Overall a great class! Somewhat immersion based, Dr. Tovey just kind of talks a lot in German and expects you to try to use context clues to understand or ask questions, but it's pretty effective in helping you learn. There's a solid amount of homework but its pretty useful and doable once you get the hang of it. The textbook was kind of expensive and alternate providers didn't work out for me, but you need it to do homework and classwork. Everyone participates pretty much every class because the classes are small, but it's pretty natural and you'll get randomly called on or can volunteer. I thought this class was super fun, it's pretty social because for a good amount of it you're just learning intro questions in German so you get to chat with whoever's sitting with you. I really enjoyed class time and would recommend!

Professor Covey is a really great and engaging professor. Class is always well organized and has a simple structure. They are very engaging and interactive so you get lots of practice speaking with your classmates. Your grade is made up of several elements: homework assignments, weekly 20-minute long essays, midterm & final essays, attendance/participation, and 2 TalkAbroad conversations with a native German speaker online. It can be a lot but they are all very doable assignments, this class does require good time management and organization skills on your behalf so you don't fall behind or get overwhelmed. But Professor Covey is very helpful and makes things as straight forward and enjoyable as possible. Highly recommend.