Lektionsüberblick

Most likely being a student at a university or taking university-level classes is an important component of your life. In this session, you will learn useful vocabulary and expressions to help you describe your experiences, routines, and academic plans. In the end, you will be able to talk about 1) your daily routine at the university,  2) your current course of study, and 3) your class schedule and study habits.

1) Mein Alltag – heute und morgen

If you took German 1020 with us, you might remember that you learned in Chapter 5 of the second semester textbook to describe your daily activities on the university and the types of activities that bookend your typical day such as waking up, getting to school and later eating dinner and going to bed. We are going to review and expand on those concepts now.

Now consider what you will do tomorrow. Perhaps it will be different than today. Remember that we can use a form of werden to talk about the future, like this…

Let’s practice talking about tomorrow.

2) Mein Studium

Was studierst du? Betriebswirtschaft? Musiktherapie? Mathematik? Oder vielleicht bist du noch in der High School und weißt noch nicht, was du studieren möchtest. Kein Problem! Let’s start by reviewing the fields of study. If you focused on learning your field of study in previous semesters, expand your vocabulary by committing to memory another Studienfach of perhaps a friend or classmate. Listen and repeat the subjects that are most relevant to you.

Let’s practice. As you match each subject, practice saying the words aloud.

Mülhausen (Frankreich) im Blickpunkt

Mülhausen (auf Französisch: Mulhouse, auf Elsächssisch: Mìlhüsa) liegt im Elsass im Osten Frankreichs, nahe der Grenze zu Deutschland und der Schweiz. Die Stadt ist über 1.200 Jahre alt und wurde zum ersten Mal im Jahr 803 erwähnt. Mülhausen hat eine mittelalterliche Altstadt mit alten Häusern und Plätzen. Die Stadt war lange von deutscher Kultur geprägt. Deshalb sprechen manche Menschen neben Französisch auch Elsässisch, einen deutschen Dialekt, und viele verstehen Deutsch. Heute ist Mülhausen auch für seine Industriegeschichte und Museen wie die Cité de l’Automobile (Automuseum) bekannt.

 

Mulhouse (in Alsatian: Mìlhüsa) is located in Alsace in eastern France, near the border with Germany and Switzerland. The city is over 1,200 years old and was first mentioned in 803. Mulhouse has a medieval old town with old houses and squares. The city was long influenced by German culture. Therefore, some people speak Alsatian, a German dialect, in addition to French, and many understand German. Today, Mulhouse is also known for its industrial history and museums, such as the Cité de l’Automobile (Automobile Museum).

3) Mein Kursplan und meine Lernroutine

Now let’s practice using vocabulary and structures – many that you already know – to talk about your course plan and study routine. First listen to each student below explain their course schedules.

Mein Deutschkurs ist montags und mittwochs von 9 bis 9:50 Uhr. Dienstags habe ich Literaturwissenschaft von 10 bis 11:30 Uhr. Freitags habe ich Kunstgeschichte von 13 bis 14 Uhr.	Von 9 bis 10:15 Uhr ist mein Biologiekurs montags und mittwochs. Dienstags habe ich von 11 bis 12:30 Uhr Psychologie. Freitags habe ich von 13 bis 14 Uhr Statistik.	Mein Wirtschaftskurs ist montags und freitags von 11 bis 12:15 Uhr. Donnerstags habe ich Marketing von 9 bis 10:30 Uhr. Dienstags habe ich Rechnungswesen von 15 bis 16 Uhr.

What did you notice about the way the students gave the time of their classes? You might have noticed that days and times can move around in the sentence as long as your verb remains in the second position. You might also remember that in German-speaking countries, military time / the 24-hour clock is often used for more official times, like class start and end times. If you need help with the 24-hour clock, listen and repeat the examples in the presentation below.

When you have a full course load or are juggling work, family, and classes, it is essential to have a study routine. This might include information such as wo, wann, and mit wem you will study. Do any of these students have eine Lernroutine like yours?

Listen and repeat.

Let’s practice.

Media Attributions

• Welches Bild passt zu welchem Beruf? Matching Activity by Karl Frist adapted from ZUM-Apps, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 International License.
• Berna und Jan’s interviews by Zsuzsanna Abrams are adapted from Deutsch im Blick, licensed under CC BY 4.0 International license.