B1.1 (in-person ~ Tues. PM)

• Structurally: B1.1 begins the Intermediate German sequence. Students will build on the grammatical structures acquired throughout the A2 level while developing greater accuracy and flexibility in their use of German. They will continue to work with subordinate clauses, the subjunctive, and past tenses while expanding their ability to create more complex sentences. Students will also focus on connectors, sentence structure, and strategies for expressing ideas in greater detail.
• Functionally: Students will expand their vocabulary and communication skills to discuss a wider range of personal, social, and professional topics. They will learn to express opinions, describe experiences and memories, discuss plans and goals, give advice, and explain reasons for their thoughts and decisions. Students will practice participating in conversations, sharing information, and communicating more effectively in everyday situations.
• Objectives: At the end of B1.1, students will be able to describe experiences and events in detail, express opinions and feelings, give explanations and advice, and participate more independently in conversations. They will be able to understand and summarize information from everyday texts and discussions, write connected texts about familiar topics, and communicate with greater confidence in personal and professional contexts.

Course Dates & Times:

This is an in-person class that meets for 12 weeks on Tuesday 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:

Momente B1; 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 our Language Education Department at [email protected]