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Alexander Tsang – student in our Surrey
Connect German 10 (from Sullivan
Heights Secondary) with Frau Kostamo
at Surrey Connect, October 2012.
Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
You have gone through KINDERGARTEN. We can talk about teenagers’ ANGST. People pump DIESEL into their cars. How
you eaten PRETZELS? What about DAS AUTO you see in TV commercials? The English language has borrowed many words
from German. So, would you like to learn German? Since the Berlin wall came down in 1989 and East and West Germany were
reunited; there has been a steadily growing interest in German language studies as well! You can now take German 10, an introductory
course for beginners, and German 11, on-line at Surrey Connect! Both are full credit courses and the completion of German
11 gives you the second language 11 credit for university entrance requirement. The on-line language component is delivered
through the award-winning TellMeMore interactive computer program. You will learn to pronounce and speak German through
an effective speech recognition technique. Lessons are sent to you, individually matched to fit your needs and progress. You
will study and learn at your own pace! Your teacher will monitor your progress closely through the TellMeMore program. For on
-going support, you have access to the teacher via e-mail, phone calls or simply by dropping by at Surrey Connect. When you feel
that you are ready for the unit test, a meeting with the teacher at Surrey Connect will follow. All tests are on-line and are written
at Surrey Connect. At the same time there will be some oral language practice in the form of pronunciation practice, reading,
discussions, short presentations, speeches, etc.
Are you interested? Here are some intriguing facts about German:
�� In the world of native languages spoken, German is 9th with some 120 million speakers ( Mandarin is 1st, Spanish
2nd, English is 3rd….)
�� German is the most widely spoken first language in EU ( European Union)
�� German has the official language status in 8 countries and is a recognized regional or minority language in 12 other countries,
including Russia, France, Argentina, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark and Namibia!
Thinking about post-secondary studies? German is the language of medicine, science, technology and many other academic studies.
After all, many great modern inventors and inventions have come from Germany, many in the fields of medicine and technology!
(diesel engine, high quality automobiles, x-ray technology, just to mention a few!)
Learning German at Surrey Connect is easy, interactive, innovative and fun! Why don’t you register today and check it
out! Hope to see you soon on-line and in Surrey Connect!
Sign up here: http://www.surreyconnect.sd36.bc.ca/Secondary/Courses/grade10/Pages/German10.aspx