A2.3 (in-person ~ Wed. PM)

Structurally: A2.3 concludes the Advanced Beginner German sequence. Students will consolidate and expand the grammatical structures introduced throughout the A2 level. They will continue to refine their use of adjective endings, subordinate clauses, prepositions, and the perfect and simple past tenses while gaining confidence in producing longer and more connected sentences.

Functionally: Students will continue to strengthen their ability to communicate in a wide range of everyday situations. They will discuss topics such as work, education, travel, health, and future plans while expanding their vocabulary and improving their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Emphasis will be placed on expressing opinions, giving reasons, describing experiences, and participating in longer conversations.

Objectives: At the end of A2.3, students will be able to communicate with greater confidence in familiar situations, describe experiences and future plans in detail, express opinions and preferences with simple explanations, and understand the main ideas of straightforward spoken and written texts. They will be able to write clear personal messages and short connected texts and participate in sustained conversations on everyday topics. Upon successful completion of A2.3, students will be prepared to begin the B1 level.

Course Dates & Times:

This is an in-person class that meets for 12 weeks on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm – 8:30pm 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.

Textbooks:

Schritte International NEU 3+4; Kursbuch & Arbeitsbuch

• Cost: $75 for the set, available for purchase directly from the GAI by adding the textbook option to your cart.
• Book order: Books ordered later than 3 weeks before the class starting date won't be available for early pick-up.  We will do our best to have them available by the first class session. Books shipped to your house can take up to a week to arrive.
• Textbook Pickup: Books ordered at least 3 weeks before the class start date will be available for pick up from approximately one week prior to the first class session on. Please be sure to check your email for updates about book pickup dates. 
• Shipping: If you are unable to pick up your books onsite at the GAI, you are welcome to use 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]