Hybrid Live and Video  Courses

Our German I - Beginner course is a hybrid video-based program with teacher guidance and once weekly live tutoring on the TalentLMS platform. This one-year online course covers 10 units over two semesters and includes skills assignments with three options to choose from in each unit. Our students will learn to speak, listen, write, and read in German at a beginner level, using common expressions and basic phrases for introductions and communication. They will also learn to write emails and short letters using the vocabulary and verb tenses introduced in the course. Our teachers will grade assignments and provide feedback to help students progress.

Upon completion of the course, students will be assessed on their reading, writing, and listening skills to determine if they are ready to progress to an intermediate level. Please note that purchasing this curriculum includes once-a-week 30-minute lessons with a teacher at a rate of $20 per lesson.

Our German I - Beginner course is aligned with the California Foreign Language Syllabus and should be easily approved for A-G 10 credits.

We accept payment with charter funds from Blue Ridge Academy, River Springs, Sky Mountain, and Ocean Grove charter schools. As an approved vendor for these schools, we are familiar with their payment processes and requirements.

Students continue their study of German by further expanding their knowledge of key vocabulary topics and grammar concepts. Students not only begin to comprehend listening and reading passages more fully, but they also start to express themselves more meaningfully in both speaking and writing. Each unit consists of a new vocabulary theme and grammar concept, reading and listening comprehension activities, speaking and writing activities, multimedia cultural presentations, and interactive activities and practices which reinforce vocabulary and grammar. There is a strong emphasis on providing context and conversational examples for the language concepts presented in each unit. Students should expect to be actively engaged in their own language learning, understand common vocabulary terms and phrases, use a wide range of grammar patterns in their speaking and writing, participate in conversations and respond appropriately to conversational prompts, analyze and compare cultural practices, products, and perspectives of various German-speaking countries, and take frequent assessments where their language progression can be monitored. By semester 2, the course is conducted almost entirely in German. The course has been carefully aligned to national standards as set forth by ACTFL (the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages).