INTERESTED IN A CERTIFICATE IN GERMAN (THE FIRST LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE OFFERED BY THE COLLEGE OF L&S)? ENHANCE YOUR LEARNING, BUILD AN ATTRACTIVE PROFESSIONAL PROFILE, ROUND OUT YOUR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND EXPAND AND MAINTAIN YOUR LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY – ASK YOUR INSTRUCTOR ABOUT THE CERTIFICATE IN GERMAN – AFTER COMPLETING GERMAN 102, YOU ARE ONLY 7 UTTERLY ENJOYABLE COURSES AWAY FROM EARNING THE CERTIFICATE! If you have taken German 101 at the UW-Madison, you already know. But if not, please pay close attention to the policies and approach to teaching described below. All students at Madison are experienced foreign-language learners. Most experiences, especially good study skills and strategies for language learning, will be very useful to your future success in this class. However, on occasion misconceptions arise. Sometimes students ' past experiences lead them to form definite opinions on how to learn and teach a foreign-language properly or what appropriate roles are for teachers and students. And sometimes these ideas differ from what is done in this program. So just to avoid such misunderstanding, please look over the web syllabus carefully.