German 101 Learning Goals

LEARNING GOALS:

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	1.
		To introduce you to the basic points of German grammar so that you can carry out basic communicative tasks, such as asking questions, making requests, explaining locations and reasons, and inquire about the background, needs, and likes of others as well as stating your own.
	2.
		To help you acquire an amount of vocabulary necessary to express yourself on everyday topics relevant to students and travelers in the German-speaking countries and to understand written and oral texts relating to these issues.
	3.
		To introduce you to cultural issues most immediately relevant to students of German and travelers to German-speaking countries.
	4.
		Integrate all four language skills from the beginning: Reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
	5.
		To provide opportunities for interaction in and, continuous practice and review of German.
	6.
		To make yourself a skilled and strategic language learner and language user.

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