(In person) High Beginner German Wednesday 6:00-7:00pm PST (July 9th to August 13th) The class size is 3-6 students. Instructor: Carolyn
This class will meet in-person from July 9th to August 13th.
The minimum number of students required per class is three. If only two students enroll, the class will still run but will be shortened to five weeks instead of the usual six.
About the instructor: Carolyn holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in German from UC Berkeley and a B.Mus. (Bachelor of Music) from McGill University. Her research in the German Department at UC Berkeley focused on the development of German noun inflection since 1350, and, more generally, on frequency effects in language change. Before moving to Berkeley in 2006, she spent two years in Freiburg (Breisgau), Germany, studying German and Scandinavian Linguistics and Literature at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität and exploring the Black Forest. She has been teaching German continuously since 2008 at various institutions in the Bay Area, including UC Berkeley, the German School of Fremont, the Bay Area Kinderstube (BAKS+, an after-school full immersion program for children who speak German at home), and, of course, PLA (since 2019), and has worked with both children and adults at all levels of proficiency. She has also taught English — both ESL/EFL and composition classes for native speakers — and has done a fair amount of proofreading and translating. Since 2018, she has held a part-time position at McGraw Hill Higher Education in the World Languages department, where her duties include creating and editing online activities to accompany McGraw Hill’s many college language textbooks. When she’s not teaching or tinkering with language textbooks, she enjoys taking long walks in the Berkeley hills, singing, playing the piano, watching German detective series, and making things out of yarn.
About the class: High Beginner German is designed for students who have been learning the language for 6-8 months and are ready to advance their skills further. This course reinforces foundational grammar concepts while introducing more complex sentence structures and expanding practical vocabulary.
Students will focus on developing fluency across all language skills—speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Activities will include tasks such as describing past events, sharing opinions, expressing preferences, and engaging in everyday conversations.
As a bridge to Low-Intermediate German, this course helps learners move from basic understanding to a stronger, more confident command of the language, laying the groundwork for continued progress in German proficiency.
This class will meet in-person from July 9th to August 13th.
The minimum number of students required per class is three. If only two students enroll, the class will still run but will be shortened to five weeks instead of the usual six.
About the instructor: Carolyn holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in German from UC Berkeley and a B.Mus. (Bachelor of Music) from McGill University. Her research in the German Department at UC Berkeley focused on the development of German noun inflection since 1350, and, more generally, on frequency effects in language change. Before moving to Berkeley in 2006, she spent two years in Freiburg (Breisgau), Germany, studying German and Scandinavian Linguistics and Literature at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität and exploring the Black Forest. She has been teaching German continuously since 2008 at various institutions in the Bay Area, including UC Berkeley, the German School of Fremont, the Bay Area Kinderstube (BAKS+, an after-school full immersion program for children who speak German at home), and, of course, PLA (since 2019), and has worked with both children and adults at all levels of proficiency. She has also taught English — both ESL/EFL and composition classes for native speakers — and has done a fair amount of proofreading and translating. Since 2018, she has held a part-time position at McGraw Hill Higher Education in the World Languages department, where her duties include creating and editing online activities to accompany McGraw Hill’s many college language textbooks. When she’s not teaching or tinkering with language textbooks, she enjoys taking long walks in the Berkeley hills, singing, playing the piano, watching German detective series, and making things out of yarn.
About the class: High Beginner German is designed for students who have been learning the language for 6-8 months and are ready to advance their skills further. This course reinforces foundational grammar concepts while introducing more complex sentence structures and expanding practical vocabulary.
Students will focus on developing fluency across all language skills—speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Activities will include tasks such as describing past events, sharing opinions, expressing preferences, and engaging in everyday conversations.
As a bridge to Low-Intermediate German, this course helps learners move from basic understanding to a stronger, more confident command of the language, laying the groundwork for continued progress in German proficiency.
This class will meet in-person from July 9th to August 13th.
The minimum number of students required per class is three. If only two students enroll, the class will still run but will be shortened to five weeks instead of the usual six.
About the instructor: Carolyn holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in German from UC Berkeley and a B.Mus. (Bachelor of Music) from McGill University. Her research in the German Department at UC Berkeley focused on the development of German noun inflection since 1350, and, more generally, on frequency effects in language change. Before moving to Berkeley in 2006, she spent two years in Freiburg (Breisgau), Germany, studying German and Scandinavian Linguistics and Literature at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität and exploring the Black Forest. She has been teaching German continuously since 2008 at various institutions in the Bay Area, including UC Berkeley, the German School of Fremont, the Bay Area Kinderstube (BAKS+, an after-school full immersion program for children who speak German at home), and, of course, PLA (since 2019), and has worked with both children and adults at all levels of proficiency. She has also taught English — both ESL/EFL and composition classes for native speakers — and has done a fair amount of proofreading and translating. Since 2018, she has held a part-time position at McGraw Hill Higher Education in the World Languages department, where her duties include creating and editing online activities to accompany McGraw Hill’s many college language textbooks. When she’s not teaching or tinkering with language textbooks, she enjoys taking long walks in the Berkeley hills, singing, playing the piano, watching German detective series, and making things out of yarn.
About the class: High Beginner German is designed for students who have been learning the language for 6-8 months and are ready to advance their skills further. This course reinforces foundational grammar concepts while introducing more complex sentence structures and expanding practical vocabulary.
Students will focus on developing fluency across all language skills—speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Activities will include tasks such as describing past events, sharing opinions, expressing preferences, and engaging in everyday conversations.
As a bridge to Low-Intermediate German, this course helps learners move from basic understanding to a stronger, more confident command of the language, laying the groundwork for continued progress in German proficiency.