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Advance your German skills with this higher-level course that will focus on grammar and conversation. Continue growing your confidence in the most widely spoken mother language in the European Union!
Total classes: 14
Prerequisite: German I
Suggested grade level: 10th-12th grade and those with German I experience
Suggested credit: One full semester of German language or foreign language
Description
This fifteen-week course will continue the progress of students who have already had a year of German by adding to their knowledge of vocabulary, grammar, and culture. The course will feature pronunciation practice, conversation, new grammar concepts, and cultural trivia with an emphasis on reading comprehension this year. Students will complete regular homework, quizzes, chapter tests, dictations, and project work during the semester. We will use everything from nursery rhymes, songs, and proverbs to commercials and cartoons to aid the acquisition of this modern and living European language.
Outline
Class 1: Review vocabulary, noun cases
Class 2: Review verb conjugations/Intro to modal verbs
Class 3: Two-way prepositions
Class 4: Two-way prepositions, continued
Class 5: Separable prefix verbs
Class 6: Review, first exam
Class 7: The genitive case
Class 8: Der-words
Class 9: Adjective endings
Class 10: More adjective endings and second exam
Class 11: Questions and commands
Class 12: The present perfect tense
Class 13: Present perfect, continued
Class 14: Review, third exam.
Materials and Homework
Materials: German Grammar Drills, Fourth edition, by Ed Swick, ISBN 1264286104; Two Klett readers from the Stadt, Land, Fluss series- Blinder Passagier (ISBN 9783125570054) and Spannende Tour im Schwarzwald by Andrea Maria Wagner (ISBN 3125569990) from International Book Service. Also check bookfinder.com for used copies
Homework: Learning a foreign language requires regular practice. Ideally, at least half an hour per day should be spent on German, i.e., completing grammar drills assigned, memorizing vocabulary, reading for comprehension, taking quizzes, listening to online German news broadcasts, and generally becoming familiar with the language.
Important Dates
Class dates: Thursday, September 5 to December 12,, 2024 (No class Nov 28)
Starting time: 4:00 PM Eastern (3:00 Central, 2:00 Mountain, 1:00 Pacific)
Duration: 60 minutes
