German language course program А1-С1
German language course program А1-С1
| A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | |
| Course Price | 700 | 1100 | 1300 | 1500 | 1800 |
| Scope | 140 academic hours, including 100 academic hours of classroom and practical work and 40 hours of self-directed work | 180 academic hours, including 120 academic hours of classroom and practical work and 60 hours of self-directed work | 220 academic hours, including 140 academic hours of classroom and practical work and 80 hours of self-directed work | 280 academic hours, including 160 academic hours of classroom and practical work and 120 hours of independent work | 300 academic hours, including 200 academic hours of classroom and practical work and 100 hours of self-directed work |
| Study Group | Languages | ||||
| Language of Instruction | Russian | ||||
| Group | in a group of 10 people | ||||
General information. German language course program A1-C1
Total amount of training: A1- 140 academic hours, of which 100academic hours are classroom and practical works and 40 hours of homework A2- 180 academic hours, of which 120 academic hours are classroom and practical works and 60 hours of homework B1- 220 academic hours, of which 140 academic hours are classroom and practical works and 80 hours of homework B2- 280 academic hours, of which 160 academic hours are classroom and practical works and 120 hours of homework C1- 300 academic hours, of which 200 academic hours are classroom and practical works and 100 hours of homework
Study group (ISCED): Languages
Language: Russian, English
Course group: up to 10 people
Teaching methodology
The training consists of lectures that are held online in ZOOM. For the demonstration of the practical work are used video materials.
Description of the learning environment
Training is conducted online via ZOOM.
Conditions of graduation
The course is considered as completed, after the student has passed all the subjects prescribed in the curriculum, in the amount provided by the curriculum. The exam is conducted in the form of an examination test according to the course program. The exam is counted as passed if the student has completed at least 60% of all tasks of the test. At the end of the course, the student receives a certificate of completion or certificate of attendance of the course.
Documents the student receives
A certificate of completion of the course is issued if the student has attended at least 70% of the classes, completed at least 70% of the homework and independent work and/or passed the course exam. If a student attended less than 70% of classes, completed less than 70% of homework and/or did not pass the course exam, then upon completion of the course he will be issued a certificate of attendance of the course.
The certificate of completion of the course contains the student’s personal data and school data, learning outcomes (knowledge and practical skills that the student has acquired as a result of the training), the scope of the curriculum, the period of study, a list of teachers.
The certificate of attendance of the course contains the student’s personal data, school data, the number of academic hours of study attended by the student, the period of study, a list of teachers.
Both certificates are issued in English.
Educational materials
Each student receives learning materials in PDF Format. The student receives the learning materials after paying for the tuition and crediting the payment to the current account of the education centre. After receiving the payment, the education centre provides the student with access to the personal account. The student’s learning materials are located in the personal account. Video materials are sent in the appropriate video format. The cost of training materials is included in the course price.
Levels of proficiency
The description of the levels of proficiency in a foreign language is based on the Document of the Council of Europe named “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment”.
A Basic User
A1 Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
A2 Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g., very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
B Independent User
B1 Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes, and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
B2 Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
C Proficient User
C1 Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit meaning. Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic, and professional purposes. Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors, and cohesive devices.
Learning Objective
Training Category | Learning Objective |
German Language Course Category A1 | To provide beginners with the basic and most essential knowledge of the language needed for everyday communication |
German Language Course Category A2 | In the German language A2 course, the student will learn to communicate in simple language using simple basic expressions, words and phrases. The student will receive preparation for the A2 exam
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German Language Course Category B1 | At the end of the course, the student speaks the language quite well, expresses his thoughts on everyday topics and formulates various needs. A student who has completed the training will be ready to take the German language exam for category B1 |
German Language Course Category B2 | At the end of the course, the student can speak the language quite well, clearly describe what is needed without searching for words, express his opinion and give reasons. Uses complex sentences and conjunctions. Can communicate quite fluently and spontaneously with native speakers. The course will prepare the student for the German language exam for category B2 |
German Language Course Category С1 | C1 level courses are aimed at achieving fluency in the language, enabling learners to understand complex texts, participate in discussions on any topic, and express their thoughts freely and clearly. |
Learning Objective
Training Category | Learning Objective |
German Language Course Category A1 | A1 courses are designed for learners starting to learn the language from scratch. |
German Language Course Category A2 | In the German language A2 course, the student will learn to communicate in simple language using simple basic expressions, words and phrases. The student will receive preparation for the A2 exam
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German Language Course Category B1 | At the end of the course, the student speaks the language quite well, expresses his thoughts on everyday topics and formulates various needs. A student who has completed the training will be ready to take the German language exam for category B1 |
German Language Course Category B2 | At the end of the course, the student can speak the language quite well, clearly describe what is needed without searching for words, express his opinion and give reasons. Uses complex sentences and conjunctions. Can communicate quite fluently and spontaneously with native speakers. The course will prepare the student for the German language exam for category B2 |
German Language Course Category С1 | The course is intended for learners with a B2 level who wish to advance their level of language proficiency to the point of fluency. |
Learning Outcomes
Training Category | Learning Outcomes |
German Language Course Category A1 | By the end of the course, learners will be able to use and understand the most common phrases in everyday communication in the most frequently recurring situations. |
German Language Course Category A2 | A student who has completed an A2 German language course has the following knowledge: Understands individual sentences and popular expressions related to the main areas of life (information about oneself and family, shopping, employment, etc.). |
German Language Course Category B1 | A student who has completed a B1 German language course has the following knowledge: – understands the main meaning of clear messages made in literary language on various topics, describing typical situations at work, study, leisure, etc.; |
German Language Course Category B2 | At the end of the B2 German course, the student has the following knowledge: – understands the general content of complex texts on abstract and specific topics, including specialized texts; |
German Language Course Category С1 | By the end of the course, learners will be able to: Use the language fluently in everyday communication. Understand and communicate effectively with native speakers. Write and speak spontaneously on various topics. Understand the subtleties and latent meanings in conversations. |
German language course program A1-C2 | ||
Themes | ||
А1-A2 | B1-B2 | |
1. Introduction: Getting to know you. Telling about yourself, providing personal information 2. Daily life, daily routine. Anything that makes you happy! 3. What’s in the news? World Events. Everything that happens around us 4. Eat, drink and have fun! Healthy Eating 5. Looking ahead. My plans for the future 6. How I see it. Descriptions of people. Appearance, character 7. Human Achievements, Events, Memorable Dates, Life Story 8. Family and family relationships. What to wear. Girls & Boys 9 Movies and books. Your Stories 10. Our interactive world. Technology, phones, internet 11. Life as it is. Life is what you create it! 12. Weather forecast. Earth. Wonders of Our Universe | 1. Personal information 2. Home, family, immediate environment 3. Everyday life 4. Free time and hobbies 5. Travel 6. Communication with other people 7. Health and hygiene 8. Shopping 9. Food and drinks 10. Services 11. Memorable places 12. Language 13. Education 14. Weather | |
Speaking, reading, writing | ||
A1 | Speaking The student is able to maintain the simplest dialogues, maintains a simple conversation, and reads simple texts. Reading Comprehension of simple, short texts that contain frequently used and international words. Writing The student has basic knowledge of phonetics, grammar, and basic knowledge of writing. | |
A2 | Speaking The student understands individual phrases in texts that are related to topics that are important to him (about himself, about his family, about work, about the place where he lives, about hobbies, about shopping, about food preferences, etc.). The student understands the subject matter of simple and clearly spoken small messages. Reading | |
The student reads short, simple texts of everyday communication of up to 200 words (advertising texts, menus, schedules) containing a specific information. The student understands simple letters of a personal nature up to 300 words long. Writing The student is able to write simple notes, SMS, short messages. Can write a simple personal or semi-formal letter of up to 30-60 words, within 30 minutes. | |
B1 | Speaking The student understands the main meaning of clearly spoken texts in the literary language, which are related to topics known to him (about work, study, leisure, etc.). The studentunderstands the subject matter of most radio and television programs, as well as programs that affect his or her personal or professional interests. The student understands the key and interesting information of audio messages, with a total volume of about 2000 words. A student is able to conduct a dialogue with an interlocutor or a group of people, solving life problems. For example, come to an agreement with a partner about something. Reading The development of reading, speaking, writing and listening skills continues. Writing The student is able to write simple, coherent texts on familiar topics. A student can write a simple personal letter or an opinion on a forum on a well-known topic of at least 80 words, within 20-25 minutes. |
B2 | Speaking The student understands detailed reports and lectures with complex arguments on fairly familiar topics. The student understands almost all news and reports about current events. The student understands most of the films where the literary language is spoken. The student understands the basic and interesting information in audio messages of up to 2000 words. Reading The student reads and understands the content of everyday and professional communication texts. The student reads and understands the content of contemporary fiction texts. Writing The student is able to write detailed, coherent texts on broad topics. The student is able to write an essay, arguing his point of view “for” or “against.” A student can write an opinion on a forum on a well-known topic of at least 200 words. A student is able to write a formal letter of at least 100 words. A student is able to write a text of at least 300 words within an hour. |
Grammar | |
A1 | Alphabet. Word order in German. Personal pronouns. Types of verbs and their conjugation in the present tense (Präsens). Definite and indefinite articles of nouns. Constructing affirmative sentences. Negation in German. Constructing simple interrogative sentences. Imperative. Adjectives in German. Ordinal numbers. |
А2 | Verbs in the present tense (Präsens). Separable and inseparable prefixes. Past tense Perfekt. Reflexive verbs. Genitive case (der Genitiv). Modal verbs in present and past tenses. Negation, nie, niemand, nichts. Sentences with weil, wenn. Verbs in accusative and dative cases. Konjunktiv 1. Indirect Questions. Sentences with dass. Prepositions of time, place, and direction. Declension of adjectives. Degrees of comparison of adjectives. Sentences with obwohl. Relative clauses (Relativsätze). Time conjunctions als, wenn. Infinitive with zu. Sentences with deshalb/trotzdem. Passive voice (das Passiv). Construction um… zu. |
B1 | Irregular verbs for level B1. Reflexive pronoun in Dativ. Weak declension of nouns (N-Deklination). Strong declension of nouns and declension of adjectives in the genitive case (Genitiv). Pronouns irgendein-, irgendwelch-, jede-, alle, einige-, manche-, viele-, wenige-, jemand, niemand. Three Types of Adjective Declension (Systematization). Superlatives and comparative degrees of comparison of adjectives. Usage after the article: der schönere Tisch, das schönste Auto. Participles: Partizip I, Partizip II. Declension of adjectives and participles in the function of nouns: ein Angestellter, eine Neue. Past tense Präteritum of semantic verbs (systematization). Past tense Plusquamperfekt. Future tense Futur I. Difference in usage between modal verb forms musste and müsste, durfte and dürfte. Use of brauchen + zu + Infinitiv instead of müssen + nicht/ müssen + nur. Passive voice: Passiv Präteritum, Passiv Perfekt. Passive voice with modal verbs in Präsens and Präteritum. Meaning and usage of the verb lassen. Konjunktiv II for expressing wishes in the subjunctive mood, conditions, comparisons (present and past). Verbs with object in Dativ: widersprechen, einfallen, begegnen. Verbs and expressions with es. Prepositions of time: innerhalb, außerhalb, während. Prepositions of cause and mode of action: wegen, anstatt, trotz. Adverbs of Time. Adverbs in the sense of place and direction irgendwohin, irgendwo, nirgendwo, überall, überallhin. Particles in the sense of intensification/diminishment: sehr, besonders, total, wirklich, echt, ziemlich, nicht so, nicht besonders, gar nicht, überhaupt nicht. Modal particles aber, denn, eigentlich, doch, mal, ja, wohl. Numerals, fractions. Negation with niemand, nirgendwo, nie, nichts. The order of words in a sentence after the conjunctions darum, deswegen, daher, deshalb, trotzdem, sonst. Use of Infinitiv + zu. Subordinate clauses of time with conjunctions wenn, als, während, bevor, seitdem, nachdem, bis. Subordinate clauses with conjunctions weil/da; obwohl. Using sentences with damit and um…zu. Subordinate clauses of condition with the conjunctions wenn and falls. Using sentences with indem, ohne dass, ohne… zu, anstatt dass, anstatt zu. Double conjunctions: zwar… aber, entweder… oder, je… desto, nicht nur… sondern auch, sowohl… als auch, weder… noch. Subordinate determinative clauses. Functions of the verb warden. Pronominal adverbs worüber/darüber. Demonstrative pronouns: derselbe-, dieselbe-, dasselbe-. Sentences with je… desto/Vergleichsätze mit je… desto. Exercises. Subordinate clauses with conjunctions: indem, dadurch … dass. Modal subordinate clauses with indem, dadurch… dass. Exercises. The difference between the conjunctions indem and sodass. Indem or sodass? Adjectives with fixed prepositions B1. |
B2 | Noun-verb combinations list and exercises. Word order in a sentence with additions in Dativ and Akkusativ. The order of words in a sentence with adverbial modifiers of time, reason, manner, and place. Konjunktiv I for the expression of indirect speech. Adjectives with fixed prepositions. Reaktion von Nomen. Reaktion von Verben B2. Adjectives with fixed prepositions B2. |
Vocabulary | |
A1 | Vocabulary about 500 words |
A2 | Vocabulary of about 1000 words |
B1 | Vocabulary up to about 2000 words |
B2 | Vocabulary increases to 3000 words |
| Teaching Methods | Self-paced work | ||
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А1 |
The course employs methods that enable learners to acquire the necessary knowledge and develop communication skills in the foreign language. |
Assignment based on the course materials. Questionnaire. Retelling. Repetition of key phrases and written exercises. Listening to audio and video materials. Listening to texts and retelling them. |
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А2 |
Discussion, Pair Work, Role Play, Explain, Compare, Translate, Dialogues, Listening, Brainstorming, Mind Mapping, Illustration, Conversation, Worksheets, Q&A, Group Work, Individual Work, Fill in the Blanks, Word Search, Vocabulary Work, Description |
Discussion, Pair Work, Role Play, Explain, Compare, Translate, Dialogues, Listening, Brainstorming, Mind Mapping, Illustration, Conversation, Worksheets, Q&A, Group Work, Individual Work, Fill in the Blanks, Word Search, Vocabulary Work, Description |
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B1 |
Discussion, Pair Work, Role Play, Explain, Compare, Translate, Fill in the Blanks, Dialogues, Listening, Brainstorming, Mind Mapping, Illustration, Conversation, Worksheets, Q&A, Group Work, Individual Work, Word Search, Vocabulary Work, Description. |
Exercises to consolidate new grammar material, exercises to consolidate new lexical material, write an email to a friend, read and listen to texts, fill out a crossword puzzle, present your own profession, make a diagram, conduct a mini-research and write a text, prepare a story, write a reasoning essay, write a recipe, write a discursive essay, write a review |
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B2 |
Board game, reading passages of text with subsequent exchange of information, work in pairs/mini-groups, mini-survey (in a group), monologue (description), dialogue/role-play, introduction of phrases through listening, retelling (in pairs), reading and discussing the text, viewing and discussing reactions to a documentary video, etc. |
Plan and write a bio, write an informal email, write a narrative, write an opinion essay, write a complaint letter to the airline/hotel, write an invitation, write an essay pros and cons, introduce your favorite online store, create a viral advertisement, write about the perfect place to live, write a recipe for a traditional drink/dish, online research and review on the topic of charity, write instructions, write different types of message, write review of the event, write a cover letter, write a report. |
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C1 |
Assignments based on the course materials. Study of grammar topics essential for holding discussions and debates. Discussions and debates on various topics. Discussion of news. Composition of advanced oral and written stories and texts. |
Assignments based on the course materials. Listening to texts. Detailed description of favorite paintings and architectural landmarks. Detailed retelling of news about events. Writing essays on arbitrarily chosen topics. |
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