Conversational German for Beginners V

What follows is a tentative overview of the topics and materials that we'll cover in these sessions. I might change some of these
depending on learner needs and interests.

WEEK ONE
I. Review of basic conversational vocabulary; Treffpunkt Berlin, Episode Fifteen
II. Narrative past tense of verbs; telling stories based on visual material (single photos)

WEEK TWO
III. Treffpunkt Berlin, Episode Sixteen; review of preposition use
IV. Use of Infinitives with and without "zu"; telling stories based on visual material (single photos)

WEEK THREE
V. Treffpunkt Berlin, Episode Seventeen; review of preposition use
VI. Demonstrative pronouns; telling stories based on visual materials (series of pictures)

WEEK FOUR
VII. Treffpunkt Berlin, Episode Eighteen
VIII. Reflexive verbs; telling stories based on visual materials (series of pictures)

WEEK FIVE
IX. Treffpunkt Berlin, Episode Nineteen
X. Review of topics in the course

Students will continue to learn about such areas as
- talking about themselves and others
- asking others about their background and interests
- expressing preferences 
- discussing past and future events
- asking questions about past and future events
- understanding and using German syntax.
I'll keep organizing this course in a "spiraling" fashion, the way I used to structure my middle school and high school German classes - meaning that I won't just cover something once, but often come back to it and delve into it more deeply.
As the course continues, I'll use German as much as possible so that participants can feel more comfortable with the language. 
In this kind of class it's important that all learners are willing to speak with me and each another so that we can practice and absorb the materials and skills being presented. They'll need to participate actively during each lesson so that we can make substantial progress.
I'll go on with episodes of the EMC Treffpunkt Berlin video series and augment those scripts with short stories in German on occasion.