German Courses

Target group: People who have at least level B2 or have just started C1

Course content

• Reading complex and authentic text material (mainly literature, daily newspapers and specialised journals)
• Summarising the most important content and personal statement or reflective vocabulary expansion
• Writing argumentative text types on the basis of input heard or read, discussing advantages and disadvantages using context-specific vocabulary
• Spontaneous and fluent speaking in partner and group settings on a wide and varied range of topics
• Giving short presentations on familiar and complex topics

Target group: People who have completed at least level B1 and already have basic Prior knowledge at level B2.

Course content

• Arguing & discussing (written + oral)
  Focus: Expressing opinions in a differentiated way and reacting to them
• Pro/contra structures
• Means of expression for agreement, contradiction, relativisation
• Development of arguments
• Academic communication & emails
  Focus: Formal and semi-formal communication during the studies
• Register (formal vs. informal)
• Politeness strategies
• Typical university situations
• Coherence, text structure & reading comprehension
  Focus: Understanding and producing logically structured texts
• Connectors and reference structures
• Paragraph logic
• Recognising key ideas
• Grammar & vocabulary in context
  Focus: Using complex structures with confidence
• Subordinate clauses (causal, conditional, concessive, etc.)
• Passive & subjunctive II
• Vocabulary fields (study, society, work)
• Collocations & fixed phrases
• Interactive written communication (forum, chat, feedback)
  Focus: Dynamic written interaction
• Conversational strategies in writing (asking questions, making references)
• Style depending on context (chat vs. forum vs. commentary)
• Clarifying misunderstandings

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Target group: People with little to no knowledge of German, that is:

• You know the German alphabet
• You are motivated to learn a new language

Course content

• Talking about yourself: Name, place of residence, origin, education, profession
• Greetings, ordering in a restaurant, belonging and possessions, wishes and preferences
• Reading short dialogues, advertisements, promotional texts etc.
• Writing simple and short texts
• Grammar level A1

Target group: People who have ideally already attended a B1 course.

Course contents

• Speaking about everyday life in Vienna and at the university of applied sciences
• Reading interesting texts from literature, politics, science and culture
• Speaking about current topics from social life in German-speaking countries
• Writing summaries, argumentative texts and statements of opinion
• Discussing grammatical problems, e.g. passive voice, subjunctive, subordinate clauses - main clauses
  

Target group: People who have at least level B2 or have just started C1.

Course content

• Reading complex and authentic text material (mainly literature, daily newspapers and specialised journals)
• Summarising the most important content and personal statement or reflective vocabulary expansion
• Writing argumentative text types on the basis of input heard or read, discussing advantages and disadvantages using context-specific vocabulary
• Spontaneous and fluent speaking in partner and group settings on a wide and varied range of topics
• Giving short presentations on familiar and complex topics
  

Target group: People with German as a foreign language at level B2

Course content

• Small talk & everyday situations
• expressing & arguing
• Presentations & free speaking
• Intercultural communication
• Role plays & simulations
• Phrases & idiomatic expressions
• Media & current events
• Language games & creative tasks
  
  
  

Target group: People who have at least level B2 or have just started C1.

Course content

• Reading authentic text material (mainly specialist journals, literature and current affairs); then summarising the most important content and making a personal statement and expanding vocabulary through reflection.
• Writing argumentative text types on current issues and discussing the advantages and disadvantages using context-specific vocabulary.
• Spontaneous and fluent speaking in partner and group settings on a wide range of topics. Giving short presentations on familiar but also more complex topics with a focus on convincing argumentation.