German Beginners (part 2)

Do you already know ein bisschen Deutsch? Can you introduce yourself in German, talk about your family, use numbers and tell the time?

In part 2, you’ll expand your vocabulary to explore topics, including shopping, booking accommodation, and expressing your likes and dislikes. You’ll be introduced to new grammar too, like the use of measurement nouns and modal verbs.

Over 10 evenings, our qualified and native German tutors will use a mixture of group work, exercises and interactive games to help you practise and improve your listening, speaking and writing skills.

This course is the second in three German Beginners modules, ideal if you have enough knowledge to skip the very basics.

Who is it for?

You’ll need to have studied German for around 20 hours to enrol on this course. You should have completed part 1 of the beginners syllabus or studied a little German elsewhere. See the eligibility section for more information.

Timetable

This course takes place one evening a week at 18:30 for 10 weeks. Delivered face-to-face at City, University of London's central London campus.

Benefits

• An ideal place to start if you if you are comfortable with the very basics
• Face-to-face classes delivered on campus in the City of London
• Follow the European framework for language learning (CEFR).

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• express likes and dislikes
• ask for and give prices when shopping
• book a hotel room
• talk about duties at work and home
• say what you can do in your town.

Grammar

• measurement nouns
• some comparative (gern/lieber)
• word order
• separable verbs
• modal verbs, prepositions with accusative and dative case.

Chapters five to seven of the Willkommen course book will be covered.

You will be awarded an official City, University of London certificate on completion of the course if you attend over 70 per cent of the classes. The course is not formally accredited.

Teaching

We designed this course to be fun and interactive. We use a mix of classroom activities including:

• pair and group work
• role-play
• pronunciation and intonation
• classroom discussion
• grammar in context.

You will be given weekly homework to practise what you have learned in class.

Start here if you’ve already studied German for around 20 hours and know the very basics. You should be able to:

• introduce yourself and talk about your family, jobs, professions and hobbies
• use the alphabet, use numbers, ask for and tell the time
• know how to use the present tense of regular and irregular verbs, as well as the verbs "to have" (haben) and "to be" (sein)
• understand the use of negative sentences.

First time learning German? Enrol on part 1 or sign up to the full beginners syllabus (parts 1-3) and get the best price.

Check out part 3 if you have had around 40 hours of formal study.

English requirements

You will need a good level of spoken and written English to enrol on this course.