Reading Student will read for global comprehension, summarize the content of reading selections, and answer questions based on contextual clues. Culture Students will explore cultural aspects of German-speaking countries in greater depth. Students who receive credit in the regular first year of a foreign language in middle school may count this course in meeting both credit and subject area graduation requirements. Complexity increases in all phases of language study. Reading selections and writing assignments review and reinforce grammar and vocabulary.
German culture continues to be an integral part of the course.
Speaking Students will more readily formulate questions and responses relating to lesson topics while refining pronunciation. German will be used as the primary means of communication in the classroom. Reading Students will read level appropriate materials for more detail while continuing to read more complex authentic materials for global comprehension. They will summarize and answer content questions on reading selections. Writing Students will use correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization to create more detailed complex sentences and compositions.