How does Auf gehts! integrate with second year courses?
Students who have completed a year with Auf geht’s! tend to have better control of basic patterns and structures, because they have not been overloaded with trying to ‘learn’ all the grammar of German in one year. Those teaching 2nd year should be aware that grammatical topics not necessary for intermediate-low proficiency (such as subjunctive and passive) will be new to students who worked with AG! A second-year follow up to Auf geht’s! entitled Weiter geht’s! is in development and will make the articulation issue even easier. Weiter geht’s! will offer a 2–semester sequence for second year, with a focus on structures necessary to achieve intermediate-mid and intermediate-high levels of proficiency. Weiter geht’s! will systematically move to working with longer authentic texts in order to prepare students for successful experiences in other content-based courses in their third year of German study. WG! will be available in fall 2007.
