Herzlich Wilkommen! German 1022 is an intensive review course intended for students with previous experience in German, primarily those who have studied German in high school or at community colleges, or who are transfer students. If you have more than two years of high school German completed within the last year or two, you should either register for this course, which provides students with an accelerated review of GER 1001 material followed by material covered in GER 1002, or take the Entrance Proficiency Test for placement into second-year German. German 1022 is part of a proficiency-based program, emphasizing building skills so that you can use the language confidently and accurately in a variety of situations. This course focuses on your development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the German-speaking world. The textbook,
Vorsprüng, is accompanied by an online workbook
(iLrn). Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in German, class attendance is critical. Expect an average of 2 hours of outside preparation for each class session hour. For further information on placement, please see your advisor or visit
gsd.umn.edu/language/placement.html.