START 2: A1.2 (in-person ~ Wed. PM)

• Structurally: A1.2 builds on the foundations established in A1.1. Students will reinforce their use of articles, present-tense verb conjugation, and sentence word order while expanding their knowledge of the German case system, modal verbs, separable-prefix verbs, and the perfect tense. They will also learn to express location and direction, describe events in the past, and connect ideas using simple conjunctions.
  

• Functionally: Students will expand their ability to communicate in everyday situations. They will learn to describe their home and surroundings, make appointments, ask for and give directions, discuss food and shopping, talk about transportation and travel, and describe daily routines and leisure activities. Vocabulary will continue to grow through the thematic units of Momente 1 (Hueber).

• Objectives: At the end of A1.2, students will be able to describe their living environment, ask for and provide simple information, make appointments, talk about past events using the perfect tense, express preferences and opinions in familiar contexts, and participate in short conversations about everyday topics with greater confidence.

Course Dates, Location, & Time:

This is an in-person class that meets for 12 weeks on Wednesday evenings from 6:30PM to 8:30PM at the GAI (301 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN). 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:

Coursebooks:

Momente A1: Kursbuch plus interaktive Version

Workbook :

Momente A1: Arbeitsbuch plus interaktive Version

• 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]