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You have to purchase both volume A1.1 (chapters 1-7) and volume A1.2 (chapters 8-14) .  \nRecommended:  \nZorach & Melin, English Grammar for Students of German, ISBN: 0934034389.  \nOxford Duden German Dictionary, current edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press) .  \nAdditional texts may be made available via “Google Drive.” Please print them out, and get a binder. I shall distribute additional material in the form of photocopies, but will not provide multiple copies of the same text.  \nCourse Description  \nThis course is designed to start you on the road to communicative competence in German. By“communicative,” we mean that you will learn to express your own ideas orally and in writing, and to develop strategies for understanding spoken and written discourse—as opposed to merely memorizing vocabulary lists and grammar rules. By “competence,” we mean that your acquisition of the language must show a high level of grammatical, lexical, and cultural accuracy. Our goal is not simply a list of rules and words, but real communication between speakers.  \nTo achieve these goals, you have to engage in as many communicative exchanges as possible. The course will give you ample opportunity to do so: in small groups or with a partner, indirect interaction with me, in listening to dialogue between other native speakers, in expressing your ideas in writing, and in understanding and discussing short texts.  \nThis approach to second language acquisition entails that:  \n• All classroom interaction will be in German, since input and use are the chief engines of second language acquisition.  \n• Consistent and active classroom participation is crucial to your success at acquiring the language. A language cannot be “crammed”; consolidating the requisite cognitive processes requires constant use and practice.  \n• Grammar explanations in the classroom will be kept to a minimum. You are expected to read, learn, and review the grammar from the book on your own, so classroom time can be devoted to using the structures and vocabulary creatively.  \n• Outside the classroom, you are expected—and will need—to spend between one and a half and two hours each day, six days a week, learning and practicing your grammar and vocabulary. All language learners should expect to complete several written exercises from the book on each new grammatical topic.  \nAttendance  \nSince interaction is critical for language learning, we take class attendance very seriously. Attendance at ALL classes is expected.  \n• More than three absences (that is absences from three sessions) in a semester will significantly affect the grade for the course. Specifically, each additional absence will lower your final grade by half a point (i. e. if your final grade is a B, and you have missed five classes or been late repeatedly you will be downgraded to a C.)  \n• Significant or repeated lateness also counts as absence.  \n• If you are texting, emailing, surfing the web – you are considered absent.  \n• Six absences or more will result in automatic failure of the course .  \nPlease consult the Student Handbook for regulations governing longer periods of illness or leaves of absence. 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