GER102 — Elementary German II [SUN# GER 1102]
4 , 4 lecture periods 0 lab periods Continuation of GER 101 . Includes further development of oral and written forms, pronunciation, and additional grammatical structures, interpersonal transactions, and geographical and cultural distinctions. Also includes an emphasis on balancing more complex structures with active communication. Use German listening strategies to identify specific details, and/or ask and respond to questions. Use reading strategies to identify main ideas, cognates, sequence of events, and/or familiar words in German. Demonstrate in written German the ability to narrate in the present, and/or past tense. Demonstrate cultural awareness through speaking and/or writing in German to identify German-speaking regions and countries in the world, and/or explain cultural topics. Outline: Speaking Use appropriate greetings and expressions in conversation Discuss personal and/or preferred experiences in different situations Produce a short conversation with someone Respond to questions of familiar topics Apply the present, present perfect, the imperfect for ‘sein’ and ‘haben’ , and/or the future, in conversation and/or speech Produce intelligible pronunciation of German words Listening Identify the main idea and some detail when listening to a passage based largely on known material. Recognize the main idea and some detail of a simple authentic text or one not primarily based on known material. Demonstrate comprehension of simple questions based on known topics. Readi
Prerequisites: GER101