- Course Type CLEP
- Subject World Languages
- Level Introductory
- Length 4 Weeks
- Effort 6 Hours/Week
- Institution Modern States
ABOUT THIS COURSE
It reviews the fundamentals taught in two to three semesters of German language at college. The CLEP exam incorporates into a single test both Level 1 and Level 2 content.
Our goal as creators of this course is to prepare you to pass the College Board’s CLEP examination and obtain college credit for free.
“German Language” is a completely self-paced course. It has no prerequisites and it is offered entirely for free.
Instructors
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Tania Hinderberger-Burton, Ph.DAmerican University
Course Overview
German Language Course Overview - Modern States
| Module | Topic | Video Length | Total pages of required reading |
| Module 1: Introductions and Greetings 00:19:43 total video length 52 total reading pages |
1.0 Introduction | 0:01:02 | – |
| 1.1 The Alphabet / Pronunciation | 0:04:08 | 17 | |
| 1.2 Personal Pronouns: Formal vs. Informal | 0:02:52 | 32 | |
| 1.3 Auxiliaries sein and haben in the Present Tense | 0:05:03 | 1 | |
| 1.4 Greetings, Introductions | 0:01:10 | 2 | |
| 1.5 Jetzt üben wir! | 0:05:28 | – | |
| Module 2: Family, Acquaintances and Friends 00:37:50 total video length 17 total reading pages |
2.0 Introduction | 0:00:35 | – |
| 2.1 German Nouns | 0:01:25 | 1 | |
| 2.1.1 Capitalization and Gender | 0:05:39 | 1 | |
| 2.1.2 Number and Plural Formation | 0:01:59 | 1 | |
| 2.2 Cases and Articles | 0:02:22 | – | |
| 2.2.1 Nominative | 0:04:46 | 1 | |
| 2.2.2 Accusative | 0:02:34 | 1 | |
| 2.2.3 Dative | 0:03:48 | 1 | |
| 2.2.4 Genitive | 0:02:45 | 1 | |
| 2.3 People | 0:00:46 | 2 | |
| 2.3.1 Family | 0:04:31 | 7 | |
| 2.3.2 Acquaintances and Friends | 0:02:30 | 1 | |
| 2.4 Jetzt üben wir! | 0:04:10 | – | |
| Module 3: Living 00:37:09 total video length 10 total reading pages |
3.0 Introduction | 0:00:57 | – |
| 3.1 Rooms and Furniture | 0:10:05 | 3 | |
| 3.2 German Adjectives | 0:00:41 | 1 | |
| 3.2.1 Placement of Adjectives in a Sentence | 0:06:43 | 5 | |
| 3.2.2 Case Endings of Adjectives | 0:07:38 | – | |
| 3.3 Negation | 0:00:46 | – | |
| 3.3.1 Nicht in Sentences and Questions | 0:02:48 | – | |
| 3.3.2 Kein to Negate Nouns | 0:02:44 | – | |
| 3.4 Jetzt üben wir! | 0:04:47 | 1 | |
| Module 4: My Town and Neighborhood 00:42:42 total video length 12 total reading pages |
4.0 Introduction | 0:01:23 | – |
| 4.1 In Town | 0:08:32 | – | |
| 4.2 Prepositions of Location | 0:00:56 | 1 | |
| 4.2.1 The Accusative Case – Wohin gehen sie? | 0:05:41 | 1 | |
| 4.2.2 The Dative Case – Wo sind sie? | 0:03:22 | 1 | |
| 4.3 On the Go | 0:05:19 | 8 | |
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4.4 German Modal Verbs – können, wollen, müssen, dürfen, sollen
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0:03:34 | 1 | |
| 4.5 Jetzt üben wir! | 0:13:55 | – | |
| Module 5: My Daily Routine 00:16:27 total video length 7 total reading pages |
5.0 Introduction | 0:00:52 | 4 |
| 5.1 The Present Tense of Weak Verbs | 0:03:09 | 1 | |
| 5.2 The Present Tense of Irregular Verbs | 0:04:05 | 1 | |
| 5.3 Reflexive Verbs and Pronouns | 0:04:07 | 1 | |
| 5.4 Jetzt üben wir! | 0:04:14 | – | |
| Module 6: At School and University 00:15:55 total video length 40 total reading pages |
6.0 Introduction | 0:00:37 | – |
| 6.1 At the University | 0:02:54 | 40 | |
| 6.2 Interrogative Pronouns | 0:03:55 | – | |
| 6.3 Professions | 0:06:27 | – | |
| 6.4 Jetzt üben wir! | 0:02:02 | – | |
| Module 7: Activities and Hobbies 00:26:02 total video length 95 total reading pages |
7.0 Introduction | 0:00:49 | – |
| 7.1 Days, Months, Seasons, and Holidays | 0:01:48 | 1 | |
| 7.2 Calendar and Appointments | 0:11:32 | 31 | |
| 7.3 Leisure Time, Hobbies, and Travel | 0:06:07 | 43 | |
| 7.4 Jetzt üben wir! | 0:05:46 | 20 | |
| Module 8: Last Weekend 00:18:08 total video length 2 total reading pages |
8.0 Introduction | 0:03:09 | – |
| 8.1 Writing and Talking about Past Events | 0:02:02 | – | |
| 8.1.1 Simple Past Regular Verbs | 0:02:55 | 1 | |
| 8.1.2 Simple Past Irregular Verbs | 0:01:18 | 1 | |
| 8.1.3 Past Participle of Verbs with haben or sein | 0:01:58 | – | |
| 8.2 Strong Verbs: Simple Past and Present Perfect Table | 0:02:43 | – | |
| 8.3 Jetzt üben wir! | 0:04:03 | – | |
| Module 9: Separable and Inseparable Prefix Verbs 00:15:39 total video length 6 total reading pages |
9.0 Introduction | 0:02:05 | 4 |
| 9.1 Separable Prefix Verbs | 0:04:05 | 1 | |
| 9.2 Meaning and Usage | 0:02:15 | – | |
| 9.3 Negation with nicht | 0:01:31 | – | |
| 9.4 Inseparable Prefix Verbs | 0:00:50 | 1 | |
| 9.5 Jetzt üben wir! | 0:04:53 | – | |
| Module 10: Word Order 00:27:21 total video length 8 total reading pages |
10.0 Introduction | 0:01:39 | – |
| 10.1 Main Clause | 0:01:10 | – | |
| 10.1.1 Main Clause | 0:04:31 | 1 | |
| 10.1.2 Position of the Finite (conjugated) Verb | 0:04:11 | – | |
| 10.1.3 Conjunctions: Und, Aber, Oder | 0:06:14 | 1 | |
| 10.2 Subordinate Clause / Conjunctions | 0:01:34 | 1 | |
| 10.2.1 Position of the Conjugated Verb | 0:01:13 | 1 | |
| 10.2.2 Questions and Answers | 0:03:16 | 4 | |
| 10.3 Jetzt üben wir! | 0:03:33 | – | |
| Module 11: Health – Gesundheit! 00:16:16 total video length 13 total reading pages |
11.0 Introduction | 0:00:41 | – |
| 11.1 The Human Body | 0:02:34 | 2 | |
| 11.2 Morning Routine | 0:01:40 | 1 | |
| 11.3 Compounds | 0:02:50 | – | |
| 11.4 At the Doctor’s Office | 0:00:52 | 8 | |
| 11.5 German Adverbs | 0:00:38 | 1 | |
| 11.5.1 Placement of Adverbs | 0:01:09 | 1 | |
| 11.5.2 Adverbs of Time | 0:01:36 | – | |
| 11.5.3 Adverbs of Place | 0:00:54 | – | |
| 11.5.4 Sequence of Adverbial Expressions | 0:00:50 | – | |
| 11.6 Jetzt üben wir! | 0:02:32 | – | |
| Module 12: Relative Clauses 02:35:09 total video length 0 total reading pages |
12.0 Introduction | 0:00:59 | – |
| 12.1 Relative Pronouns | 0:02:26 | – | |
| 12.2 Gender and Number | 0:02:43 | – | |
| 12.3 Relative Adverbs: wo and was | 0:02:01 | – | |
| 12.4 Jetzt üben wir! | 0:02:27 | – |
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