Eight general knowledge questions on German-speaking countries.

Extracts from the written work of 6th year students on the topic of traveling and working abroad (as an au pair).

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Worksheet featuring a detailed outline (with examples) of the formation of the future tense in German.

Based on the 1995 Leaving Certificate higher level literary text "der Besuch". Examination type comprehension questions, followed by written and oral tasks examining the role of the elderly in society.

A quiz on the spelling of German s-sounds.

A quick quiz on German proverbs.

A multimedia 1st-year German language program based on videos of native speakers and the UT Summer Program in WŸrzburg, Germany. The online textbook includes recorded vocabulary, phonetics lessons, an online grammar component, online comparative polls and internet writing activities.

Learners will improve their general knowledge of German speaking countries and will learn the relevant vocabulary.

Sample from the exam practice section in Authentik auf deutsch. Text describes an incident between two young foreigners and a skinhead, and is accompanied by reading comprehension questions in German and English and an "Äußerung zum Thema" question.

Short matching exercises (matching answers to questions asked in German in the letter) followed by vocabulary notes to complete the letter.

A class activity/game based on students asking each other questions requiring yes/no answers.

Worksheet featuring a short e-mail (revised) written by a young foreigner describing an incident in a shop. Vocabulary, comprehension and written tasks are worked around the e-mail.

Extract from "Springflut" by Max von der Gruen, taken from the 1991 LC examination paper. Includes questions that have been reworked for the new syllabus.

Studies major texts and artistic expressions by analyzing them within the larger context of German cultural history. Investigates the German enlightenment, the culture of German liberalism and its increasingly nationalistic turn in Wilhelmine Germany; explores cultural manifestations of German modernism and anti-modernism, and examines the rise of National Socialism. Readings include: Lessing, Kant, Schiller, Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud. Music by Mozart, Schumann, Wagner, Sch"nberg. Paintings by Friedrich, Kirchner, and Kokoschka. Films by Lang and Riefenstahl. Taught in German.

The topic for Fall 2006 is short film and radio plays. This course investigates current trends and topics in German literary, theater, film, television, radio, and other media arts productions. Students analyze media texts in the context of their production, reception, and distribution as well as the public debates initiated by these works. The topic for Fall 2006 is German Short Film, a popular format that represents most recent trends in film production, and German Radio Art, a striving genre that includes experimental radio plays, sound art, and audio installations. Special attention will be given to the representation of German minorities, contrasted by their own artistic expressions reflecting changes in identity and a new political voice. Students have the opportunity to discuss course topics with a writer, filmmaker, and/or media artist from Germany. The course is taught in German.

Expansion of basic communication skills and further development of linguistic competency. Review and completion of basic grammar, building of vocabulary, and practice in writing short essays. Reading of short literary texts. Exposure to history and culture of German-speaking countries through audio, video, and Web materials. In this course students are exposed to history and culture of German-speaking countries through audio, video, and Web materials. It focuses on the expansion of basic communication skills and further development of linguistic competency, and includes the review and completion of basic grammar, building of vocabulary, and practice in writing short essays. Students will also read short literary texts.

This unit is taken from Lebensumstände, a language course that concentrates on German as a tool for communication, but it also provides some insights into German society and culture through authentic printed, audio and video materials. It will be of interest to all those who want to improve their language skills in order to communicate more easily and effectively in German. This unit focuses on German family, particularly on the role of parents.