German

The Communications, Literature, and Language department at Moraine Valley offers four semesters of college German to students who want to:

• Fulfill the foreign language requirements of other colleges and universities
• Major in German
• Learn about the German cultures and their language

Courses Offered

General Description of German Courses
GERMAN I

• Speak and understand everyday German
• Develop reading ability
• Learn grammar
• Study pronunciation
• No prerequisite

GERMAN II

• Practice speaking and understanding everyday German
• Improve pronunciation
• Emphasize reading
• Study essentials of grammar
• Investigate the influence of German culture and immigrants on the United States
• Prerequisite: GER-101

GERMAN III

• Study German cultures
• Review grammar
• Emphasize the development of writing skills
• Prerequisite GER-102 or three years of high school German

GERMAN IV

• Investigate German literature
• Continue to review grammar
• Improve and hone writing skills
• Prerequisite: GER-201 or four years of high school German

12 Reasons For Learning German

• German is the most widely spoken language in Europe.
• There are 120 million native German speakers worldwide.
• German is the second most used language on the Internet after English.
• German is the third most popular language taught worldwide.
• Germany is the number 1 export nation in the world.
• Germany has the third strongest economy in the world.
• German companies account for 700,000 jobs in the United States.
• There are about 350 German companies in the Midwest, including Chicago.
• One in 10 books worldwide is published in Germany.
• Many undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs require German.
• German is a great language for research.
• 42.8 million Americans are of German descent.

End Results
12 Credit Hours (Four Semesters) of German at Moraine Valley Lead to:

• Meeting the foreign language requirements of various US graduate and postgraduate programs
• Qualifying US students for the “Zertifikat Deutsch,” an exam that will enable them to study and work in Germany

For Information Contact
Lydia Giuliano, Instructor at giulianol@morainevalley.edu or Dr. Thomas Dow, Chair, at dow@morainevalley.edu.