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.

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.

Textbook topics this semester include dates, telling time, study of days, months, seasons and years, ending with definite time. In Begegnungen chapter one topics will conclude with gender of nouns, Genitive case, talking about one’s background and daily schedule, review of verb tenses and a self evaluation. The first topic in Chapter two will be about free time. From the reader the semester will concentrate on Hansel and Gretel. From Deutsche Welle the topic will be family including aging and household tasks. A copy fee of $2 will be collected in the first class.

From the textbook indeterminate relative clauses will finish. Then there will be a review of present and past subjunctive adding dann and wenn clauses. Chapter one in Begegnungen will have a review of a verb chart and a self evaluation. Chapter two starts with occupations, salaries, what the job entails and the advantages and disadvantages of certain jobs. German Short Stories has one story about restoring a car and another about a traveling pair of onions helped out by a snail. Study from Deutsche Welle will concentrate on getting acquainted with people, partners and friends moving on to country versus city life, housing ads and moving to a new dwelling. A copy fee of $2 will be collected.

Guten Tag! Wie geht's? - This course is a continuation of German 1.5 with a focus on basic communication skills. If you have not joined us in the past but have had some German, you are welcome to sign up. Speaking with correct pronunciation is an important focus of our classes. Grammar and vocabulary are introduced as needed. We discuss various aspects of German culture and learn some folk songs and study some poems. Our text LANGUAGE HACKING GERMAN can be purchased through Amazon for around thirteen dollars. There is a $2.00 copying fee.