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Brief Course Description

This course allows beginners to develop cultural knowledge and communicative skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in modern standard German. Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to demonstrate a CEFR A1.1 level of proficiency.

No prior knowledge of German is required.

Grammatik, Folge Eins

Click on any of the grammar items below to review what we have learned.

Common Phrases

Üben Sie! Practise! Click on the exercises below.

Practise your pronunciation!

Klicken Sie hier:

https://www.dw.com/en/2-in-a-conversation/a-35912265

Once you are on the Deutsche Welle website, you can also download this video to your own computer and practice whenever you have a few minutes. Downloads are allowed!

Practise your pronunciation!

Klicken Sie hier:

https://www.dw.com/en/3-greeting-and-parting/a-19518235

Once you are on the Deutsche Welle website, you can also download this video to your own computer and practice whenever you have a few minutes. Downloads are allowed!

Common Objects

Üben Sie! Practice! Click on the exercises below.

Common Objects, Image Pairing

Wie heißt der Artikel?

Wie heißt das Nomen und der Artikel?

Fill in the indefinite article (“ein”) and the noun.

Pronunciation and the Alphabet

Üben Sie! Practice! Click on the exercises below.

Introductions

Üben Sie! Practise! Click on the exercises below.

Note: If you are unable to see the above exercise, you can access it here.

Üben Sie! Practice! Click on the exercises below.

Practise your pronunciation!

Klicken Sie hier:

https://www.dw.com/en/1-introducing-yourself/a-19518185

Once you are on the Deutsche Welle website, you can also download this video to your own computer and practice whenever you have a few minutes. Downloads are allowed!

Links

Google Dictionary: https://translate.google.ca/

Linguee Dictionary: https://www.linguee.com/english-german/

Reverso Translation: https://www.reverso.net/text_translation.aspx?lang=EN

Introductions: “du” or “Sie”? https://www.dw.com/en/the-du-sie-dilemma-in-german/a-16494631

Check out the Deutschtrainer of the German TV station Deutsche Welle. It contains videos covering all the topics in GERM 1111 and more! Deutschtrainer: https://www.dw.com/en/learn-german/deutschtrainer-lektionen/s-32897