CULP: German Intermediate 1 Prerequisites£
The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence.
At intermediate 1 level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context.
For more detailed information about the course please go to the Language Centre CULP page at: http://www.langcen.cam.ac.uk/lc/culp/
- University staff and students
- Further details regarding Language Centre eligibility criteria are available
CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference): A2
Number of sessions: 15
# | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer | |
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1 | Tue 24 Apr 2018 12:00 - 14:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Paul Hoegger |
2 | Thu 26 Apr 2018 12:00 - 14:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Paul Hoegger |
3 | Tue 1 May 2018 12:00 - 14:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Paul Hoegger |
4 | Thu 3 May 2018 12:00 - 14:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Paul Hoegger |
5 | Tue 8 May 2018 12:00 - 14:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Paul Hoegger |
6 | Thu 10 May 2018 12:00 - 14:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Paul Hoegger |
7 | Tue 15 May 2018 12:00 - 14:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Paul Hoegger |
8 | Thu 17 May 2018 12:00 - 14:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Paul Hoegger |
9 | Tue 22 May 2018 12:00 - 14:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Paul Hoegger |
10 | Thu 24 May 2018 12:00 - 14:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Paul Hoegger |
11 | Tue 29 May 2018 12:00 - 14:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Paul Hoegger |
12 | Thu 31 May 2018 12:00 - 14:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Paul Hoegger |
13 | Tue 5 Jun 2018 12:00 - 14:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Paul Hoegger |
14 | Thu 7 Jun 2018 12:00 - 14:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Paul Hoegger |
15 | Tue 12 Jun 2018 12:00 - 14:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Paul Hoegger |
The course introduces students to the following functions and notions:
- To be able to introduce oneself, giving information about one's age, origin and where one lives;
- To be able to describe one's routine, free time and weekends;
- To be able to describe one’s work experience including pp studies/jobs, and writing a mini CV;
- To be able to describe what one used to do before the current work/study situation, one’s current responsibilities, and to produce a CV for an interview;
- To be able to identify a suitable job from a website, apply for it and attend a job interview;
- To be able to talk about one’s health, request medication and understand instructions given by a doctor or pharmacist;
- To be able to discuss life styles and fitness routines;
- To be able to recount an accident in general and to follow the diagnosis and treatment;
- To be able to recount an incident in detail, describing the setting and elaborate what could have happened in another circumstance;
- To be able to analyse how life used to be in the past and compare it with the present, recounting historic events;
- To be able to comment on one’s plans and wishes, and to analyse what one would do in a variety of hypothetical situations.
By the end of the course students will be able to:
- Listening/Speaking: express opinions on abstract/cultural matters in a limited way or offer advice within a known area, and understand instructions or public announcements.
- Reading: understand routine information and articles, and the general meaning of non-routine information within a familiar area.
- Writing: write letters or make notes on familiar or predictable matters.
- To build on a basic understanding and an appreciation of the salient linguistic features;
- To establish the learner as a confident language user in a range of predictable everyday situations;
- To equip the learner with the skills and knowledge to deal with straightforward job applications and interviews;
- To increase students’ knowledge of the cultural background of the German speaking countries within the context of language teaching.
Presentations, practicals and online learning
- Raven access is required
- Further information regarding Raven is available
- Students Fees: £265 to be paid online.
- Staff Fees: £295 to be paid online.
- Please select ‘All charged’, not ‘Concessionary’ under the course fee when you make your booking (the ‘Concessionary ’option is not applicable to CULP courses).
- Links to the online store will be provided with your confirmation email.
- Payment is required within 24 hours of your booking to secure your place.
- Refunds available after the first lesson only.
- Payment for the courses is made on the Online Store (http://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/) (CULP General Purpose courses), (Raven log in).
- Course materials can be found on Moodle (http://www.student-systems.admin.cam.ac.uk/moodle) (Raven log in), once the course has started.
- Students are required to attend 80% of sessions
- Full details of all Language Centre programmes can be found the Language Centre website.
Fifteen taught sessions of two hours plus online learning
Three times per year (subject to demand)
- CULP: German Basic
- CULP: German Intermediate 1
- CULP: German Intermediate 2
- CULP: German Basic 1 (total beginners) for Academic Purposes (LAP)
Booking / availability