Purpose: The purpose of this course is to provide students with the skills necessary to use the German language at a third-year level. Included are vocabulary for topics of intelligent everyday discussion, grammatical concepts to be able to use that vocabulary in a meaningful way, and cultural information about numerous aspects of life in (both present and past) in the German-speaking countries.
German III has been carefully designed to meet the standards of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). These standards call for a method of teaching that focuses on successful communication through speaking, writing, reading, and listening, as well as a thorough grounding in various aspects of culture. Vocabulary tips are included in each unit. Students will review and expand upon skills learned in German 1 and 2, always proceeding from the known to the new. Course strategies include warm-up activities, vocabulary study, reading, threaded discussions, multi-media presentations, self-checks, practice activities and games, oral and written assignments, projects, quizzes, and exams. Learning activities in each unit are focused upon a specific theme.
COMPLETE COURSE
Full Credit Course: PART A + PART B
1/2 Credit Course: PART A
Unit 1: Ferien
�� Themes: vacations, driving, travel and transportation, leisure time
�� Grammar: review of 4 tenses (present, imperfect, perfect, future); conjunctions
�� Culture: German automobiles, getting a driver's license, the Romantic Road
Unit 2: Gesund leben
�� Themes: healthy living, body parts and ailments, family members, daily routine
�� Grammar: review 3 cases, add the genitive; reflexive verbs
�� Culture: health care, Kurorte (spas), Roman baths in Germany
Unit 3: Rechte und Pflichten
�� Themes: rights and responsibilities, household chores, university study, military service
�� Grammar: two-way prepositions; da- / wo-compounds; more meanings of modals
�� Culture: universities in German-speaking countries; military service
Unit 4: Beziehungen
�� Themes: personal relationships, importance of appearance, emotions
�� Grammar: relative pronouns; review reflexives, dative verbs, wenn
�� Culture: East/West Germany (past and present)
Unit 5: Märchen
�� Themes: fairy tales, animals
�� Grammar: review imperfect and adjective endings
�� Culture: Grimm Brothers, Romanticism
1/2 Credit Course: PART B
Unit 6: Medien
�� Themes: media, advertising, computers
�� Grammar: subjunctive part I (würde, past subjunctive, modals in subjunctive)
�� Culture: propaganda (Nazis), Heimatmusik, role of English in advertising
Unit 7: Generationen
�� Themes: childhood, generation "gap"
�� Grammar: wenn, wann, als, ob; subjunctive part II (non-past subjunctive)
�� Culture: Käthe Kollwitz, advice columns
Unit 8: Meine Zukunft
�� Themes: my future: study, occupations, world of work
�� Grammar: review relative pronouns; infinitive phrases (um … zu, etc.)
�� Culture: Gastarbeiter, foreigners
Unit 9: Guten Appetit
�� Themes: food and drink, restaurants, cooking, shopping
�� Grammar: passive; review commands and modals; Was für..
�� Culture: restaurant customs (e.g. Stammtisch), regional foods, more use of English in
Germanspeaking countries
Unit 10: Die Umwelt
�� Themes: environment, recycling, European Union
�� Grammar: verbs as nouns, review grammar
�� Culture: public transportation, recycling, BYOB (bring your own bag/basket),
environmental issues and groups, renewable energy.
ABBREVIATED COURSE
Shortened course using a selection of material from COMPLETE COURSE for students seeking enrichment or to recover credits or make-up failed courses during the regular school year or over the summer.
PARTIAL COURSE
Part of COMPLETE COURSE for students in need of tutoring or temporarily away from class (i.e. HomeBound Instruction, In/Out of school suspension).
