13.01.04

Terrell et al. Kontatke. 5th Ed. NY: NY, McGraw Hill, 2000; Text

This is the virtual classroon link. Click on Module 1 below and follow the directions.

Module 1 (Einführung A)
This is just for your own practice.

About verbs: Gary Smith
This is an excellent site check it out by clicking above on Gary Smith. Read the explanations and then try the practice exercises.

Learning Objectives for Einführung A:
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1. Download Paltalk
(Click on the underlined link above) Read the instructions. Soon I will send you a password for our chat room group and the times and dates we will meet. (You must, of course, send me your email address first!)

If you do not have Quicktime, click on the link and download it. "Play" around with these applications and get familiar with them. Call me or email me if you have any problems with the software. Phone: 805 682-5587
Email: djakubo@silcom.com

3. Familiarize yourself with the textbook. Read "to the student" in the forward. Check out the content of Einführung A.

4. Tell me about yourself and why you are interested in German; send via email.
I would like all students to exchange email addresses so you, your classmates, and I can contact each other. I will post the addresses on the website ASAP. Please get a new address from Hotmail or Yahoo if you do not want your personal email address to be seen by all.
Send me an email with the completed assignments; (confirm that you downloaded PalTalk and QuickTime, and a short Bio on why you want to learn German.)
Call or email me if you have any problems .

Einführung A

Listen to the online workbook. Check it out by clicking on the link above.
Keep reviewing the
Wortschatz (Vocabulary):
Seite (page)17 and 18
To do: Text Übung 1 - Übung 5
Pages 19-23

Keep reviewing the Wortschatz
(vocabulary) in Einführung A
Take a look at Page 14 in the text: Zahlen
(numbers)
die Kleidung (clothes) Auf Seite acht. (on page 8)
Make sure that you learn the articles (der, die, das) along with the noun.
For example (zum Beispiel): when you learn the word Frau (woman; wife; Mrs.; Ms.) learn the feminine article (die) - pronounced (dee) along with Frau. (au sounds like ow as in cow)
(See page21 in the text)

Keep reviewing the Wortschatz (vocabulary) in the textbook:
Einführung A (Pages 17-18)
Make sure that you have finished the Übungen (exercises) 1-5 (pages 19-23)
Look at the Übungen in the text and write you answers in an email.
All assignments above are due by Jan. 27

Review the Übungen.
Verb Practice:
1. Click Here
2. Click Here
3. Click Here
4. Click Here
• Pronouns:
Click Here (You do not need to send the above exercises to me.)

03.02.04

Einführung B
• Start learning the Wortschatz (vocabulary).
• Please read S. 40 - B.1; S. 41 B.2
• Complete the Übungen 1- 3 auf Seite (on page) 40 -42; send your work via email by February 5 (05.02.04).
• Wortschatz (vocabulay Seite 38-39) practice vocabulary every day.
Dictionary
(link above is to online dictionary)
• Always label your work with: (Your name,Übung number and Title) - for example:
Übung 1 „ Im Klassenzimmer” Seite 19
(1) Your name(2) Page number (3) Einführung B
•The interactive CD is not yet in the bookstore as far as I know; I will check with the manager on Tuesday (der Dienstag)• We will start our "Virtual Classroom" next Thursday(der Donnerstag) , Feb. 5that 6:30 to 7:30
• Please let me know (ASAP) if that time and day will work for you.
• Join any of the Paltalk help groups and check to make sure that you are able to speak and be heard as well as hear what is being said. The help groups can assist you in fixing problems. If you do not have a microphone yet, please get one. You will hear much better with earphones than speakers.
• I will email the Group Category, Group Name and password for our "Virtual Classroom" on Paltalk.

05.02.04

Please read:
• S. 42 - B.3 / S. 43 - B.4 / S. 45 - B.5
(S = Seite / Page)
• Complete the Übungen 4- 8 auf Seite 40 -47;
• Wortschatz (vocabulay Seite 38 - 39).
• Tip - Do some homework every day - so that you have it completed and sent to me via email on the day it is due. (fällig) try not to procrastinate!
• Wörterbuch
The link above will take you to a very useful online dictionary.
• Send your work via email by the 10th..

• Complete the Übungen 9- 10 auf Seite 40 -47; send your work via email by the 10th
• Wortschatz (review vocabulay Seite 38 - 39).

Achtung!
Kleine Prüfung
am Donnerstag (12/02/04)
I will post a short test over Einführung A - This evening after 4 PM

Finish Einführung B:
Übungen 1-10
Paltalk at 6:30