Program

Course A1 / A2 (“Grundstufe”)  

• Basic German grammar
• Improvement of communication skills for everyday life, studies and career; Advancement of skills in speaking, reading, writing and hearing
• Regional and cultural studies

Course B1 / B2 (“Mittelstufe”)

• German grammar (review and expansion, focus point: structures for university communication)
• Spoken communication for everyday life, studies and career (e.g. on the telephone, discussion, presentation)
• Writing skills for both everyday and university communication (e.g. e-mails, hand-out)
• Reading newspaper articles
• Regional and cultural studies

Course C1 / C2 (“Oberstufe”)  

• German grammar (review and deeper understanding, focus point: scientific language structures, such as in academic writing)
• Spoken communication: discussion and debate over cultural, scientific and political topics
• Reading newspaper articles, as well as literary and scientific texts
• Writing skills for everyday and university communication (e.g. composition of emails, definitions, term papers)
• Regional and cultural studies