effort. It will be based on class participation, homework assignments, your quizzes and test scores, and grades for projects and presentations.

Contextual grammar assessment (tests and quizzes) 50%Individual and group work, projects, presentations 20%

Participation (see attached Rubric) 20%Homework and all other in-class assignments 10%

EXTRA HELP: Please take advantage of conference period, especially before quizzes or tests, for review, for questions, or for any extra help you might need. I’m here to help!

Sequence of units (Content) Grammar Focus

Introduction Wo warst du und was machst du in den Ferien?

Gender Prepositions Past Tense

Lektion 1: Fühlen und Erleben Persönliche Beziehungen (Persölichkeit, Familie

und Freunde)

Word order: statements and questions Present tense (Reg. and Irregular) Nominative and accusative cases (pronouns

and possessive adjectives)

Lektion 2: Zusammen Leben Stadt und Gemeinschaft (Leute, Orte, und Aktivitäten)

Dative and Genitive Cases Prepositions Perfekt-ense (Sep. and Inseparable verbs)

Lektion 3: Medieneinflüsse Medien und Kultur (Kino, Radio, Fernsehen, die Presse)

Präteritum-Tense Coordinating, adverbial, and subordinating

conjunctions Relative pronouns and clauses

Lektion 4: Wegfahren und Spass habenReisen und Ferien (Bahnhof, Flughafen, Hotel, Campingplatz, Skiurlaub, Strand)

Future Tense Adjectives

Lektion 5: Kunstschätze Kunst, Literatur, Musik, Theater Künstler

Modal Verbs Comparatives and Superlatives Da- and Wo-Compounds; prepositional

verb-phrases

Lektion 6: Traditionen und Spezialitäten Essen und Feiern, in der Küche, im Restaurant, regionale Spezialitäten, Feiertage und Traditionen

Reflexive verbs; accusative and dative reflexive pronouns

Number, times, and quantities

Lektion 7: Wissenschaft und Technologie Fortschritt, Forschung, Wissenschaftler, Technologie, Elektronik

Passive voice and alternatives Imperative Adverbs

Course Outline

Lektion 8: Recht und Umwelt Natur und Ideenwelt, Umweltprobleme

Gesetze und Anrechte

Konjunktiv II and würde with infinitive Konjunktiv II of modal verbs Demonstratives

Lektion 9: Wirtschaft und Berufsaussichten Arbeit, Finanzen, Arbeitspolatz,

Arbeitsplatzsuche, Finanzen

Konjunktiv II in the past tense Plurals and compund nouns Two-part conjunctions

Lektioin 10: Geschichte und Gesellschaft Nationales SelbstverstäNDNIS, Nationale Identität, Politik

Plusquamperfekt-Tense Uses of the infinitive Konjunktiv I and indirect speech