B1.1 (6 contact hours per week)
- Application to register for a course submitted in good time using the online form on our website
- Completion of Language Center placement test or grade from language course previously attended at Freie Universität
General Focus:
- Expansion upon and reinforcement of basic grammatical structures
- Systematic work on expanding vocabulary
- Improving listening and reading comprehension skills
- Exercises to practice oral and written expression
- Introduction to different forms of independent learning and working
- Work on cultural topics and aspects of intercultural knowledge
Learning Objectives:
After completing this course, students are able to
- understand the main statements and arguments of short, authentic written and spoken texts, including some detailed information, when the subject area is familiar and standard German is used;
- ake part in routine formal discussions, the purpose of which is to exchange information or discuss potential solutions to practical problems;
- express and explain personal views and opinions;
- prepare and carry out a short presentation on one of the topics discussed in the course and respond to questions;
- paraphrase short text passages orally or in writing and compose simple, coherent texts on familiar topics within their own fields of interest;
- put listening and reading strategies into practice and utilize appropriate resources (dictionaries, grammar knowledge).
Course Topics:
Studying in Berlin; life in Berlin; selected aspects of German history after 1945; nationality and belonging: multicultural societies