Spring 2027

Intermediate German-writing

An intermediate German writing course focusing on individual and collaborative writing activities using authentic text models with German-specific cultural connotations.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Melissa Sheedy4.4/5Katerina Somers

Summary

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Past student reviews · Melissa Sheedy

The workload was light, with short homework assignments and writing projects that had clear criteria.

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Prerequisites

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

GERMAN 262 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

Melissa Sheedy

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Raw average: 4.96/5 from 25 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.

For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 1.0/5 difficulty · 1 reviews

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Past student reviews · Melissa Sheedy

Professor Melissa Sheedy taught with an extremely understanding approach, assigning homework that was not too long and writing projects with clear criteria. She provided great feedback on each written piece, and the student found the overall workload manageable.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.77 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.95 GPA, 96.7% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.68 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.42 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.55 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Past student reviews · Julia Goetze

Students noted that assignments were easy and grades were based on completion and timely submission. One student found the professor supportive and fair, noting she provided good feedback and was easy to talk to.

JOEL KAIPAINEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JULIA GOETZE is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

MELISSA SHEEDY is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. 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 001Classroom Instruction0 / 180
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 180

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Melissa Sheedy

A student described Professor Sheedy as an amazing and understanding instructor who made the class experience great.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.94 GPA, 96.2% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.91 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Melissa Sheedy

The workload was light, with short homework assignments and writing projects that had clear criteria.

Past student reviews · Melissa Sheedy

The reviewer appreciated that Professor Sheedy gave great feedback on each piece of writing.

Topics

  • Individual and collaborative writing
  • Authentic text models and German-specific cultural connotations

Skills

  • Individual and collaborative writing skills through guided activities
  • Composing texts based on authentic models with German-specific cultural connotations

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
GERMAN 262 · Spring 2027

Intermediate German-Writing

Recorded 2026-10-29
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-29

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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