- Structurally:This course starts the second level A 2. Students will continue to practice structures they have learned so far and expand their knowledge. In this class, students will talk about the Perfect with “haben” and “sein”. By adding subordinate clauses starting with weil, wenn and dass, sentences will become increasingly complex. Students will study possessive articles and parts of the subjunctive in relationship to suggestions and advice.
- Functionally: Students will continue to expand their vocabulary to talk about topics of personal interest, as feelings and assumptions. They will learn to compare things, and use new structures to add details. They will also learn to describe their workplace and talk about fitness.
- Objectives: At the end of A 2.1, students will be able to talk about their personal lives and offer some details. They will start to learn how to express opinions in their speaking. They can interact in a simple way – provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
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
Momente A2; Chapters 1-8 Lehrbuch (textbook), Arbeitsbuch (workbook) bundle - $75
- 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]