126-101 Beginners German A

Note

Available as 126-201 at 2nd-year level, 126-301 at 3rd-year level.

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Subject Description

An introduction to spoken and written German for students with little or no knowledge of German. During the subject students will be introduced to the basic spoken language and some of the grammatical structures of the German language and the capacity to apply these principles in speech and writing. They will command the ability to read and evaluate a small range of German texts and achieve the level of language competency required for admittance into Beginners German B (126-102-202/302).

Assessment

Homework assignments and 10 minute class tests 20%, aural comprehension test (40 minutes) 10%, oral examination (10 minutes) 20%, written language test (2 hours) 50%. Only students who have attended at least 80% of the classes will be admitted to the final oral and written examinations.

Prescribed Texts

• Jurasek, B. & R./Corl, K, Sprechen wir Deutsch and Sprechen wir Deutsch - Arbeitsheft 3rd ed. Harcourt Brace, 1992.