Students also take a brief look at the political history of Germany during the 20th century. 3.2 Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures. Students are frequently required to extract information from German web sites for their assignments. Students read and extract information from authentic texts found in newspapers and magazines of the target culture. Comparisons 4.1 Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
Students continue to make comparisons between the idiomatic expressions of English and German.
There is specific focus on the patterns of verb forms in the past tenses and the idea of possession as expressed by the genitive case. Students continue work with cognates. 4.2 Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own. Communities 5.1 Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting. Telephone instructors conduct assigned conversations with their students on a regular basis.