AMOUNT OF WORK
A course lasting
12 weeks requires the investment of approx.
60–70 hours, this is equivalent to
five to six hours per week.
Four virtual live sessions within a course of twelve weeks, are scheduled at fixed dates and times. Apart from that,
the course participants can schedule their study times individually. However, a certain amount of self-discipline and regular studying is required to complete the tasks successfully, to benefit from the questions and answers in the forum, to revise certain content within a particular time period, where necessary, and to prepare the virtual live sessions in a proper way.
STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE
The course combines various teaching methods:
- Independent study with the learning software (virtual teaching material); This comprises the content of the respective course level; provides automatic feedback.
Asynchronous group exercises n the Goethe-Institut’s learning platform: The exercises improve knowledge of German cultural themes, the participants complete the tasks in groups without having to be online at the same time.
- Tutors monitor the progress on the learning software, provide regular additional feedback and can add further exercise material.
Assignments: A short text will be prepared each week which will be marked by the tutor in order to practice from the beginning writing emails or other short messages. The suggested topics are based on the topics on the learning software and the virtual live sessions. The marks by the tutor provide personal feedback related to the learning progress, with plenty of tips and explanations.
- Synchronous live sessions in Adobe to amplify the content of the various exercises. These live sessions are an ideal opportunity to apply the language from the first week onwards in regard to the oral communication between participants and tutors. There are four sessions (on twelve week courses), where the simultaneous presence of all participants is required. These sessions will be held on Saturday mornings.
There will be an introductory session in the first week in order to provide all necessary information about the course and to get to know the learning software and the learning platform. The following sessions will focus on practicing oral expression in short dialogues, on exploring the main grammar structures and on addressing German regional and cultural topics.