German Courses

Basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing. Supporting work in the language laboratory. For students beginning German or with less than two years of German in high school.

Continuation of GER 121.

Review and continued study of grammatical structures. Practice in listening and reading skills; emphasis on speaking and writing based on modern German short stories and cultural topics. Supporting work in the language laboratory.

Continuation of GER 221.

Introduces major writers of the modern era; emphasis is on short stories by authors from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.

Survey of the major aspects of German culture and civilization, both historical and contemporary. Extensive use of media: film, slides, recordings.

Emphasis on speaking and writing skills; vocabulary buildings in contemporary cultural, social, and literary contexts; expanded study of syntax and grammar through example and expression.

Continuation of GER 231.