The most important difference between this Independent Study course and the corresponding Beginning German course offered on the UK campus is the speaking component, which is only minimally possible online. German 202 for internet is otherwise designed to match as best as possible the on-campus version of German 202.
Communication is clearly the heart of any foreign language.
As you proceed in German 202 you will develop reading and writing skills for communication in German. Hopefully, some of the assignments will encourage you to think in German as you write, to make logical deductions about events you read in the story, and to develop a coherent writing style. This is a three-hour course. German tends to require more time than this. The on-campus course runs 14 weeks.