German II Objectives:

The second year course is intended as a complement to German I.  It expands and builds on the information and skills presented and developed during the previous course.  Usually, students who have satisfactorily completed the first year program are expected to enroll in German II.

Using textbooks, CD-Rom programs, the Internet and supplemental materials, German II students will have a well-rounded, intermediate understanding of reading, writing, listening and speaking skills as a result of accumulated vocabulary and grammar familiarization.  Students will also be introduced to aspects of German business.

Required Daily Materials:

Textbook	Pencils, Erasers, and Pens
Laptop + Batteries/Power Cord	Loose-leaf Paper (No spirals, please.)
CD-Rom Program  + Headphones	3-Ring Binder (lightweight)
Paperback German Dictionary	Optional:  tabbed dividers, glue stick, ruler, scissors
Moeller Planner

Texts and Resources:    

1. Komm mit!  Levels 1 and 2, Holt, Rinehart and Winston

2. Komm mit! CD-Rom program, discs 1 - 3, Levels 1 and 2

3. Supplemental readers as determined by instructor

Linguistic Objectives

German students will be able to:

1. converse idiomatically in German with increasing confidence.

2. talk about the most common vehicles used for transportation.

3. use terms for jewelry.

4. give directions.

5. talk about their relatives

6. describe the parts of the human body and daily grooming activities.

7. count from 1 to 1,000,000.

8. use ordinal numbers and give dates.

9. describe  farm animals.

10. talk about eating utensils, dishes and how to set a table.

11. name the typical items of furniture and describe the main sections of a house.

12. read simple German dialogues, narratives and stories using contextual clues.

13. ask and answer all classroom questions in German.

14. understand teacher's lectures, newspaper and magazine articles, and radio broadcasts in German.

15. write clear, correct, short compositions in German.

Grammatical Objectives

The student will be able to

1. form and use the future tense.

2. distinguish between the forms and uses of kennen, wissen and können.

3. form past participles of separable and inseparable prefix verbs.

4. use the correct work order for direct and indirect objects.

5. recognize verbs that require dative case.

6. use the words hin and her by themselves and in combination with other words.

7. recognize and use either-or prepositions.

8. use reflexive pronouns with verbs that require them.

9. use adjective endings with preceded nouns.

10. form nouns from certain adjectives.

11. correctly use im and am for time expressions.

12. recognize verbs requiring a preposition before an object.

13. form and use da- and wo- compounds.

14. form the narrative past of weak and strong verbs.

15. use the um...zu... infinitive  construction.

16. properly use subordinate word order in clauses introduced by subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns and in indirect questions.

17. give commands.

18. form and use the genitive case.

19. form and use the comparative and superlative forms  of modifiers.

20. recognize prepositions that require the genitive.

21. form and use the present and past subjunctive I.

Students will:

1.  Review the nominative, accusative and dative cases.

2.  Review verb tenses of regular and irregular verbs in: 

·        present

·        future

3.  Review separable prefixes.

4.  Review the 6 modals.

5.  Review definite and indefinite articles.

6.  Review adjectives preceded by a definite article and those that are not.

7.  Review coordinating conjunctions and their corresponding case usage.

8.  Review commands in both formal and informal.

   9.  Learn the past tense.

 10.  Apply the above to understanding literature.

Cultural Objectives

 Students will demonstrate knowledge of and appreciation for:

1.  the importance of castles in German history and their ruins as a tourist attraction.  

2. how the German train system works.

3. the importance of Berlin--past and present-- in German life.

4. the importance of Beethoven, Schubert,  Mozart  and Brecht in German culture.

5. the musical tastes of modern Germans.

6. the physical and cultural characteristics of the Luneberger Heide

7. the cultural importance of Vienna.

8. the cultural significance of Fasching.

9. German customs regarding heating of homes, family walks on Sunday and invitations to someone's home.

10. host a German student and/or travel to Germany after the Sophomore year.