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Learn to read, write and speak German – ideal for total beginners. Progress over three modules with this dynamic and enjoyable evening course.

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German Beginners - Level 1 Course overview

Did you know German and English follow similar grammatical rules? Join our small but lively German beginners class and you’ll be surprised by how much you can learn in a year.

Focusing on practical communication, you’ll explore key topics for business and travel, including introductions and occupations, ordering food in a restaurant, shopping and making travel arrangements.

You’ll develop an understanding of regular and irregular verbs in the present and perfect tenses, gender nouns and articles, as well as formal and informal word structures.

Your tutor will use a mix of media to also introduce elements of German culture into your learning.

Who is it for?

If you’re completely new to German, this course will get you started. You’ll gain a complete beginners knowledge of German over one year.

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Timetable

The full beginners course includes 72 hours of learning and is delivered across six modules in Central London.

Benefits

  • Taught in central London over one year, this course covers the full beginners syllabus (6 modules) at the lowest price
  • Communicate at CEFR A1/A2 level of the Common European Framework Reference of languages
  • Awarded a City St George’s, University of London certificate.

What will I learn?

Throughout the year, you’ll learn to

  • introduce yourself and talk about your family, jobs, professions and hobbies
  • master the alphabet and German pronunciation
  • use numbers, ask for and tell the time
  • ask for information
  • book a hotel room
  • describe what happened at the weekend
  • describe people, places and events
  • express opinions, likes and dislikes
  • talk about the distant past
  • say where things are, give directions.

Grammatical structures

  • including questions, answers and statements
  • formal and informal structures (DU/SIE)
  • present tense of regular and irregular verbs as well as the verbs "to have" (haben) and "to be" (sein)
  • negative sentences, negation of nouns (nicht/kein)
  • gender, articles and plural of nouns
  • measurement nouns
  • word order
  • separable verbs
  • modal verbs, prepositions with accusative and dative case
  • perfect tense (regular and irregular), perfect tense with sein and haben
  • comparative and superlative
  • dative and accusative case in a sentence, direct and indirect object.

Chapters one to ten of the Willkommen course book will be covered.

Assessment and certificates

You will receive a Certificate of Completion from City St George’s, University of London, along with a digital badge for your LinkedIn profile.

To qualify, you must attend at least 70% of classes.

Teaching

Classes are highly interactive and include:

  • Small group work and role-play
  • Listening to audio materials (e.g. radio clips)
  • Reading articles and texts
  • Watching video content
  • Digital learning tools to support your progress

You’ll also explore German culture, current affairs and traditions alongside language learning.

Eligibility

This course is aimed as those who are completely new to German.

If you have a little experience, or you are willing to do some self-study to catch up, you can join us on one of the later Beginners modules.

Please do reach out to our team if you’re not sure which level is right for you.

Additional requirements

To enrol onto the Beginners German course, you must:

  • be age 18 or over
  • have basic IT skills and a reliable internet connection to access lessons and course materials.

English requirements

You will need a good level of spoken and written English to enrol on this course.

Tutor

  • Boris Born

    Boris Born has an MA in German and Philosophical Studies (Berlin, 1988). He has been teaching German in various institutions in London such as London Metropolitan University (formerly the University of North London), in language schools, and at City St George's, University of London since 1998.

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