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This course will be taught entirely in German. You will be expected to speak German the entire time. The course organizes thematic interdisciplinary instruction into units that include all six required course themes. We will spend about six weeks per unit. Instructional materials include a variety of authentic audio, visual, audiovisual,and written sources. Authentic materials are anything that a nativespeaker would encounter in the German-speaking world.  \n❖ Curricular Requirements (CR)  \n● The teacher uses German almost exclusively in class and encourages students to do likewise  \n● The course provides opportunities for students to engage in interdisciplinary course content and develop skills through the six required themeses  \n1. Families and Communities  \n2. Personal and Public Identities  \n3. Beauty and Aesthetics  \n4. Science and Technology  \n5. Contemporary Life  \n6. Global Challenges  \n● The course provides opportunities for students to demonstrate an understanding of the products, practices, and perspectives ofthe target cultures.  \n● The course provides opportunities for students to make cultural comparisons  \n● Instructional material include a variety of authentic audio, visual, and audiovisual sources and authentic written texts  \n● The course provides opportunities for students to practice and develop the following skills  \n1. Skill Category 1: Comprehend written, audio, audiovisual, and visual text.  \n2. Skill Category 2: Make interdisciplinary and cultural connections.  \n3. Skill Category 3: Interpret the content of written and audio text.  \n4. Skill Category 4: Make meanings from words and expressions.  \n5. Skill Category 5: Communicate interpersonally by speaking with others.  \n6. Skill Category 6: Communicate interpersonally by writing to others.  \n7. Skill Category 7: Communicate through spoken presentations.  \n8. Skill Category 8: Communicate through written presentations.  \n● The course prepares students to use the target language in real-life situations.  \n❖ Student Practice  \nStudents must demonstrate that they can use German in real-life settings. Six times a year, students will be asked to watch a German language TV show, German language film, German language musical album or read a book in German. Students are also encouraged to share encounters with German speakers outside of the classroom setting. These should be experiences where you, as a student, engage in a conversation with a German speaker. Throughout each unit, Topic Questions will be provided to help students check their understanding. 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