SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
60231YETOS-DIL2053	German I	2	Fall	2	0	2	3

Course Type :	General Education Elective
Cycle:	Bachelor      TQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree      QF-EHEA:First Cycle      EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Language of Instruction:
Prerequisities and Co-requisities:	N/A
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Name of Coordinator:	Instructor ELİF İNCİ ARAS
Dersin Öğretim Eleman(lar)ı:	Instructor ELİF İNCİ ARAS
Dersin Kategorisi:	Competency Development (General Education)

SECTION II: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Course Objectives & Content

Course Objectives:

Developing basic communication skills: Students will learn to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Building a foundation in grammar: Students will learn the basic grammar rules of German such as sentence structure, verb conjugation, and basic verb tenses. Improving listening and speaking skills: Students will practice listening to and speaking German in a variety of everyday situations through interactive activities and exercises. Enhancing reading and writing skills: Students will improve their reading and writing skills in German by practicing reading comprehension and writing short sentences and phrases. Understanding German culture: Students will learn about the culture and history of German-speaking countries in order to develop a better understanding and appreciation of the language and the people who speak it. Pronunciation and phonetics: Students will learn about the German phonetics system and improve their pronunciation by practicing speaking and listening exercises.German language course at the A1.1 level, a learner would be expected to develop their basic communication skills in German. This would involve learning to understand and use basic phrases and sentences to express needs of a concrete type, such as asking for directions or ordering food at a restaurant. They would also learn how to introduce themselves and others and ask and answer simple questions about personal details such as name, age, address, and occupation. In terms of grammar, an A1.1 learner would learn the basics of German grammar, including subject-verb-object word order, basic verb conjugations in the present tense, and simple sentence structures. They would also learn how to use basic vocabulary related to everyday situations such as family, work, hobbies, and daily routines. An A1.1 learner would also develop their reading and writing skills, learning to read and write simple sentences using basic vocabulary and grammar. They would also learn to listen to and understand simple spoken German in context.

Course Content:

Daily usage phrases such as greetings, introductions, where we live, and what we do for work. Basic grammar rules such as sentence structure, verb tenses, etc. Phonetics and pronunciation training, where students focus on the sounds and words they speak. Development of reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills, where students practice these skills in class. Information about the cultures of German-speaking countries such as Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Personal and social topics, where students gain knowledge and practice their language skills in conversations about these topics. Learning written and spoken German, where students learn some grammar rules necessary for understanding and communicating in German.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are those describing the knowledge, skills and competencies that students are expected to achieve upon successful completion of the course. In this context, Course Learning Outcomes defined for this course unit are as follows:

Knowledge (Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.)

Skills (Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)

Competences (Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.)

1) At A1 level of English, learners generally acquire basic language skills and knowledge. Specifically, they are able to: Identify themselves and others (name, age, occupation, etc.). Form short and simple sentences on daily topics (weather, time, date, etc.). Ask and answer simple questions (What are you doing? Where do you live?, etc.). Understand basic travel and accommodation information (address, phone number, etc.). Read and understand simple texts (menus, posters, etc.). Express themselves on basic and daily topics (favorite foods, hobbies, etc.). Use basic grammar and punctuation. At A1 level, English learners are typically at the beginning stages of learning the language or have a basic knowledge of English. The skills acquired at this level can facilitate the continuation of learning English at higher levels.

Weekly Course Schedule

Week	Subject	Materials Sharing *
		Related Preparation	Further Study
1)	1) Introduce yourself, greet, ask your name, ask where you live, tell where you live and ask how it is. Grammatically, we also learned the articles of nouns and the nominative cases of the noun. To make conjugations of subjects according to nouns and verbs. Composing book of Freunde 1 A1
2)	2) To meet someone, to ask and tell what they are doing, to tell whether they like or dislike what they are doing. There were exercises on leisure activities and leisure work. The W questions were answered no or yes. We learned the name conjugations of elephants, such as playing games, playing musical instruments and singing. Composing boof of Freunde 1 A1
3)	3) As a grammatical subject, we learned the rules of verbs and the plurals of nouns. we learned how to make a negative sentence, ask negative questions, country names, city names, types of sports and musical instruments for the a , we have learned to say whether we have an opinion on a topic and to ask how that person's life is going on. Composing Book of Freunde 1 A1
4)	4) Grammatically, we have learned to verbs and auxiliary verbs conjugations according to subjects. We learned the days, months and seasons of the week. in one day we learned in German which lessons we saw as lesson plans. We talked about the student plan and the weekly plan and told our ideas. We made reinforcement with answers to positive and negative questions. Composing book of Freunde 1 A1
5)	5) We learned how to form sentences with nouns and the nominative cases of some articles and the noun case (akkusative). We found out in which cases the letter I of the verb and the noun are used in which verbs. We learned to say things politely, grammatically. We learned to use our wishes in sentences without grammatical errors and covered a topic related to the names of actors and actresses in television series and the experiences of those who voiced them. Book of Composing Freunde 1 A1
6)	5) We learned how to form sentences with nouns and the nominative cases of some articles and the noun case (akkusative). We found out in which cases the letter I of the verb and the noun are used in which verbs. We learned to say things politely, grammatically. We learned to use our wishes in sentences without grammatical errors and covered a topic related to the names of actors and actresses in television series and the experiences of those who voiced them. Book of Composing Freunde 1 A1
7)	6) We have learned to tell what he needs. For example, a pencil, a band-aid, etc. They learned how he should order and how he should talk when he goes to any restaurant and cafe. Apart from the book, we studied the life of Galileo Galilei, one of Bertolt Brecht's plays, and discussed it in class. We discussed the taboos of the inquisition of that time and how science was trying to regress. We talked about how Galileo went into exile. Composing Freunde 1 A1
8)	7) We learned that Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a literary man, a politician and a very good naturalist, and we studied Ein Gleiches, one of the poems that he contributed to German literature. We discussed his place in world literature. We talked about Faust's book. We recommended that all students interested in law, philosophy and medicine study it. We talked about its importance in world literature.
9)	9) Midterm
10)	10) We have learned the conjugations and usage patterns of many verbs. We learned the infinitive verb in everyday speech. We have seen that there is an intensive use of the i-state of the cumulative noun, if it is affected by the action, then we used verbs that take the i-state of the noun, which is the indicative state in the sentence.
11)	11) A Short Exam was held. Turkish German text has been translated into Turkish. In the translation of the Star Trek-themed text, we learned to make appropriate sentences with unfamiliar words.
12)	12) We learned the conjugation of verbs without rules in German. There were repetitions from the book. And we did exercises and exercises.
13)	13) We repeated the hours. We made various verbs. We learned about the alternatives. We learned the German software of countries and languages, the nationalities of those countries and the cultures of those countries. We learned about the flags, their capitals, the languages they speak, their German names.
14)

*These fields provides students with course materials for their pre- and further study before and after the course delivered.

Recommended or Required Reading & Other Learning Resources/Tools

Course Notes / Textbooks:	BESTE FREUNDE A1 - HEUBER DEUTSCH ALS FREMDSPRACHE. DEUTCH FÜR JUGENDLİCHE AUDİO-CD ZUM KURSBUCH UND ARBEİTSBUCH A1- HEUBER
References:	BESTE FREUNDE A1 - HEUBER DEUTSCH ALS FREMDSPRACHE. DEUTCH FÜR JUGENDLİCHE AUDİO-CD ZUM KURSBUCH, GOOGLE GÖRSELLER VE DERS İÇERİĞİNE UYGUN YOUTUBE VİDEOLARI

SECTION III: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE UNIT AND COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)

(The matrix below shows how the course learning outcomes (CLOs) associates with programme learning outcomes (both KPLOs & SPLOs) and, if exist, the level of quantitative contribution to them.)

Relationship Between CLOs & PLOs

(KPLOs and SPLOs are the abbreviations for Key & Sub- Programme Learning Outcomes, respectively. )

CLOs/PLOs	KPLO 1					KPLO 2						KPLO 3			KPLO 4					KPLO 5
	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	6	1	2	3	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
CLO1

Level of Contribution of the Course to PLOs

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Programme Learning Outcomes	Contribution Level (from 1 to 5)
1)	Explains the basic, theoretical and practical knowledge about Interior Architecture and Environmental Design.
	1.1 To have knowledge about national and international laws, regulations and universal design principles.
	1.2 Explain the historical development of architecture.
	1.3 Summarizes all development processes of design.
	1.4 Summarizes all the development processes of furniture history.
	1.5 Defines the historical development process of art.
2)	Can reveal original and innovative designs.
	2.1 Transfers the bill or idea in her/his mind to paper
	2.2 Defines and applies design principles and elements.
	2.3 Manages the space planning process in the light of technical knowledge in the field of design.
	2.4 Apply the acquired theoretical knowledge in design techniques.
	2.5 Designs the furniture and its combination details and manages the furniture production process.
	2.6 Designs by considering the anatomical, anthropometric features, psychological, physical capacity and tolerances of the user.
3)	Use the drawing programs required by the profession.
	3.1 Be able to use Autocad program effectively in technical drawing language.
	3.2 He/she capable of using 3Ds Max program as presentation technique in modeling.
	3.3 Can use the necessary presentation programs actively when transferring information to the relevant people.
4)	Apply the theoretical knowledge learned in business life for one semester
	4.1 To be able to organize and implement projects and activities for the social environment in which they live with a sense of social responsibility.
	4.2 Transfers the professional knowledge to individuals and institutions orally and in writing.
	4.3 To be able to manage activities for the development of employees working under their responsibility.
	4.4 Explain problems using professional data.
	4.5 Solves the complex problems encountered and unforeseen in applications.
5)	S/he acquires the competencies that develop by the expectations of business world and the society defined as the institutional outcomes of our university on the advanced level in relation with his/her field.
	5.1 Acquires the analyzing solving the problems and managing the conflicts.
	5.2 Participates as a team member and takes responsibility in the environments that require the solving of the conflicts and acts as a leader when necessary.
	5.3 Has awareness for ethical and social responsivity.
	5.4 By supporting the learnt courses with quantitative and qualitative data; and by using verbal and visual communication means, s/he transfers them to the groups within and outside his/her group in a systematical and effective way.
	5.5 Evaluates the norms and standards present in the works in which s/he takes responsibility in a critical point of view.
	5.6 Develops strategical, innovative and entrepreneurial ideas.
	5.7 Acquires competence of managing the change.
	5.8 Shows development personally and socially with and awareness for lifelong learning.
	5.9 Follows advanced technologies and developments about digital transformation.
	5.10 Has cultural awareness and s/he transfers this to the groups within and outside his/her field.
	5.11 Has awareness about citizenship competency.
	5.12 Acquires communication in a Foreign Language (English) competence defined on the level of at least B1 in European Language Portfolio. (In programs whose medium of instruction is English, on the level of B2/B2+).

SECTION IV: TEACHING-LEARNING & ASSESMENT-EVALUATION METHODS OF THE COURSE

Teaching & Learning Methods of the Course

(All teaching and learning methods used at the university are managed systematically. Upon proposals of the programme units, they are assessed by the relevant academic boards and, if found appropriate, they are included among the university list. Programmes, then, choose the appropriate methods in line with their programme design from this list. Likewise, appropriate methods to be used for the course units can be chosen among those defined for the programme.)

Teaching and Learning Methods defined at the Programme Level	Teaching and Learning Methods Defined for the Course
Lectures
Discussion
Case Study
Problem Solving
Demonstration
Views
Laboratory
Reading
Homework
Project Preparation
Thesis Preparation
Peer Education
Seminar
Technical Visit
Course Conference
Brain Storming
Questions Answers
Individual and Group Work
Role Playing-Animation-Improvisation
Active Participation in Class

Assessment & Evaluation Methods of the Course

(All assessment and evaluation methods used at the university are managed systematically. Upon proposals of the programme units, they are assessed by the relevant academic boards and, if found appropriate, they are included among the university list. Programmes, then, choose the appropriate methods in line with their programme design from this list. Likewise, appropriate methods to be used for the course units can be chosen among those defined for the programme.)

Aassessment and evaluation Methods defined at the Programme Level	Assessment and Evaluation Methods defined for the Course
Midterm
Presentation
Final Exam
Quiz
Report Evaluation
Homework Evaluation
Oral Exam
Thesis Defense
Jury Evaluation
Practice Exam
Evaluation of Implementation Training in the Workplace
Active Participation in Class
Participation in Discussions

Relationship Between CLOs & Teaching-Learning, Assesment-Evaluation Methods of the Course

(The matrix below shows the teaching-learning and assessment-evaluation methods designated for the course unit in relation to the course learning outcomes.)

Contribution of Assesment & Evalution Activities to Final Grade of the Course

Measurement and Evaluation Methods	# of practice per semester	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	2	% 20.00
Midterms	1	% 30.00
Semester Final Exam	1	% 50.00
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

SECTION V: WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED FOR THE COURSE