Module II - Grammar Verbs in present tense – Personal pronouns – Du/Sie forms in context – Working with dictionary – appropriate use of words and short expression Module III - Conversations Describing personal way of living – Possessive article – short conversations – introducing oneself – introducing others Module IV – Day-to-day activities Describing routes – names of products and food items – Asking and answering – German family structure – festivals and functions Module V - Discussions Local prepositions (Akkusativ) – Discuss impressions – Taste – Verbs:essen,trinken, mogen+Negation and gern, oft, viel, wenig Module VI – Basic Writing skills Writing messages – Personal letters – simple formal letters – Translation from German to English – Use of punctuations Text Books 1. Funk, Hermann. Studio D A 1. Cornelsen Verlag, 2010 2. Buscha, Anne and Szita, Szilvia. Begegnungen A1+: Lehrerhandbuch. Schubert Verlag E. K.2007 19LN1002
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Course Objectives: 1. To introduce Chinese language and culture 2. To make the students understand Chinese as foreign language 3. To impart basic Chinese language at beginner’s level Course Outcomes: Students will be able to 7. Appreciate Chinese culture and way of life 8. Use Chinese grammar in their expression correctly 9. Participate in simple conversation in Chinese 10. Describe commonly used things and activities in China 11. Discuss certain information in formal contexts 12. Write grammatically correct sentences and letters in Chinese Module I: Greetings Basic Vocabulary—how to say hi, ask names, nationalities, greetings - Sentence Patterns Authentic (daily-used) expressions Vs. Textbook expressions of greetings Activity--“I live in the global village” Cultural Note--Chinese Names (formation + history) Module II: Numbers Warm-up activity—how to count 1-10 in Chinese (with hand-gesture expressions) Basic expressions in asking time - Basic expressions in asking price - Activity—counting game (clap your hand without speaking up the number when it comes to number 7) Cultural note— (1) semantic meaning of numbers in Chinese culture - (2) bargaining cultures in China Module III: Transportation Basic vocabulary—means of transportation; directions; taxi language - Sentence patterns—asking ways; communicating with taxi drivers (drive slowly, drive fast, turn left/right, stop, etc.) Activity— role play Cultural note—road names in China, road designing ideas in China,
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