Course Description

Course-ID:	1399
Title:	German 3: A2.1
Place:	Zentrum
Lecturer:	Ursina Tones, lic. phil.
Time:	Thu 12:15-13:45
Date:	19.09.-19.12.2024
ECTS points:	2
Number of participants:	max. 24
Enrollment closing date:	20.09.2024
Fee:	CHF 100.00

Target participants This course is offered to Bachelor's, Master’s students (not MAS students) and exchange students as well as to members of the ZHdK and PHZH.
Entry requirements Participants have completed the German 1: A1.1 course and the German 2: A1.2 course at the Language Center or have acquired the A1 level elsewhere. The German 3: A2.1 course corresponds to a low A2 level. Remarks We offer 5 courses at A level that you should complete before attending the B level courses. For a description of the levels, see Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The first two courses (German 1: A1.1 and German 2: A1.2) will take you to A1 level, the following two courses (German 3: A2.1 and German 4: A2.2) to A2 level, and the fifth course (German 5: A2.2/B1.1) is a transition to the B1 level courses.
Aims Participants feel confident when speaking German in everyday situations; they are able to produce a broader range of vocabulary and useful phrases. Participants improve their ability to speak, understand, and write in the present and the past tenses. They can describe various everyday situations and they understand short, simple texts and spoken information. Participants can express their opinions und and can react to others’ opinions.
Content and approach The course covers listening, speaking, reading, and writing tasks, with a focus on participants’ productive abilities (role plays, dialogs, and simple discussions), listening skills, and pronunciation. Vocabulary is expanded through exercises and autonomous work. The course covers everyday situations, talking about one’s private and professional life in Switzerland; describing concrete situations in the past, relationships and leisure, and express one's opinion. Grammar includes the consolidation of previously learnt structures, including present tense, perfect tense, and sentence structures in main clauses and subordinate clauses. In addition, the course includes prepositions, adjectives and the use of cases.
Assessment, ECTS credits, and workload 2 ECTS credits are awarded for successful completion of the course, which includes progress checks and/or exams. Active and committed participation is required, and participants should be able to dedicate at least 3 hours a week to extending their range of vocabulary, to homework, and to further independent study activities.
Materials The course material is provided in digital form. Please ensure that you have the course material ready in a suitable form for your notes during the courses (e.g. using a tablet or as a printout).
Enroll here from 09.09.2024 (from 08:30) until 20.09.2024