After successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- read and understand authentic German texts (song lyrics, fairy tales)
- understand and use a wide range of vocabulary words related to the topics discussed in the readings
- discuss German topics in a variety of situations
- understand and use a wide range of grammatical structures in reading, writing and conversation (e.g. passive voice, conjunctions, subjunctive, relative clauses, and more)
- compose essays on topics related to the readings
- improve their ability to understand conversational German by listening to various German songs and seeing a few German films
- give oral presentations in German
- appreciate some new aspects of the culture of German-speaking countries.