Beginner 2 German (Intensive)

This course is designed for beginners with some prior knowledge of German. With the help of the books Netzwerk A1 and A2 as well as additional material, which is primarily dealing with cultural and historical aspects of German(y), you will expand your competences in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course will familiarize you with the daily life and culture of German-speaking countries and enable you to talk about practical issues such as traveling, living, shopping, health, traditions, holidays and the workplace. You will be able to select the main information from simple factual texts. You will get to know more complex sentence structures and be able to express yourself in the present and one past tense.

Textbook

Netzwerk A1 („Kursbuch“ and „Arbeitsbuch“) by Stefanie Dengler et al., Klett Stuttgart 2017; Netzwerk A2 („Kursbuch“ and „Arbeitsbuch“) by Stefanie Dengler et al., Klett Stuttgart 2017; authentic/original material

Topics

Body – health
Travelling – giving directions – at the hotel
Educational system – describing school experiences
Media Describing emotions Professions – work
Mobility Learning strategies
Sports – taking trips

Structures

pronouns – modal verbs – clause frame – comparison – prepositions – verbs with dative and accusative – simple past (including modal verbs) – reflexive verbs – genitive – separable and inseparable prefixes – temporal details – subordinated clauses (causal, conditional, temporal) – verbs with prepositions – subjunctive II – adverbs