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ActiLingua offers seven course levels from
absolute beginner to advanced. Follow this link for a comparison
of our course levels with the European
Framework of Reference.
Assessment test:
After a written assessment test and an oral
assessment talk you are placed in the appropriate level. The
written assessment test takes approximately 60 minutes to complete
and covers grammar, reading comprehension and writing skills.
The assessment test is sent to you with your booking materials.
You can also take it online.
Please send the placement test at least till Tuesday one week
before course start, otherwise it is possible that tuition starts
on Tuesday.
Course
levels:
We offer seven course levels,
each with a 4-8 week syllabus. Levels start at absolute beginner
and progress to advanced. It is the responsibility of the teacher
to decide whether a student may proceed to the next level.
Beginner
(A0/A1-)*
You are a complete beginner or
have very little knowledge of German. At this level you learn
basic sentence structures and vocabulary to help you get simple
messages across in everyday situations.
| Contact
hours: |
Standard
Course & German for Life 1: 20 course lessons &
5 lessons of cultural programme per week. Intensive Course
& German for Life 2: 30 course lessons & 5 lessons
of cultural programme per week. |
| Average
course duration: |
4
weeks. |
| Starting
dates: |
every four or five weeks |
| Prerequisites: |
No
previous German knowledge necessary. The student is a
complete beginner or has very little knowledge of German. |
| Outline
of course content: |
He/she learns basic sentence structures and vocabulary
to help to get simple messages across in everyday situations.
He/she learns how to introduce her/himself and to cope
with simple situations at the shops, at work, on the telephone,
at the doctor's and at hotels. |
Elementary
1 (A1)*
You have little knowledge of
German. You learn to make simple enquiries in speaking and writing,
and to give instructions. You build on your basic grammar skills
and increase your vocabulary.
| Contact
hours: |
Standard
Course & German for Life 1: 20 course lessons &
5 lessons of cultural programme per week. Intensive Course
& German for Life 2: 30 course lessons & 5 lessons
of cultural programme per week. |
| Average
course duration |
4
to 8 weeks. |
| Starting
dates: |
every Monday |
| Prerequisites: |
4
weeks' Beginner course or basic knowledge of the German
language: ability to introduce oneself and talk about
simple everyday situations. |
| Grammatical
prerequisites: |
The
student has little knowledge of German, for example the
ability to introduce oneself and talk about simple everyday
situations. |
| Outline
of course content: |
He/she
learns to make simple enquiries in speaking and writing
and to give instructions, builds on his basic grammar
skills and increases his vocabulary.
The following language functions are among those practised:
asking the way; giving directions; asking for and giving
information; discussing home and the household; describing
people and their characters; defining shape, size and
colour of objects; asking for and giving opinions; the
working world; returning faulty goods to a shop. |
Elementary 2 (A2)*
You have some knowledge of German. You learn
how to express yourself adequately in familiar, everyday situations
and to read and understand simple texts.
| Contact
hours: |
Standard
Course & German for Life 1: 20 course lessons &
5 lessons of cultural programme per week. Intensive Course
& German for Life 2: 30 course lessons & 5 lessons
of cultural programme per week. |
| Average
course duration |
4
to 8 weeks. |
| Starting
dates: |
every Monday of the year. |
| Prerequisites: |
8
weeks' Beginner and Elementary 1 courses or good basic
knowledge of German: ability to talk about everyday situations,
ask the way and give simple descriptions. |
| Grammatical
prerequisites: |
imperfect
tense, nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, adjective
declension, simple subordinate clauses, simple prepositions. |
| Outline
of course content: |
The
student has some knowledge of German. He/she learns how
to express him/herself adequately in familiar, everyday
situations and to read and understand simple texts.
Main course topics include: holidays and travel, living
abroad, nature and the environment, family, the generation
problem, population, living, the concept of home, news,
politics, radio programs. |
| Certificate: |
optional:
"Österreichisches
Sprachdiplom Grundstufe Deutsch" |
Elementary
3 (B1)*
Your basic German skills are
incomplete. You consolidate and revise basic grammar structures,
and learn to lead discussions on interesting topics.
| Contact
hours: |
Standard
Course & German for Life 1: 20 course lessons &
5 lessons of cultural programme per week. Intensive Course
& German for Life 2: 30 course lessons & 5 lessons
of cultural programme per week. |
| Average
course duration |
4 to 8 weeks. |
| Starting
dates: |
every Monday of the year. |
| Prerequisites: |
12
weeks' Beginner, Elementary 1 & 2 courses or very
good basic knowledge of German. Understanding of everyday
oral and written situations, ability to communicate in
day-to-day contexts. |
| Grammatical
prerequisites: |
imperfect
tense, perfect tense, nominative, genitive, dative, accusative,
adjective declension, subordinate clauses, direct and
indirect subordinate clauses, prepositions. |
| Outline
of course content: |
After
completing Elementary 3 the student should have a basic
command of the fundamentals of German grammar and be in
the position to participate in simple discussions and
to understand simple texts, including the main points
of short press articles. He/she consolidates and revises
basic grammar structures and learns to discuss interesting
topics. Main topics include: Travel & tourism, employment
and the working world, school, education, history, politics
& culture, literature. |
| Certificate: |
optional:
"Zertifikat
Deutsch" or "Deutsch
für den Beruf". |
Intermediate
1 (B2)*
You have a command of the essentials
of German. You practise reading, writing and discussion of difficult
topics and work-related issues.
| Contact
hours: |
Standard
Course & German for Life 1: 20 course lessons &
5 lessons of cultural programme per week. Intensive Course
& German for Life 2: 30 course lessons & 5 lessons
of cultural programme per week. |
| Average
course duration |
8 weeks. |
| Starting
dates: |
every Monday of the year. |
| Prerequisites: |
16
- 20 weeks Beginner, Elementary 1, 2 & 3 or good German
skills: problem-free and fluent communication in everyday
situations, basic understanding of simple press articles
and films, the ability to discuss familiar topics. |
| Grammatical
prerequisites: |
Basic
command of the essentials of German grammar, in particular
all tense forms, present and imperfect subjunctive, passive,
adjective declension, subordinate clauses & sentence
structure. |
| Outline
of course content: |
The
student should learn to be able to express her/himself
on a variety of moderately difficult topics fluently and
without preparation. He/she learns to express his opinion,
to state his/her views, to discuss, analyse and interpret
simpler texts, to summarize them and given an account
of them. The basic grammatical structures are revised
again and consolidated at intermediate level. The prerequisite
is a command of basic grammar! |
Intermediate 2 (C1)*
You have a good command of German.
You learn to express yourself clearly both in speaking and writing
on a large number of topics and to understand almost all texts.
| Contact
hours: |
Standard
Course & German for Life 1: 20 course lessons &
5 lessons of cultural programme per week. Intensive Course
& German for Life 2: 30 course lessons & 5 lessons
of cultural programme per week. |
| Average
course duration |
8 weeks. |
| Starting
dates: |
every Monday of the year. |
| Prerequisites: |
28
weeks' Beginner, Elementary 1, 2 & 3 and Intermediate
courses or a very good knowledge of German: problem-free
and fluent communication in everyday situations, understanding
of newspaper articles and films, ability to converse on
a number of topics. Comprehensive and sound command of
the language and use of a large range of language devices. |
| Grammatical
prerequisites: |
The
student must have a good command of German grammar, all
tense forms, all applications of the present and imperfect
subjunctive, subordination, participle constructions,
prepositions. |
| Outline
of course content: |
The student has a good command of German. He/she learns
to express her/himself clearly both in speaking and writing
on a large number of topics and to understand almost all
texts. For example: Art: fine arts - interviews given
by artists - interpretation of art, learning German: experiences
and problems in assimilating a foreign language, sport,
Austrian regional studies, Austria-Germany-Switzerland
comparison, use of different types of text, literature
(poetry). |
| Certificate: |
optional:
"Österreichisches
Sprachdiplom – Mittelstufe" |
Advanced
(C2)*
You can express yourself fluently
in German. You work on literary, socio-political, cultural and
scientific topics.
| Contact
hours: |
Standard
Course & German for Life 1: 20 course lessons &
5 lessons of cultural programme per week. Intensive Course
& German for Life 2: 30 course lessons & 5 lessons
of cultural programme per week. |
| Average
course duration |
8 weeks. |
| Starting
dates: |
every Monday of the year. |
| Prerequisites: |
36 weeks' Beginner, Elementary 1, 2 & 3 and Intermediate
courses or excellent knowledge of German: problem-free
and fluent communication in situations of all kinds, understanding
of complex written and oral passages of all kinds, the
ability to discuss complex topics. Comprehensive and sound
command of German and use of a large range of language
devices. |
| Grammatical
prerequisites: |
The
student must have a very good command of German grammar.
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| Outline
of course content: |
The student can express himself fluently in German. He/she
works on literary, sociopolitical, cultural and scientific
topics. |
| Certificate: |
optional:
"Diplom
Wirtschaftssprache Deutsch" |
*The expression in brackets refers
to the Common European Framework of Reference as issued by the
European Commission that is the basis for the advancement of
European multilingualism.
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