For this AMD I used vocab words from Chapter 3 and wrote aimlessly for 30-40 minutes.
Results:
Erica hat keine Essen in ihr Haus. Sie kauft mehr Essen in zwei Tagen wahrschienlich. Ihre Familie besuche in vier Tagen. Sie haben Hunger sicher. Erica möchte Essen bald kaufen. Sie hat gern essen Obst und Brot. Ihre Brüder haben gern Hackfleisch und Cola. Ihre Mutter isst keine Erdbeeren denn sie machen ihr krank. Sie kauft viele Schweineflisch undbedingt vor ihren Vater. Das Essen ist sehr teuer. Sie kauft lieber billig Essen. Sie kauft viele Essen. Sie hate Trauben, Äpfel, nd Apfelsine. Auch, hate Wein, Tee, Bier und Minerwasser für Getränke. Sie möchte das Nachspeise zu Hause machen. Der Kuchen ist sehr gut. Sie ist gespannt auf ihre Familie. (Ich möchte meine Familie zu besuchen. Ich fahre bald im November auf mein Haus! Es ist Thanksgiving!)
Other random sentences:
Ich möchte Essen, aber ich habe kein Essen in mein Haus.
Ich gehe zu den Supermarkt bald
Meine Schwester geht den Banhof um acht Uhr
Das is meinen Kuchen. Essen nicht ihn.
Chelsea, bringt die Katze zu meine Haus.
Das Mädchen schläft in mein Bett.
Ich möchte meine Eltern anrufen.
Nein Herr Präsident, ich habe nicht Ihren Honig
Die Hendersons rufen jeder Wochentag mit einen Frage an. Sie möchten wo ihre Katze ist wissen.
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Samstag, 2. November 2013
Montag, 21. Oktober 2013
Youtube in German
For this AMD, I browsed Youtube and only watched German videos. This was sehr spass fur mich because I actually knew some of what the people were saying. It is incredible to learn another language because when it is understood for the most part, a person feels so accomplished, and that is what happened to me. Now, I will admit that german speakers talk really really really fast, but I could pick up the main point that they were trying to convey. Another thing that I did was read some of the comments. Again I felt a breeze of accomplishment over take my body. As i read most of the comments under each video, I understood what the person was trying to say. I feel like German is definitely a fun language to learn, and hopefully I can be fluent and understand everything that people are saying and writing.
The Cup
For Amd 3, I decided to look into the fact that German hosted the 2006 world cup for soccer. This seemed like a good topic to elaborate on due to the fact that I played soccer for thirteen years before ending that hobby when I started college. The idea of writing about a sport that consumed so much of my life seemed natural.
When looking through several articles on the hosting of the 2006 world cup, I found that tickets were sold from anywhere between 35 to 600 Euros. This didn't shock me in the slightest due to the fact that there are so man different categories of people that attend these events. There needs to be seating to accommodate all types of spectators, and this would make pricing very competitive.
I also think it is worth mentioning that due to the fact that they were hosting the cup, Germany was automatically entered into the qualifying matches. With this said, I do not believe that they need this advantage due to the fact that Germany seems to do well almost always throughout the soccer season. They have been to qualifying matches many years prior and continued to do well for years after.
When the matches finally did begin, Germany hosted them in their newly renovated Berlin historic Olympic Stadium. The renovations cost Germany 291 million dollars and the spectacle that it created was well worth the money in my mind. This stadium was also host to other Olympic games and Germany was no stranger to participation in those as well.
Sonntag, 20. Oktober 2013
AMD 3
Does our language shape the way we think? After reading the article "How does our language shape the way we think?" by Lera Boroditsky, I am now convinced that each particular language affects the way we think in its own unique way. The article provides experimental evidence that proves that the structure of languages can influence our manner of thinking. For instance, the Kuuk Thaayorre, an aboriginal community located in norther Australia, talk about space using the cardinal directions (north, east, south, west) rather than "right", "left", "back", and "forward" that a traditional English speaking person may use. This minuscule, yet distinct difference forces the Kuuk Thaayorre people to be more spatially knowledgeable, which causes a change in their entire thinking process. To prove this fact, an experiment was conducted:
In this experiment, the experimenter simply asked participants to order several pictures in chronological order. Those who spoke English ordered the pictures from left to right and those who spoke Hebrew ordered the pictures right to left. When asking a participant from Kuuk Thaayorre, they all ordered the pictures from east to west (That is, when they were seated facing south, the cards went left to right. When they faced north, the cards went from right to left. When they faced east, the cards came toward the body and so on.).
"Because space is such a fundamental domain of thought, differences in how people think about space don't end there. People rely on their spatial knowledge to build other, more complex, more abstract representations. Representations of such things as time, number, musical pitch, kinship relations, morality, and emotions have been shown to depend on how we think about space. So if the Kuuk Thaayorre think differently about space, do they also think differently about other things, like time?"
*To relate this to German. The cases of the nouns (feminine, masculine, neuter) can also influence the way we perceive an object. For instance, a masculine noun will be described using masculine traits/adjectives and vice versa for feminine nouns. "For example, when asked to describe a "key" — a word that is masculine in German and feminine in Spanish — the German speakers were more likely to use words like "hard," "heavy," "jagged," "metal," "serrated," and "useful," whereas Spanish speakers were more likely to say "golden," "intricate," "little," "lovely," "shiny," and "tiny." To describe a "bridge," which is feminine in German and masculine in Spanish, the German speakers said "beautiful," "elegant," "fragile," "peaceful," "pretty," and "slender," and the Spanish speakers said "big," "dangerous," "long," "strong," "sturdy," and "towering.""
In this experiment, the experimenter simply asked participants to order several pictures in chronological order. Those who spoke English ordered the pictures from left to right and those who spoke Hebrew ordered the pictures right to left. When asking a participant from Kuuk Thaayorre, they all ordered the pictures from east to west (That is, when they were seated facing south, the cards went left to right. When they faced north, the cards went from right to left. When they faced east, the cards came toward the body and so on.).
"Because space is such a fundamental domain of thought, differences in how people think about space don't end there. People rely on their spatial knowledge to build other, more complex, more abstract representations. Representations of such things as time, number, musical pitch, kinship relations, morality, and emotions have been shown to depend on how we think about space. So if the Kuuk Thaayorre think differently about space, do they also think differently about other things, like time?"
*To relate this to German. The cases of the nouns (feminine, masculine, neuter) can also influence the way we perceive an object. For instance, a masculine noun will be described using masculine traits/adjectives and vice versa for feminine nouns. "For example, when asked to describe a "key" — a word that is masculine in German and feminine in Spanish — the German speakers were more likely to use words like "hard," "heavy," "jagged," "metal," "serrated," and "useful," whereas Spanish speakers were more likely to say "golden," "intricate," "little," "lovely," "shiny," and "tiny." To describe a "bridge," which is feminine in German and masculine in Spanish, the German speakers said "beautiful," "elegant," "fragile," "peaceful," "pretty," and "slender," and the Spanish speakers said "big," "dangerous," "long," "strong," "sturdy," and "towering.""
AMD3
For AMD3, I watched an Episode of South Park. This episode was called "Stupid Spoiled Whore," a rather funny title. In this episode all the girls in South Park were obsessed with Paris Hilton and began to act just like her; spoiled and began dressing very provocatively. However there was one girl who was against it but because she became an outcast, tried to become like all her friends. I thought this to be interesting because there are many girls who try to emulate the celebrities in the world when really they aren't the best role models to have.
Also in this episode Paris Hilton's dog Tinkerbell killed herself (which was hilarious to see a dog shoot itself) and she spotted Butters while driving by and wanted to keep him. She even paid his parents 250 million dollars for him. At the end, everyone realized that Paris Hilton isn't the best role model.
Also in this episode Paris Hilton's dog Tinkerbell killed herself (which was hilarious to see a dog shoot itself) and she spotted Butters while driving by and wanted to keep him. She even paid his parents 250 million dollars for him. At the end, everyone realized that Paris Hilton isn't the best role model.
AMD3 Graham Techler
When I visited Italy as part of a school trip as a sophomore, my roommates and I spent a lot of late nights hanging out in our hotel rooms and flipping through Italian TV. To our surprise, some of the best options ended up being German children's programming that was aired late at night in Montecatini. These were entertaining especially because while some of us spoke Italian, none of us spoke German, and so the shows were both increasingly unintelligible and surreal.
In one, a Zoboomafoo-like cartoon about a monkey in a rainforest, the monkey seemed to get radiation poisoning, which was depicted graphically for a children's cartoon. In another, the host showed children the effects of alcohol by drinking heavy amounts of vodka and attempting everyday activities as he stumbled around a television production office.
But our favorite was a children's game show called "1, 2 oder 3," hosted by an Elton John lookalike (who I later learned was a German TV host called 'Elton' because of the resemblance), with someone in a giant seal costume as a mascot, and teams of children in different colored uniforms. The host would show a brief clip describing something relating to a certain theme, then the host would play a short song and the children would have to jump on three different colored panels to confuse the other team, each panel corresponding to one of the three choices. At the end of the song, whichever team had the most members on the correct panel won. This seems simple when you read it on Wikipedia but in the moment it was hilariously confusing.
For my third AMD, I decided to revisit an 2003 episode of '1, 2, oder 3,' and see if I understood it better with an elementary understanding of German. First I did a little online research to find out more about it, and found out that its based on an American show called Runaround, and, when it was adapted in 1977, was considered the first true German childrens television show.
And as it turns out, I did understand more of the show. The episode I watched started off with a sketch featuring one of the shows mascots ordering large amounts of take out food (pommes, Pizza, hamburger), and the host telling viewers at home to press the rot, blau, oder gelb buttons to vote on answers during the show. They also introduced us to todays "kamerakind" Patrick, a kid who was operating one of the cameras that day (the show is big on having kids do almost everything, with the audience completely comprised of children). Something from the show that I didnt remember was all of the sketches, musical performances, clowns, and Carson-esque guests (one woman comes on the show to show us ein Igel [a hedgehog]) that the show uses to pad out its 26 minute running time. During the game show segment, the clip was shown and the kids had to decide if the mole like animal shown was either eins: Vorrat (a hoarder), zwei: Delikatesse (a delicacy) oder drei: Shadlinge (a pest). In the end, all teams chose Drei when the correct answer was Eins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX8sxdcITOA
-Graham Techler, AMD3
In one, a Zoboomafoo-like cartoon about a monkey in a rainforest, the monkey seemed to get radiation poisoning, which was depicted graphically for a children's cartoon. In another, the host showed children the effects of alcohol by drinking heavy amounts of vodka and attempting everyday activities as he stumbled around a television production office.
But our favorite was a children's game show called "1, 2 oder 3," hosted by an Elton John lookalike (who I later learned was a German TV host called 'Elton' because of the resemblance), with someone in a giant seal costume as a mascot, and teams of children in different colored uniforms. The host would show a brief clip describing something relating to a certain theme, then the host would play a short song and the children would have to jump on three different colored panels to confuse the other team, each panel corresponding to one of the three choices. At the end of the song, whichever team had the most members on the correct panel won. This seems simple when you read it on Wikipedia but in the moment it was hilariously confusing.
For my third AMD, I decided to revisit an 2003 episode of '1, 2, oder 3,' and see if I understood it better with an elementary understanding of German. First I did a little online research to find out more about it, and found out that its based on an American show called Runaround, and, when it was adapted in 1977, was considered the first true German childrens television show.
And as it turns out, I did understand more of the show. The episode I watched started off with a sketch featuring one of the shows mascots ordering large amounts of take out food (pommes, Pizza, hamburger), and the host telling viewers at home to press the rot, blau, oder gelb buttons to vote on answers during the show. They also introduced us to todays "kamerakind" Patrick, a kid who was operating one of the cameras that day (the show is big on having kids do almost everything, with the audience completely comprised of children). Something from the show that I didnt remember was all of the sketches, musical performances, clowns, and Carson-esque guests (one woman comes on the show to show us ein Igel [a hedgehog]) that the show uses to pad out its 26 minute running time. During the game show segment, the clip was shown and the kids had to decide if the mole like animal shown was either eins: Vorrat (a hoarder), zwei: Delikatesse (a delicacy) oder drei: Shadlinge (a pest). In the end, all teams chose Drei when the correct answer was Eins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX8sxdcITOA
-Graham Techler, AMD3
AMD 3 Sarah van der Walde
For my AMD 3 I talked to my German friend in German. He was a foreign exchange student at my high school when we were in 11th grade. We've stayed in touch since he went back to Germany and so I asked him to Skype with me so I could practice my conversation skills.
It was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Max laughed at me a few times because of how "american" I sounded when I pronounced things but we had fun talking and it was really good to catch up!
After we (I) ran out of things I could say in German we talked about Germany and its differences and similarities and what it was like to come here for a year. I told him how I wanted to study abroad and he assured me it was a great experience and I had to do it! Skyping with him was really fun and a great way to practice my German. His laughing at me showed me that I still have a long way to go with pronunciation but he was impressed that I knew as much as I did!
It was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Max laughed at me a few times because of how "american" I sounded when I pronounced things but we had fun talking and it was really good to catch up!
After we (I) ran out of things I could say in German we talked about Germany and its differences and similarities and what it was like to come here for a year. I told him how I wanted to study abroad and he assured me it was a great experience and I had to do it! Skyping with him was really fun and a great way to practice my German. His laughing at me showed me that I still have a long way to go with pronunciation but he was impressed that I knew as much as I did!
AMD3
For this weeks German project I decided to take the advice of the "AMD Ideen" and browse one of Deutschland's more prominent sports websites. I'm a frequent follower of ESPN here in America and thought it would be interesting to see how www.sportschau.de compared to it.
From the home page, I could definitely tell it was a sports website by all the pictures of "soccer" players running around and what not. I could already tell it was similar to ESPN in some ways. At the top of the page there was a ticker that organized tabs for all the sports, photos and videos. I could click around and read articles on the various "Fußall" games taking place around the country. From what I could interpret on my own, it seemed as if the writer would talk about the game and what it meant in the grand scheme of the season, as well as who scored and when. There were also some quotes by the players talking about their performance. Mostly your typical run of the mill stuff.
While many of the groundworks to the website follow a similar format to that of its American counter-part, the selection of sports covered is VASTLY different. If I had no prior knowledge of Deutschland's sports culture, it would only take me a matter of seconds to be able to notice that "Fußball" is by far the most popular sport in the country. Other sports covered were "Eishockey, Tennis, Boxen and DTM" (Hockey, Tennis, Boxing, and racing). I can tell that many sports we find popular over here are a mere afterthought in Deutschland. I searched everywhere on the website and was only able to find a couple places where there were articles on Basketball, and could only find a schedule for American Football.
Overall the site seems well laid out and useful for a typical German sports fan. However, I'm a big football and basketball fan, so I'll stick to ESPN.
http://www.sportschau.de/index.html
From the home page, I could definitely tell it was a sports website by all the pictures of "soccer" players running around and what not. I could already tell it was similar to ESPN in some ways. At the top of the page there was a ticker that organized tabs for all the sports, photos and videos. I could click around and read articles on the various "Fußall" games taking place around the country. From what I could interpret on my own, it seemed as if the writer would talk about the game and what it meant in the grand scheme of the season, as well as who scored and when. There were also some quotes by the players talking about their performance. Mostly your typical run of the mill stuff.
While many of the groundworks to the website follow a similar format to that of its American counter-part, the selection of sports covered is VASTLY different. If I had no prior knowledge of Deutschland's sports culture, it would only take me a matter of seconds to be able to notice that "Fußball" is by far the most popular sport in the country. Other sports covered were "Eishockey, Tennis, Boxen and DTM" (Hockey, Tennis, Boxing, and racing). I can tell that many sports we find popular over here are a mere afterthought in Deutschland. I searched everywhere on the website and was only able to find a couple places where there were articles on Basketball, and could only find a schedule for American Football.
Overall the site seems well laid out and useful for a typical German sports fan. However, I'm a big football and basketball fan, so I'll stick to ESPN.
http://www.sportschau.de/index.html
AMD 3
A couple of days ago I found the subreddit "easy German". It contains many links to videos and movies that contain beginner level German with subtitles. One of the links was to a German learning sitcom series called "Extr@ auf Deutsch". I watched the first episode and was thoroughly amused.
The first episode, titled "Sams Ankunft", introduces us to the main characters Anna and Sasha (roommates) and Nik (the neighbor). Nik ist in Sasha verliebt. Sasha recently broke up with her boyfriend Jo but she finds Nik annoying. Anna ist in Nik verliebt. To make matters more complicated, Sasha receives a brief from her old brieffreund, Sam. He is an American and is coming to visit that day. The girls instantly fantasize about American men and this causes Nik to be jealous.
The brieffreund turns out to be weird and not what the girls expected. He also is not very good at speaking German.
But when Nik comes over, he sees that Sasha gave Sam a heart shaped pillow to sleep on (This was a gift that Sasha's old boyfriend gave her). Nik feels more threatened and jealous so he offers to help Sam with his German skills. Nik then teaches Sam nonsensical German, trying to make him seem like an idiot.
Anyway, the episode only had German subtitles but the German that was used was pretty simple. I had to look up a few phrases but I felt the difficulty was perfect. I will probably watch more of these in the future as they are very cheesy and entertaining.
The first episode, titled "Sams Ankunft", introduces us to the main characters Anna and Sasha (roommates) and Nik (the neighbor). Nik ist in Sasha verliebt. Sasha recently broke up with her boyfriend Jo but she finds Nik annoying. Anna ist in Nik verliebt. To make matters more complicated, Sasha receives a brief from her old brieffreund, Sam. He is an American and is coming to visit that day. The girls instantly fantasize about American men and this causes Nik to be jealous.
The brieffreund turns out to be weird and not what the girls expected. He also is not very good at speaking German.
But when Nik comes over, he sees that Sasha gave Sam a heart shaped pillow to sleep on (This was a gift that Sasha's old boyfriend gave her). Nik feels more threatened and jealous so he offers to help Sam with his German skills. Nik then teaches Sam nonsensical German, trying to make him seem like an idiot.
Anyway, the episode only had German subtitles but the German that was used was pretty simple. I had to look up a few phrases but I felt the difficulty was perfect. I will probably watch more of these in the future as they are very cheesy and entertaining.
Freitag, 18. Oktober 2013
AMD3: Sehen Deutsch YouTube Videos
Für das AMD, ich sehe der Videos zum Spaß für Kapitel 3. Ich habe viel spaß sehen der videos. Ich lieber Stefan Raab bei McDonalds. Das Video war sehr lustig! ich viel gelacht. Also, ich sehe mehr Videos auf Stefan Raab. In ein Video, er trage Perücken und spricht mit Leute.
I am struggling with past tense, and using too much google translate, so I will write the rest of my AMD in Denglish. I enjoyed the song "Es gibt kein Beir auf Hawaii." I posted the video on one of my German friends walls. Wann ich wohne in Deutshland, I stayed in the equivalent of a frat house there. Es heißt ein studentverbindung. They would sing many german drinking songs, so hopefully they will add this to their collection!
One video that I didn't quite understand was Imbissbude-Deutsch. I think there was a lot of German word play that ich nicht verstehen.
I found the videos to be very helpful at cementing my learning and understanding of german. I found the vidoes that involved comedy to be the most enjoyable and the ones that I learned the most from. So I will continue watching more German youtube videos that involve comedy. I think they pretty basic language in these types of videos so it is easier to follow.
I am struggling with past tense, and using too much google translate, so I will write the rest of my AMD in Denglish. I enjoyed the song "Es gibt kein Beir auf Hawaii." I posted the video on one of my German friends walls. Wann ich wohne in Deutshland, I stayed in the equivalent of a frat house there. Es heißt ein studentverbindung. They would sing many german drinking songs, so hopefully they will add this to their collection!
One video that I didn't quite understand was Imbissbude-Deutsch. I think there was a lot of German word play that ich nicht verstehen.
I found the videos to be very helpful at cementing my learning and understanding of german. I found the vidoes that involved comedy to be the most enjoyable and the ones that I learned the most from. So I will continue watching more German youtube videos that involve comedy. I think they pretty basic language in these types of videos so it is easier to follow.
Donnerstag, 17. Oktober 2013
AMD3
For my
AMD I cooked German foods. I made
flamkuchen first, which is a little like a pizza. It has a dough base, but instead of tomato
sauce, it has a sour cream-esque sauce.
Then it has onions and bacon bits on top of that. Other variants of course are possible, like
with honey or different vegetables or meats.
This is very easy to make and is quite filling and can be used for either
a quick snack or for a meal. I was first
introduced to this when I lived with a host family in Ludwigshafen a few years
ago.
Here is
a link of different types of flamkuchens http://www.chefkoch.de/rs/s0/flammkuchen/Rezepte.html
The
second dish I tried was Rouladen. This is absolutely
delicious, but wow, is it the most stereotypical German dish: almost entirely
meat and very few vegetables. You take a
thin cutlet of meat, like steak, and spread mustard on it. Then you place some bacon, pickles, or onions
or whatever vegetables you desire. You
roll up the meat and hold it together with a toothpick and brown it on a
skillet. You can then add any spices or
herbs to it and cook it in water with a bouillon cube for an hour or so. It tastes so good, but it is so unhealthy.
AMD 3
Once every year, my brother and I stake out a spot in our kitchen, open up our laptops, and watch the European phenomenon that is EuroVision.
For those of you who do not know what EuroVision is, it's this singing competition involving all of the European Union members. Each country picks and sends a contestant to represent them at the competition, and then they vote and give points to their favorite acts. The country with the most points wins glory, fame, and most importantly, bragging rights. They also get to host the next EuroVision.
EuroVision has loads of traditions, including: Cyprus giving Greece it's 12 points (12 points is the most you can give a country. There is actually a video compilation of Cyprus giving Greece 12 points at every EuroVision) and everyone hating on Ireland and Britain. Also, there are some countries that haven't won EuroVision in so long that they send the strangest act they can find because they know they're not going to win. It's quite funny.
Germany used to be one of those countries that didn't take EuroVision seriously until 2010. That year, they decided to hold a nationwide search for the act that they were going to send for EuroVision. What they found was Lena, a 20-year-old girl with a killer voice. They then sent her to EuroVision, where she performed the song "Satellite" and won. Lena went on to become a German-sensation. You can listen to the song that made her famous here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QSgNM9yNjo
And next May, try watching an online broadcast of EuroVision.
-Carolyn
AMD3
Continuing my AMD trend, I watched another South Park episode titled "The List." This episode was another that I had not previously seen, and it sounded interesting enough.
At first, I tried to watch the episode without subtitles since I could understand the majority of what was being said during the last two that I have watched. After a few minutes, I ended up having to turn the subtitles back on due to the fact that the words used in "The List" were mostly ones that we haven't covered yet.
However, I was able to identity some words and phrases that we have gone over. Such as "Leute," "aber," "arbeiten," "Mädchen," "Wie geht's?" and "Aussehen." Being able to identify at least one word in a sentence really helps to identify where you are within the subtitle. It also allows for you to hear a sentence, figure out where you are, and connect the words being said to the English meaning.
South Park continues to assist me in understanding German that is being spoken at a normal pace, while also teaching me new words that we have not studied yet (and of course, curse words).
At first, I tried to watch the episode without subtitles since I could understand the majority of what was being said during the last two that I have watched. After a few minutes, I ended up having to turn the subtitles back on due to the fact that the words used in "The List" were mostly ones that we haven't covered yet.
However, I was able to identity some words and phrases that we have gone over. Such as "Leute," "aber," "arbeiten," "Mädchen," "Wie geht's?" and "Aussehen." Being able to identify at least one word in a sentence really helps to identify where you are within the subtitle. It also allows for you to hear a sentence, figure out where you are, and connect the words being said to the English meaning.
South Park continues to assist me in understanding German that is being spoken at a normal pace, while also teaching me new words that we have not studied yet (and of course, curse words).
Mittwoch, 25. September 2013
Willkommen!!
Welcome to our class blog!
We will be using this blog throughout the semester for two kinds of assignments:
1. Once per chapter, the homework plan will direct you to post a response to the culture readings for the chapter on the blog.
2. Roughly every other week, the homework plan will direct you to post here for your Abenteuer mit Deutsch (AMD) assignment. First you do a fun activity that involves German, then you post about it. You should spend an hour total on this (maybe 45-55 minutes doing something, 5-15 minutes posting about it). See Was ist ein AMD, AMD Ideen and Beispiele for ideas. This should get you excited about the kinds of things you can do!
Whenever you post something, please include your name and the name of the assignment (e.g. AMD2, Kultur5) as labels. See "Blog: How To" for more details!
We will be using this blog throughout the semester for two kinds of assignments:
1. Once per chapter, the homework plan will direct you to post a response to the culture readings for the chapter on the blog.
2. Roughly every other week, the homework plan will direct you to post here for your Abenteuer mit Deutsch (AMD) assignment. First you do a fun activity that involves German, then you post about it. You should spend an hour total on this (maybe 45-55 minutes doing something, 5-15 minutes posting about it). See Was ist ein AMD, AMD Ideen and Beispiele for ideas. This should get you excited about the kinds of things you can do!
Whenever you post something, please include your name and the name of the assignment (e.g. AMD2, Kultur5) as labels. See "Blog: How To" for more details!
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