Even if you have little or no knowledge of the German language, you will learn basic everyday conversational skills through this course. This class will provide the basic tools for understanding, speaking, reading, and writing elementary German. 16 hours (Textbook required)

Fee:

$179

Ultimate German Beginner – Intermediate (cd and book) by Living Learning (ISBN-13: 978-1-4-0002107-9)

Lektion 1 (Week 1): Greetings and Good-byes
Grammar and Usage:
Subject pronouns
The verb sein
The definite article and gender of nouns
Plural formation
Conversation:
Students should be able to exchange greetings in formal and informal situations.
Cultural Note:
Greetings used across Germany

Lektion 2 (Week 2): Introductions
Grammar and Usage:
Present tense of regular verbs
The verb haben
Numbers from 0-10
Conversation:
Students should be able to introduce themselves in formal and informal situations.
Cultural Note:
Dialects of German

Lektion 3 (Week 3): A Telephone Call
Grammar and Usage:
Forming questions
The indefinite article
Numbers above 10
The days of the week and the months of the year
Conversation:
Students should be able to ask for information.
Cultural Note:
Telephone Usage in Germany

Lektion 4 (Week 4): The Weather
Grammar and Usage:
The simple past tense of sein
Word order
The seasons
Word formation
wohnen vs. leben
Mann vs. man
Conversation:
Students should be able to talk about the weather.
Cultural Note:
The weather in Germany

Lektion 5 (Week 5): The Family
Grammar and Usage:
Negation with kein
The nominative case and the accusative case
The question words wer?, wen? and was?
Possessive Adjectives
Conversation:
Students should be able to talk about their families.
Cultural Note:
German families

Lektion 6 (Week 6): At a Restaurant
Grammar and Usage:
Verbs with stem vowel change
The word gern
The phrase es gibt
Negation with nicht
Flavoring particles
Conversation:
Students should be able to order food at a restaurant.
Cultural Note:
Eating out in Germany

Lektion 7 (Week 7): Grocery Shopping
Grammar and Usage:
The accusative of personal pronouns
Accusative prepositions
Weights and measurements
Conversation:
Students should be able to discuss food items.
Cultural Note:
Grocery shopping in Germany

Review (Week 8):
Review of grammar introduced so far.
Communicative activities.