Course Description


According to the Commom European Framework of Reference OUR STANDARD COURSE SEQUENCE consists of

four Basic Use (Elementary) course levels,

one Beginner Review course level,

eight Independent Use (Intermediate and Advanced) course levels and

six Proficient Use (Very Advanced) course levels.

We also offer a READING KNOWLEDGE COURSE SEQUENCE: 

Reading Knowledge 1, Reading Knowledge 2 and Reading Knowledge 3.

Topic-related SPECIAL COURSES in various levels are also available.

The standard courses prepare students for internationally recognized German Proficiency Exams like A1/Start Deutsch 1, A2/Start Deutsch 2, B1/Zertifikat Deutsch, Goethe-Zertifikat B2 and Goethe-Zertifikat C1 offered by the Goethe-Institut worldwide. In New York these exams are offered at Deutsches Haus, which is the official Examination Center of the Goethe-Institut.

Basic Use
The four Basic Use levels and the Beginner Review course prepare students for the exams A1/Start Deutsch 1 and A2/Start Deutsch 2. 		CEFR
Level A1.1 Travel in a German-speaking country. Read a love letter. Write a card to your friends or your family. Go shopping. Talk about yourself and others.
Book: Lagune 1, Chapters 1-15.		 A1
Level A1.2 Talk about likes, dislikes and needs. Get around in a German city and ask for directions. Talk about your job and your hobbies and the past. Tell time and date.
Book: Lagune 1, Chapters 16-30.		 A1
Level A2.1 Send greetings and invitations. Holidays in German speaking countries. Shop at a supermarket, go to a restaurant, move into an apartment. Express likes and dislikes. Describe persons, clothes and pictures.
Book: Lagune 2, Chapters 1-20.		 A2
Level A2.2  Talk about your profession. Read newspaper articles and listen to radio news. Plan a vacation in a German-speaking country.
Book: Lagune 2, Chapters 21-35.		 A2

Beginner Review of Levels A.1.1-A2.2

Focuses on grammar, vocabulary and topics covered in the basic levels A1.1-A2.2. Prepositions, past tense, modal verbs, pronouns, dative and accusative cases and other grammatical topics are reviewed.
No book required. $10 copy fee.		 Review

 

Independent Use
The levels B1.1 through the three courses A, B, C in level B1.3 prepare students for the exam B1/Zertifikat Deutsch (offered at Deutsches Haus).
The three courses A, B, C in level B2.1 prepare students for the exam Goethe-Zertifikat B2. 		CEFR
Level B1.1 Talk about your wishes and dreams. Talk about health, sport, lifestyle, and the body. Stories from the work place.
Book: Lagune 3, Chapters 1-15.

B1

Level B1.2 Read about famous musicians. Humorous anecdotes. Talk about politics, history and plans for the future. Cultural life and leisure time activities. Discuss foreign language learning. Read a short love story.
Book: Lagune 3, Chapters 16-35.

B1

Level B1.3

(A, B, C)

The three A, B, C courses review and expand upon the topics, grammar and vocabulary of levels A1.1-B1.2 on the intermediate level. These courses do not need to be taken in sequential order.
Book: em neu 2008, Brückenkurs,                                   Chapters 1-4 (part A), 5-7 (part B), 8-10 (part C)
Course A: Arbeit und Freizeit, Familie, Feste, Schule
Course B: Essen und Trinken, Film, Reisen
Course C: Musik, Sport, Mode

B1

Level B2.1     

(A, B, C)

In the three A, B, C courses students learn to communicate using vocabulary, idiomatic expressions and grammar on the advanced level. These courses do not need to be taken in sequential order.
Book: em neu 2008, Hauptkurs,                                      Chapters 1-4 (part A), 5-7 (part B), 8-10 (part C)
Course A: Menschen, Sprache, Orte, Konsum
Course B: Zukunft, Beruf, Liebe
Course C: Medien, Gesund Leben, Mob

B2

 

Proficient Use

The three courses A, B, C in level C1.1 prepare students for the exam Goethe-Zertifikat C1.

  CEFR

Level C1.1 (A, B, C)

The three A, B, C courses complete the level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference. Students expand their German language skills by working with vocabulary, idiomatic expressions and grammar on the very advanced level. These courses do not need to be taken in sequential order.
Book: em neu 2008, Abschlusskurs,                                            Chapters 1-4 (part A), 5-7 (part B), 8-10 (part C)
Course A: Aus aller Welt, Finanzen, Literatur, Der gute Ton
Course B: Psychologie, Karriere, Kriminalität
Course C: Wissenschaft, Kunst, Globalisierung

 C1

Level C2.1   (A, B, C)

The three courses A, B, C are based on various literary and non-literary texts, taken also from internet sources and movie excerpts. Students learn to write, read, and communicate using vocabulary, expressions and grammar on the very advanced level. 
No book required. $10 copy fee.
 C2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading Knowledge

The three courses RK1, RK2 and RK3 are designed for graduate students and professionals who want to focus on reading and translating German texts.The courses are conducted in English. RK1 and RK2 prepare students for the Reading Knowledge Exam.

  

Level RK1

This course is for beginners. No previous knowledge of German is necessary.
Book: Jannach's German for Reading Knowledge, Chapters 1-15

 

Level RK2

 

Level RK3

 

This course is for those who have completed RK1 or CEFR level A2 in the recent past. Complicated structures and texts are studied.
Book: Jannach's German for Reading Knowledge, Chapters 16-30

This course is based upon the completion of RK2 and focuses on reading and translating German texts from publications in selected fields.                                                                                               No book required. $10 copy fee.