core curriculum
Language course: Reading comprehension, listening comprehension and language structures
Placement level: A1• Hours per week (SWS): 8 • Course credits (ECTS): 12
This language class is an offer for students with very little or no knowledge of the German language. Simple listening and reading texts cover themes such as time, introductions, supermarket, etc. in order to prepare students for everyday life in Germany and quickly give them self-assurance in the language.
The goal of this course is for students to learn basic vocabulary and basic grammar skills and to practice written and verbal skills in simple everyday situations.
The final grade (Leistungsnachweis) consists of:
• Mid-term (40 %)
• Final test (60 %)
The following course books are used for this class:
•Tangram aktuell 1. Lektion 1–4, Kursbuch und Arbeitsbuch
•Tangram aktuell 1. Lektion 5-8, Kursbuch und Arbeitsbuch
Additional materials will be provided.
Writing
Placement level: A1• Hours per week (SWS): 2 • Course credits (ECTS): 3
This intensification course provides step-by-step basics for producing small, topic-oriented types of texts such as postcards, emails, and short personal and formal letters or notes in order to enable communicative and functional writing in the foreign language.
In dealing with these various types of texts, students learn specific vocabulary while simultaneously practicing their formal structures.
In addition, students practice German orthography and make use of and strengthen existing grammar knowledge.
The final grade (Leistungsnachweis) consists of:
• Semester project work (40%)
• Final test (60%)
Materials will be provided.
Speaking
Placement level: A1• Hours per week (SWS): 2 • Course credits (ECTS): 3
IIn this intensification course, students practice free and situation-dependent speaking with the help of small dialogues, speaking games, and role plays. In addition to expanding speaking skills, the course also focuses on training correct pronunciation.
The final grade (Leistungsnachweis) consists of:
• Short presentation (60%)
• Active participation in class (40%)
Materials will be provided.
add. Courses
German for Beginners A1
Placement level: A1• Hours per week (SWS): 2 • Course credits (ECTS): 6
a Hochschule Regensburg (University of Applied Sciences) course