Fall 2024
Intensive Elementary German I
Ruth Sondermann MBA, Work Abroad Program Officer, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
This course is designed to provide students with a solid background in the four language learning skills: speaking, understanding, reading, and writing. At the end of the course, students are able to ask basic questions and understand the responses to those questions. They can conduct simple, everyday conversations and talk about themself, their family, and daily routines. Topics we cover are travels in German-speaking countries, finding your way around, comparing housing situations, and hobbies and likes.
Spring 2025
Intensive Elementary German II
Ruth Sondermann MBA, Work Abroad Program Officer, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
This course is a continuation of GERM E-1. Students continue developing their communicative skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Class work moves from guided exercises that cultivate the student's ability to apply correct grammar and syntax to more creative and independent uses of the German language. The course makes extensive use of technology to promote and enhance students' comprehension of the German language, its speakers, and its culture.
Prerequisites: GERM E-1 or permission of the instructor.