German: Beginner Intensive 
Provided by: ELU
Wed 19 Jun, Fri 21 Jun, ... Mon 8 Jul 2013 – Department of Engineering, Lecture Room 5 , Department of Engineering, Lecture Room 3A
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Description: Introductory course to German. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of German. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation.
Target audience:
- Postgraduates in Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Materials Science, Computer Laboratory and Chemistry, Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership and Judge Business School.
- Further details regarding Engineering Language Unit's eligibility criteria are available
Duration: Nine sessions of two hours
Sessions:
Number of sessions: 9
| Date | Time | Venue | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 19 Jun | 09:30 - 11:30 | Department of Engineering, Lecture Room 5 | K. Lanucha |
| Fri 21 Jun | 09:30 - 11:30 | Department of Engineering, Lecture Room 5 | K. Lanucha |
| Mon 24 Jun | 09:30 - 11:30 | Department of Engineering, Lecture Room 5 | K. Lanucha |
| Wed 26 Jun | 09:30 - 11:30 | Department of Engineering, Lecture Room 5 | K. Lanucha |
| Fri 28 Jun | 09:30 - 11:30 | Department of Engineering, Lecture Room 5 | K. Lanucha |
| Mon 1 Jul | 09:30 - 11:30 | Department of Engineering, Lecture Room 3A | K. Lanucha |
| Wed 3 Jul | 09:30 - 11:30 | Department of Engineering, Lecture Room 3A | K. Lanucha |
| Fri 5 Jul | 09:30 - 11:30 | Department of Engineering, Lecture Room 3A | K. Lanucha |
| Mon 8 Jul | 09:30 - 11:30 | Department of Engineering, Lecture Room 3A | K. Lanucha |
Format: Class work and individual study
Frequency: Yearly
Aims: To be able to:
- Meet and greet people, introduce yourself (name, age, job, nationality, domicile)
- Describe a room and its equipment
- Talk about languages and countries
- Describe a house/flat
- Tell the time, make and cancel appointments
- Talk about professions
- Talk about food (shopping for food, likes and dislikes)
Topics covered:
- Alphabet
- Use of Questions
- Word order
- Definite and indefinite articles, plurals, negation of nouns
- Present tense and past of 'haben' and 'sein', separable verbs
- Cardinal and ordinal numbers, some prepositions
- Modal verbs
Syllabus: Course syllabus is available
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- German: Advanced Intensive
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- Japanese: Beginner Intensive
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Theme: German
