The focus of this course will be to further enhance the reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills of the students in order for them to become more proficient in the language. The target language will be used frequently as the principal means of communication. The students will be able to engage in everyday situations of today’s world: by reading modern day periodicals, writing compositions and essays, communicating verbally about real-life situations, and comprehending German as spoken by native speakers. All course content will be based on the National Standards in Foreign Language Education.