B1.1(online) - Wednesday PM

Course Description:

Our B1.1 course is for students who have completed the entire A2 level (A1.1, A1.2, & A1.3) and are ready to move into the B1 level. This is the start of the intermediate German sequence and also a level where students will learn a completely new case: The Genitive case, We will talk about its prepositions, and a number of other prepositions. Students will also expand their knowledge of subjunctive forms to express hypothetical situations. Students will begin to express an opinion and offer reasons for their decisions, as well as to write commentaries. They will learn to order information chronologically using past and past-perfect tenses. They will be able to book a trip with a travel agency, talk about purchases, and report a complaint about a faulty product.

Course Objectives:

At the end of our B1.1 course, students will be able to discuss information on health, media, language learning, and they will also be able to distinguish attitudes by using intonation patterns, express an opinion, and reject an argument.

If you are unsure of your level, please take a placement test HERE

Course Dates, Location & Time:

This is an ONLINE class that meets for 12 weeks on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Additionally, the instructor will offer a weekly "office hour" (30 min) for homework questions and review. The course instructor will decide on a day/time to offer the 30-minute office hour and communicate day/time of week with all registered course participants.

Link to Zoom classroom will be sent by the instructor approximately 72 hours before the start of the first class date.

Textbook:

Schritte International NEU 5+6 - Chapter 1 through 5; (Kursbuch & Arbeitsbuch)

• Cost: $75 for the set, available for purchase directly from the GAI by adding the textbook option to your cart.
• Order Deadline: Please note that the cutoff to order textbooks from the GAI will be August 29th, 2025 in order to receive your books in time. Book orders placed after August 29th cannot be guaranteed to be available by the start date.
• Textbook Pickup: Books ordered before 8/29/2025 will be available for pick up approximately one week prior to the first class session.
• Shipping: If you live outside of the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area and/or cannot pick up your books at the GAI, you will need to select the shipping option at checkout. A $12.00 shipping & handling fee applies

Minimum Enrollment: 

If there are too few students registered to run a class section, the Director of Language Education will contact the student(s) in the week prior to the term’s start date to discuss other class options.

Questions?

Contact the Language Education Department: [email protected]