고급 학습자를 위한 대화형 독일어

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; Ticket nach Berlin I
II. Subjunctive verbs; telling stories based on visual material (single photos)

WEEK TWO
III. Ticket nach Berlin II; review of preposition use
IV. More about subjunctive verbs; telling stories based on visual material (single photos)

WEEK THREE
V. Ticket nach Berln III; review of adjective endings
VI. Demonstrative pronouns; telling stories based on visual materials (series of pictures)

WEEK FOUR
VII. Ticket nach Berlin IV: 
VIII. Passive voice; telling stories based on visual materials (series of pictures)

WEEK FIVE
IX. Ticket nach Berlin V; coordinating and subordinate conjunctions
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
- acquiring practical vocabulary to deal with common situations in restaurants, train stations, hotels, and stores
- understanding and using German syntax
- understanding and using common idioms
- learning about and actively using subjunctive verbs to express hypothetical and contrary-to-fact situations
- honing listening skills by watching segments of contemporary German television shows
- summarizing and discussing contents of visual material in German
- reading German legends and folktales
- deepening their understanding of German culture and society
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 in the earlier courses, 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.