User:Ooswesthoesbes/Shkola Hurbanovni/Introduction: German

This is an introduction for the study German which is taught at the Shkola Hurbanovni. There are several subjects within this study, for example:
 * German grammar: quite obvious, without a good knowledge of the grammar, you can't learn a language.
 * German vocabulary: without words you can't speak a language. We start with simple words like grass, field, sun, walk and love. At the exams you are expected to know these words and some less standard words like system, drug store and spider.
 * History of German: you'll learn everything about the development of the language.
 * German articulation: you can't speak a language if you don't know how to articulate words, therefore this will be a very important subject.
 * German culture.
 * Regional languages: for example Ripuarian.

Recommendations
It's recommended that you visit Germany or Austria during your school year. Shkola Hurbanovni will fund and take care for all students that will go to abroad. It's also recommended that you choose German at the secondary school.

Information about the students
We have been following a group of students who started their study in 2004. Here is the outcome of our research:
 * 2004: first year bachelor:
 * 26 students, of which were: 21 Lovian, 2 American and 3 with another nationality.
 * Two people didn't finish the first year.
 * 8% did not pass the exams.
 * 2005: second year bachelor:
 * 28 students, of which were: 25 Lovian and 3 with another nationality.
 * Zero people didn't finish the second year.
 * 14% did not pass the exams.
 * 2006: third year bachelor:
 * 31 students, of which were: 27 Lovian, 2 American and 2 with another nationality.
 * Zero people didn't finish the third year.
 * 16% did not pass the exams.
 * 2007: first year master:
 * 18 students, of which were: 17 Lovian and 1 with another nationality.
 * Four people didn't finish the forth year.
 * 7% did not pass the exams.
 * 2008: second year master:
 * 11 students, of which were: 11 Lovian.
 * Zero people didn't finish the fifth year.
 * 0% did not pass the exams.