Course curriculum

  • 1

    DAY 1- Classroom Housekeeping - Skip This If You Are At Home

    • We Will Spend A Day Going Over Classroom Rules & Expectations
  • 2

    DAY 2- Welcome To Frau Doktor Bogards German Program

  • 3

    DAY 3- Onboading Tasks For New Students- Sign Up For All Our Online Learning Sites.

    • Register For This Course at TimeToLearnGerman.Com

    • Create An Account For Nicos Weg

    • Create An Account on Duolingo. Then Play After Completing The Day's Assignment.

    • Create An Account On Blooket

    • Create An Account On Quizlet. Then Play After Completing The Day's Assignment.

    • Create An Account On Drops. Then Play For 5 Minutes After Completing The Day's Assignment.

    • Create An Account On CONJUGUEMOS To Master German Verb Conjugations.

    • Create An Account On Memrise. Then Play After Completing The Day's Assignment.

    • Level 1 Students Register For Dr. Bogard's "Feiertage" Course at TimeToLearnGerman.Com

    • Level 2 Students Register For Dr. Bogard's "Explore More" Course at TimeToLearnGerman.Com

    • Advanced (Including Pre-IB) Students Register For Dr. Bogard's "Grammatik" Course at TimeToLearnGerman.Com
  • 4

    DAY 4- Learning Tips: How To Master A Foreign Language (35 min total)

    • Visual: German Is The Most Spoken Language In Europe

    • German Is Spoken Around The World (9 min)

    • WATCH: The Secrets To Learning A New Language (10 min TEDx)

    • WATCH: You Can't Learn German With Just 15 Minutes Of Work Per Day (15 min)
  • 5

    DAY 5- Learn Everyone's Name In Your Class (Wie heisst du?)

    • Was gefällt dir besser? Learn Everyone's Name & Let's See What We Have In Common. Pay Attention To People's Names: "Ich heisse..."
  • 6

    A1 Work: Translate From German To English (Nicos Weg Assignment 1)

    • Was machen wir heute?

    • A1 Video Instructions (3:59)

    • A1 Video Instructions With A Review Of Classroom Expectations (5:27)

    • Assignment 1 Checklist - Follow These Steps In Order From Top To Bottom

    • The German Scripts For Each Episode Are Posted In Here (Use These To Correct Your Assignment 2 Translation Work)

    • Follow This Link To The Assigned Nicos Weg Episode 1 "Hallo"
  • 7

    Wait 24 Hours Before Doing The Next Assignment. Watch These Videos Or Get Caught Up From A Missed German Class.

    • Watch: Take A Tour Of Germany's Most Popular Tourist Attractions (10 min)

    • The Names of the Letters in the German Alphabet (1.5 min)

    • The Alphabet Song In German (1.5 min)

    • How To Pronounce The German Vowels (12 min)

    • How To Pronounce Special German Letter Combinations (15 min)
  • 8

    A2 Work: Translate From English To German (Nicos Weg Assignment #2)

    • Was machen wir heute?

    • A2 Video Instructions (3:44)

    • A2 Video Instructions With A Review Of Classroom Expectations (5:14)

    • A2 Assignment Checklist - Follow These Steps In Order From Top To Bottom

    • Link To Nicos Weg Homepage
  • 9

    Instructions: How To Learn Vocabulary With The Gold List Method

    • This Is How We Use Our Vocabulary Spiral Notebook (Then Consider Buying/Making An Especially Beautiful Notebook and 3 Different Color Pens)

    • A Diagram Of The Correct Format For The Spiral Notebook Assignments A3 & A5a

    • A Sample 2-Page Spread

    • Explanation Of Assignments 3 & 5a (In Your Spiral Vocabulary Notebook)

    • The Complete Gold List Method Guidebook (Optional Read)
  • 10

    A3 Work: Add German Phrases To Your Vocabulary Notebook (Nicos Weg Assignment #3)

    • Was machen wir heute?

    • A3 Video Instructions (5:18)

    • A3 Video Instructions With A Review Of Classroom Expectations (6:48)

    • A3 Assignment Checklist - Follow These Steps In Order From Top To Bottom

    • How Many NIcos Weg Phrases Should I Find In Each Episode?

    • Link To Nicos Weg Homepage
  • 11

    A4a Work: Pronunciation (Nicos Weg Assignment #4a)

    • Was machen wir heute?

    • A4a Video Instructions (7:28 )

    • A4a Instructions With A Review Of Classroom Expectations (8:59)

    • Handout: The Rules For Pronouncing German Correctly

    • A4a Assignment Checklist - Follow These Steps In Order From Top To Bottom
  • 12

    Instructions: How To Learn Speaking By Shadowing & Mirroring

    • Become A German Speaker By "Shadowing" (Walk & Talk Method)

    • Watch The Inventor Of "Shadowing" Demonstrate It (First Listening To An Audio Without The Script & Then With The Audio And The Script)

    • How To Practice Speaking By "Mimicking" (Listen & Repeat Method)
  • 13

    A4b Work: Shadowing & Mirroring (Nicos Weg Assignment #4b)

    • Was machen wir heute?

    • A4b Video Instructions (3:36)

    • A4b Instructions With A Review Of Classroom Expectations (5:05)

    • Assignment A4b Checklist- How To Practice Shadowing With A Partner

  • 14

    A5a Work: Test Yourself In Your Vocabulary Notebook (Nicos Weg Assignment #5a)

    • Was machen wir heute?

    • A5a & A5b Video Instructions (8:14) A5b Starts at 4:40

    • A5a Assignment Checklist - Follow These Steps In Order From Top To Bottom
  • 15

    A5b Work: Review Culture, Vocabulary, Grammar & Test Out Of This Chapter (Nicos Weg Assignment #5b)

    • Was machen wir heute?

    • A5a & A5b Video Instructions (8:14) A5b Starts at 4:40

    • A5b Assignment Checklist - Follow These Steps In Order From Top To Bottom
  • 16

    Submit Evidence Of Completed Work Every 2 Weeks- Practice With This Week's Work

    • Your Submitted Assignment Must Be Easy To Read

    • How To Use Your Teams App On Your Phone To Scan & Upload- Easiest

    • How To Submit An Office 365 File To Teams Using Your Phone

    • How To Use Microsoft Office Lens To Scan Your Work For OneDrive & Then Into TEAMS
  • 17

    When All Episode Work Is Done

    • Classroom Students Spend The Next 5 School Days Doing Culture Or Grammar

    • At Home Students May Continue On To The Next Nicos Weg Episode
  • 18

    This Is The End Of The Chapter

    • Time To Show What You Did