Fleece German Tutorial Instructions

FLEECE: A Computerized German Text, with Grammar Tutorials, Vocabulary Lists, and Practice Exercises for First-Year German and Review in Intermediate and Upper-Level German Courses by Sofus E. Simonsen and Paul McKee, North Carolina State University.

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To Use FLEECE

• Enter FLEECE at the C:\> prompt. (The file FLEECE.BAT which invokes the program will have been copied to your C:\ directory. Alternatively, you may transfer this batch file to any other PATH-named directory, or may log on to C:\FLEECE and then type FLEECE.)
• Observe the warning message that appears, then press any key to continue (under the terms of our license, this software may be used only at USNA! Share it freely with fellow midshipmen, but you must delete it when your computer leaves the Academy.)
• When the program loads, it prompts you for a 9-digit student ID code. Please use your alpha code followed by 000, e.g. 972345000.
• FLEECE does not provide any command to exit the program. If you run it under Windows, you can exit by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del simultaneously from within the program.
• Refer to the index below to find which lesson and unit to do. Select the appropriate lesson number range, then enter the number for the lesson and unit you require. Beyond this point, use of the software is straightforward, and on-line help is available at all times.
• If your instructor requests proof of your completing given lessons, copy the files in C:\FLEECE\RECORDS to a diskette and turn it in to your instructor.
• Should you encounter any problems in using the software, please copy all information on the screen (what lesson and unit, which item etc.) and report the problem in detail via E-Mail to Prof. William Fletcher (fletcher@nadn.navy.mil).

FLEECE Cross-Reference

N.B. The numbers after the topics indicate Lesson and Unit numbers of the tutorials and exercises. Details of lesson content are given on the menu for that lesson.

• Adjectives
• • Definite and Indefinite Articles 1.5
  • Possessives 2.5
  • Endings on ein-words 10.4, 11.5
  • Nominalized Adjectives 10.5
  • Strong Endings 11.3
  • Weak Endings 10.3
  • Comparatives 13.4
• Adverbials
• • Time Expressions 9.5
• Conjunctions
• • Coordinating 7.5
  • Subordinating 8.3
  • als / als ob 16.4
  • wann / als / wenn 11.4
  • indem 16.6
  • Indirect questions 18.4
• Nouns
• • Direct and Indirect Objects 6.5
  • Genitive Constructions 7.3
  • Predicate Nominative 5.6
• Prepositions
• • with Accusative 4.4
  • with Dative 5.5
  • Two-Way (Dative / Accusative) 6.4
  • Genitive 7.4
  • Da- and wo-compounds 13.3
  • with Verbs 13.5
• Pronouns
• • Direct and Indirect Objects 6.6
  • Relative 14.4
• Verbs
• • Imperatives 4.3
  • Infinitive Constructions 8.4, 8.5
  • Modal auxiliaries 3.3, 3.4
  • Future 14.5
  • Past 9.3, 9.4
  • Present Tense 1.2; 3.2
  • Present Perfect 6.3
  • Reflexive Verbs 12.3
  • Separable verbs 5.3
  • Passive Voice17.3, 17.4, 17.5, 17.6
  • Subjunctive 15.3, 15.4, 15.5, 16.3
  • Indirect discourse 18.3
  • Indirect questions 18.4
  • Indirect imperative 18.5 (e.g. "I want him to...")
• Vocabulary (special problems)
• • lassen 12.4
  • nicht / kein 3.5
  • wissen / kennen 2.3
  • wann / als / wenn 11.4
• Word Order
• • Pronouns 12.5
  • Subordinate Clauses 8.3

EDITED BY: AssocProf William H. Fletcher, Language Studies Dept., US Naval Academy
REVISION: 19 Oct 98
URL: http://www.usna.navy.mil/LangStudy/flecinst.html