German III
German III Online High School Course
COURSE LENGTH:
Full Year (30 Sessions)
Course Overview
German III enables students to develop their ability to communicate and understand German at an intermediate level by applying the four language skills - listening, speaking, writing, and reading - and exchanging, interpreting, and presenting information in multiple tenses and contexts. In this course, students will deepen their understanding of the German language; the ways in which German functions in syntactic, grammatical, visual, aural, and oral modes; and expand their use of vocabulary in a variety of settings. In a two-fold approach, the course will allocate one day to intensive grammar practice and review with task-based exercises involving writing, reading, and listening, and one day to cultural and linguistic enrichment in order to connect the German language to other relevant disciplines. Students will strengthen their reading skills through exposure to short texts, novels, and poetry, and writing skills by submitting in-depth reading responses. Content and supporting language structures and vocabulary will be theme-based. Students will be assessed based on contribution to in-class discussions and completing grammar exercises. Throughout the course we will engage with a variety of contemporary and modern German works of literature and translated pieces, including texts by Yoko Tawada and Maya Angelou.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
In German III, students will continue practicing the four language skills; listening, speaking, writing, and reading at an intermediate level. This course builds off of content and materials in German I and II.
Students will learn how to communicate organized ideas using interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes.
Students will hone the grammar skills they acquired in German I and II in order to understand and apply syntax and semantics within an intermediate to advanced context.
Students will expand situational, practical, as well as advanced vocabulary through reading, watching films, listening to music, podcasts, and other forms of media.
Finally, students in the course will practice reading and interpreting intermediate to advanced level texts, which will enable comprehensive responses and discussion in both written and oral form.
These are examples of evidence given to show fulfillment of objectives:
1. Apply four language skills: listening, speaking, writing, and reading at the first level.
— Evidence: Final exam with 4 components: Listening, speaking, writing, and reading.
2. Communicate organized ideas in German using interpersonal, interpretative, and presentational modes.
— Evidence: Discussions and/or Oral and Expressive Communication Activities
4. Understand and apply intermediate German grammar and syntax.
—Evidence: Successfully complete weekly grammar and writing exercises.
5. Expand situational, practical, and advanced conversational vocabulary.
—Evidence: Ability to articulate thoughts and ideas in in-class discussions and written homework.
6. Read intermediate texts, including short novels and poetry.
— Evidence: Contribute to and shape in-class discussions based off of readings.