Are you in the right course? Students in 101 should either never have taken German before OR been placed into German 101 after taking the UIC German Placement Test.
This course is designed for beginning learners of German. Our goals are to develop your basic ability to communicate effectively in German about day-to-day topics and to assist you in developing strategies that will help you engage in conversations with native speakers and approach authentic reading material. This class will cover "Einführung A" through "Kapitel 3" of the textbook Kontakte.
In order to reach the goal of communicative language ability, German will be the language of communication for both instructor and students. Please note that you will be taking in and comprehending much more German than we ask you to produce! One of your responsibilities is to interact with your instructor AND other students and let these people know whether or not you understand what is going on. Your contributions in class will help to create an interesting and relaxed atmosphere in which your language abilities can and will develop!