18.75 1st year Dr I Westner Kosa. Beginners German First Year A (126-101) or equivalent. Second semester Six hours a week. At the conclusion of the subject the students will:

• command a clear and accurate spoken facility at a basic standard;
• command a knowledge of the principal grammatical structures of the German language and have attained the capacity to apply these principles in speech and writing;
• command the ability to read and evaluate a wide variety of German texts ranging from timetables and newspaper items to journal articles, short stories and poems.
• have acquired a familiarity with important German cultural habits and traditions;
• have achieved the level of language competency required for admittance into Intermediate German Second Year A (126-203).

An extension of the work done in 126-101. Class tests (10 minutes each) and homework assignments 10%, oral examination (15 minutes) 30%, literature essay or conversation 10%, written language test (three hours) 50%. Only students who have attended at least 80% of the classes will be admitted to the final oral and written examinations. See departmental Course and Subject Guide 18.75 Dr I Westner Kosa. Beginners German First Year A (126-101) or equivalent. Second semester. Six hours each week At the conclusion of the subject the students will:

• command a clear and accurate spoken facility at a basic standard;
• command a knowledge of the principal grammatical structures of the German language and have attained the capacity to apply these principles in speech and writing;
• command the ability to read and evaluate a wide variety of German texts ranging from timetables and newspaper items to journal articles, short stories and poems.
• have acquired a familiarity with important German cultural habits and traditions;
• have achieved the level of language competency required for admittance into Intermediate German Second Year A (126-203).

An extension of the work done in 126-101. Class tests (10 minutes each) and homework assignments (10 per cent); oral examination (15 minutes) (30 per cent); literature essay or conversation (10 per cent); written language test (three hours) (50 per cent). Only students who have attended at least 80 per cent of the classes will be admitted to the final oral and written examinations. See departmental Course and Subject Guide