Strengthen your German language skills and cultural competency with this Intermediate German course. Intermediate German I covers the first two chapters in the “Denk Mal” textbook.
Work one-on-one with an instructor, mapping out together a customized schedule that fits your needs (usually 8-12 weeks per course).
Required Textbook:
“Denk Mal!” Third Edition (used for Intermediate German I-V online)
ISBN: 978-1-54330-442-8
Price: $228
Do not purchase materials from other stores. Passcodes for VHL’s online resources are required and are only available through Vista Higher Learning.
This course can be applied to the following certificate:
German Language Certificate
Benefits and Learning Outcomes
- Word Order: Statements and Questions
- Present tense of regular and irregular verbs
- Nominative and accusative cases
- Pronouns and possessive adjectives.
- Dative and genitive cases
- Prepositions
- Das Perfekt; separable and inseparable prefix verbs
- Das Präteritum
- Coordinating, adverbial, and subordinating conjunctions
- Relative pronouns and clauses
Course Outline/Topics
Vocabulary includes: Persönlichkeit, Familienstand, Beziehungen, Gefühle, Lokalitäten, Wegbeschreibungen, die Leute, Aktivitäten, Probleme, zum Beschreiben, Kino, Rundfunk und Fernsehen, die (Massen)medien, die Medienleute, die Presse.
Prerequisites
German IV or equivalent experience.
Instructor

Ann-Christin Kloth was born and raised in Germany. She holds a degree in business management and engineering from Hochschule für Medien University. After working with diverse companies in marketing and sales as an executive, she decided to become a full-time… read more
Notes
This is a noncredit enrichment program. Progress and courses completed are marked by Continuing Education Units. CEUs are not transferable to college or university transcripts.