GERMAN

GERM 101:
Beginner’s German I 3 credits

Prerequisites: none

Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU

German 101 is designed for students who have little or no prior knowledge of the German language. Taking full advantage of new media and technology, this course provides a wide range of learning environments, and encourages students to develop active and creative language skills. By the end of German 101 students should be able (i) to communicate accurately in a variety of everyday situations, (ii) to speak about past events, and (iii) to express ideas/opinions in German. Students who already have some knowledge of German (from home or from school) are encouraged to challenge this course, and/or to take a higher course.

GERM 102:
Beginner’s German II 3 credits

Prerequisites: GERM 101, or instructor’s permission

Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU

German 102 extends and expands upon the communicative targets laid out in German 101. In particular, in German 102 students continue to build on acquiring a basic fluency in different communicative contexts. Also, an increased emphasis is placed on developing spoken German. By the end of German 102 students should have learned: (i) to communicate with basic fluency in a variety of different contexts, (ii) to use all of the major indicative tenses (i.e., to communicate about events in all different time frames), and (iii) to argue points of view, and to provide reasoned support for one’s argument, in German. Students who already have some high school German (or have learned German at home) may register without German 101, with the instructor’s permission.

GERM 201:
Intermediate German I 3 credits

Prerequisites: GERM 102, or instructor’s permission

Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU

German 201 (Intermediate German I) provides a modular continuation of the German program at UCFV. That is to say, having completed German 102 students may move on to either 201 or 202 — the prerequisites are the same for both. In German 201 the focus is on continuing to develop active and creative language skills in both written and spoken German. In keeping with the intercultural approach developed in 101/102, students are exposed to and expected to work with increasingly sophisticated authentic language documents. Students with native-speaker backgrounds may decide to challenge this course, but may also find it useful as a more thorough grounding in the structure of the German language.

GERM 202:
Intermediate German II 3 credits

Prerequisites: GERM 201, or instructor’s permission

Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU

German 202 (Intermediate German II) provides a modular continuation of the German program at UCFV. That is to say, having completed German 102 students may move on to either 201 or 202 — the prerequisites are the same for both. In German 202 the focus is on increasing communicative competence through exposure to a cross-section of authentic “cultural documents”.

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