A sequel to German 110, designed to increase knowledge of the basic language, culture, and geography of the Germanic world. Emphasis is also given to increasing students capacity to converse, read, and write in German. Cultural concepts, grammatical structures, and vocabulary introduce in class are reinforced in small-group language practice sessions. Linguistic tasks studied include describing, narrating, and giving opinions and information on a variety of topics. A sequel to German 201, designed to increase students facility to speak and write sentences of greater structural sophistication that are logically connected in paragraph-length discourse.
Increased emphasis is placed on communicating in past, future, and hypothetical situations.
Study of authentic Germanic texts from various media is continued.