German Intermediate

This Intermediate course is the first term of an academic year of study i.e 3 terms. You will develop your skills in the following over the course of the year and will further increase your ability to:

• Discuss topics of general interest
• Communicate with increased fluency and accuracy using past, present and future tenses
• Demonstrate a knowledge of aspects of life in the countries where the language is spoken
• Provide a detailed description of places (towns and countries)

Subject contents/Topics to be covered over the three terms of the academic year:

• Discussion about different regions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and cultural, environmental, political and economic issues
• Talk about current affairs, life style, food health and travel
• Identify the main points in longer texts
• Express and justify your opinion during discussions
• Give short presentations and listen to and respond to recording son a variety of topics.

Grammar

• Continue to use different past tense forms
• Contiue to use the future tense (or other expressions to make plans for the future)
• Revision and use of the Accusative, Nominative, Dative and Genitive cases
• Revise different adjective endings
• More prepositions and the cases they govern
• Revision and use of different verb forms: modal verbs, separable verbs, reflexive verbs and infinitive forms.

Teaching/learning methods:

Conversation, reading, listening, role play, pair and group work, audio, video, occasional games, authentic materials.

Assessment pattern:

You will be continuous assessment by the Tutor to update you on your progress.

Progression opportunities:

Completion of this course will enable students to join a follow on German Intermediate Upper Level course next academic year with CALAT, subject to satisfactory enrolment numbers.