Frequent writing assignments. Four hours per week plus some computer work in the Language Resource Center. Some grammar review as needed. Frequent writing assignments. Topics include German art and literature.
Students read short stories and two novels and screen contemporary German films.
Four hours per week plus some computer work in the Language Resource Center. Texts selected to illuminate this history. Emphasis on developing writing skills and oral fluency. Designed to help students make a transition from passive to active use of the German language as well as develop performance skills. Emphasis on critical, argumentative, and persuasive readings, with written assignments emulating the kinds of texts being read.