This course will integrate all four language skills in class and home assignments and provide guidance and practice to develop essential study skills. The aim will be to extend the number of typical everyday situations in which you are able to understand and speak German of moderate difficulty. In compliance with each chapter, you will receive information on the contemporary civilization and culture of the German peoples through the textbook and supplementary materials from the internet, cds, etc. You will also continue to study some of the major grammatical and structural aspects of the language.

CILO-1: Understand familiar words and simple sentences which refer to the students’ family and familiar objects and concepts around them. CILO-2: Talk and write about daily activities, make appointments with friends for leisure activities, write short texts about themselves. CILO-3: Understand and apply grammar concepts like Dativ and Accusative case and prepositional objects. CILO-4: Use expressions of time, describe how to get to work and class, and how long it takes.