German I (GER201) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
German I GER201 General Elective 3 0 0 3 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language German
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving, Team/Group, Brain Storming, Role Play, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor MDB Diğer Diller Öğr.Gör.
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The general aim of the course is to help students acquire basic German languages skills to enable them communicate at the A1 level (Beginner Level) of European Union Language Criteria.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Reading: • be able to read and follow instructions, • improves reading skills,
  • Speaking: • talk about daily activities, • can talk about past activities,
  • Listening: • find the basic idea in listening texts, • make determinations on language use and pronunciation through listening,
  • Writing: • can complete dialogue and answer relevant questions, • can write short texts for different purposes,
  • Technology use: • Taking responsibility by doing the necessary technological activities on time,
Course Content Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at beginners level; various topics such as countries, nationalities, jobs, family, feelings, food and drink, colors and clothes and daily routines.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Orientierung Kursbeschreibung
2 Modül 1/ Ders 1 Hallo! Ich bin Nicole… Hören / Sprechen: Begrüßung / Verabschiedung; sich selbst und andere vorstellen / Länder und Alphabet / Verbkonjugation (Singular); W-Fragen Lehrbuch 8-12
3 Modul 1 / Lektion 2 Ich bin Journalistin. Sprechen: Über Berufe und persönliche Themen sprechen / Lesen: Visitenkarten, Internetprofil / Schreiben: Ein Profil über sich selbst / einen kurzen Text schreiben / Zahlen von 1 bis 100 / Verneinung im Singular und Plural; Verbkonjugation / Wortbildung -in Lehrbuch 13-16
4 Modul 1 / Lektion 3 Das ist meine Mutter Sprechen: Über Familie und Sprachfähigkeiten sprechen / Ja-Nein-Fragen - Possessivpronomen / Vokalveränderungen / Schriftliche Aufgabe 1 Lehrbuch 17-23
5 Modul 2 / Lesson 4 Der Tisch ist schön Sprechen: Preise und Angebotspreise fragen; etwas bewerten / Zahlen: 100 - 1.000.000 / Möbel / Adjektive / Personalpronomen Lehrbuch 25-28
6 Modul 2 / Lektion 5 Was ist das? – Das ist ein F. Sprechen: Nach Wörtern fragen und Wörter sagen; um Wiederholung bitten; etwas beschreiben; sich bedanken / Lesen: Produktinformationen lesen / Schreiben: Ein Formular ausfüllen / Farben / Unbestimmte Artikel und deren Negation Lehrbuch 29-32
7 Modul 2 / Lektion 6 Ich brauche kein Büro Hören: Telefongespräche / Sprechen: Telefonstrategien / Lesen: E-Mails und SMS / Singular-und Pluralartikel Lehrbuch 33-40
8 ZWISCHENPRÜFUNG
9 Modul 3 / Lektion 7 Du kannst wirklich toll...! Hören: Ausdrücke über Freizeitaktivitäten / Sprechen: Komplimente machen; über Hobbys/Fähigkeiten sprechen; um etwas bitten; sich bedanken / Modalverb = können Lehrbuch 41-44
10 Modul 3 / Lektion 8 Kein Problem. Ich habe Zeit! Sprechen: Einen Termin vereinbaren; einen Vorschlag machen und darauf antworten / Lesen: SMS, Chatbrief: Einladung / Ablehnung / Tage und Uhrzeiten / Zeitadverbien; Präpositionen: im/um Lehrbuch 45-48
11 Modul 3 / Lektion 9 Ich möchte was essen Onkel Harry. Hören: Über Essensvorlieben sprechen / Sprechen: Über Essgewohnheiten sprechen / Lesen: Comic / Konjugationen der Verben mögen und möchten Lehrbuch 49-53
12 Modul 4 / Lektion 10 Ich steige jetzt in die U-Bahn ein. Sprechen: Sich informieren; ein Telefongespräch beenden / Reisen; Verkehrsmittel / Trennbare Verben Lehrbuch 57-60
13 Modul 4 / Lektion 11 Was hast du heute gemacht? Sprechen: Über die Vergangenheit sprechen / Lesen: Terminplan, E-Mail / Schreiben: Einen täglichen Ablauf beschreiben / Tägliche Aktivitäten / Präpositionen: ab / von … bis / Vergangenheit mit haben / Schriftliche Aufgabe 2 Lehrbuch 49-52
14 Modul 4 / Lektion 12 Was ist denn hier passiert? Sprechen: Über Feiern und Reisen sprechen / Lesen: Informationstexte / Jahreszeiten; Monate / Vergangenheit mit sein / Präpositionen: im Lehrbuch 65-67
15 WIEDERHOLUNG
16 ABSCHLUSSEXAMEN

Sources

Course Book 1. Menschen: Deutsch als Fremdsprache A1 1: Kursbuch [mit Lerner-DVD-ROM], Evans, S., Pude, A., & Specht, F.(2012) Hueber Verlag.
Other Sources 2. MDB Diğer Dil öğretim görevlileri tarafından hazırlanan ek materyaller

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 30
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Accumulated knowledge on mathematics, science and mechatronics engineering; an ability to apply the theoretical and applied knowledge of mathematics, science and mechatronics engineering to model and analyze mechatronics engineering problems.
2 An ability to differentiate, identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; an ability to select and implement proper analysis, modeling and implementation techniques for the identified engineering problems.
3 An ability to design a complex system, product, component or process to meet the requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; an ability to apply contemporary design methodologies; an ability to implement effective engineering creativity techniques in mechatronics engineering. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include economics, environment, sustainability, producibility, ethics, human health, social and political problems.)
4 An ability to develop, select and use modern techniques, skills and tools for application of mechatronics engineering and robot technologies; an ability to use information and communications technologies effectively.
5 An ability to design experiments, perform experiments, collect and analyze data and assess the results for investigated problems on mechatronics engineering and robot technologies.
6 An ability to work effectively on single disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; an ability for individual work; ability to communicate and collaborate/cooperate effectively with other disciplines and scientific/engineering domains or working areas, ability to work with other disciplines.
7 An ability to express creative and original concepts and ideas effectively in Turkish and English language, oral and written, and technical drawings.
8 An ability to reach information on different subjects required by the wide spectrum of applications of mechatronics engineering, criticize, assess and improve the knowledge-base; consciousness on the necessity of improvement and sustainability as a result of life-long learning; monitoring the developments on science and technology; awareness on entrepreneurship, innovative and sustainable development and ability for continuous renovation.
9 Consciousness on professional and ethical responsibility, competency on improving professional consciousness and contributing to the improvement of profession itself.
10 A knowledge on the applications at business life such as project management, risk management and change management and competency on planning, managing and leadership activities on the development of capabilities of workers who are under his/her responsibility working around a project.
11 Knowledge about the global, societal and individual effects of mechatronics engineering applications on the human health, environment and security and cultural values and problems of the era; consciousness on these issues; awareness of legal results of engineering solutions.
12 Competency on defining, analyzing and surveying databases and other sources, proposing solutions based on research work and scientific results and communicate and publish numerical and conceptual solutions.
13 Consciousness on the environment and social responsibility, competencies on observation, improvement and modify and implementation of projects for the society and social relations and be an individual within the society in such a way that planing, improving or changing the norms with a criticism.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 5 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 5 5
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 5 5
Total Workload 100