CGRM 101 - Conversational German I

CGRM 101 Discussion Board Forums (2)

The student will discuss cultural and other aspects of Germany and the German language while integrating Christian worldview perspectives. Discussion boards are a collaborative learning experience; therefore, the student is required to write a thread in response to the provided prompt for each forum. Each thread must contain at least 50 words. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 25 words (MLO: B; FSLO: CGE 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; CIL 2).

CGRM 101 Speaking Discussion Board Forum Preparations (2)

The student will make an appointment with a tutor from Liberty University’s Online Foreign Language Lab (OFLL) to practice his/her pronunciation and grammar of the answers given to the questions provided. He/She will submit the appointment time and date, as well as a draft of the responses in German to the Speaking Discussion Board questions. This will prepare the student to prepare for his/her Speaking Discussion Board Forum submission. (MLO: E; FSLO: CGE 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; CIL 1, 2, and 3).

CGRM 101 Speaking Discussion Board Forums (2)

The student will record answers in German to provided questions. The student will then link to his/her recording in the applicable Speaking Discussion Board Forum as his/her thread. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads, giving encouragement and specific feedback on their recordings (MLO: B and D; FSLO: CGE 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; CIL 1, 2, and 3).

CGRM 101 Rosetta Stone (RS) Units (6)

In this course, the student is to complete Rosetta Stone Units 1–4 in Level 1 and Units 5–6 in Level 2.

Lessons

The student will complete all lessons in each unit. The lessons will address listening, speaking, reading, and writing as well as vocabulary and sentence structure. Completing all of the lessons will prepare the student to complete the milestone assignments successfully. Each lesson must be finished with a Rosetta Stone score of 70% or higher to be considered complete.

Milestones

The student will also complete the milestone assessment at the end of each unit. While the RS Lessons may be repeated as many times as desired, before their due date, each Milestone assessment can only be taken once (MLO: A, B, and C; FSLO: CIL 2 and 3).

CGRM 101 OFLL Interview Preparation

The student will schedule and attend an OFLL Interview Assessment preparation session with a Liberty University Online Foreign Language Lab (OFLL) tutor. The appointment time and date will be submitted in Blackboard. The student will review responses to previous speaking discussion boards in German and other class materials to prepare for the OFLL Interview Assessment (MLO: C, D, and E; FSLO: CIL 1 and 3).

CGRM 101 OFLL Interview Assessment

The student will schedule an appointment with an Online Foreign Language Lab (OFLL) tutor. Using the vocabulary and grammar learned through Rosetta Stone, the student will respond to the tutor’s questions in German. A recording of the interview assessment will be send to your instructor for review and grading (MLO: C, D, and E; FSLO: CIL 1 and 3).

CGRM 101 Quizzes (6)

There will be 6 quizzes throughout the course that will assess the student’s knowledge of the grammar concepts covered in the textbook. Each quiz is open-book/open-notes, contains 10 multiple-choice, matching, ordering, or true/false questions, and has a 20-minute time limit (MLO: B, C, D).