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The “To the Student” section in the preface of the Wie geht’s? textbook describes the organization of the chapters. Please read this section now.
Each chapter is organized in the same sequence. The weekly schedule below follows the organization of the text. Begin with the Schritte in the textbook in week one and work through the materials in the order given here.
The textbook contains exercises designed for oral classroom practice and other exercises for written practice. Complete these exercises on your own and check them against the “Answers to Practice Exercises in the Textbook” section at the back of the Student Manual. Some questions require a personal response; we provide no answers for these.
| Weeks 1-3 |
Wie geht’s? | Work through Schritte 1-5: pp. 2-25. (See the Answers to Practice Exercises at the back of the Student Manual.) |
| Arbeitsbuch and CDs |
Complete the exercises on pp. vii-8. (See Audioscript and Answer Key for answers, pp. 1-8 and 79). | |
| Video | Watch the DVD Was darf’s sein? (found by clicking “Play” on the full screen menu). | |
| Arbeitsbuch | Complete the exercises on pp. 9-10. (Answers: Audioscript, p. 79). Complete the Rückblick: Schritte exercises on pp. 11-14 (Answers, Arbeitsbuch, p. 208). |
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| Hörverständnis | Complete the CD activity and the exercises in the textbook. (See the Answers to Practice Exercises at the back of the Student Manual.) | |
| Online TMWE | Complete Tutor-marked Written Exercise 1 and submit it to your tutor for correction and feedback. Use the Assignment Drop Box on the course website to submit your completed assignment. | |
| Oral Exercise | Complete Tutor-marked Oral Exercise 1 over the phone with your tutor. Consult the course website for details on completing this oral exercise. | |
| Weeks 4-5 |
Wie geht’s? | Work through Kapitel 1: pp. 26-47. (See the Answers to Practice Exercises at the back of the Student Manual.) |
| Arbeitsbuch and CDs |
Complete the exercises on pp. 15-16 (Answers: Audioscript, pp. 9-12.) | |
| Video | Watch the DVD Ganz international and Blickpunkt: Am Goethe-Institut. (Full screen menu, Kapitel 1.) | |
| Arbeitsbuch | Complete the exercises on pp. 17-19. (Answers: Audioscript, pp. 79-80.) Complete the Zum Schreiben exercises on pp. 20-24 (Answers: Audioscript, p. 80). | |
| Hörverständnis | Complete the CD activities and the exercises in the textbook. (See the Answers to Practice Exercises at the back of the Student Manual.) | |
| Online TMWE | Complete Tutor-marked Written Exercise 2 and submit it to your tutor for correction and feedback. Use the Assignment Drop Box on the course website to submit your completed assignment. | |
| Oral Exercise | Complete Tutor-marked Oral Exercise 2 using Wimba or over the phone with your tutor. Consult the course website for details on completing this oral exercise. | |
| Weeks 6-7 |
Wie geht’s? | Work through Kapitel 2: pp. 48-71. (See the Answers to Practice Exercises at the back of the Student Manual.) |
| Arbeitsbuch and CDs |
Complete the exercises on pp. 25-27 (Answers: Audioscript, pp. 13-18.) | |
| Video | Watch the DVD Martin geht einkaufen (Kapitel 2). | |
| Arbeitsbuch | Complete the exercises on pp. 27-28. (Answers: Audioscript, p. 80.) Complete the Zum Schreiben exercises on pp. 29-32 (Answers: Audioscript, pp. 80-81). | |
| Hörverständnis | Complete the CD activity and exercises in the textbook. (See the Answers to Practice Exercises at the back of the Student Manual.) | |
| Online TMWE | Complete Tutor-marked Written Exercise 3 and submit it to your tutor for correction and feedback. Use the Assignment Drop Box on the course website to submit your completed assignment. | |
| Weeks 8-9 |
Wie geht’s? | Work through Kapitel 3: pp. 72-97. (See the Answers to Practice Exercises at the back of the Student Manual.) |
| Arbeitsbuch and CDs |
Complete the exercises on pp. 33-34. (Answers: Audioscript, pp. 18-22.) | |
| Video | Watch the DVD Und für Sie die Nummer 27 and Blickpunkt: Was gibt’s zu essen? (Kapitel 3). | |
| Arbeitsbuch | Complete the exercises on pp. 35-38 (Answers: Audioscript, p. 81.) Complete the Zum Schreiben exercises on pp. 39-42 (Answers: Audioscript, p. 81). |
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| Hörverständnis | Complete the CD activity and the exercises in the textbook. (See the Answers to Practice Exercises at the back of the Student Manual.) | |
| Online TMWE | Complete Tutor-marked Written Exercise 4 and submit it to your tutor for correction and feedback. Use the Assignment Drop Box on the course website to submit your completed assignment. | |
| Week 10 |
Arbeitsbuch | Complete Rückblick: Kapitel 1-3, pp. 43-51 (Answers: Arbeitsbuch, pp. 208-209). |
| Online TMWE | Complete Tutor-marked Written Exercise 5 and submit it to your tutor for correction and feedback. Use the Assignment Drop Box on the course website to submit your completed assignment. | |
| Oral Exercise | Complete Tutor-marked Oral Exercise 3 using Wimba or over the phone with your tutor. Consult the course website for details on completing this oral exercise. | |
| Weeks 11-12 |
Wie geht’s? | Work through Kapitel 4: pp. 98-125. (See the Answers to Practice Exercises at the back of the Student Manual.) |
| Arbeitsbuch and CDs |
Complete the exercises on pp. 53-55. (Answers: Audioscript, pp. 23-27.) | |
| Video | Watch the DVD Das hat es bei uns nicht gegeben! (Kapitel 4). | |
| Arbeitsbuch | Complete the exercises on pp. 55-56. (Answers: Audioscript, p. 81). Complete the Zum Schreiben exercises on pp. 57-60 (Answers: Audioscript, p. 82). | |
| Hörverständnis | Complete the CD activities and the exercises in the textbook. (See the Answers to Practice Exercises at the back of the Student Manual.) | |
| Online TMWE | Complete Tutor-marked Written Exercise 6 and submit it to your tutor for correction and feedback. Use the Assignment Drop Box on the course website to submit your completed assignment. | |
| Weeks 13-14 |
Wie geht’s? | Work through Kapitel 5: pp. 126-151. (See the Answers to Practice Exercises at the back of the Student Manual.) |
| Arbeitsbuch and CDs |
Complete the exercises on pp. 61-62. (Answers: Audioscript, pp. 27-32.) | |
| Video | Watch the DVD Wie komme ich zur Staatsoper? and Blickpunkt: Besuch in Österreich (Kapitel 5). | |
| Arbeitsbuch | Complete the exercises on pp. 63-65. (Answers: Audioscript, p. 82.) Complete the Zum Schreiben exercises on pp. 66-70 (Answers: Audioscript, pp. 82-83). | |
| Hörverständnis | Complete the CD activities and the exercises in the textbook. (See the Answers to Practice Exercises at the back of the Student Manual.) | |
| Online TMWE | Complete Tutor-marked Written Exercise 7 and submit it to your tutor for correction and feedback. Use the Assignment Drop Box on the course website to submit your completed assignment. | |
| Oral Exercise | Complete Tutor-marked Oral Exercise 4 using Wimba or over the phone with your tutor. Consult the course website for details on completing this oral exercise. | |
| Make arrangements to write the final exam during Week 17. Remember that you must complete and submit all course assignments before you write the exam. Consult the Athabasca University Calendar and the appropriate sections of the course website for procedures to be followed when requesting and writing the final exam. | ||
| Week 15 |
Online TMWE | Complete Tutor-marked Written Exercise 8 and submit it to your tutor for correction and feedback. Use the Assignment Drop Box on the course website to submit your completed assignment. |
| Weeks 16-17 |
Complete the Final Oral Exam over the phone with your tutor. | |
| Write the Final Exam. | ||
| Sie sind fertig. Herzlichen Glückwunsch! | ||