West Clay Elementary School – GERMAN LANGUAGE, AP

Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester

Equal emphasis in the German B course will be placed on the four skills of speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Students will communicate effectively through listening and speaking in various cultural contexts, as well as within their own culture. Using a variety of text types (correspondence, speeches, magazine and newspaper articles, reports, short stories, poems, and essays), students will learn to apply effective strategies to comprehend developmentally appropriate reading materials. Students will also apply developmentally appropriate writing strategies for different purposes and audiences. Students will recognize an awareness of the interrelatedness of languages, literatures, and cultures through knowledge of the artifacts, expressions, and traditions of German-speaking cultures. Lastly, students will demonstrate behaviors appropriate in the culture(s) of the German-speaking world. Curriculum and assessments within this course are designed to prepare students for the International Baccalaureate’s evaluation of their work. While it is not required that students take the IB German SL or HL exam, students will be prepared for that end goal.