Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1GER 301Basic German I1+4+03523.10.2025
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Lisans Dil Dersleri
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Online
Objectives of the Course This course is beginner level and teaches students who have not taken German lessons before, starting with the German alphabet and phonology, basic syntax and grammatical rules of the language, and basic vocabulary areas, enabling them to use the four skills (reading, listening, writing and speaking) in these subjects.
Course Content Vocabulary and grammar topics of A1.1 form the main content of the lessons: Patterns that help students communicate about situations in the flow of daily life, starting with greetings, basic words about things in the immediate environment, and a grammatical infrastructure that enables them to use them correctly and effectively.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Instructor Gurbet Tuba Emine Toprak emine.toprak@ihu.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Wortschatz und Grammatik A1 / Hueber Verlag
Momente A1.1 Course book and exercise book
Course Notes Students will be asked 3 assignments.
Documents Momente A1.1 Kursbuch+Arbeitsbuch

Course Category
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Assignment 3 % 15
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
5
% 85

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 5 70
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 4 56
Assignments 3 6 18
Mid-terms 1 3 3
Final examination 1 3 3
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 150

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 At the end of GER 301 course, the student will be able to speak and write about himself, his family and friends in basic German,
2 can describe objects and places, ask questions about others,
3 can engage in daily conversations on simple topics and provide basic information about German culture

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Meet; defining the course content and purpose; introduction of resources. Introduction to the lesson with pronunciation rules and the alphabet
2 Unite 1: Greeting and farewell; asking and answering how someone is doing; introducing yourself and others
3 Unite 2: Talking about profession and personal information; numbers up to 100
4 Unite 3: Talking about family and languages
5 Unite 4: Asking and answering the price of something; evaluate something
6 Unite 5: What is it? practice with question and answer; describe something, say thank you
7 Unite 6: Making a phone call; Writing E-Mail and SMS
8 Unite 7: Talking about leisure activities; do compliment; ask for anything
9 Unite 8: Contract; making a suggestion and reacting to suggestions; accept and decline the invitation
10 Unite 9: Talk about your favorite things at meals; talking about eating habits
11 Unite 10: Announcements; getting information and ending phone calls
12 Unite 11: Talking about past events; talk about the appointment calendar; E-Mail writing; describing daily routines; past tense
13 Unite 12: Talking about celebrations and travels
14 Unites 1-12: General repetition and reinforcement

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9
C1 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C2 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C3 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant