If you want to broaden your knowledge of German and you have already completed Conversational German I or you have a basic understanding of German, you are ready for Conversational German II. This course is a continuation of German I, including emphasis on listening and speaking skills. 16 hours (Textbook required)

Fee:

$179

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

Review and Lektion 8 (Week 1): At a hotel
Grammar and Usage:
More verbs with vowel change
The imperative
Telling time
Conversation:
Students should be able to book a hotel, a flight etc.
Students should be able to give orders.
Cultural Note:
Hotels and other kinds of accomodation in Germany

Lektion 9 (Week 2): The Train Station
Grammar and Usage:
Verbs with separable and inseparable prefixes
Modal auxiliaries
Conversation:
Students should be able to talk about arrival and departure times.
Students should be able to talk about what they can, must, should, and want to do.
Cultural Note:
Traveling in Europe

Lektion 10 (Week 3): Shopping for Gifts
Grammar and Usage:
The dative case
Personal pronouns with the dative case
Verbs that take the dative case
Word order with dative and accusative objects
The colors
The verb werden
Conversation:
Students should be able to talk about presents and their recipients.
Cultural Note:
Money and sales in Germany

Lektion 11 (Week 4): The Post Office
Grammar and Usage:
Prepositions that take the dative case
Word order with expressions of time and date
Conversation:
Students should be able to use time expressions correctly.
Cultural Note:
Postal services in Germany

Lektion 12 (Week 5): At the Airport
Grammar and Usage:
Der-words
Coordinating conjunctions
Conversation:
Students should be able to connect different ideas using different coordinating conjunctions.
Cultural Note:
German airports

Lektion 13 (Week 6): A Drive on the Highway
Grammar and Usage:
legen vs. liegen
wo vs. wohin
Two-way prepositions
Measurements of distance
Conversation:
Students should be able to talk about locations.
Cultural Note:
Driving in Germany

Lektion 14 (Week 7): Car Repair
Grammar and Usage:
setzen vs. stellen
sitzen vs. stehen
stecken
More two-way prepositions
Verbs with prepositions
Conversation:
Students should be able to talk about locations.
Students should be able to talk about their cars.
Cultural Note:
Getting around town

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