B1.2 (4 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:
- Revision of and expansion upon knowledge of basic grammatical structures
- Work on expanding vocabulary
- Improving reading and listening comprehension and students’ ability to express themselves orally and in writing
- Developing 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
- skim through longer texts for specific information, combine information from multiple texts, and follow the line of reasoning and conclusions drawn in texts to a certain extent;
- understand uncomplicated information about familiar topics, recognizing main statements and individual pieces of information, and generally understand a line of reasoning about a current or familiar topic, provided the information is presented clearly and in a familiar accent;
- take part in discussions on familiar topics, express thoughts on abstract or cultural subjects, clarify their own point of view, and respond to the opinions of others;
- prepare and carry out a short presentation on a familiar topic in a clear, easy to follow manner;
- express their own opinion orally and in writing, and summarize information from multiple sources for others;
- put a range of listening and reading strategies into practice.
Course Topics:
Course A:
Studying in Berlin and at Freie Universität; German history after WWI; the “Golden Twenties” – culture and society in the Weimar Republic; immigration and emigration in Germany past and present; migration and integration
Course B:
Studying in Berlin; communication (media, language), coexistence (living situations and shared apartments); study and work; being socially active
