UALB 1003 Introduction To German Language

UALB 1003
INTRODUCTION TO
GERMAN LANGUAGE
LECTURER DETAILS
NAME : FRAU BADRIA
E MAIL: nurbadriah@utar.edu.my
H/PHONE: 017 6879786
ROOM NO: A238

LECTURER DETAILS
NAME : HERR THIAGA
E MAIL: thiagarajan@utar.edu.my
H/PHONE: 016 5112535
ROOM NO: A215

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
 To acquire basic grammar knowledge of the
German language(deutsche Sprache)
 To acquire basic vocabulary of the German
language
 To speak German at basic level
 To write simple sentences
 To comprehend simple texts
 To appreciate essential elements of German
culture
LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Communicate in German using basic
grammar
 Communicate in German using basic

vocabulary
 Read and write simple texts in German
 Listen to and speak in basic German

METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
No. Method of Assessment Total
1. Continuous Assessment:
Assignment(Week 12) 25%
Mid-Term(Week 10) 15%
Listening(Week 10)
10% 50%
2. Final Examination 50%
Grand Total 100%

Expectation from student
 Be punctual !!!!!!!
 Dress appropriately.
 Switch your mobile phone to silent mode.
 Don’t disturb your friends.
Announcement
 Attendance (Not to absent more

than 20% / 9 Hours of the
attendance. Once you get into
barred list, chances to get
unbarred is very limited).
TOPICS TO BE COVERED…
 Chapter 1
 Greetings and goodbye
 Introducing oneself and others
 Pronunciation(alphabet, numbers)
 Chapter 2
 Objects and Household
 Introduction to articles-genders(der, die, das)
 Chapter 3
 Foods and drinks
 Chapter 4
 Free time and hobbies
FACTS ABOUT GERMANY
 Name: Federal Republic of Germany
 Continent: Europe(western and central)
 Capital: Berlin
 Area:357,021 square kilometres
 Population:>82 million
 Form of Government: Federal Republic
 National Day: Day of German Unity - October 3
 Major language: German
 Major religions: Christianity
 Bordering Countries:Denmark Poland, Czech Republic,
Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium
and Netherlands.
*das Land der Dichter und Denker .

MAP OF GERMANY
INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
 One of the large group of Indo-Germanic
languages.
 Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, Dutch, English.
 Has different dialects.
 It is one of the 23 spoken official languages in
European union.
 One of the three working languages of the
European Commission along with English and
French.
 Around 120 million people speak German as
their mother tongue.
GERMAN LANGUAGE IN LANGUAGE
FAMILY
GERMAN CULTURAL ETIQUETTE
 Shaking hands: Great hand-shakers, both when
arriving and when departing.
 Punctuality: Extremely punctual, and even a
few minutes’ delay can offend.
 Flowers: Bring unwrapped flowers if you’re
invited to a German home for some social
occasion.
 Kissing: When close friends greet each other, it
is common to kiss both the left and right cheeks.
 Closed doors: Germans enjoy quietness and
privacy.
 Garbage: Germans are extremely
environmentally conscious and separate their
garbage to facilitate recycling.
GERMAN MUSIC
 Classical music has a long and proud tradition
in Germany.
E.g : Bach, Beethoven
 However, there is German music beyond

Richard Wagner and Johann Sebastian Bach.
E. g : folk music, jazz and pop music
Richard Johann Ludwig Van
Wagner Sebastian Bach Beethoven
GERMAN PRODUCTS IN
MALAYSIA
SIEMENS
DEUTSCH-ENGLISCH-
SIMILARITIES
 • Both languages use the Latin alphabet.
 • Normally, sentences follow Subject-Verb order.
 • Questions have Verb-Subject order or Adverb-Verb-
Subject order.
 • Both languages have prepositions, conjunctions, adverbs,
nouns, verbs, interjections, pronouns, adjectives.(Parts of
Speech)
 • The indirect object usually comes before the direct
object.
 • Many words share the same roots, such as word and
Wort, or house and Haus.
 • Many words, such as Football and Sandwich are the
same in English and German.
DEUTSCH-ENGLISCH-
DIFFERENCES
 • German has genders(article/determiner); every noun
is either masculine, feminine, or neuter.
 • German has three different words for "you", while
English has only one.
 • German has more verb forms than English.
 • German has more letters than and different
pronunciations from English
 • German is the only known written language where all
nouns are capitalized, regardless of whether or not it is a
proper noun.
 • Sometimes in German the verb will be the last word of a
sentence.
 • There are no helping verbs in German. E.g: Do you have
a brother?/Hast du einen Bruder?
DEUTSCH-ENGLISCH-
DIFFERENCES
 Adjectives will have different endings based on the noun
they are modifying in German.
 • German is more 'guttural'. In German, you talk in the
back of your mouth.
 • "I" (ich) is only capitalized if it is the first word of the
sentence.
 • In German, there are four cases; in English, there are
three.
Tips and Practical Advice
 Use your first language to learn the
second
 Avoid language interference
 Learn nouns with their genders
 Stop translating!
 Learning a new language is learning to
think in a new way!
 Get a good German-English dictionary
 Learning a new language takes time.
 Be consistent and study/practice on a
regular basis.
CONTINUES…
 Language is more complex than we realize.
 Sprachgefühl (Feel for the language)
 There is no "right" way.
 Dangerous! - Gefährlich! - Some things to avoid:
 Avoid the most common beginner's mistakes..
 Don't be overly ambitious.
 Set realistic goals and take things one step at a time. Our
lessons are designed that way.
 Don't try to pretend you are a native-speaker of German
(Muttersprachler) when you aren't.
 Stop translating! It gets in the way of real communication and
should be left to skilled professionals.
 A dictionary is dangerous! Verify meanings by also looking up
the word or expression in the opposite language direction.
Viel spaß beim
Deutsch lernen!!

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UALB 1003

H/PHONE: 017 6879786

ROOM NO: A238

H/PHONE: 016 5112535

ROOM NO: A215

 Communicate in German using basic

 Read and write simple texts in German

 Listen to and speak in basic German

Grand Total 100%

 Attendance (Not to absent more

*das Land der Dichter und Denker .

 However, there is German music beyond

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