German Conversation
1.5
creditsAverage Course Rating
Taught in German. This course is designed for intermediate and above students who wish to improve their conversational and oral presentational language skills. The syllabus aims to provide useful, relevant language and necessary discourse structures to hold conversations and presentation on varied topics of an everyday, as well as academic nature. Students will practice German to build confidence, develop fluency and improve pronunciation and accuracy. Short texts, audio and films will provide the basis for discussion. Students fields of study and interests will be incorporated into the syllabus and tasks will be matched to the ability level of the students enrolled. Recommended course background: 210.262 or at least 3 semesters of college instruction or the equivalent. May be taken concurrently with other courses in German. May be taken S/U. Not for major or minor credit.
Spring 2013
Professor: Deborah Mifflin
The best aspects of this course included the fun and informal environment and the instructor’s enthusiasm for the subject. One student felt the majority of the class was comprised of worksheets and non-conversational group or individual work – not what the class title suggested. One suggestion included incorporating more conversation into the class. Another suggestion was to provide more vocabulary. Prospective students should contribute to the conversations as much as possible.