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Overview
Throughout this short courses of Elementary German 1 sprechen und verstehen at The Open University, you will learn to express your opinions and to master everyday situations of mounting complexity in German. Moreover, you will learn to use different tenses and sentence structures to extend your proficiency of communicating in German.
Key facts
- You will also further increase your awareness of the cultural diversity of German-speaking countries.
- After successfully completing this short course, you will receive a digital badge. This can be shared on social media, added to email signatures or act as a certificate.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- communicate with speakers of German in a range of predictable and simple contexts relating to everyday life
- know and use the principles of German pronunciation
- understand and use the special German characters (Umlaute) and be able to Word-process or handwrite them
- better understand the cultural differences and customs between German-speaking cultures and your own
- correctly build and employ a variety of grammatical structures, such as verb tenses, prepositions, and sentence structure
Programme Structure
Course include:
- express your opinions on a variety of themes and topics, such as lifestyle, daily routines, leisure activities, landscapes and geography, and travelling
- use a variety of expressions and types of words, such as adverbs of time and of frequency, prepositions, and comparisons
- master and communicate in typical everyday situations; for example, understanding and responding to train announcements and describing movements
- understand and employ key issues of German pronunciation, especially the sounds alien to non-German speakers, such as Umlaute
- use regular and irregular verbs in the past tense and in imperative forms.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
- Registration closes 31 July
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
- Continuous support with feedback on request
Campus Location
- Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- There are no entry requirements for this course.
- However, it's beneficial if you have some basic knowledge of German, similar or equivalent to the language, skills and vocabulary practised in Beginners German 1: fang an! (LGXG001), Beginners German 2: mit vergnügen! (LGXG002), and/or Beginners German 3: richtig so! (LGXG003).
- You will be given guidance on developing your language-learning skills such as different techniques to memorise vocabulary and approach grammatical topics.
- If you have any doubt about the suitability of the course, please contact us.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents195 GBP / full≈ 195 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents195 GBP / full≈ 195 GBP / full
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