Three credit hour course; multiple sections.

Prerequisite: G250 or G106 with a minimum grade of C-.

In preparation for more advanced work in language, literature and culture,
this course concentrates on a sound foundation in all language skills
including near-native pronunciation, conversation and writing.  Such a high
goal demands considerable self-discipline on the part of the instructors and
students alike.  Evaluation is broadly based: four 45-min. examinations
including the final, six take-home writing assignments, regular grammar
homework and very short reading quizzes   in addition to classroom
participation.

Each student should own a good German-English / English-German dictionary,
such as Langenscheidt or the Oxford Duden.  It should follow the new
orthography, revised in 1998.

Texts:    Wells, HANDBUCH ZUR DEUTSCHEN GRAMMATIK
Süskind, DIE GESCHICHTE VON HERRN SOMMER
A course reader to be available at Mr. Copy (10th and Dunn)