Learn German at Seattle Language Academy:
At the Seattle Language Academy (SLA), a language school in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, our aim is to provide top quality leanguage training in a relaxing environment.
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German 101
This beginning class is designed to help students acquire a basic practical command of German. Initial lessons cover pronunciation and forms of introduction and greeting. As the quarter progresses, students learn regular nouns of all three genders; the use of the nominative and accusative cases; and the imperative and the present tense of regular and irregular verbs as well as the modal verbs. Aspects of German culture are introduced through short readings and dialogues featuring high-frequency vocabulary and idioms.
German 102
This lower-intermediate class is appropriate for those who know German pronunciation and have a basic command of the present tense. Students learn how to narrate events in the past by using the perfect tense of verbs; and to use expressions of location and time. Grammatical material covered at this level includes the simple past tense of the verbs sein ('to be') and haben ('to have') and the modal verbs; the formation of the past participle; the present perfect tense; two-way prepositions; the use of reflexive verbs and their corresponding pronouns; and the forms and usage of the dative case. Topics of readings and dialogues include shopping, restaurant dining, leisure activities and body and personal health issues.
German 103
In this lower-intermediate class, students acquire the language skills necessary for handling a broad variety of communicative situations. The simple past tense of all strong, weak, and irregular verbs is introduced, as well as the past perfect tense. Other grammatical material covered includes the genitive case; comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs; the future tense using the verb werden; the use of relative clauses and advanced forms of negation. Vocabulary and the use of idiom are reinforced through readings, dialogues, and oral and written exercises that emphasize comprehension. Readings and dialogues cover German cities, travel, the German educational system and careers and jobs. By the end of the class, students should be able to converse confidently in a variety of situations involving the use and comprehension of all tenses.
German 104
This class will take students to a level of intermediate proficiency in speaking, listening, writing, and reading German. Students learn how to use the subjunctive mood to express polite requests, wishes, and contrary-to-fact or hypothetical situations; the passive voice; indirect discourse; the use of verbs with fixed prepositions; da/wo compounds; and infinitive clauses with um...zu and ohne...zu. Readings and dialogues focus on issues of finance, German media, the environment and politics.
German 201-204
The second-year series is suitable for those who have a basic command of German grammar and syntax (German 101-104 at SLA or one year of college German or equivalent) and can demonstrate intermediate proficiency in reading, writing and speaking German. Designed to expand and refine students' basic repertoire of language skills, the 200 series combines systematic reviews of first-year grammar and vocabulary with conversation practice organized around themes of general cultural interest. Discussions highlight important aspects of contemporary life in German speaking cultures. Through in-class activities ranging from presentations to film viewings, oral and written exercises and interactive role-playing, students enhance their speaking abilities, improve their reading and writing skills and deepen their knowledge of German culture.
German 300
German 300 (Advanced Conversation) is a continuing class for students who possess advanced proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking German and wish to maintain and improve their language skills in a structured setting.
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