German Basic Course III

The course aims to deepen and develop a basic knowledge of the German language and thus be a first step in preparing the student for further university studies. Upon completion of the course the students should be able to:

• read and discuss longer and more complex texts about topics well known to the student
• read anc discuss the main content in short authentic texts about topics well known to the student
• describe the main content in slowly spoken German about topics well known to the student
• interact orally, and with some variation, in conversations about every-day topics
• express themselves in writing, and with some variation, on every-day topics
• demonstrate and apply a basic knowledge of the structure of the language
• demonstrate a basic knowledge of German-speaking societies and show awareness of the importance of culture for langauge learning
• demonstrate flexibility in the use of different learning strategies.