Spring 2027

First Semester German

First semester German focusing on proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing within a cultural context.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Jeanne Schueller4.1/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Julia Ruck

Success in the class depended on maintaining punctuality for both attendance and homework submissions.

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Prerequisites

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GERMAN 101 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

Jeanne Schueller

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.47/5 from 19 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.50 GPA, 75.8% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.63 GPA, 81.4% A/AB (n=59 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.40 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=21 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ALYSSA FRANZE is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

BRANDY TRYGSTAD is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CARSTEN HAAS is recorded teaching in Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JEANNE SCHUELLER is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JULIA RUCK is recorded teaching in Fall 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 220
LEC 003Classroom Instruction0 / 220
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 220

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Julia Ruck

Students described the course as enjoyable, noting that a lively teaching approach made learning very engaging.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.50 GPA, 75.8% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.63 GPA, 81.4% A/AB (n=59 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.40 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Julia Ruck

Success in the class depended on maintaining punctuality for both attendance and homework submissions.

Past student reviews · Alyssa Franze

One student found the course well-organized and well-run, with grading that felt fair.

Topics

  • German language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing
  • Cultural context in communication

Skills

  • Speaking, listening, reading, and writing in German
  • Communication in cultural context

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Sources & history

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Catalog & offerings

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GERMAN 101 · Spring 2027

First Semester German

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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