Fall 2026

Intermediate German - Speaking and Listening

GERMAN 249 deepens understanding of spoken German using contemporary media to analyze variation in sound, vocabulary, and grammar.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Mark Louden4.3/5Julie Larson-GuenetteRobin Cummins

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Historical reviews of Anastasiia Stolyarova: The workload consists of approximately two 10-minute assignments per week, with grades primarily based on quizzes and outside homework designed to improve speaking skills.

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GERMAN 204 or placement into GERMAN 249, 258, or 262

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Raw average: 4.80/5 from 30 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 — Fall 2010: 3.73 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2011: 3.63 GPA, 84.2% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=36 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.64 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.79 GPA, 87.9% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Anastasiia Stolyarova: Anastasiia Stolyarova teaches an engaging, fun class with a good pace and respectful correction of mistakes, creating a low-pressure environment for participation. The course is participation-heavy but graded leniently, with weekly short assignments and quizzes focused on speaking skills.

ANASTASIIA STOLYAROVA is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CHARLES J. JAMES is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JULIE LARSON-GUENETTE is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2019, 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.

KATERINA SOMERS is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARK LOUDEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WEIJIA LI is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2020. 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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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction16 / 200
LEC 002Classroom Instruction10 / 200

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Student experience

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Historical reviews of Anastasiia Stolyarova: Anastasiia Stolyarova provides an engaging, fun, and easy experience for a fifth-semester language class, with reviews highlighting her helpfulness and the course's low pressure.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.64 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.79 GPA, 87.9% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Anastasiia Stolyarova: The workload consists of approximately two 10-minute assignments per week, with grades primarily based on quizzes and outside homework designed to improve speaking skills.

Historical reviews of Anastasiia Stolyarova: Students find the class participation-heavy but note that participation does not negatively impact grades, creating a supportive environment for speaking practice without the pressure to be perfect.

Topics

  • Speech situation variation in German
  • Contemporary German media

Skills

  • Understanding variation in German sound structures, vocabulary, and grammar based on speech situation.

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GERMAN 249 · Fall 2026

Intermediate German - Speaking and Listening

Recorded 2026-09-07
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