German I - GER100 Fall 2026
Course
Lessons
Here is the course outline:
1. Stunde am 31.8.2026Overview of course Greetings and introductions German alphabet – spelling and pronunciation First German phrases. |
2. Stunde am 2.10.2026Personal pronouns Numbers 1-10 Conjugation of regular verbs |
3. Stunde am 7.9.2026Nouns and Articles. Negation with "kein" Conjugation of regular verbs |
4. Stunde am 9.9.2026Irregular verbs "sein" and "haben". Parts of the day. Days of the week. Assignment: Homework submission (Mylearning) Practice. |
5. Stunde am 14.9.2026Expressing likes and dislikes. Adjectives. Negation with "nicht". Hobbies and activities. |
6. Stunde am 16.9.2026Hobbies and activities. - Practice Possessive pronouns. Plural forms of nouns. |
7. Stunde am 21.9.2026Professions. Describing people. Numbers 1-100. Practice. |
8. Stunde am 23.9.2026Conjugation of irregular verbs. Practice. Assignment in class: Quiz I. (Chap.1+2) - Grammar, Vocabulary (15 minutes, written) |
9. Stunde am 30.9.2026Personalpronouns - er, sie, es The Accusative case. Practice |
10. Stunde am 5.10.2026The accusative case - Practice Conjugation of irregular verbs. - Irreg. verbs "mögen" vs. "möchten". |
11. Stunde am 7.10.2026Im Restaurant The verb "möchten" The time (Wie spät ist es?) |
12. Stunde am 12.10.2026Lesson 4: Conjugation of irregular verbs. Describing the daily routine. Modal verbs: können, müssen |
13. Stunde am 14.10.2026Modal verbs: "wollen", "dürfen" The pronoun "man". Practice. |
14. Stunde am 19.10.2026Emotions and Feelings. Separable-prefix verbs (Trennbare Verben). Assignment: Quiz II. (Chap. 3+4) - Grammar, Vocabulary (15 minutes) |
15. Stunde am 21.10.2026Lesson 5: Locations and places in the city. Describing where things are on a map. Introduction to prepositions with the Dative. 26.10. and 28.10.2026 : Mid-term break. No class! |
16. Stunde am 2.11.2026The verbs "wissen" and "kennen" Describing a room and the location of objects. Giving and understanding directions in a city. Practice. |
17. Stunde am 4.11.2026The conjunction "denn" for expressing reasons. Practice. |
18. Stunde am 9.11.2026Describing cities and their characteristics. Personal pronouns in the Accusative case. The preposition "für". |
19. Stunde am 11.11.2026Parts of the body. Conversation practice: describing symptoms and health problems. The conjunction "deshalb". |
20. Stunde am 16.11.2026At the Doctor’s. Ordinal numbers. Practice. |
21. Stunde am 18.11.2026Imperatives. Modalverb "sollen". |
22. Stunde am 23.11.2026Präteritum "sein" and "haben". Practice. |
23. Stunde am 25.11.2026Travel. Proper names of countries and cities. Planning a trip and describing how to get there. Assignment: Midterm exam (Chap. 1-6) - Grammar, Vocabulary (25 minutes) |
24. Stunde am 30.11.2026The verb "werden". Making and confirming a reservation. Talking about the weather. |
25. Stunde am 2.12.2026Introduction to the Perfect tense - regular and irregular verbs |
26. Stunde am 7.12.2026Dative verbs. Clothes and Gifts. Demonstrative and interrogative determiners: "welch- / dies-". |
27. Stunde am 9.12.2026Review |
28. Stunde am 14.12.2026Assignment: Final exam - in class (reading, listening, grammar, vocabulary, writing) |