German (GER)

A beginner's course designed for students with very little or no knowledge or previous study of the language (students with 2 or more years of high school German should enroll in GER 102). The focus is on basic oral expression, listening comprehension and acquiring simple reading and writing skills, so that students can gain confidence in the language and to begin to have conversations. The course will also develop cultural understanding, a key element to language learning, through the analysis of authentic visual media, written materials and cross-cultural interactions.

A beginner's course designed for students who have completed one semester of college-level language or the equivalent (two years of high school German). The focus is on oral expression, listening comprehension and the acquisition of simple reading and writing skills, so that students can gain confidence in the language and conduct conversations and other social interactions in the language with some level of ease. The course will also develop cultural understanding, a key element to language learning, through the analysis of authentic visual media, written materials and cross-cultural interactions.