• COURSE TITLE: German III

    PREREQUISITE:

    German II

    DESCRIPTION:

    German III continues to emphasize comprehension and communication

    skills. Complexity increases in all phases of language study. Reading

    selections and writing assignments review and reinforce grammar and

    vocabulary. German culture continues to be an integral part of the course.

    MAIN TOPICS:

    Listening

    Students will extract and comprehend information from longer and

    more complex passages from a variety of sources.

    Speaking

    Students will more readily formulate questions and responses relating

    to lesson topics while refining pronunciation. German will be used as

    the primary means of communication in the classroom.

    Reading

    Students will read level appropriate materials for more detail while

    continuing to read more complex authentic materials for global

    comprehension. They will summarize and answer content questions

    on reading selections.

    Writing

    Students will use correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization to

    create more detailed complex sentences and compositions.

    Culture

    Students will explore cultural aspects of German-speaking countries in

    greater depth.

    CREDIT INFO:

    This course provides one credit toward fulfilling the foreign language

    requirements for an Advanced Studies Diploma (three years of one

    language

    or two years each of two languages).