A2.1 Deutsch als Fremdsprache

Essentials

Registrations open from two weeks before the beginning of the semester of the university.

Date(s)

Wednesday 17:15 - 19:00 MIS 10, room 2.04
Locations University of Fribourg, Language Center
Duration

19.02.2024 - 31.05.2024
Costs

FREE for Unifr students and staff; CHF 500.– per semester for members of partner institutions
Type Séminaire - 3 ECTS
Language(s) German
Code I04.00082-SP24
Target audience

This course is for participants who have completed level A1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Please only register if your level corresponds to the course. Participants of our partner institutions and Unifr employees can contact us to take a placement test if they are unsure of their level. Unifr students are automatically guided to the placement test when registering for a course on MyUnifr.

Content

Target audience
This course is open to all students and employees of the University of Fribourg and partner institutions. It is particularly suitable for the following participants:

  • You want to learn German quickly and have completed level A1.
  • You can attend the course once a week and have 4 hours per week for homework.
  • You would like to reach level A2.1 in one semester.


Course contents and teaching method
The content of the course is lessons 01-12 of the textbook. The focus is on the basic skills (reading, listening, speaking, and writing). The lessons are action oriented. There are individual and group activities as well as presentation sequences. At home you do additional exercises and learn the vocabulary.
Content: welcoming guests; offering help; asking for opinions; expressing understanding; expressing feelings; making suggestions.
Grammar topics: tenses (perfect, past tense, subjunctive II); different connectors (because, therefore, if, that); prepositions (temporal, local); possessive articles; indirect questions.

Workload and evaluation
The preparation and follow-up of the course takes about 4 hours per week.
Regular participation in the course (at least 80% attendance) is obligatory.
At the end of the semester there will be a written test on reading, listening, writing and vocabulary.

Materials
The following textbook must be purchased for this course:
Momente A2.1 - Course book ISBN 9783190017928
Momente A2.1 - Workbook ISBN 9783190117925

Goals

Learners will have reached level A2.1 of the CEFR by the end of the course. This means: 

  • You can communicate in simple, routine situations.
  • You have a limited command of vocabulary and phrases related to concrete everyday needs.
  • You can understand the essentials in short messages and compose simple written notes.
Prerequisite

The General Conditions for Participation in Language Courses apply. 

Director(s)

Nöller Barbara