This course is for those with little or no prior knowledge of the language. It is also suited to those who have a GCSE grade 3 (D) or below in the language.
Duration
10 weeks
Evening
Thursday
Dates
Thursday 12 October – Thursday 14 December 2023
Time
6 – 8pm
Mode of delivery
Face to face
Room
To be confirmed
Price
EHU student: free (sign up required, fee of £95 will be covered by the Student Opportunity Fund (SOF) EHU staff: free (sign up required) Member of the public: £180
Prices for the 10 week course in 2023/24.
Full course information
Entry criteria
This course is for those with little or no previous knowledge of the language. It is also suited to those who may have a GCSE grade 3 (D) or below in the language.
Emphasis is set on:
achieving a basic level of communication in all four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing)
developing confidence and a degree of accuracy when using the language in a limited range of everyday situations encountered when interacting with sympathetic native speakers
stimulating interest in countries where the language is spoken
What will you do in the weekly sessions?
Students will practise listening, speaking, reading and writing in the sessions. You will take part actively in group, pair work, and role plays.
Tutors will cover the following content, which will be tailored to each group’s needs.
Week
Content
1
Introduction to course Greetings and saying goodbye Introducing yourself Asking questions Numbers 1-10 Ich and du : verb endings Pronunciation Verbs: heißen, machen, studieren, wohnen Wie, was, wo?
2
Asking for and giving names and phone numbers Spelling names Du & sie Dein/e & ihr/e Kommen (aus) Woher? Wie? Alphabet
3
Asking and saying how you are Saying where you come from Vocab: European countries Describing locations of towns Talking about other people 3rd person sing pronouns and verb endings Verbs: sein, liegen Negating with nicht
4
Numbers 11- 100 Giving addresses and emails Saying which languages you speak Interviewing others and giving information about yourself (work, marital status, etc) Vocab: languages; nationalities (male and female forms) Verbs with vowel change (sprechen) Können (used with direct object)
5
Answering questions and giving information to strangers
6
Buildings and places in a city Describing jobs and occupations
7
Talking about yourself and others – ich and wir Using du and ihr Vocab: uni subjects Plural pronouns wir, ihr, sie + verb endings
8
Numbers 101 upwards All verb endings Some noun plurals
9
Describing every day and leisure activities Vowel change verbs: lesen, essen
10
Christmas vocab Christmas in Germany Dinner for one
Independent learning
You will progress further by reinforcing the topics covered in the group with private study.
Materials will be provided by your tutor and these will be available on the Blackboard organization.
This course is for those who have completed German Beginners 1 (equivalent 20 hours of tuition) or equivalent.
Duration
10 weeks
Evening
Thursday
Dates
Thursday 25 January – Thursday 21 March 2024 (9 weeks), Thursday 11 April (1 week)
Time
6 – 8pm
Mode of delivery
Face to face
Room
To be confirmed
Price
EHU student: free (sign up required, fee of £95 will be covered by the Student Opportunity Fund (SOF) EHU staff: free (sign up required) Member of the public: £180
Prices for the 10 week course in 2023/24.
Full course information
Entry criteria
This 10 week course is aimed at those who have completed German Beginners 1 (equivalent 20 hours of tuition) or equivalent.
Emphasis is set on:
reinforcing and extending content from Beginners 1
achieving a practical level of communication in all four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing)
developing greater confidence and accuracy when using the language in a limited range of situations
stimulating interest in countries where the language is spoken and deepening understanding of the language
What will you do in the weekly sessions?
Students will practise listening, speaking, reading and writing in the sessions. You will take part actively in group, pair work, and role plays.
Tutors will cover the following content, which will be tailored to each group’s needs.
Week
Content
1
Revision of personal introductions Saying what you like and don’t doing Using gern/ nicht gern Negatives with kein/e
2
Talking about family Vocab: family members Preposition von for ‘s 3rd person singular possessives Accusative case Noun plurals
3
Asking the way Asking about places in town Ordering in a café Vocab: drinks, verbs for ordering (nehmen, bekommen, möchten) Imperatives with sie Es gibt The accusative case Accusative articles
4
Talking about what food and drink you like, don’t like and prefer Asking for things at a counter in a supermarket Asking about prices Vocab: food, packages, quantities, shops Gern, lieber
5
Saying where you are going Vocab: expressions of frequency Questions with wohin? In + accusative
6
Asking for and booking a hotel room Asking for and giving the time using “nach” “vor” “halb” 24-hour clock time Vocab: days of the week, time expressions, parts of the day Word order (verb second)
7
Talking about daily routine using times Talking about what you eat and drink at different meals Separable verbs Word order with separable verbs
8
Going out, saying what you can do in a city Types of shops Können, müssen, möchten + verb
9
Making simple phone calls Arranging to meet Word order with 2 verbs In / auf + accusative
10
Recap of all the content of A1 beginner course
Independent learning
You will progress further by reinforcing the topics covered in the group with private study.
Materials will be provided by your tutor and these will be available on the Blackboard organization.
German Elementary 1 (October – December 2023)
This course is aimed at those who have completed German Beginners 1 and 2. It is also suited to those who have a GCSE grade 4 – 9 (C – A*) or equivalent in German from recent years.
Duration
10 weeks
Evening
Thursday
Dates
Thursday 12 October – Thursday 14 December 2023
Time
6 – 8pm
Mode of delivery
Face to face
Room
To be confirmed
Price
EHU student: free (sign up required, fee of £95 will be covered by the Student Opportunity Fund (SOF) EHU staff: free (sign up required) Member of the public: £180
Prices for the 10 week course in 2023/24.
Full course information
Entry criteria
This course is aimed at those who have completed German Beginners 1 and 2. It is also suited to those who have a GCSE grade 4 – 9 (C – A*) or equivalent in German from recent years.
Emphasis is set on:
a communicative approach to allow you to use the language
achieving an elementary level of communication in all 4 skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing)
developing effective language learning strategies
using the language accurately and confidently in a broader range of situations
What will you do in the weekly sessions?
You will be asked to contribute to the learning process by taking an active part in the lessons. This includes participation in group and pair work. You will develop your communication skills and increase your knowledge of grammar and functions in the language.
Tutors will cover the following content, which will be tailored to each group’s needs.
Week
Content
1
Talking about yourself, your daily routine, your hobbies Describing your home, family, studies Verbs in present tense Gern, nicht gern Nouns in nominative and accusative case
2
Talking about where you can buy goods Going to and being in shops Vocab: shops, consumer goods In / auf + dative case In /auf + accusative
3
Talking about daily routine and work Work in germany Describing work and studies Vocab: adjectives, sequencers Wo? Wohin? Word order when using sequencers
4
Talking about transport to work/school and transport in your town Vocab: types of transport and related words Fahren Mit /zu / von + dative Wechselpräpositionen
5
Describing actions in the past Asking what someone did last weekend Perfekt: regular verbs with haben Past participles War, waren
6
Talking about things you bought and what they cost Vocab: adjectives to describe objects Adjective endings in the accusative
7
Talking about the past using the Perfekt with sein Contrasting actions and states in the present and the past using the perfect as well as war/waren Perfekt: irregular verbs Perfekt: verbs with sein Perfekt: separable verbs
8
Talking about where you live Describing your house/flat/room Vocab: types of accommodation, rooms in house, furniture and household objects Mit / in + dative
9
Saying where you like living and why Comparing things and places Comparing hotels Vocab: quantifiers, adjectives to describe hotels Comparative adjectives Welche/er/es? Superlatives using am
10
Christmas vocab Christmas in Germany Revision of all the content
Independent learning
You will progress further by reinforcing the topics covered in the group with private study.
Materials will be provided by your tutor and these will be available on the Blackboard organization.
Course no longer available
German Elementary 2 (January – April 2024)
This course is for those who have completed German Elementary 1 or equivalent.
Duration
10 weeks
Evening
Thursday
Dates
Thursday 25 January – Thursday 21 March 2024 (9 weeks), Thursday 11 April (1 week)
Time
6 – 8pm
Mode of delivery
Face to face
Room
To be confirmed
Price
EHU student: free (sign up required, fee of £95 will be covered by the Student Opportunity Fund (SOF) EHU staff: free (sign up required) Member of the public: £180
Prices for the 10 week course in 2023/24.
Full course information
Entry criteria
This course is the natural progression for those who have completed German Elementary 1.
Emphasis is set on:
a communicative approach to allow you to use the language
extending and building on content covered on previous corresponding course
achieving an elementary level of communication in all 4 skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing)
developing effective language learning strategies
using the language accurately and confidently in a broader range of situations
What will you do in the weekly sessions?
You will be asked to contribute to the learning process by taking an active part in the lessons. This includes participation in group and pair work. You will develop your communication skills and increase your knowledge of grammar and functions in the language.
Tutors will cover the following content, which will be tailored to each group’s needs.
Week
Content
1
Revision of the perfekt, describing where you live. Perkfekt Dative and accusative
2
Talking about fashion Describing clothes and appearance Vocab: clothes, colours Adjectives in the nominative after indefinite articles Etwas + adjective -es
3
Describing what people are wearing Talking about different clothes for different occasions Adjectives in the dative after indefinite articles
4
Talking about parties and celebrations German celebrations and festivals Buying something in a department store Personal pronouns in the dative Direct and indirect objects Using the dative in certain expressions
5
Talking about past holidays Describing going to various holiday places Prepositions and places
6
Talking about the weather and temperatures in the present and past Talking about living healthily Vocab: seasons, weather Dürfen , sollen
7
Describing aches and pains Seeing a doctor Vocab: parts of the body, health-related words and phrases Wenn clauses Modal verbs
8
Telephoning in formal and informal situations Vocab: verbs related to telephoning Writing a cv in german Wenn clauses Modal verbs
9
Talking about your education and work history Expressing opinions using denken, meinen, glauben Dass clauses
10
Revision of all of the work done
Independent learning
You will progress further by reinforcing the topics covered in the group with private study.
Materials will be provided by your tutor and these will be available on the Blackboard organization.
Course no longer available
German Intermediate 1
This course will not run in the 2023/24 academic year.
This course is aimed at those who have completed German Elementary 1 and 2. It is also suited to those who have an AS or A Level qualification or equivalent in German.
Duration
10 weeks
Evening
n/a
Dates
n/a
Time
6 – 8pm
Mode of delivery
Face to face
Room
To be confirmed
Price
EHU student: free (sign up required, fee of £95 will be covered by the Student Opportunity Fund (SOF) EHU staff: free (sign up required) Member of the public: £180
Prices for the 10 week course in 2023/24
Full course information
Entry criteria
This course is for those who have an AS or A Level pass in the language, or equivalent.
Emphasis is set on:
comprehensive coverage of intermediate to advanced vocabulary, grammar and texts
developing and enhancing all 4 communication skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) to a more advanced level
full development of language learning skills
developing confidence and accuracy when using the language in a wide range of situations
What will you do in the weekly sessions?
You will be asked to contribute to the learning process by taking an active part in the lessons. This includes participation in group and pair work. You will develop your communication skills and increase your knowledge of grammar and functions in the language.
Independent learning
You will greatly progress by reinforcing the topics covered in the group with private study.
Materials will be provided by your tutor and these will be available on the Blackboard organization.
German Intermediate 2
This course will not run in the 2023/24 academic year.
This course is the natural progression for those who have completed German Intermediate 1.
Duration
10 weeks
Evening
n/a
Dates
n/a
Time
6 – 8pm
Mode of delivery
Face to face
Room
To be confirmed
Price
EHU student: free (sign up required, fee of £95 will be covered by the Student Opportunity Fund (SOF) EHU staff: free (sign up required) Member of the public: £180
Prices for the 10 week course in 2023/24.
Full course information
Entry criteria
This course is the natural progression for those who have completed German Intermediate 1 or equivalent.
Emphasis is set on:
comprehensive coverage of lower-upper intermediate vocabulary, grammar and texts
developing and enhancing all 4 communication skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) to a more advanced level
full development of language learning skills
developing confidence and accuracy when using the language in a wide range of situation
What will you do in the weekly sessions?
You will be asked to contribute to the learning process by taking an active part in the lessons. This includes participation in group and pair work. You will develop your communication skills and increase your knowledge of grammar and functions in the language. You may also be asked to deliver individual or group presentations.
Independent learning
You will greatly progress by reinforcing the topics covered in the group with private study.
Materials will be provided by your tutor and these will be available on the Blackboard organization.
