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Course Outline
Course organization
This course is organized into 7-10 modules or units. Here you can see the major topics covered in each module and a few of the supplemental materials. The number of modules may be adjusted depending on the semester, but will include all of the same content.
- Introduction to translating in German
- Relationship between English and German
- How to use a bilingual dictionary the right way
- Noun gender, number, & case
- Common verbs (and how to use them)
- Asking questions
- Verb conjugation and declension
- How to conjugate regular verbs
- How to conjugate irregular verbs
- Using definite and indefinite articles
- High-frequency writing constructions
- Past and prepositions
- How to form the imperfect tense
- How to form the conversational past tense
- Breaking down morphosyntax
- Prepositions: How? Why? Over where?
- Prepositional phrases (TeKaMoLo)
- Adjectives, adverbs, and verbs (continued)
- Reflexive verbs (and how to identify them)
- Adverb? Adjective? Say what?
- How to understand complex sentences
- Comparatives and superlatives
- Adjective endings
- Perfect tenses and subordinate word order
- Present perfect: application
- Past perfect: application
- Combine these sentences
- Kicking verbs to the end
- Modal verbs in 2100
- Future tense
- Future perfect tense
- Modal verbs and their use
- Relative pronouns (and clauses)
- Modal verbs (also in subordinate clauses)
- Passive voice, subjunctive mood, and advanced sentence structure
- What was done?
- Subjunctive 1 (indirect speech)
- Subjunctive 2 (irreal situations)
- Da/wo compounds
- Infinitive clauses
Earn Continuing Education Hours
By participating in this class you will earn:
Instructional Hours | 30 |
University of Wisconsin Continuing Education Units | 3 |