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2023-2024 Undergraduate Academic Catalog-June Update [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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GER 2001 - Intermediate German

2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
Intermediate German continues to develop and strengthen students’ proficiency in the German language as well as to increase their cultural understanding. Emphasis remains on the four skills (aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing) and on critical thinking. Throughout the course, students will develop fluency and accuracy, and focus on communication. They will expand the vocabulary and enhance their understanding of German grammar concepts. Short literary texts, cultural readings and audiovisual materials will provide opportunities to learn to appreciate cultural differences and impart authentic insight into the German-speaking world. This course meets the following Raider Core CLO requirement: Embrace Diversity or Exhibit Curiosity. (prereq: GER 1001  or university-level equivalent and/or more than two years of high school German and/or a score of 400-470 on the SATII and/or a score 3 on the AP exam or IB HL Score 4 and/or instructor’s consent)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Comprehend spoken German with sufficient ability to grasp the main idea and some supporting details in extended conversations, both spontaneous and recorded, that relate to daily life and represent authentic situations
  • Speak German with ease and confidence when dealing with everyday routine tasks and will have the skills to participate in conversations requiring an exchange of basic information related to topics such as describing activities and events in the present, past, and future, giving commands, giving advice and recommendations, expressing emotions and feelings, providing or obtaining specific information, as well as being able to talk about customs, pastimes, health, and quality of life
  • Read and understand selections of texts taken from a variety of genres about different topics related to the German-speaking world
  • Write essays that vary in length on topics that relate to personal situations and experiences as well as more general topics that deal with world events and situations that occur in daily life
  • Use the German language to participate in German communities at home and around the world
Prerequisites by Topic
  • None
Coordinator
John Kellogg


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