COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GERMAN PHRASES AND PROVERBS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YAÖ 3012 GERMAN PHRASES AND PROVERBS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

German Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR KUTHAN KAHRAMANTÜRK

Offered to

German Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to enable the students to acquire the topic `idioms in German linguistics and the proverbs and phrases in common use of German.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To acquire the term "Phraseologismus" in German linguistics and structural, functional and semantic characteristics of the proverbs and phrases in German language
2   Ability to learn the proverbs in common use of German and to explain the meanings
3   Ability to learn the phrases in common use of German and to explain the meanings.
4   Ability to indicate the lingual and cultural similarities and distinctions of the idioms in Turkish and German language
5   Ability to recognize the problems of equivalence in oral culture of both languages and the problems in the field of translation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The term "Phraseologismus" in German linguistics
2 Structural, functional and semantic characteristics of the proverbs and phrases
3 Lingual and cultural similarities and distinctions of the idioms in Turkish and German language
4 Proverbs in common use of German
5 to be continued
6 Phrases in common use of German
7 to be continued
8 Midterm Exam
9 Research presentation- discussion
10 Research presentation- discussion
11 Research presentation- discussion
12 Research presentation- discussion
13 Research presentation- discussion
14 Research presentation- discussion
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Kahramantürk, Kuthan: Teaching materials for German Proverb and Phrases. (is updated every year)
Kahramantürk, Kuthan: 2001. "Interlinguale und interkulturelle Aspekte der deutschen und türkischen Phraseologismen; dargestellt anhand von Somatismen und Zoosemismen", Alman Dili ve Edebiyatı Dergisi (Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur), 13, 57-71.
Duden: 1998. Redewendungen und sprichwörtliche Redensarten. Duden Band 11. Bearbeitet von Günther Drosdowski und Werner Scholze-Stubenrecht. Dudenverlag.
Fleischer, Wolfgang: 1997. Phraseologie der deutschen Gegenwartssprache. Leipzig: Bibl. Inst.
Burger, Harald: 1982. Handbuch der Phraseologie. Von Harald Burger, Annelies Buhofer und Ambros Sialm. Berlin : New York : de Gruyter.
Földes, Csaba: 1996. Deutsche Phraseologie kontrastiv. Intra- und interlinguale Zugänge. (= Deutsch im Kontrast; 15) Heidelberg: Groos.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Multimedia Explanation, question and response, discussion, research presentation, group work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kuthan.kturk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 15.30-16.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 2 26
Midterm Preparation 1 5 5
Final Preparation 1 9 9
Research Presentation 1 12 12
Pre Class Self Study 13 1 13
Midterm Exam 1 2 2
Final Exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 69

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.23455124322
LO.33455124322
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LO.53355124421