Post Graduate Program in German Language

Module 1:

Topics

• Greetings in German
• Understand days of the week and months of the year.
• Count (numbers)
• Spell words
• Introduce yourself (give your age, your job, talk about your family, say where you are from, where you live, say the languages you speak)
• Ask questions 
• Learn basic vocabulary

Grammar

• Auxiliary verbs (to be/to have)
• Genders (masculine/feminine)
• Definite and indefinite articles
• Plural form
• Possessive adjectives (my, your, his/her…)
• Regular verbs at the present tense (-er verbs) 

Module 2:

Topics

• Understand a menu/Order at a restaurant
• Ask questions 
• Understand and give directions 
• Speak about the weather
• Say the time
• Suggest an outing
• Buy in shops

Grammar

• Plural of nouns
• “on” pronoun
• Negation
• Prepositions of location (in, on, next to, in front of…)
• Use « Quel », « Est-ce que » and « Qu’est-ce que » in a question
• Demonstrative adjectives (this, that)

Module 3:  

Topics

• Do your grocery shopping
• Indicate a quantity
• Speak about the future 
• Make a positive/negative comment
• Describe someone

Grammar

• Partitive articles
• Answering a negative question
• Futur Proche (future tense)
• Reflexive verbs (se lever…)
• Imperative Form

Module 4:

Topics

• Speak about the past 
• Talk about a duration
• Talk about your studies
• Give advice, order 

Grammar

• Passé Composé (past tense)
• Présent Continu (Present continuous)
• Direct pronouns
• Time markers    

Module 1:

Topics

• Speak about what sport you enjoy doing
• Speak about the future 
• Give advice 
• Speak about your goals
• Express a decision

Grammar

• Revisions of A1 Curriculum
• Futur Simple (Future tense)
• Hypothesis in the future
• The negative imperative
• Express a cause/reason and a purpose

Module 2:

Topics

• Express frequency
• Describe your home
• Understand an ad for a flat
• Give directions 
• Make a comparison
• Explain a choice

Grammar

• Present tense
• The preposition “Depuis”
• Relative pronouns (qui/que)
• Comparative/Superlative

Module 3:

Topics

• Speak about the past 
• Make a description
• Indicate a chronology
• Understand a biography
• Speak about a life-changing event
• Explain a problem/give solutions

Grammar

• Le Passé composé and l’Imparfait (past tenses)
• « Il y a » / « Pendant »
• Chronology
• Cause/Reason
• Consequence

Module 4:

Topics

• Give an opinion 
• How to avoid repetitions
• Give advice 
• Express a certitude
• Express wishes

Grammar  

• Plural of -al words
• Direct and indirect pronouns
• Adverbs of manner
• Imperative+Direct and indirect pronouns
• Subjunctive form
• Conditional
• Irregular verbs

Module 5:

Topics

• Describe a place
• Talk about citizenship
• Organize a speech
• Ask questions about an object
• Describe material

Grammar

• Y pronoun
• Où Relative pronoun
• Indefinite adjectives (tout/toute/chaque/quelques)
• Opposition/Concession
• Interrogative pronoun « lequel »
• Demonstrative pronouns (celui-ci/celui-là…)     

Module 6:

Topics

• Understand a written/oral advertisement
• Give your opinion 
• Understand a leaflet
• Make a demand

Grammar

• Gerundive form
• En pronoun
• Indicative/Subjunctive
• Negation
• Prepositions of localisation   

Topics & Vocabulary

• Talking about past experiences and encounters
• Expressing aims and causes – comme, puisque and parce que
• Providing a detailed description
• Describing personal motives
• Justifying a choice
• Talking about travels
• Making suggestions
• Giving your opinion
• Hypothesising
• Talking about countries and regions
• Describing a fictional character
• Describing feelings and emotions
• Talking of hopes and aspirations
• Expressing regrets
• Expressing, promoting, and justifying opinions
• Debating: politics, recycling, the environment, new technologies, social issues, consumerism
• Expressing feelings and emotions
• Expressing obligation, possibilities, and restrictions
• Writing a variety of texts (text messages, emails, letters, etc.)
• Talking about movies (storyline and characters)

Grammar

• Review of the past and future tenses
• Plus-que-parfait (Past perfect)
• Agreement of the past participle with avoir (passé composé tense)
• Direct pronouns (le, la, les)
• Conditional tense
• Hypothesis : si + imparfait
• Prepositions with countries and regions
• Past conditional
• Adverbs in ‘-ment’
• Linking words
• Subjunctive
• Verbs to express opinion – je crois que, je pense que etc.
• Impersonal structures – il faut que etc.
• Gerund : ‘-ant’
• Direct vs indirect pronouns
• Structures with verbs expressing feelings – je regrette que/ je regrette de etc.
• Pronouns order
• Relative pronouns – ce qui, ce que, ce don’t
• Word order : the adjective
• Style and register: formal/ informal

Cultural Content

• German regions
• German people and their holidays
• Popular German tourist sites
• The German artistic scene
• Political life in German
• Environmental issues
• New technologies
• Social causes
• German cinema (films, directors and actors)

Skills Work

• Speaking/active practice
• Listening Practice
• New vocabulary
• Pronunciation
• Speaking/debating
• Producing various styles of written German  

Topics & Vocabulary

• Expressing thoughts and feelings
• Subjectivity vs objectivity
• Structuring your speech
• Language registers
• Political and social issues
• Stereotypes
• Regional differences
• History
• Current events

Grammar

• Subjunctive
• ‘Ne’ explétif
• Nominalisation
• Linking words
• Complex use of grammar to contribute to a debate

Cultural Content

• German institutions
• German values and symbols
• Francophonie
• German philosophy
• The media in France
• German politics
• German arts
• German gastronomy
• German body language

Skills Work

• Lots of speaking/debating
• Lots of listening
• Understanding different accents
• Producing various styles of written and spoken German  

Topics & Vocabulary

• Making a presentation
• Putting forward arguments
• Cause/consequence
• Expressing opinions and feelings
• Hypothesizing
• Reporting a message
• Expressing nuance
• Talking about memories
• Aesthetics
• Current events
• Social issues

Grammar:

• Presentations: words and structures
• Subjunctive: present, imperfect, and past perfect
• Nominalisation
• Demonstrative pronouns
• Past participle vs gerund
• Si + tenses
• Conditional: present and past
• Past perfect
• Adjectives
• Structures for reported speech

Cultural Content

• The German education system
• German fine arts
• German music
• German cinema
• German literature
• German history
• Doing business in German

Skills Work

• Lots of speaking/debating
• Lots of listening
• Understanding different accents
• Producing various styles of written and spoken German   

Topics & Vocabulary

• Expressing thoughts and feelings
• Subjectivity vs objectivity
• Structuring your speech
• Language registers
• Political and social issues
• Stereotypes
• Regional differences
• History
• Current events

Grammar

• Subjunctive
• ‘Ne’ explétif
• Nominalisation
• Linking words
• Complex use of grammar to contribute to a debate

Cultural Content

• German institutions
• German values and symbols
• Francophonie
• German philosophy
• The media in France
• German politics
• German arts
• German gastronomy
• German body language

Skills Work

• Lots of speaking/debating
• Lots of listening
• Understanding different accents
• Producing various styles of written and spoken German  

• Business Communication
• Preparation for the Interview
• Presentation Skills  

Resume Building Techniques