This semester will continue textbook studies of comparatives and superlatives and move on into cardinal and ordinal numbers. From Begegnungen A2 emphasis will be on occupations and a review of present tense with separable and inseparable verbs. In the reader the Munchhausen section will conclude and we will start coverage of four famous German fairy tales. Finally in Deutsche Welle A1 we will finish the section on home life and move on into A2, concentrating on the banking system in Germany. There will be a $2 copy fee collected in the first class. This semester will have only 9 classes, starting on September 15!!

This semester will continue textbook studies which finish relative pronouns, moving on to da and wo compounds. In Begegnungen B1 emphasis will be on verbs with prepositions and how to use them with da and wo compounds; also on recognition of verbs turning into nouns and ending with prepositions used in time phrases. From German Short Stories, the two stories covered are Der Weg Zum Glueck and Die Freundschaft, Die Traueme wahr werden laesst. In Deutsche Welle A2 coverage will be on making a complaint and restaurant situations. There will be a $2 copy fee collected in the first class. This semester will have only 9 classes, starting on September 15!!!

Guten Tag! This course is a continuation of German 1 with a focus on basic communication skills. If you have not joined us in the spring but have had a bit of German in the past, you are welcome to participate. Speaking and correct pronunciation are emphasized. Grammar and vocabulary are introduced as needed. German culture is an important part of this course. We will study a few poems and learn some folk songs. Our text: LANGUAGE HACKING GERMAN - LEARN HOW TO SPEAK GERMAN RIGHT AWAY. This can be ordered from Amazon. There is a three dollar copying fee. There will be no class during the week of 9-15 to 9-19.