Learning a new language should be fun, engaging and anxiety-free. Our focus is on communication and comprehension, which includes listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture, using the communicative approach. Communication will be mostly in German. Successful completion of German 4 Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate will result in German language fluency and earning a bi-literacy seal for their transcript and graduation sash from the State of California.
Students will interact in German with each other actively, either with a partner or in small groups, to form dialogues and skits, participate in games, competitions and other activities. Students will sing, dance, create and act in German. Classroom activities are designed for acquisition of active communication skills.
Students will learn to communicate in German about themselves, their friends and family, studying, and leisure-time activities, their immediate surroundings and ultimately global topics and literature. In the process, students will learn about German, Austrian, and Swiss culture.
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Highlights of the Week
In order to engage and encourage students to study and practice German outside of the classroom, the following activities will slowly be incorporated into the week:
Musik-Montag/Music-Monday
Students acquire vocabulary, language and culture using songs
Märchen-Mittwoch/Fairy Tale-Wednesday
Students acquire reading comprehension and writing skills by reading, analyzing and discussing short stories, novels and/or reading material of their choice. (comics,magazines,newspaper)
Film-Freitag/Film-Friday
Students acquire comprehension skills by working with authentic multi-media and film.
Congratulations!
The following students have successfully passed the German IB/AP Exam from 2012-2017 (present):
- Alexander P.
- Alina G.
- Andrea A.
- Chenna H.
- Dunia S.
- Elijah T.
- Estefania C.
- Evan W.
- Gillian A.
- James T.
- John H.
- Joseph B.
- Kellianne D.
- Kevin Be.
- Kevin Bl.
- Kevin H.
- Kevin W.
- Kirsi G.
- Michelle W.
- Nathan J.
- Samantha R.
- Shelley H.
- Thomas P.
- William S.
- Zachary W.
AP Stats 2012-2017
Score of 5: 10%
Score of 4: 28%
Score of 3: 43%
Score of 2: 16%
Score of 1: 3%
National German Exam Presidential Honor Roll 2018
Please click on the level 2, 3 or 4 and see the names of the students, who have earned Bronze, Silver and Gold
http://www.aatg.org/?page=NGEHonorRoll
2017 Claremont High School Senior Award Recipients
Annika Boos
Henrick Kohnen
Michelle Wang
2017 Claremont High School Underclassmen Award Recipients
Nina Hamel
Simon Moore
Dunia Suuck
Websites
Duolingo for German 1
Duolingo for German 2
Duolingo for German 3
Duolingo for German 4 AP/IB
Quizlet for German 1
Quizlet for German 2
Quizlet for German 3
Quizlet for German 4 AP/IB