This module is for students who have successfully completed GRMN105 and GRMN106 at level B2 as specified in the Common European Framework of Reference. In this module, students will be introduced to Austrian and Swiss history, culture and language in one hour per week while also preparing students for their year abroad and its different pathways. Listening and speaking skills will be practiced in one hour per week. Audio and video listening skills will be improved through both class exercises and independent study, and students will prepare oral debates and presentations. Students will be introduced to research skills in preparation of their year abroad and write longer essays in German. In their third hour, students will also be introduced to general translation skills from German into English and English into German in a variety of genres and continue practicing advanced grammar skills. They will be introduced to basic interpreting skills in the languages lab.