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Arts Academy Boarding High School >> Academics >> Liberal Arts >> World Languages >> German

World Languages - German ::

STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
Language is the art of communication through behavior, speech and writing. The study of a world language, therefore, involves the student in the communication patterns of other cultures.

In an effort to encourage communication, all of the languages are taught exclusively in the target language, and all communication between the teacher and students takes place in the target language, including grammatical explanations and cultural topics. In essence, the language classroom begins to approximate a microcosm of the foreign country. Contextual clues, cognates, gestures and visual aids assist the learner in understanding without the need to translate to or from his or her native language. Participation at weekly language tables is required to promote meaningful communication in a less structured environment

Objectives:
The students will be able to read and listen for understanding in the target language.
The students will learn to communicate through speaking and writing in the target language.
The students will understand and appreciate cultural differences and function appropriately in another culture.

GERMAN I
Grades 9-12
Full year course
.50 credit per semester, meets daily
Weekly German Table required

Objectives:
This class will be taught in German. This class emphasizes communication through skits, in-class work, written work, skits and German table and films. Topics include the family, telling time, clothing, food, housing, shopping, ordering in a restaurant, and education. Culture is introduced with readings and authentic materials and media such as films and popular music.

Structures:
Present tense
Present perfect tense
Modal auxiliary verbs
Imperative
Future tense
Nominative, accusative and dative cases
Personal pronouns in nominative, accusative and dative cases
Negation with nicht and kein
Prepositions with accusative and with dative cases
Reflexive verbs
Coordinating conjunctions

Class Materials:
Wie Geht’s, 8th ed. By Sevin and Sevin, Thompson & Heinle, publisher
German/English Dictionary

GERMAN II
Pre-requisite German I
Grades 9-12
Full year course
.50 credit per semester, meets daily
Weekly German Table required

Objectives:
This class will be taught in German. The German II students will continue to develop the four communication skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening through written exercises, oral class work, and selected readings. German table and class presentations encourage independent use of the language. Topics include travel, higher education, entertainment, personal relationships, health and free time activities. Films and modern music aid in the understanding of culture and customs.

Structures:
Verbs with separable prefixes
Adjective endings
Reflexive verbs
Genitive case
Comparative and superlative of adjectives and adverbs
Simple past tense
Past perfect tense
Double infinitives
Relative clauses
Dependent clauses
Infinitive phrases with ‘zu’
Subjunctive mood
Passive voice
Present participle

Class Materials:
Wie Geht’s, 8th ed. By Sevin and Sevin, Thompson & Heinle, publisher
German/English Dictionary

GERMAN III/IV
Pre-requisite German II or equivalent
Grades 9-12
Full year course
.50 credit per semester, meets daily
Weekly German Table required

Objectives:
This class will be taught in German. Authentic German materials will be used to reinforce grammatical structure and to provide a basis for discussion. The rich tradition of German culture will be studied through a variety of poems and short stories by various German authors. The main thrust of this course is literature leading to discussion and review of grammatical structures. Written assignments will be based on the readings.

Structures:
Past perfect tense
Future perfect tense
Double infinitives
Extended- adjective constructions
Subjunctive mood in indirect speech
Passive voice

Class Materials:
Wie Geht’s, 8th ed. By Sevin and Sevin, Thompson & Heinle, publisher
German/English Dictionary

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