Prentice Hall, 1999. Your cognitive abilities, your cultural competence, and probably your career will be considerably enhanced. German is the most spoken language in Europe and a lingua franca in Eastern Europe. The classroom sessions are mostly used to speak and communicate in the target language German with a variety of fun activities. Students will learn the basic structure of German sentences and gain a solid knowledge of the German language by practical applications and through cultural information.
Many exercises are in the form of conversations designed for pair or interactive group work.
We will also view some videos in class and you will research the Internet for particular current cultural information. The entire set of tapes is on reserve in the library. Listen to the appropriate student cassette as a preparation and as a follow up to consolidate the language learning process while exercising, running or driving. For optional use there also is tutorial software and a CD-ROM Treffpuntk Deutsch available. At the end of each class session, we discuss the homework for the next meeting.