GERM101

ELEMENTARY GERMAN I

This course is offered in a current or upcoming term. Check the official course schedule before registering.
Also listed under 4 other titles
  • DISC: ELEMENTARY GERMAN I
  • Introductory German
  • ELEMENTARY GERMAN
  • INTRODUCT GERMAN
Department
German
Terms offered
32
Data refreshed
Sep 29, 2026

Description

Imparts an active command of German. Combines grammar, oral practice and readings in daily communications and simple German prose on nontechnical subjects. There are weekly conversation groups with a teaching assistant and individual laboratory work. LP upon completion of 102

Syllabi

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Offering history & forecast 2016–2026

1995
2026
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 39% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 8 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 22% per year. Department faculty is about 100% below its recent average. 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029 2029 Fall: 43% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 9 of 10 fall terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 19% per year. Department faculty is about 100% below its recent average. 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028 2028 Fall: 46% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 10 of 11 fall terms since 2016. Department course count falling about 15% per year. Department faculty is about 100% below its recent average. 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027 2027 Fall: 50% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 11 of 12 fall terms since 2015. Department course count falling about 14% per year. Department faculty is about 100% below its recent average. 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2026 Outside this course’s recorded range Outside this course’s recorded range Outside this course’s recorded range No data for this term
2025 1 section Not offered Not offered Not offered
2024 1 section Not offered Not offered Not offered
2023 1 section Not offered Not offered Not offered
2022 1 section Not offered Not offered Not offered
2021 1 section Not offered Not offered Not offered
2020 1 section Not offered Not offered Not offered
2019 1 section Not offered Not offered No data for this term
2018 1 section Not offered Not offered No data for this term
2017 1 section Not offered Not offered Not offered
2016 1 section Not offered Not offered No data for this term
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term

Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.

Meeting times

Most recent first
  • Wed, 5:00 PM–5:50 PM ES303 2026-22025-22022-22008-4
  • Wed, 6:00 PM–6:50 PM ES420 2026-32025-32023-2
  • Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM ES414 2026-1
  • Mon, Fri, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM ES414 2025-12024-12023-12022-1
  • Mon, 7:00 PM–7:50 PM ES420 2024-2
  • Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:00 AM–10:50 AM ES414 2021-12019-12018-12015-12014-12008-2 +1 more Also offered in Fall 1998
  • Thu, 6:00 PM–6:50 PM ES402 2021-32019-22018-320172015-32014-3 +1 more Also offered in Fall 2013
  • Tue, 6:00 PM–6:50 PM ES402 2021-22018-22015-22014-22013-2
2025–26 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2025–26
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2025Yanna ZhangLecture1 20 of 19 enrolled20173
2024–25 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2024–25
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2024Yanna ZhangLecture1 19 of 19 enrolled20173
2023–24 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2023–24
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2023Yanna ZhangLecture1 19 of 19 enrolled20173
2022–23 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2022–23
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2022Yanna ZhangLecture1 19 of 19 enrolled20173
2021–22 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2021–22
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2021Yanna ZhangLecture1 20 of 19 enrolled20648
2020–21 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2020–21
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2020Yanna ZhangOnline1 19 of 19 enrolled20648
2019–20 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2019–20
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2019Yanna ZhangLecture1 20 of 19 enrolled20648
2018–19 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2018–19
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2018Yanna ZhangLecture1 20 of 19 enrolled20648
2017–18 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2017–18
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2017Yanna ZhangLecture1 18 of 20 enrolled20648
2016–17 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2016–17
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2016Yanna ZhangLecture1 18 of 20 enrolled20648
2015–16 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2015–16
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2015Cornelius J. LudwigLecture1 23 of 20 enrolled20648
2014–15 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2014–15
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2014Rachael A. SalyerLecture1 24 of 20 enrolled20648
2013–14 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2013–14
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2013Rachael A. SalyerLecture1 24 of 20 enrolled20648
2012–13 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2012–13
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2012Jonas KarlssonLecture1 24 of 20 enrolled20648
2011–12 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2011–12
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2011Jonas KarlssonLecture1 20 of 20 enrolled20648
2010–11 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2010–11
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2010Melissa GazoLecture1 21 of 20 enrolled27710
2009–10 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2009–10
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2009Wendy WagnerLecture1 24 of 20 enrolled20065
2008–09 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2008–09
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2008Wendy WagnerLecture1 20 of 18 enrolled20065
Fall 2008Wendy WagnerLecture1 14 of 18 enrolled26005
2007–08 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2007–08
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2007Dieter BlaulLecture1 23 of 21 enrolled20065
2006–07 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2006–07
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2006Hartmut M. KaiserLecture1 23 of 21 enrolled20065
2005–06 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2005–06
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2005Hartmut M. KaiserLecture1 24 of 21 enrolled20065
2004–05 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2004–05
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2004Kenneth HughesLecture1 27 of 21 enrolled20065
2003–04 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2003–04
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2003Daniel J. TanakaLecture1 18 of 21 enrolled20065
2002–03 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2002–03
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2002Dieter BlaulLecture1 19 of 21 enrolled20217
2001–02 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2001–02
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2001Hartmut M. KaiserLecture1 22 of 20 enrolled20217
2000–01 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 2000–01
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2000Tatyana K. MacaulayLecture1 19 of 20 enrolled20217
1999–00 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 1999–00
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 1999Hartmut M. KaiserLecture1 19 of 20 enrolled20217
1998–99 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 1998–99
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 1998Tatyana K. MacaulayLecture1 18 of 20 enrolled20217
1997–98 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 1997–98
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 1997Hartmut M. KaiserLecture1 14 of 20 enrolled20217
Fall 1997Walter SchatzbergLecture1 5 of 20 enrolled20218
1996–97 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 1996–97
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 1996Hartmut M. KaiserLecture1 15 of 18 enrolled20217
Fall 1996Walter SchatzbergLecture1 14 of 18 enrolled20218
1995–96 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of GERM101, 1995–96
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 1995Hartmut M. KaiserLecture1 17 of 18 enrolled20217
Fall 1995Walter SchatzbergLecture1 17 of 18 enrolled20218

No-credit sessions

2026–27 3 entries
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2026–27
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2026Yanna ZhangLecture- 19 of 19 enrolled20173
Fall 2026Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 10 of 10 enrolled20174
Fall 2026Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 9 of 9 enrolled20431
2025–26 2 entries
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2025–26
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2025Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 10 of 10 enrolled20174
Fall 2025Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 10 of 9 enrolled20431
2024–25 2 entries
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2024–25
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2024Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 9 of 10 enrolled20431
Fall 2024Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 10 of 10 enrolled20174
2023–24 2 entries
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2023–24
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2023Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 9 of 10 enrolled20431
Fall 2023Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 10 of 10 enrolled20174
2022–23 2 entries
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2022–23
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2022Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 9 of 10 enrolled20174
Fall 2022Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 10 of 10 enrolled20431
2021–22 2 entries
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2021–22
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2021Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 10 of 10 enrolled20649
Fall 2021Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 10 of 10 enrolled23027
2020–21 2 entries
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2020–21
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2020Yanna ZhangOnline- 10 of 10 enrolled20649
Fall 2020Yanna ZhangOnline- 9 of 10 enrolled23027
2019–20 2 entries
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2019–20
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2019Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 11 of 10 enrolled23027
Fall 2019Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 9 of 10 enrolled20649
2018–19 2 entries
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2018–19
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2018Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 10 of 10 enrolled20649
Fall 2018Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 10 of 10 enrolled23027
2017–18 2 entries
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2017–18
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2017Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 10 of 10 enrolled23027
Fall 2017Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 8 of 10 enrolled20649
2016–17 2 entries
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2016–17
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2016Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 9 of 10 enrolled20649
Fall 2016Yanna ZhangDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 9 of 10 enrolled23027
2015–16 2 entries
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2015–16
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2015Cornelius J. LudwigDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 12 of 10 enrolled20649
Fall 2015Cornelius J. LudwigDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 11 of 10 enrolled23027
2014–15 2 entries
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2014–15
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2014Rachael A. SalyerDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 12 of 10 enrolled20649
Fall 2014Rachael A. SalyerDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 12 of 10 enrolled23027
2013–14 2 entries
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2013–14
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2013Rachael A. SalyerDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 13 of 10 enrolled20649
Fall 2013Rachael A. SalyerDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 11 of 10 enrolled23027
2012–13 1 entry
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2012–13
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2012Jonas KarlssonDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 24 of 20 enrolled20649
2011–12 1 entry
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2011–12
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2011Jonas KarlssonDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 20 of 20 enrolled20649
2010–11 1 entry
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2010–11
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2010Melissa GazoDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 21 of 20 enrolled27711
2009–10 1 entry
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2009–10
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2009Wendy WagnerDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- 0 of 0 enrolled26834
2008–09 4 entries
No-credit sections of GERM101, 2008–09
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2008Wendy WagnerDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1026051
Fall 2008Wendy WagnerDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1026052
Fall 2008Wendy WagnerDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1026053
Fall 2008Wendy WagnerDisc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise- Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1026054