Prerequisite: German I and language proficiency

German II students continue to expand their practice of speaking, reading, writing, and listening comprehension of basic standard German. This course consists of students in Grades 9-12. In addition to a common textbook, students are introduced to materials from newspaper articles, magazines, books, and Internet sources. These documents span a variety of topics (political, economic, social, cultural, and others) to familiarize the students with contemporary issues facing Germany as well as the European community. A verbal proficiency exam will be given at the end of the course.

We use the Kontakte (5th edition textbook) and focus mainly on spoken past tense and the various cases during the year.