When & Where

Quick Facts

  • Availability Yes
  • Course Code W24HMSK02A
  • Suitable For 19 year olds and up are permitted on this course

What you will learn

The course aims to enable students to begin to communicate with some fluency in a range of travel situations. The emphasis is on the practical use of German and the development of your speaking and listening skills.

Learning Outcomes

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

  • use basic travel vocabulary in context
  • reserve a ticket and book a hotel room
  • find geographical, historical or cultural details about places / regions in German speaking countries
  • improve your confidence by speaking about travelling to German speaking areas

Class format and activities

This course is characterised by spoken interaction and communication. Typical activities include pair work, group work, role plays and games. A range of resources will be used to support your learning including presentations, hand-outs, and audio-visual material. Homework is highly recommended to consolidate learning.

Entry requirements

This course is suitable for "false" beginners. You will also need to be able to respond to simple instructions and explanations, as well as read course documents, in English. You will need to be at ease with the use of numbers for daily activities (e.g. using money, telling the time, using the 24 hour clock, reading timetables). It would also be helpful if you had some knowledge of basic grammar terminology such as: a verb, a noun and conjugation.

What you need to know before you enrol

You will also need to be able to respond to simple instructions and explanations, as well as read course documents, in English. You will need to be at ease with the use of numbers for daily activities (e.g. using money, telling the time, using the 24 hour clock, reading timetables). It would also be helpful if you had some knowledge of basic grammar terminology such as: a verb, a noun and conjugation.

What you need

TBC

What you can do next

German Stage 2