Elementary German II · Germanic Languages
I learned basic German: speaking, reading, and writing.
I became way more comfortable with understanding spoken german, before this course listening to german it always felt to fast to understand, but I can tell I have improved a lot. I also feel like I learned all the basics of German grammar so that when reading or listening to german, it is no longer mysterious to me why endings are how they are, etc.
I definitely improved my grammar within this class. The amazing part about it, is that I wasn’t even aware of how much I was improving until I look back at where I started this semester.
Workload was very manageable, and office hours were helpful
The assignments are pretty frequent--usually one homework assigned per class, and the class meets 3 times a week. That said the homeworks aren't intense at all and can be completed in an hour or less. There are some tests but Iloe gives you everything you need to know. The classwork prepares you well.
Daily manageable assignments, Test once every other week, No Midterm, and a Final.
Standard elementary german workload. Biweekly quizzes and chapter tests and one departmental final. He gives you lots of extra credit opportunities.
I learned how to communicated effectlively.
Love of my life. I adore Jutta — her German class made this otherwise intolerable semester much brighter. Such an amazing, kind and genuinely interesting to learn from Professor. One of the best I have ever had at Columbia.
Sam is the definition of laid back, and yet you'll still learn German! He runs a fun, low-stress class, with a good deal of amusing class interaction and discussion. I'd definitely recommend him for Elementary German.