Course objectives:

This course provides further practice in the four skills and in the application of grammatical concepts. Students will also learn about different aspects of German culture.

Learning outcomes:

Given that students will invest the time and effort necessary, at the end of this course they should be able to:

• function  at a A2+ level of proficiency, which means:
  
  • Listening: understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar topics that uses high-frequency vocabulary; understand the main points in  messages and announcements on a wider spectrum of topics

• Speaking: communicate in routine tasks and situations involving familiar topics, including situations likely to arise when travelling in an area where German is spoken
• Reading: read short texts of moderate complexity on a variety of familiar topics
• Writing: write short connected texts on familiar topics, applying concepts of basic grammar (all basic concepts of German grammar have been introduced by the end of GERM*2490), and thus involving some complex sentences

• discuss various aspects of life, social organization and culture in German-speaking countries
• apply basic German grammatical concepts in speech and writing
• conduct research on topics arising from the course and communicate their findings through a capstone project

Co-requisite(s):

GERM*2490

Restrictions:

GERM*2500.

Textbooks:

Sevin and Sevin. Wie geht’s. 10th Ed. Thomson Heinle. Textbook.

A selection of texts and materials from the internet or posted on Courselink

Method of presentation:

1 weekly meeting with German Intern and 1 weekly meeting with faculty instructor, students are expected to meet 1 additional hour in groups to work on their capstone project

Evaluation method:

TBA

Please see Undergraduate Calendar for all German courses offered by the School of Languages and Literatures [1]