Course Title: German Grammar-I Credit Units: 2 Course Code
Course Title: German Grammar-I Credit Units: 2 Course Code
Course Objectives:
To explain, how to tell time.
To teach , how to frame simple sentences
To analyze sentence structures and identify the subject and the direct object
Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module I 16
What is the time?
• Introduction of time
Difference between official and unofficial time
Descriptors/Topics
Grammar
• Asking for time “Wie spät ist es? /Wie viel Uhr ist es?”
• Preposition with relation to time: “um, am, im”
Module II 10
People, Nationality and Language
Descriptors/Topics
Grammar
• Continuation Verb Conjugation
Module III 10
How to say “NO”
Descriptors/Topics
Grammar:
• Negation: “nicht / kein ”
• Question beginning with a verb
• Yes / No answers
Module IV 10
The World and People as I know them
• Colors
Descriptors/Topics
Grammar:
Adjectives
• Opposites
Module V 16
• Free time and hobbies
• Eating habits of Germans
Descriptors/Topics
Grammar:
• Irregular verbs and their conjugation e.g. fahren, essen, lesen etc
• Simple sentences using the irregular verbs
Module VI 16
Food and drinks
Descriptors/Topics
Grammar
• Direct object or the accusative form
• Difference between nominative and accusative articles
• Usage of accusative definite articles
16
Module VII
Family
Descriptors/Topics
Grammar:
• Accusative Personal Pronouns
• Nominative personal pronouns and accusative. applicability of pronouns for both persons and things
• Usage of accusative Personal Pronouns
Module VIII 6
Relations
Descriptors/Topics
Grammar
• Accusative possessive pronouns
• Difference between nominative and accusative possessive pronouns
• usage of accusative possessive pronouns
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course
the students can tell and ask time
the students will be able to identify the subject and the direct object in simple sentences
the students will be able to summarize simple texts
40% NA 60%
Weightage (%) 10 10 15 5 60
References:
1. Themen aktuell 1, Max Hueber Verlag- German Book Centre
2. Wir Plus, Goyal Saab Publishers
3. Schulz & Griesbach,
4. Deutsch Spachlehre für Ausländer
Additional Reading: