1.1 Auf geht's! - Smalltalk - Hallo!

Student: Josh Jones 1/12/11 1. A11A What I expect to learn in German: Basic conversational German and culture. Conversational skills, proper grammar and syntax Entry level vocabulary 2. A11B Language or culture?: Since body language is 90% of communication, various situations would be affected by cultural knowledge would be imperative. Purchasing goods (whether in an open-air market or modern shopping center), services or any type of economic interaction could easily be misconstrued without proper understanding. Other social situations could easily become awkward if improper grammar or word usage was accidentially used. 3. A11D Nordamerika: Since I do not have extensive experience with Europeans, I may be unqualified to assess the differences. Perhaps temperment differences, such as social preferences (religious views and politics) would be very different. 4. A11E Zur Sache: Maybe some aspects of the German culture would make people uncomfortable, and perhaps the European way of living is not for everyone. 5. A12A Associations with America: 1) Food - Hot Dogs, Apple Pies, Deep Fried Twinkies 2) History - Minutemen, Founding Fathers, Revolutionary War 6. A12E Agree or Disagree?: I think a few of the observations were correct - such as the simpleness of introductory conversations and our disposition to not acknowledge problems. The cliches hardly hold true - I don't think every American is fueled by rock and roll or drugs. 7. A13E Speed Test: Letters: 8. A13G Acronyms: 0/0 0/0 Best time: 158 seconds Completed Completed Completed 0/0 10 / 10 10 / 10 Best time: 0 seconds

9. A13H Spelling Names:

10. A14C Speed Test: Numbers: 11. A14D Speed Test: Letters: 12. A14E Number practice (1): 13. A14F Number practice (2): 14. A14H Autokennzeichen: 15. A15C Hallo or Guten Tag?:

16. A15F Tschss or Auf Wiedersehen?: 17. A17A American Expectations: Good morning/afternoon or Hello

18. A17C Walmart 'greeters' and Germans: Probably the aforementioned used car sales routine, with Germans assuming that people working at Wal-Mart are desperate for them to buy things.