First Year German: Learning Plan and Tools

Dive into the world of first-year German language with Professor Amanda Jorgenson. Explore the syllabus, personalized assessment, and a range of online resources for enhancing your learning experience. From pronunciation to numbers, this course offers a unique approach to mastering German basics. Get ready to spell and immerse yourself in a dynamic learning environment designed to help you excel in German language skills.

• German language
• Learning plan
• Online resources
• Pronunciation practice
• Language basics

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1. GER 111/511 First Year German (STEM) Amanda Jorgenson amanda.jorgenson@oregonstate.edu

2. GER 111/511 First Year German (STEM) Guten Tag! Mein Name ist Amanda Jorgenson. Ich bin Ihr Professor f r Deutsch 111/511. Was ist Ihr Name?

3. Unser Plan heute (our plan/ agenda today) Der Kursplan (syllabus) Learning goals, individual outcomes, personalized assessment Learning tools and resources online (blog, wiki, open access material) The basics: the letters (pronunciation, alphabet) The basics: the numbers (counting from 0 to infinity) Homework 2 March 2, 2025

4. Der Kursplan (syllabus) 1. The need for technology: phones, tablets, notebooks, twitter, facebook, youtube, instagram etc. 2. No quizzes, no tests, no midterm, no final 3. No textbooks create your own 4. No busy work 5. Four phases: foundations, subject-specific project, interdisciplinary project, project presentation and assessment 3 March 2, 2025

5. Learning goals, individual outcomes, personalized assessment 1. Create your blog now or later (blogs.oregonstate.edu). 2. Look at the learning outcomes 1-5 on the syllabus. How would you like to achieve them? What kind of vocabulary, phrases, sentences? What is realistic? 3. Look at the evaluation criteria. Would you like to shift your assessment in a different way? Combine learning blog and textbook wiki? 4. Is there anything else you will need to be successful in this course? 4 March 2, 2025

6. (Some) Learning tools and resources online (blog, wiki, open access material) 1. Instructor blog GER 111/511 2. Your blog and/ or your wiki 3. Deutsch im Blick (open access textbook, also ebook pdf) http://www.coerll.utexas.edu/dib/ 4. Grimm Grammar (open access grammar, exercises)http://www.coerll.utexas.edu/gg/index.html 5. Hammer Grammar (open access video grammar, Khan academy style) http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2fCGQa2PY7CDJkKs RiYNC-7XxiU4I10f 6. Leo dictionary, also for pronunciation http://dict.leo.org/ende/index_de.html March 2, 2025 5

7. The basics: the letters (pronunciation, alphabet) 1. Mein Name ist Amanda. 2. Wie buchstabiert man das? (buchstabieren - to spell) 3. Amanda buchstabiert man A-M-A-N-D-A. 4. Schauen Sie das Video: http://youtu.be/n1VYgbungcA?t=3m29s 5. Buchstabieren Sie am Telefon mit DIN 5009: http://www.spelltool.com/de/index.php 6 March 2, 2025

8. The basics: the numbers (counting from 0 to infinity) 1. Meine Handynummer (cell phone number) ist 541- 602-6360. 2. Du kannst mir simsen (simsen to send a text message). 3. Schauen Sie das Video: http://youtu.be/pr7QadnsTXE 4. Hier sind die Zahlen als Tabelle: http://data7.blog.de/media/587/6212587_9227b891a d_d.pdf 5. Simsen Sie Ihrem Nachbarn. 7 March 2, 2025

9. Homework See the syllabus and the blog for details http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/german111stem/class- activities/phase-day-1/ And now finish class like you would at a German university 8 March 2, 2025

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