Syllabus

Christina Howard

Room 2230

christina.howard@cfisd.net

832-349-7600

Syllabus

German 2

The German 2 course provides a continuation of the German language skills developed in German 1, with emphasis on Grammar, vocabulary, and culture. The students’ listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills in the German language will be further developed, along with the appreciation of the cultural differences of various German speaking countries.

In addition to the Deutsch Aktuell 2 textbook, we will be using a variety of German resources, such as German news media, journals, brochures, audio and video cassettes, voice recognition software, and the Internet.

The students will be able to develop the following competencies:

As the German 2 class builds on the skills developed in German I it is designed to reinforce the basics of the German language, while introducing the students to more complex grammar structures, with proficiency and increased competency in the language being the focus. New topics will include Einkaufen, Freizeit und Arbeit, Gemeinde und Nachbarschaft, & Reisen/Urlaub, to name a few. We will also be exploring the different cultures of German speaking nations. The course will continue to emphasize the four main goals of learning a second language: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. The students will have many opportunities to practice each of these skills in this class throughout the semester through a variety of activities.

The German II course has the following linguistic objectives:

1. Verb tenses: Past Tense, Future Tense, and Imperfect Tense
2. Adjectives and Adverbs
3. Reflexive verbs
4. Main clauses
5. Standard German Prose
6. Compilation of German websites that develop listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills
7. German writing
8. German current events and culture
9. Translation skills of more complex texts from English into German and vice versa
10. Preparation of written discourse in German
11. German research study presentations
12. Development of careful listening skills to think critically, self correct, and become more confident in the use of German language
13. Portfolio compilation: country presentation, collages, brochures, tourist guides, storyboards, and personal journals.

Course grading:

• Summative Assessments (min. 3 per grading period) - 40%
• Relative Applications (min. 2 per grading period) - 30%
• Checking for Understanding (min. 1 per week) - 30%