Education Plans

Careers and Jobs

German 3 > Future Plans and Choices

Education Plans

Communication

Person-to-Person Communication

• Discuss educational plans, giving details such as course of study and long-range goals.
• Participate in sustained exchanges on educational plans in relation to future career goals.

Listening and Reading for Understanding

• Understand information published by universities or study-abroad programs in German-speaking countries, such as brochures, letters, catalogues, and web sites.

Oral and Written Presentation

• Write or speak about educational opportunities after high school, giving details about courses of study and long-range goals.
• Produce and present situations which highlight future educational plans and long-range goals.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products

• Discuss the educational systems in German-speaking countries.
• Discuss job training and apprenticeship programs in German-speaking countries.

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

Making Connections Through Language

• Identify connections between the study of German and career opportunities in other disciplines.
• Explain how the continued study of German improves verbal skills, abilities, and academic performance.

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

• Compare and contrast post-secondary education systems in the U.S. and in German-speaking countries, including the importance and value of a college degree, testing programs leading to college, admission to schools and career paths to follow based on programs studied.
• Compare the use of the future tense and the subjunctive when discussing future plans.

Communication Across Communities

• Access information about opportunities for study abroad programs, using such resources as the school's career center, public library, and the Internet.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Use of wurde plus infinitives
• Ware and hatte
• Subjunctive use of modals

Future Plans and Choices

Careers and Jobs

Communication

Person-to-Person Communication

• Ask and answer questions on preferences and plans concerning job or career choices.
• Ask for and give information regarding job or career choices.

Listening and Reading for Understanding

• Comprehend information related to finding a job, such as classified ads, applications, and interview questions.

Oral and Written Presentation

• Give details and/or inquire about job opportunities and career paths.
• Present material related to careers and jobs, such as culturally-authentic stories, poems and skits.
• Present job descriptions and qualifications.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products

• Discuss attitudes towards work ethic and the workplace environment in German-speaking countries.

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

Making Connections Through Language

• Recognize connections between the study of German and job or career choices in the fields of math, science, medicine, technology, business, marketing, etc.

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

• Compare attitudes towards work and workplace policies and practices in German-speaking countries with those in the U.S.
• Compare the use of the future tense and the subjunctive when discussing job and career choices.
• Compare formulaic expressions used in English and in German in formal business letters.

Communication Across Communities

• Locate and share information on the use of German in various professions, workplaces or businesses.
• Locate and discuss information found on the Internet or in print media about job opportunities in German-speaking countries.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary for requesting information
• Vocabulary for expressing indecision and doubt
• Vocabulary for giving advice
• Future and conditional mood

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