Course Description

1. Contents
The purpose of this course is to help the students to get acquainted with the principles of German grammar by referring to several different aspects of life situations to train speaking, listening, reading and writing abilities. 

2. Goals
To be able to talk in different situations and solve different problems, explaining your situation/needs/goals etc.

3. Evaluation
Your final grade will be based on the following criteria: 
1. Final exam (30%)
2. Oral exam (40%)
3. Attendance and Participation (30%)

4. Textbooks
Schritte international Neu 1. (ISBN-13: 978-3193010827) &
Schritte international Neu 2. (ISBN-13: 978-3196010824) Hueber Verlag

5. Class Preparation
You will need to study vocabulary on a daily basis and talk as much as possible with your classmates outside of classes in German in order to acquire the German language by using it.

6. Important Points
This class is connected with German Conversation I/III/IV. This class can only be taken for students who take German as a major. For all other students: please refer to "International Conversation" courses.

7. Contents:
1. Good Day: greetings, self introduction
2. My Family: ask about family and family members
3. Food and Drinks: express assumptions, talk about food
4. My House: explain and talk about the place of living
5. My Day: talk about activities and preferences
6. Free Time: talk about the weather and understand the weather forecast
7. Study: talk about abilities and possibilities
8. Work and profession: talk about professions and working conditions
9. Getting around: fill in forms
10. Health and Sickness: talk about the body and the state of health
11. In Town: ask for the way and explaining it
12. Customer Service: Talk about the daily routine, understand information about time
13. New Clothes: Talk about clothing and conversations in shops
14. Festivals: ask about dates and festivities
15. Final Oral Exam