GER 201Intermediate German 1
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- German
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course continues the work of GER 101 and GER 102. It offers practice in speaking, reading, and writing, with vocabulary building, grammar, and exercises in comprehension.
Prerequisites
- Complete 1 of the following
- Must have completed the following:
- GER102 - Elementary German 2 (0.50)
- Must have completed the following: 4U German
- Must have completed the following:
Antirequisites
- Not open to students with native, near-native, or similar advanced ability
Leads to
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 081 | 3672 | 0 / 15 | Online or by arrangement |
| LEC 702 | 1422 | 7 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
Reviewed on UW Flow
67% liked it67% easy88% useful
From 9 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
This course could have been so cool. I had taken the previous one (102) and loved it. It was so imersive and interesting. However this course sucked all of the joy and life out of language learning. It's ALL online, which is terrible when it comes to languages. The modules where the professor "explains" things are vague, and the assignments are pointless and time-consuming. Literally, he let us write half of our assignments in English, and the other half was completed by clicking through different websites. Oh yeah, and we also had to spend like 2 hours a week just watching "Nicos Weg" and completing quizzes that our professor didn't even write. It was really disapointing, and ultimately…
Nov 2024 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
As always, avoid online courses
Sep 2015 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
5 posts and comments in 5 threads mention GER 201, August 2014 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2019
anyone has taken FR101? How was it? 0 points, 4 comments
“How's the workload and level of difficulty? I am thinking to take this as my 6th course but kinda worried about the time consumption... :0”
u/Appstmntnr: “Have you taken French before? I didn't take FR101 but I was in FR150 for two whole lectures before the prof asked me to change courses.”
u/Appstmntnr: “Hmmm; It will probably depend pretty heavily on how adept you are with languages. I don't know how much it compares, but I took GER 201&202 in my first year and found it didn't take up too much time. Since it was different from my other courses, it was actually a nice break.”
Winter 2018
GER101 1 point, 8 comments
“Considering it atm but what's the mark breakdown for German 101 (usual or most recent)? Opinions on the course, and what was the general level of language skill by the end of the course (i.e. …”
u/Feuer_in_Hand: “Took it in Winter 2017. It's a bird course which requires no background German knowledge. The workload is not big, but you have to memorize the words from the glossary. …”
u/Feuer_in_Hand: “Yes, I took GER102 and GER201 online :) Both online courses have the same mark breakdown: 40% Final + 8% Short Writing 4 + 1.5% Weekly quiz + 10% Participation (which is to post your comments/answers to the discussion board). …”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… 669 GEOG 675 GEOG 676 GEOG 679 GEOG 685 GEOG 691 GEOG 695 GER 100 GER 101 GER 102 GER 180 GER 201 GER 202 GER 211 GER 220 GER 250 GER 261 GER 271 GER 301 GER 350 GER 383 GER 395 GER 407 GER 431 GER 490 GER 495 GER 600 GER 612 GER 621 GER 700 GER 712 GER 720 GER 721 GER 751 GER …”
Winter 2015
Exchange Program at Technische Universität München (TUM)??? 3 points, 2 comments
“I am a soon-to-be CS 1A co-op and I am looking into the possibility of going to Germany in my second or third year on an exchange program. …”
u/joemama19: “… So yeah, if you don't speak any German already, I would find a way to take at the very least GER 101, 102, 201, and 202. …”
Spring 2014
Language credit over DE 2 points, 15 comments
“Feeling foolish having taken GER 101 via DE. Anyone else in the same boat? Trying to stuff as much grammar knowledge into my head as possible. …”
u/ghettobrown: “I'm taking GER 201 DE right now and it has been brutal. I took 101 and 102 on campus and it was great. This is definitely going to be my lowest mark by far in German. Huge mistake.”
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