Kursangebot
2019 | Course Offerings 2019 |
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Winter |
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January
2 - March 21, 2020 |
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Class sizes
are flexible and students may join during the semester, if
feasible. See
our calendar for the current schedule. All our language
courses are based on a communicative approach, embedding speaking,
reading, writing, and listening comprehension in cultural
contexts. We tailor our classes for fast learning to students’ specific
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Spring |
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March
23 - June
20, 2020 |
Summer |
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June
22 - August 29, 2020 |
Fall |
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September
21 - December
24, 2020 (Germany Tour: September 1-15, 2020) |
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Intermediate students Jennifer and Nathan, with Ozzie © 2019 Marion Gerlind |
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Deutsch
für Anfänger*innen
Gruppe I: Mittwochs: 16.00-17.00 Oakland
Gruppe II: Donnerstags: 15.00-16.00 Berkeley (Fortgeschrittene)
und Privatklassen nach Vereinbarung |
Beginning
German
Group I: Wednesdays:
4:00-5:00 p.m., Oakland
Group I1: Thursdays:
3:00-4:00 p.m., Berkeley (more advanced)
and private classes by agreement |
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Sally and Marion. (Photo:
Jenny Hilfer) |
Willkommen! You’re
very welcome to enroll in
this course without any
previous knowledge of German.
Focusing on conversational
standard German, you will
quickly develop basic speaking,
listening, reading,
and writing skills and study
elementary grammar and vocabulary. Using authentic
German language texts from a variety of media (print,
digital, audio, and video), you will become familiar
with German and im/migrant cultures and
the geography of German-speaking
countries. You will learn
to communicate in German about everyday topics,
including greetings, your life, family and friends,
hobbies, housing, daily
routine, time, holidays, food, shopping, and dining.
Teaching material (editions) will
be discussed in our introductory
class. For questions regarding
placement and for more information,
please contact Marion@gerlindinstitute.org.
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Textbook:
Di Donato, Clyde, Vansant. Deutsch
Na klar! (5th edition).
McGraw-Hill.
Workbook:
Jeanine Briggs. Workbook
to accompany Deutsch Na
klar! (5th
edition). McGraw-Hill.
(Extra) Interactive CD-ROM
to accompany Deutsch
Na klar! (5th edition) or DVD
to accompany Deutsch Na klar! (5th
edition). McGraw-Hill.
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Deutsch
für die Mittelstufe
Donnerstags, 16.00-17.30,
Berkeley
und Privatklassen nach Vereinbarung |
Intermediate
German
Thursdays, 4:00-5:30,
Berkeley
and private classes by agreement |
Alles
klar? In this course you will continue
your German studies
at the intermediate
level. We’ll focus
on further developing
your conversational German skills, broadening
your speaking, reading, writing, and listening
comprehension, and studying basic grammar
and vocabulary. You will become more familiar
with German and im/migrant cultures in
German-speaking countries through authentic German language
texts from a variety of media (print, digital,
audio, and video). You will learn to communicate
in German about everyday topics in the
past and future, including sports and other
leisure activities, health and fitness,
traveling, media and technology, personal wishes,
and public opinion. Teaching
material (editions) will
be discussed in our introductory
class. For questions regarding
placement and for more information,
please contact Marion@GerlindInstitute.org
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Deutsch
für die Mittelstufe Tutorium
Freitags,
8.00-9.00 Uhr, Oakland |
Intermediate
German Tutorial
Fridays, 8:00-9:00
a.m., Oakland |
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Marion, Camalo, Jenny, Penny
(photo: Jennifer Hilfer) |
Es
ist alles so schön
bunt hier! Building
on your previous German
studies, we’ll
discuss a variety of
everyday topics, deepen
an understanding of
German-speaking cultures
and our complex global
histories, review grammar,
and expand your Wortschatz.
By the end of this
course, you will be
able to communicate
about topics of general
interest orally and
in writing, gain greater
competence in German
grammar, and enhance
your knowledge of historical
and cultural German
issues. We will read
and interpret authentic
German language texts
of various genres from
a variety of media
(print, digital, audio,
and video).
Topics
in this course include,
but are not limited to,
leisure time, work life,
media, Germany history of
the 20th and 21st centuries,
family, music, stereotypes,
multicultural and environmental
issues. The textbook will
provide structure for your
studies and exercises for
grammar review. We currently
focus on solidifying German
grammar.
Teaching material (editions)
will be discussed in
our introductory class.
For questions regarding
placement or for more
information, please
contact Marion@GerlindInstitute.org |
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Konversationsgruppe…Marion,
Jude, special guest: Birgit, Lu, and Elana
(Photo: Hazim Bazian) |
Konversations-
und Lesegruppe für Fortgeschrittene
Freitags,
14.30-16.00 Uhr, Berkeley •
alle 2 Wochen, je 1,5 Stunden
und nach Vereinbarung
In diesen Gruppen diskutieren wir anhand von deutscher Literatur und online Artikeln aus deutschen Zeitungen und Zeitschriften über Themen unserer Wahl, z.B. internationale Literatur, Immigration und Flüchtlingssituation, Antirassismusarbeit, Diversität, deutsche und US amerikanische Unterschiede, kulturelle Stereotype, Soziolinguistik, deutsche Geschichte, Spiritualität und unsere persönlichen Leben.
Themen und Hausaufgaben nach gemeinsamer Vereinbarung. Diese Gruppen sind zurzeit offen für neue Teilnehmer_innen. Bei Interesse und für weitere Informationen schreiben Sie bitte an Marion@gerlindinstitute.org. |
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Leo, Ralph, Marion,
Judy and Rita at the German Studies
Association Conference, 2010 (Photo:
JB) |
Konversation für deutsche MuttersprachlerInnen und Fortgeschrittene
Montags, 15.00-16.00, Oakland, bi-weekly und
nach Vereinbarung
Freie Konversation über
literarische und andere
Themen unserer Wahl. Wir
sprachen über
unsere Lebensgeschichten,
Rassismus, Nazi Holocaust,
Reisen, Freizeitaktivitäten, Musik
und vieles mehr. Wir lesen auch Artikel und deutschsprachige Literatur.
Bei Interesse
und für
weitere Informationen schreiben
Sie bitte an Marion@GerlindInstitute.org |
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