Class is conducted almost exclusively in the target language. D. Goals and Objectives of the Course Students will develop language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing necessary for every day life in a German speaking country. They can supply information on simple forms and documents, and write about some personal interests in letters or in a diary format. They will be able to produce most German sounds and sound sequences correctly with good stress and intonation patterns. E. Assessment Measures Speaking is tested in private oral interviews and also evaluated in class communication activities.
Irregular quizzes determine the success in completing various homework assignments.
Writing progress is graded in the form of written homework and weekly journals of expressive writing. The unit tests and final exam evaluate lexical and morphological mastery as well as listening comprehension. German 210 completes the B.A. degree requirement for students who began their college level German study with the first semester. A number of students with high school study of the language begin on the college level with 210 and finish their degree requirement with the following course, German 300 Readings in German.