General information

Course type AMUPIE
Module title German For True Beginners I / Level A1.1
Language English, German
Module lecturer mgr Agnieszka Włodarek
Lecturer's email awlodar@amu.edu.pl
Lecturer position M.A.
Faculty Foreign Languages Teaching Centre
Semester 2023/2024 (winter)
Duration 30
ECTS 4
USOS code 31-GERM-BEG-PIE-I

Timetable

Friday, 9:45 - 11:15, Coll. Heliodori Święcicki, Institute of Oriental Studies, room 430

The first meeting: 06.10.2023

Module aim (aims)

1. Assimilation of basic structures and vocabulary in German language used for communication in daily situations

2. Development of four language skills ( listening, speaking, reading, writing ) on level A1.1

3. Acquiring culture information about German people and country

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)

The course is for students who have no prior knowledge of German ( true beginners ) and who are interested in discovering German language and culture.

Syllabus

Week 1: How to introduce yourself - Begrüßung und Befinden ( Verkonjugation in Singular, Aussagesätze, W -                      Fragen )

Week 2: Personal information - Angaben zur Person ( Verbkonjugation in Singular und Plural, Personalpronomen,                Negation "nicht"

Week 3: Occupations - Berufe ( Wortbildung - in, Präpositionen "bei" und "als" )

Week 4: Family - Familie ( Ja/Nein - Fragen, Possessivartikel )

Week 5: Shopping - Einkaufen ( Zahlen, definiter und indefiniter Artikel )

Week 6: Description of things - Gegenstände beschreiben ( Farben, Materialien, Formen ). Die Negation "kein,                     keine" )

Week 7: Weather - Wetter ( Adjektive )

Week 8: Free time / Hobbys - Freizeit/ Hobbys ( Präposition "am", Wochentage )

Week 9: My day - Mein Tag ( reflexive Verben, Tageszeiten, Uhrzeiten )

Week 10: Christmas - Weihnachten in DACH

Week 11: Office & Technology - Büro & Technik ( Plural der Nomen )

Week 12: My workplace - Mein Arbeitsplatz ( Akkusativ )

Week 13: Places to visit in Germany - Interessante Orte in Deutschland ( Ausflugsziele & Tipps )

Week 14: Revision - Wiederholung

Week 15: Evaluation test - Evaluierungstest

Reading list

1. Menschen, Deutsch als Fremdsprache A1.1, Kurs - und Arbeitsbuch, Hueber Verlag

2. Deutsch für Anfänger - Wortschatzübungen ohne Langweile, WIR Wzdawnictwo i Reklama

3. Deutsch für dich 1 neu, Wzdawnictwo Neograf

4. Grammatik activ A1 - B1, Cornelsen Verlag

5. Websites for example: Deutsche Welle, Slow German, Easy German