B1.2 (in-person) - Thurs. AM

B1.2 continues the Intermediate German sequence. Students will reinforce and practice their basic German skills and continue to study more complex constructions, such as relative clauses. Students will also expand their knowledge of subjunctive forms to express hypothetical situations. Students will start to move away from immediate needs, and begin to talk about professional instances. They start to discuss topics of common interest such as the environment.  They will learn to understand longer, non-fictional texts to speak about hypothetical situations and to offer predictions for the future.  

Course Objectives:

At the end of B1.2 students will be able to understand and analyze some fictional texts as well as longer newspaper articles. They will be able to understand German advertising and TV and radio features. They will also be able to discuss problems, opinions, and plans.    

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

Course Dates & Times:

This is an in-person class that meets for 12 weeks on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30AM at the GAI. 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.

**NO Class on June 19, in observance of Juneteenth Holiday**

**NO Class on April 10**

Please note: This course will start one week earlier (on 4/3) than all our other Spring Semester courses. The course will still be 12 weeks in length, and will end on July 3rd, as we are taking into account no class on 4/10 and 6/19.**

Textbook:

Schritte International NEU 5+6 - Chapter 5 – 10; Kursbuch & Arbeitsbuch

• If you took the previous B1.1 course with us, you will not need to purchase any books. This course will cover chapters 5 – 10 (approximately, depending on speed/needs of class)
• Cost: $75 for the set, available for purchase directly from the GAI by adding the textbook option to your cart.
• Shipping: If you live outside of the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area and cannot pick up your books at the GAI, or if you are taking an online class and need them shipped to you, you will need to select the shipping option at checkout as well. A $10.00 shipping & handling fee applies.
• Pickup/Shipping: Please note: The cutoff to order textbooks from the GAI will be March 16, 2025 in order to receive a textbook on time. Book orders placed after March 16th will be available on the first day of class. If you did not order a textbook through the GAI, you will not see a $75 textbook charge in your confirmation email.

If you need the textbooks, please be sure to add the bundle to your cart at checkout to ensure you receive the book on time, as we do not keep extras in-stock.

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]