German for Communication Level A1

📘 Course Plan – German for Communication Level A1.1

🎯 General Objectives

ℹ️ By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
✅ Understand and use everyday expressions and basic phrases.
✅ Introduce themselves and others (name, age, nationality, profession).
✅ Interact in a simple way in everyday situations (shopping, travel, school).
✅ Ask and answer simple questions about personal details.
✅ Develop basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in German.

⏳ Course Organization

🔹 Duration: 30–40 hours (adaptable: intensive or spread over weeks).
🔹 Methodology: communicative approach, role plays, listening/reading practice, interactive activities.
🔹 Target Audience: beginners with no prior knowledge of German.

📍 Detailed Program

Module 1: Introduction to German Language
✅ German alphabet and pronunciation.
✅ Greetings, introductions, polite expressions.
✅ Numbers, days, months, telling the time.

Module 2: Personal Information & Everyday Life
✅ Talking about yourself (name, age, nationality, profession).
✅ Family, friends, and relationships.
✅ Describing routines and daily activities.

Module 3: Practical Communication Situations
✅ Shopping and ordering food/drinks.
✅ Asking for directions and using public transport.
✅ Booking hotels, basic travel vocabulary.

Module 4: Basic Grammar Foundations
✅ Articles, nouns, and gender.
✅ Personal pronouns and the verb sein (to be) and haben (to have).
✅ Word order in simple sentences.

Module 5: Describing and Asking Questions
✅ Colors, clothes, weather, and seasons.
✅ Formulating simple questions and answers.
✅ Expressing likes and dislikes.

Module 6: Listening & Reading Comprehension
✅ Short dialogues in daily contexts.
✅ Reading simple texts (ads, menus, schedules).
✅ Listening to everyday conversations.

Module 7: Final Project & Evaluation
✅ Role play: “A day in Germany” (shopping, asking for directions, introducing oneself).
✅ Group presentation in German (self-introduction + simple dialogue).
✅ Feedback and improvement plan.

🎲 Teaching Methods

🟨 Role plays and simulations.
🟨 Interactive dialogues.
🟨 Audio-visual materials (songs, videos, exercises).
🟨 Games and flashcards.
🟨 Pair and group work.

⚡ Expected Outcomes

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
⏺︎ Introduce themselves and exchange basic personal information.
⏺︎ Understand and use common phrases for everyday life.
⏺︎ Ask and answer simple questions in German.
⏺︎ Read, listen to, and understand short texts.
⏺︎ Develop confidence to communicate in real-life basic situations.