Course Description

Welcome to this introductory high school course for students new to learning the German language. This is a project-based course designed for independent learning with professional support from your German teacher.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Why Learn German?

    • Course Description

      FREE PREVIEW

    • Develop Your Six Skills Through Completing 6 Projects

    • 9 Reasons to Learn German

    • Free College for You in Germany

    • Germany Geography Video Lecture & Aerial Tour (42 min)

    • This German Man Shows You The 10 Most Beautiful Castles in Germany

    • Try Making This Popular Recipe: Der Schnellster Flammkuchen der Welt

    • Some People Have A Natural Talent For Learning Languages- But Everyone Can Learn With Daily Practice
  • 2

    Introduction To Our High School German Program

    • Here Is The Complete Fact Sheet Pack For All German Students (NOT FOR IB JUNIORS OR SENIORS)

    • Supply List For Your German Course

    • How Can You Get Started? How Can You Make Progress? Follow Your Daily Work Plan Every Day! (Posted Below)

    • Quarter Work Plans (2020-2021)

    • How to Enter and Exit Using the Dashboard

    • Words of Wisdom from Your German Coach

    • We Use A One-To-One Teaching Style, So Please Ask Questions

    • If You Miss a German Class = Homework

    • Turn In Your Clothes Pin To Get Your Weekly Completed German Assignment Graded

    • Pre-IB Students: What Does Curriculum A or B mean?

    • Finished With Something? You Have 3 Steps To Get Feedback Or A Grade
  • 3

    Listen While You Work

    • Mozart on Violin by Henryk Szeryng

    • Focus With Hemisync White Noise (45 min)
  • 4

    Online Tools

    • Links to German-English Dictionnairies

    • Here is the Link to Verbix- the Online Conjugator

    • Here is the link to DEEPL- an online German-English translator
  • 5

    Project #1 German Culture

    • Culture Project Instructions and Quarter Themes

    • Try These Research Links

    • Your Culture Project Presentation Worksheet- PDF

    • Culture Worksheets in Word Format (if you want to type on the document)

    • Finished With Your Culture Project? Use This Checklist To Be Sure...
  • 6

    Project #2 German Vocabulary For Regular Level 1 Students

    • The Source Of Our Phrases

    • Vocabulary Project Instruction Sheet With Pronunciation Links (NOT FOR PRE-IB)

    • Quarter 1 Flashcard Study Sheet (Use Our Quizlet For Pronunciation Practice)

    • Quarter 1 Flashcards For Cutting & Labeling

    • Quarter 2 Flashcard Study Sheet (Use Our Quizlet For Pronunciation Practice)

    • Quarter 2 Flashcards For Cutting & Labeling

    • Quarter 3 Flashcard Study Sheet (Use Our Quizlet For Pronunciation Practice)

    • Quarter 3 Flashcards For Cutting & Labeling

    • Quarter 4 Flashcard Study Sheet (Use Our Quizlet For Pronunciation Practice)

    • Quarter 4 Flashcards For Cutting & Labeling

    • Online-Only Students: Follow These Instructions For Uploading Your Flashcard Project To Blackboard
  • 7

    Project #2 German Vocabulary For Pre-IB Students (Taking The IB Exam In May Of Senior Year)

    • You Need A 1 gallon-size Ziplock bag, 1 quarter-size Ziplock bag and 7 sandwich-size Ziplock bags

    • Langenscheidt Vocabulary Instruction Sheet

    • The Leitner Schedule: Write The Date Here At The Beginning Of Every Class

    • How To Pace Yourself With 4 New Words Per day

    • How To Take The Quarter Vocabulary Quiz Online - Only Works On The Assigned Test Day

    • Pre-IB Flashcard Instruction Packet (Print At Home Or At The Library)
  • 8

    Project #2 Pre-IB Workbook Project = Extra Credit

    • Curriculum A Assigned Workbook Exercises

    • Curriculum B Assigned Workbook Exercises

    • Sample Workbook Pages

    • Translations of the Workbook Instruction Phrases
  • 9

    Project #3 German Essay

    • Essay Project Instruction Sheet

    • Essay Topics List (Choose 1 from 3 Choices according to Current Quarter)

    • Essay Worksheets (2 Pages: Sentences & Paragraphs)

    • Essay Worksheets- Word Format (if you want to type on the worksheet)

    • Step 1 Video Tutorial (Student Created)

    • Step 2 Video Tutorial (Student Created)

    • Step 3 Video Tutorial (Student Created)

    • Step 4 Video Tutorial (Student Created)

    • Step 5 Video Tutorial (Student Created)
  • 10

    Project #4 German Grammar (Only Do A Few Chapters Each Quarter)

    • Your Grammar Textbook (Cover Image + Link To Book With Quizzes)

    • Never Use A Translation Website For Grammar Work! Use leo.org

    • Grammar Instruction Sheet

    • Assigned Exercises from Chapters 1-6 (Regular German Must Complete 3 Consecutive Chapters & Pre-IB Completes 4 Each Quarter )

    • The Names of the Letters in the German Alphabet

    • How to Pronounce German Numbers
  • 11

    Project #5 German Listening Skill (Only Do 1 Project Each Quarter)

    • Listening Project Instruction Sheet

    • The Answer Keys For Your Completed Listening Worksheets

    • Lyrics Training: A Game to Train Your Ear For German

  • 12

    Project #5 Quarter 1 Listening Assignment = A Popular German Children's Song: "Grün Grün Grün"

    • Grün, Grün, Grün Music Video #1 (Listen All the Way Through Before Starting Assignment)

    • Grün, Grün, Grün Worksheet #1

    • Grün, Grün, Grün Version Music Video #2

    • Grün, Grün, Grün Version #2 Worksheet (only translate the stanzas with new professions that differ from version 1)

    • Grün, Grün, Grün Version #3 Music Video

    • Grün, Grün, Grün Version #3 Worksheet

    • Grün, Grün, Grün Version Nr. 4 Music Video

    • Grün, Grün, Grün Worksheet #4
  • 13

    Project #5 Quarter 2 Listening Assignment = Famous German Heavy Metal Band

    • Official Music Video

    • Music Video with German Subtitles

    • English Subtitles Video

    • Assignment Sheet
  • 14

    Project #5 Quarter 3 Listening Assignment = German A-Capella by the Wise Guys

    • Fan Video!

    • See the Band Sing this Song on Stage

    • Assignment Worksheet

    • Song with Lyrics- Do the Worksheet FIRST Without Watching This Until Your Worksheet Is 100% Complete
  • 15

    Project #5 Quarter 4 Listening Assignment = Classic German Rock

    • Preview the Artist's Profile and Trivia

    • Watch the Music Video: Guess the Topic, Feel the Tone and Notice the Style

    • Assignment Worksheet

    • Music Video with Lyrics - Only Watch AFTER Trying the Worksheet
  • 16

    Project #6 German Pronunciation (Only Do 1 Each Quarter)

    • Video Tutorial: How to Pronounce German (Matching Handout is Posted Next)

    • How To Pronounce German Handout (Matches the Video Above)

    • Pronunciation Project Instruction Sheet
  • 17

    Project #6 Quarter 1 Pronunciation Assignment = "Kein Schöner Land"

    • Assignment: Memorize This Famous Poem And Song (Final Deadline To Present This Is the Work Week 8)

    • Audio of "Kein Schöner Land" (Spoken at normal speed and pronunciation)

    • SLOW Audio To Help You Hear The Individual Words

    • Female Folk Singer Version of "Kein Schöner Land"

    • Choir Version of "Kein Schöner Land"

    • Sheet Music If You Want to Try Playing this Song

    • Instrumental Version
  • 18

    Project #6 Quarter 2 Pronunciation Assignment = "Advent, Advent"

    • Video: Learn More About The German Holiday Called Advent

    • Assignment: Memorize the entire poem with correct pronunciation. (Final Deadline To Present This Is the Work Week 8)

    • Audio of "Advent, Advent"
  • 19

    Project #6 Quarter 3 Pronunciation Assignment = "Die Fünfte Jahreszeit"

    • Assignment: Memorize the entire poem with correct pronunciation. (Final Deadline To Present This Is the Work Week 8)

    • Audio of "Die Fünfte Jahreszeit"
  • 20

    Project #6 Quarter 4 Pronunciation Assignment = "Durch den Monsun"

    • Assignment: Memorize the entire poem with correct pronunciation. (Final Deadline To Present This Is the Work Week 8)

    • Audio of "Durch den Monsun"

  • 21

    FUN TIME = Nicos Weg (Only After All 6 Projects Have Been Submitted For Grading)

    • What Do You Do When All 6 Projects Have Been Submitted And Graded?

    • Nicos Weg Assignment Sheet- PRINT THIS PAPER TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR PROGRESS
  • 22

    Work Week 9 Culture Week For Quarter 1 = Learn to Play Mühle (Curriculum A-Even School Years)

    • What is Culture Week?

    • Step 1: Watch this video first. This is what this game looks like... (British boy demonstrates)

    • Step 2: Read the Mühle History and Instructions on How to Play

    • Step 3: Watch this video of a full Mühle game

    • Step 4: Print this Game Board (and find your own playing pieces: 9 each)

    • The 3 Most Important Rules
  • 23

    Work Week 9 Culture Week For Quarter 1 = Learn To Play MauMau (Curriculum B-Odd School Years)

    • We Play With German Cards

    • Instructions For Playing Mau Mau

    • Video: Watch A Game Of MauMau
  • 24

    SEMESTER EXAMS

    • CURRICULUM A MIDTERM EXAM = German Music PowerPoint

    • Links to German Music Genres

    • Scoring Rubric- German Music PP

    • CURRICULUM B MIDTERM EXAM = German City PowerPoint

    • FINAL EXAM = Grammar Test On This Year's Assigned Grammar Chapters
  • 25

    Remote/Online-Only Students

    • Quarter 1 Checklist & Deadlines For Submitting All 6 Weekly Projects

    • Quarter 2 Checklist & Deadlines For Submitting All 6 Weekly Projects

    • Quarter 3 Checklist & Deadlines For Submitting All 6 Weekly Projects

    • Quarter 4 Checklist & Deadlines For Submitting All 6 Weekly Projects

State Certified German Teacher For 30 Years

Dr. Bogard

The owner and creator of the Time To Learn German website is Eva Bogard, Ph.D. She was born in Manhattan (NYC) to a German mother and a German-American father. She earned her bachelor's degree in foreign languages at snowy SUNY-Oswego and completed her graduate studies in Second Language Education and Instructional Technology at sunny USF-Tampa, where she earned her Master's and Doctorate degrees. She has spent several colorful summers in France enjoying the language and culture in Paris, St. Malo and Tours, but is usually found during her long summer breaks on the beach in Florida, or in the mountains of southwest Germany. Professionally, she is very interested in online hybrid education, especially using instructional technology in both her classroom and online courses to teach foreign languages. Eva is an International Baccalaureate teacher, and a Montessori education enthusiast. She has taught German, French and Spanish, as well as, Information Technology and Business Management over the last 30 years.