FLI-LAN7306 - German Level 2

Course Description

This course is designed to provide greater capabilities to communicate in a German-speaking environment. The course will build on the background and skills attained during Course I or during any other equivalent course or any real life experiences acquired during residence or work in a German-speaking environment.

Course Outline

1. Health Care

Simple Past Tense
Reflexive Pronouns
Use of als, wenn, wann

2. Television and Radio

Possessive Adjectives (Pronouns)
The der words
Adjectives used as predicate adjectives
Adjectival endings
Adjectives used as nouns
Indefinite articles

3. Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation

Comparative of adjectives and adverbs
Subjunctive mood
Past subjunctive

4. Communications: Telephone, Post Office, Newspapers, Train Station, and Airport

Relative Pronouns
German word order in main clauses
German word order in dependent clauses
Personal Information ( Selbstbiographisches )\
Future tense
Passive voice
Man as a substitute for the passive

Learner Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

Better understand and produce the sounds of spoken German;
Acquire greater knowledge of the German Grammar and Structure;
Participate, better and more comfortably, in conversations or dialogues containing idiomatic expressions and featuring everyday situations or needs.
Enhance skills in speaking about general health care, TV and radio, sports and recreation, general communications regarding telephone, post office, newspaper, train stations and airports, and personal information. Note that grammar will be introduced in conjunction with a given topic to integrate grammar, vocabulary and conversational skill building.

Notes

Evaluation: class participation

Please be sure to have an updated email address as that is the main way of communication outside of class