GERM100 - German I

1. Pronounce all the sounds of German and link sounds together in sentences with sufficient accuracy to be understood by German speakers.
2. Use high-frequency vocabulary, grammatical forms, and sentence structures to converse in brief sentences in everyday situations (such as greetings, asking for directions, answering short questions, expressing basic needs and reactions, exchanging information, or persuading others)

► (Reading Skills)

1. Comprehend non-technical, narrative German.
2. Accurately answer straightforward questions based on a reading passage.
3. Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases through logical guessing based on contextual clues.

► (Writing Skills)

1. Compose in German a brief paragraph about an everyday topic, with the help of a dictionary and grammar book, without committing major errors and with sufficient clarity for German speakers to understand the paragraph the first time they read it.
2. Compose in German a succinct paragraph about an everyday topic, without using a dictionary or grammar book, with sufficient clarity for German speakers to understand the paragraph, even though the student might have committed certain errors, such as verb or adjective agreement.

► (Culture-related Skills)

1. Demonstrate basic knowledge of similarities and differences in the main aspects of the culture of German-speaking countries and corresponding aspects of life in the United States.
2. Demonstrate basic knowledge of culturally conditioned behavior patterns (such as formality or familiarity in addressing people, gestures used in greeting others, and table manners) and employ those patterns appropriately with German speakers.