Beginners German 101 (SEMESTER COURSE) - TEENS - Middle School, High School & College Prep
In this fun ten week course taught by a native German professor, students will learn the basics of German language, culture, history and geography. It can count towards credit for a German Level 1 for Middle and High-school students.
Nancy A., M.A.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(141)
What's included
10 live meetings
6 hrs 40 mins in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. includedAssessment
includedGrading
includedClass Experience
This is a limited class size course. Students who take this semester long course will learn all of the vocabulary, grammar and culture covered in both Let’s Learn German Level 1 and Level 2. In addition they will gain advanced practice and confidence in verbal communication through presentations and much interaction with fellow students and instructor. I am a native German professor and will utilize a partial immersion model which is the most natural way of learning language and culture. Weeks 1-4 Beginning comprehension Beginning communication Greetings, Introduction, Hobbies, Favorite Things Important German cities The German Language in History Geography of German speaking countries in Europe Numbers/ Ages/ Stating Telephone Numbers and count to 100 Math problems in German Alphabet Colors Expressing simple facts First Foods Voluntary Presentations in German Grammar: German nouns, plurals, word order, interrogative words, time and dates, stem changing verbs, negation, possessive adjectives and adjective agreement Weeks 5-10 Healthy Food and eating (vocabulary and culture) -building food vocabulary/ ordering meals Expressing likes A German poems, poets and poetry Grammar: Important German Tenses, present tense, perfect, praeteritum, accusative and dative case, accusative pronouns and native pronouns German cities and geography in history Travel Final presentations in German
Learning Goals
This 10-week course, taught by a native speaker and German university professor, can count towards credit for a German Level 1 for Middle and High-school students. It is based on one of the most advanced university level curricula in the country and incorporates fundamentals in learning German language, vocabulary, grammar and culture.
My students always have lots of fun during the lessons and hardly realize how much they are learning each week! By the end of the semester students are able to comprehend and easily engage in basic German conversations and understand moreover the fundamentals of German history, geography and culture. Most of my students are by then ready to take a trip to Germany or a German speaking country and are excited about their newly acquired language skills.
Being a native speaker I have found that in teaching German the most efficient and most natural approach is a partial language immersion model. The students will hear me speak a lot of German and will have fun repeating phrases after me. We will initially focus on comprehension and then move to reading, writing and first grammatical concepts. Your scholar will not notice how much he or she is learning while having fun!!
Auf Wiedersehen!
Nancy
***I am currently only available for selective semi-private or private tutoring sessions. Feel free to message me for any questions or requests.
GERMAN 1- COURSE OUTLINE
🌟 Willkommen zum Unterricht! (Welcome to our class)
🤓 This German language class series is taught by a native German speaker and college professor who has taught all ages from 0-70
This class is for students who have no knowledge of the German language yet and are looking forward to learn! After this course students will be able to take my advanced classes, conversation courses and German book clubs.
Students will learn the basics of understanding and speaking German using, repetition, videos and props.
📆 Week #1 (Erste Woche)
Topic: Wer bist du? (Learning to extensively introduce yourself in German, hobbies, family, animals )
📆 Week #2 (Zweite Woche)
Topic: Familie, Lieblingssachen, Zahlen (Numbers up to 1,000, German nouns, family, sports and favorite things) Grammar: articles, nouns, nominative case
📆 Week #3 (Dritte Woche)
Topic: Das Alphabet und wo ist was? (The German alphabet, diphthongs, compound nouns, German geography & culture and formal/informal language ) Grammar: Haben & accusative case
📆 Week #4 (Vierte Woche)
Topic: Benennen & Farben ( colors, describing and food vocabulary) Grammar: Stem changing verbs, present tense, negation
📆 Week #5 (Fünfte Woche)
Theme: Zu Hause (Home and household/school items, final presentations) Grammar: Possessive Adjectives
📆 Week #6 (Sechste Woche)
Topic: Kultur (Learning to extensively introduce yourself in German, hobbies, family, animals )
📆 Week #7 (Siebte Woche)
Topic: Familie, Lieblingssachen, Zahlen (Numbers up to 1,000, German nouns, family, sports and favorite things) Grammar: articles, nouns, nominative case, present perfect
📆 Week #8 (Achte Woche)
Topic: Wo ist was? Grammar: Possessive adjectives, accusative case, praeteritum
📆 Week #9 (Neunte Woche)
Topic: Benennen; Grammar: modals, prepositions with adjectives, dative case
📆 Week #10 (Zehnte Woche)
Theme: City Highlight; Grammar: Possessive Adjectives, prepositions with accusative and dative case
Other Details
Parental Guidance
All content is age appropriate.
Supply List
All materials are provided by the instructor.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined May, 2020
4.9
141reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hallo Parent,
Here a little about me:
First of all: I absolutely love teaching, especially my mother language German because I believe it is such a wonderful language and a lot of fun to explore new cultures! I love to spark an interest in your students to visit German speaking countries one day. I also love learning from my students as they share about their life and knowledge of the world with their classmates during presentations.
I hold a BA in Linguistics and a Masters Degree from Regent University. I have been and am currently teaching various German language and culture courses at private universities in Los Angeles. Apart from having taught German at university level, I taught in private language school settings as well as in the public school sector and enjoy teaching all age groups!
Over the years I have come to believe that especially for younger students, learning a language at home is the perfect environment for them to conveniently relax and feel at ease as they practice their pronunciation in the comfort of their home.
I have been hybrid-homeschooling my own children for 8 years and love the freedom it allowed them to develop and pursue their interests and skills to the maximum. Since my children are 'language nerds' like me, they have actually been enrolled in Spanish, French and Mandarin in addition to speaking German and loving it. We are also looking to start Swahili once they are a little older! Why? Because I wholeheartedly believe learning a new language and culture is one of the best gifts your can give to your child in order to thrive in this world and life an extraordinary fulfilling life.
If you have any questions regarding classes or would like to schedule an assessment for an advanced German speaker feel free to message me.
I look forward to meeting your scholar soon!
Best,
NancyReviews
Live Group Class
$325
for 10 classes1x per week, 10 weeks
40 min
Completed by 47 learners
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Ages: 12-17
3-15 learners per class
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