Saturday Morning Classes - Classroom / In Person Taught

Saturday Mornings 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

GERMAN FOR BEGINNERS (MULTIPLE LEVELS)

• Beginners 1 - Dr. Renate Sturdevant - Vorsprung (4th Ed.) - Students with no or limited prior
  German instruction

• Beginners 2 - Grace Bradtmueller – Vorsprung (4th Ed.) – Continuing in Chapter 2

• Beginners 3 - Randy Gudvangen - Vorsprung (4th Ed.) - Chapter 5

• Beginners 4 - Adam Wiley - Vorsprung (4th Ed.) - Chapter 9

This course is designed for students who want to learn German from the ground up. The class is taught over a multi-year period by our beginning German instructor cadre. This is a text-based course (see details about the texts via the links underneath the textbook images) that covers all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. All fundamental grammatical concepts are presented over the course of the class.
We offer a class for students with no prior German learning experience. However, if you are new to the Tri-State German-American School but have had some German before, feel free to join the course "in progress." Use the class starting points above and the listing of the grammar points covered in each chapter of Vorsprung linked from the picture of the textbook to the left to choose the level best suited to your needs.

And don't worry about getting stuck in the wrong class: switching to a different level is easy.

Note: There will be some overlap between the end of one year and the beginning of the next. Also, the amount of material covered in any one year is dependent on the make-up of that year's class.

All beginners’ classes will be using Vorsprung (4th edition, ISBN 978-0-357-03698-3 text only; bundled packages have different ISBNs). If you are ordering the text directly from the publisher (Cengage), please note that you can save money by ordering the text bundled with the online Mindtap feature. While we aren't planning on using the online platform, the price for the bundle is appreciably less expensive than purchasing the text alone. And remember you will be using the text for at least four years in case the price seems a bit daunting.

Be sure to check the edition number when ordering either text from secondary sources because there are multiple editions currently in circulation.

Weekday Evening Classes - Online / Remotely Taught

Tuesdays: 7:00 - 9:30 p.m., starting September 23

• Beginners 1 (Online) - Rick Manoff - Vorsprung (4th Ed.) -Students with no or limited prior German instruction

Wednesdays: 7:00 - 9:30 p.m., starting September 24

• Beginners 3 (Online) - Rick Manoff - Vorsprung (4th Ed.)

This course is a continuation of beginning German, now in its third year. We will review Chapter 7 and begin 8. Open to anyone who feels they are at intermediate level knowledge of German; this is a text-based course (see details below about the text) that covers all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing, with an emphasis on oral competency, and culture.
The class uses Vorsprung (4th edition, ISBN 978-0-357-03698-3 [text only; bundled
packages have different ISBNs]). If you are ordering the text directly from the publisher (Cengage), please note that you can save money by ordering the text bundled with the online Mindtap feature. While we aren't planning on using the online platform, the price for the bundle is appreciably less expensive than purchasing the text alone. And remember you will be using the text for at least two years in case the price seems a bit daunting. Your teacher will supplement so you will need an active email account.
*Registered students will receive a Zoom invitation from the course instructor prior to the first class session.

**Students must have a current and valid email address to enroll in an online course.