AMENDED DEMO VERSION 2 CULP: German Basic

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The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At basic and intermediate 1 levels the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context.

• University staff and students
• Further details regarding Language Centre eligibility criteria are available

ALTE B1 Level 2

Number of sessions: 15

The Course introduces students to the following functions and notions:

• Introducing oneself, introducing others, talking about our origin and our mother tongue
• Explaining why we study German, talking about the family, describing our home town and our country, talking about the community where we live
• Describing our accommodation, comparing means of transport, describing travel destinations, telling about a travel experience, choosing appropriate accommodation
• Describing our profession or topic, describing current activities, describing our previous training, summarising our work experience, taking a job interview, describing a field of study, describing a work routine
• Talking about our spare time and pastimes, talking about our plans, describing life in the past, understanding the importance of a historical event, talking about historical facts and their relevance, comparing life before and after a historical event
• Talking about our plans for the future, talking about what we would do if something happened
• Expressing good wishes, describing a personal incident, commenting about something that happened to someone we know, expressing surprise
• Describing a pain, asking for a prescription, describing what happened to us, explaining the causes and consequences of an accident, understanding a diagnosis, following instructions to improve one’s health
• Explaining what we do to stay in shape, understanding advice to stay in shape, giving advice, analysing causes and effects for being in shape, understanding alternative medicines
• Studying distinctive features of cities in Germany, understanding the context of opinions on current topics, debating about topics of local and international relevance.

• Syllabus available

Listening/Speaking:

• To understand spoken German in a variety of both predictable and unpredictable linguistic situations
• To be able to express yourself in a variety of situations where a fair amount of detail is necessary

Reading:

• To understand written German when texts are intended for native speakers, where visual information is not necessarily available and where the text relies on language structure and lexical refinement to convey specific messages

• To develop a fairly advanced understanding of the language structure and vocabulary
• To develop the ability to engage in conversation in German, where the learner is able to express his or her opinion in a variety of topics
• To develop in the learner an awareness of the different varieties of German, when it concerns the lexicon and the phonological systems
• To develop an awareness of the cultural diversity among German-speaking countries and regions

• Presentations, praticals and online learning

• Raven access is required
• Further information regarding Raven is available

• £105 for Students
  when making a booking please select "Concession" in the charging section
• £190 for Staff (inclusive of University/College Staff, and Post-Docs)
  when making a booking please select "Full" in the charging section
• If you require further Information regarding charging please contact the CULP Office
• Links to the online store will be provided with your confirmation email
• Please note that payment is required within 24 hours your booking to secure your place

• Students are required to attend 80% of sessions
• Full details of all Language Centre programmes can be found on the Language Centre website and Language Centre Online website

• Fifteen sessions of two hours plus online learning

• Three times per year (subject to demand)