Fall 2026

Fourth Semester German

GERMAN 204 is the fourth semester of German, focusing on a four-skills approach using authentic texts, recordings, and images.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Jeanne Schueller4.1/5Chris Etheredge

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Historical reviews of Carsten Haas: Weekly homework consists of one or two assignments that do not take long and are graded easily.

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GERMAN 203 or placement into GERMAN 204

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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: 3.79 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.65 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.65 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Carsten Haas describe mandatory lectures focused on topics and grammar, with light homework loads and easy grading. Reviewers note that Haas is interactive, funny, and cares about student well-being.

CARSTEN HAAS is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CHRIS ETHEREDGE is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. 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 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. 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

Fall 2026

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction17 / 220

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Student experience

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Historical reviews for Carsten Haas describe an interactive and caring instructor with manageable weekly homework loads.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.65 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Carsten Haas: Weekly homework consists of one or two assignments that do not take long and are graded easily.

Historical reviews of Carsten Haas: Lectures are mandatory twice weekly, focusing on topic discussion and new grammar structures.

Topics

  • Authentic texts, recordings, and images.
  • Grammar review and vocabulary expansion.

Skills

  • Speaking, listening, writing, and reading using authentic texts, recordings, and images.
  • Grammar review and concerted vocabulary expansion.

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

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GERMAN 204 · Fall 2026

Fourth Semester German

Recorded 2026-09-07
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