B1.2 (in-person ~ Tues. PM)

Structurally: B1.2 continues the Intermediate German sequence. Students will reinforce and expand the grammatical structures introduced in B1.1 while developing greater accuracy and flexibility in their use of German. They will continue to work with complex sentence structures, connectors, the passive voice, relative clauses, and additional grammatical tools that allow them to express ideas in more detailed and precise ways.

Functionally: Students will strengthen their ability to communicate in a variety of everyday, social, and professional situations. They will discuss personal experiences, social topics, and cultural themes while learning to express opinions, give explanations, compare ideas, and participate more actively in conversations. Students will continue to expand their vocabulary and improve their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

Objectives: At the end of B1.2, students will be able to communicate more independently in familiar and unfamiliar situations, describe experiences and events in detail, express and support their opinions, and participate in discussions by agreeing, disagreeing, and responding appropriately. They will be able to understand the main ideas of more complex texts and conversations and produce clearer, more structured spoken and written German.

Course Dates & Times:

This is an in-person class that meets for 12 weeks onTuesday 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]