You need a reasonable working level of German for this class - roughly A level. We read a sentence each (with help with pronunciation if appropriate) and translate into English. It is a fun way to brush up rusty language. We will continue 'Glennkill' by Leonie Swann. It is a modern, well-written, quirky 'Schafskrimi' - the band of sheep have characters all their own, and the cleverest is Miss Maple. There is a murder and a certain amount of entertaining sheep psychology. We will be about half-way through the book, and I will provide the exact place a week or two before the beginning of the autumn term.