COURSE TITLE:  German IV (0414)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  The fourth year German course deals with complex sentence structures. Students apply their knowledge of German syntax and vocabulary to a variety of activities and increase their oral proficiency and understanding of German culture through literature and history. Use of the target language in the class is expected. Oral proficiency will be measured by formal and spontaneous presentations before the class and in written reports.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS/REQUIRED MATERIALS:
1.  Deutsch Aktuell 3
2.  Deutsch Aktuell 3 - Workbook
3.  A three-ring binder with dividers and loose-leaf paper
4.  A German/English dictionary (not required in class)
5.  A pencil and 2 pens of different colors

COURSE OBJECTIVES/STUDENT OUTCOMES:
1.  To help students attain a more advanced level of proficiency in the four language skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing.
2.  To present the language within the context of the culture and civilization of the German-speaking world.

COURSE OUTLINE:
I.   Topics and Functions									
A.	World Geography
B.	City Sights and Transportation Systems
C.	Travel Plans
D.	Family and Neighbors
E.	Bicycle and Automobile Parts
F.	Board Game
G.	Expressing Politeness and Preferences
H.	Job Search, Application and Interview
I.	Health and Nutrition

II.   Grammar
A.	Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
B.	Verbs Used as Nouns
C.	Present Perfect and Narrative Past
D.	Time Expressions with the Dative
E.	Als, wenn, wann
F.	Relative Pronouns
G.	Present Subjunctive II (polite requests and wishes)
H.	Imperative
I.	Verb/Preposition Combinations
J.	Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
K.	If/then clauses, present and past
L.	Da- and Wo-compounds
M.	Tenses and Moods of Modals
N.	Passive Voice, narrative Past
O.	Past Perfect
	
III. German Culture
A.	Charlemagne
B.	German Railroad System
C.	Vikings
D.	Female Kaiser
E.	Drivers’ License
F.	Carpooling
G.	Hiking
H.	Various Short Stories