Maintains a strong emphasis on listening and speaking skills. Through readings of more extensive texts and informal writing as a support for speaking, it develops oral fluency toward narration, elaboration and paragraph-length discourse. Topic announced each semester. Content engages students in critical thinking and analysis to develop discussion skills. Not open to students with two or more years of experience in a German-speaking country.
Content engages students in critical thinking and analysis to develop discussion skills.
Not open to students with two or more years of experience in a German-speaking country. Preparation for 4000-level courses. First course for students with two or more years of experience in a country where the language is spoken. Written and oral translation of materials from newspapers and literary, business, and scientific texts. Recommended for translators, interpreters, teaching, and business majors, etc.