German 1 for non-Dutch speakers (A0/A1- → A1)

You will practise, among others, your pronunciation, reading, speaking and grammatical skills. Depending on the activity, you will work on these skills in pairs, in groups or individually.

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This course is aimed to those who wish to achieve level A1.

• Upon completing the course you will be able to hold very simple, small conversations in German, read and understand easy texts and communicate about general things.

• The language of instruction is as much German as possible. Participants can ask questions in German or English.
• You can order all books required for the course on our special book page. Please ensure you bring your books to the first session.
• Participants are expected to actively participate during the classes, do exercises at home and frequently revisit covered material at home. Sometimes you will be given a writing assignment. You will receive a certificate if you attend 8 out of 9 sessions.
• If you work or study at Utrecht University you will receive a 15% discount. Please register with your UU email address. Your registration will then be processed automatically.

• German 1 consists of 9 sessions of 1,5 hours at Babel in Utrecht or in the virtual classroom.
• To ensure that you learn as much as possible from the classes, you should expect to spend approximately 2 to 3 hours per week on study and the completion of materials and assignments, which will be discussed during the classes.

• The trainer will deal with grammar and learning material in a group setting and will start each lesson with a discussion of the homework or a review of the material from previous chapters.
• During the classes, you will work on listening comprehension, and an important part of the class consists of speaking practice in pairs or in small groups followed by class feedback.
• You can order all books required for the course on our special book page. Please ensure you bring your books to the first session.