| Beginner
- Elementary
1 - Elementary
2 - Elementary
3 - Intermediate
1 - Intermediate
2 - Advanced
Course Levels
& Course Content
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).
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| 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. |
| 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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