This is our catalog of courses. We will occasionally adjust the course listing to reflect the addition of new courses and the retirement of others.
This semester will enhance the students’ grasp of German with a focus on reading and conversation.
Total classes: 32 grammar classes (each 55 minutes), plus 12 to 14 supplemental conversation sessions (30-minutes each)
Prerequisite: German II, Part Two
Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th
Suggested credit: One full semester credit for German or Foreign Language
Description
This semester will enhance the students’ grasp of German with a focus on reading and conversation. The class will meet three times per week: two meetings will cover the mechanics of the language – grammar and reading – and the third hour will be devoted to conversation. 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 and chapter tests, dictations and two projects 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
Unit 1 – The simple past tense
Unit 2 – Simple past practice
Unit 3 – Numbers, times and dates
Unit 4 – The past perfect
Unit 5 – Review, first exam
Unit 6 – The future tense
Unit 7 – Reflexive pronouns and verbs
Unit 8 – More reflexives, second exam
Unit 9 – Relative pronouns
Unit 10 – The passive voice
Unit 11 – Passive voice, continued
Unit 12 – Infinitive phrases
Unit 13 – The subjunctive mood
Unit 14 – Subjunctive II
Unit 15 – Review, third exam
Materials and Homework
Course materials:
1. German Grammar Drills, Second edition, by Ed Swick.
2. Two Klett readers from the Stadt, Land, Fluss series. These are small German chapter books to be used in addition to the grammar text. They are called Blinder Passagier and Spannende Tour im Schwarzwald, both by Andrea Maria Wagner. One can order these from the International Book Service at 1-800- 277-4247, or at [email protected].
Homework: Expect to spend least ½ hour per day on German. When not completing grammar drills or homework assignments, students should be learning vocabulary, listening online to the German news, reading and re-reading the texts given and studying for the quizzes and tests.
