This course is designed for the beginning student with no previous knowledge of German and focuses on the development of communicative competence in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The textbook Begegnungen A1 in conjunction with current culture-rich supplemental materials offers a balanced approach to developing your individual language competencies. One of the foci of this course is Berlin and the region. Therefore, authentic material will be used in the course and during the weekly course-related excursions.
Period
16-07-2011 - 13-08-2011 (4 weeks)
Target group
Beginner 1
Course aim
By the end of the four-week course you will be able to engage in simple conversations about familiar things. You will know greetings and everyday expressions, you will be able to count and tell time, and negate sentences in day-to-day contexts. Furthermore, you will be able to talk about yourself and your family and friends. In addition, you will have developed reading strategies that allow you to glean information from simple newspaper and magazine articles and short literary texts.
Credits
4.0 ECTS creditsEVALUATIONActive participation and homework 300 points Oral presentation 100 points Essay 100 points Tests 100 points Final exam 200 points Group project 200 points Maximum Score 1,000 points
Course fee
EUR 800TuitionEUR 250[Convert to USD]Program fee
Course leader
tba
Freie Universitat Berlin FUBiS
Address: Otto-von-Simson-Str. 26
Postal code: 14195
City: Berlin
Country: Germany
Website: http://www.fubis.org/
E-mail: fubis@fubis.org
Phone: +49 + 30 + 838 73472
Semi-Intensive German Language Beginner 1
