GER 212 - Second Year German II

Credits: 3

Description
Further amelioration and perfection of grammatical structures, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through selected German literary readings.

Student Learning Outcomes

Speak German with greater fluency and with increased confidence.
Understand spoken and written German with greater facility.
Read and analyze a literary text at the intermediate level of difficulty.
Write German with greater clarity, precision, style, and grammatical accuracy.
Learn to utilize a wider range of grammatical structures.
Gain an understanding of the geography, history, and literature of Germany and other German-speaking countries.
Increase their active vocabulary to 2,000 words and their passive vocabulary of 2,500 words.
Write a 5-8 page well-organized essay in German on a Germanic topic utilizing the vocabulary and grammar of this course.
Hold a 10-minute speech utilizing the structures and vocabulary learned in this course.

Prerequisite: GER 211 or equivalent