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GERM201 GERMAN 201 A1.1

Course Objectives

The overall goal of the course is to develop students' ability to master every-day situations in a German-speaking environment. The objectives of the course are to develop basic communication skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening.

By the end of the course, students will

• be able to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases.
• introduce themselves  and others.
• be able to ask and answer questions such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
• interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Course Content

An introduction to the basic structures of spoken and written German.

Course Learning Outcomes

After completion of this course the students will have finished the level A1.1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Emphasis will be placed on vocabulary expansion, basic grammar acquisition and basic comprehension.

At the end of the semester the students will be able to:

• establish basic social contact (greetings and farewells; introductions; asking how people are; saying please, thank you, sorry etc.);
• describe him/herself, what he/she does and where and how he/she lives;
• ask and answer simple questions about him/herself and other people, things he/she has
• handle spelling, numbers, cost, time and dates;
• fill in form with personal details;
• ask for or pass on personal details in written form (a short massage, an e-mail or a postcard);
• understand instructions;
• understand and extract information from simple listening and reading texts using a range of strategies.
• talk or write about past events