This course is designed for beginners (students who have no previous knowledge of German). Our current textbook is Neue Horizonte/Dollenmayer/Hansen Introductory German 6 th Edition/2003/Houghton Mifflin Company. Students will also receive a workbook including a Lab Manual. Though the emphasis is on conversation, this class will cover the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing; study of grammar; vocabulary building; supplementary work in the language laboratory. It will be a fast-paced but thorough introduction to the basics of the German language. Students are required to go to the Language Lab at least once a week. We will also examine German culture past and present. Assignments will vary, encompassing speech and written practice.