LEARNING OUTCOMES/COMPETENCES
The aim of the course is learning the first communicative means in the German language and actively using them in dialogues with learning partners as well as practicing reading, listening, speaking and writing skills at the beginner level A1.1 and actively building up vocabulary at the beginner level. Independent use of the German language is encouraged through free dialogue work, with the help of communicative games and teamwork.
CONTENTS
The course is a basic level A1.1 course with a time frame of 3 semester hours per week. In the course the first expressions of the beginner level are introduced and practiced. The textbook Panorama A1.1 from Cornelsen is an essential part of the lessons. The following topics are covered in class:
Starting lesson/first contacts: greeting someone / introducing oneself asking for someone’s name
Lesson 1/first conversations in the course: starting a conversation / introducing yourself and others / addressing people / the alphabet / spelling / saying what you like Grammar: verbs in singular (present tense conjugation) / W-questions
Lesson 2/dialogues in the course: dialogue work / introducing oneself to others / telling them how you are / asking for others profession / asking for address / saying, listening to and understanding numbers 1-1000 Grammar: regular verbs in plural Verbs to be and to like / preposition as (job) and at (company) / Yes/No questions
Lesson 3/things in the course room ask for objects / name objects Vocabulary: objects in course Grammar: nouns singular/plural Articles feminine/masculine/neuter personal pronouns in the nominative case Phonetics/Word Accent
Lesson 4/shopping: getting to know and being able to name everyday things / needing and buying things / accusative verbs: need, buy, look for, have, would like, etc. Articles in the accusative / rating things. What do you think? Vocabulary: Adjectives Grammar: verbs with accusative and articles in accusative / adjective adverbial Phonetics of long and short vowels
Lesson 5 / Hobbies and Everyday Life talking about hobbies / Hobbies and seasons / Days of the week / Everyday activities / Leisure activities Grammar: verbs with accusative / verbs with vowel change / separable verbs Position 1 in the sentence Phonetics of a,ä,e,i
Lesson 6 / Family Vocabulary: family / being able to talk about family / being able to have party conversations Grammar: possessive article in the nominative / personal pronoun in the accusative/ past tense of be Phonetics of -er and -e
Participation requirements
None
Form of assessment
Grades will be based on a short presentation (presenting yourself = 25%of the grade) and a written exam (written exam =75% of the grade) at the end of the semester. Regular attendance in the course is required to successfully pass the course. For passing the course, students will receive 6 ECTS at the end.
