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 17 October – Thursday 19 December 2024
Time
6 – 8pm
Mode of delivery
Face to face
Room
To be confirmed
Price
EHU student: free (sign up required, fee of £100 will be covered by the Student Opportunity Fund (SOF) EHU staff: free (sign up required) Member of the public: £190
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.
This course is for those who have completed German Elementary 1 or equivalent.
Duration
10 weeks
Evening
Thursday
Dates
Thursday 30 January – Thursday 3 April 2025
Time
6 – 8pm
Mode of delivery
Face to face
Room
To be confirmed
Price
EHU student: free (sign up required, fee of £100 will be covered by the Student Opportunity Fund (SOF) EHU staff: free (sign up required) Member of the public: £190
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.
