Description

Other Germanic languages, such as Dutch, are very similar to German, so an intermediate level in German is a great base from which to make the leap to learning more languages. This B1 German Language Course is an intensive and practical program, which prepares the student to be certified at this level according to the criteria established by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). For this reason, students will follow a program developed by native teachers, who have the experience required to solve any doubts that may arise. They will also provide various practical exercises to improve and enhance linguistic and grammatical skills to help students communicate in everyday or professional environments.  

By obtaining the German B1 Level you will be able to hold basic conversations with native speakers, expressing your ideas clearly" 

German is the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union, it is the official language in four countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg. Therefore, if you wish to obtain professional or academic improvements within their borders, mastering the language is a must. With this TECH Language Course, this objective will be achieved, improving the student's linguistic and grammatical skills, allowing them to sustain conversations with a certain degree of complexity. This will be possible thanks to a talented teaching team, made up of native teachers who have also designed more than 300 practical exercises and complementary videos. 

 

Students will acquire the linguistic foundations required to continue improving their German language skills, certifying them under the requirements of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
This program is 100% online, adapting to the professional and personal needs of students. 

It is proven that learning languages increases your Intelligence. Learning a foreign language strengthens the brain's neural networks”  

José Antonio Marina.
Philosopher, writer, and teacher.

A unique and stimulating experience

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Flexible and Tailored 

Take the best language course from home, at your own pace and according to your availability and schedule.

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Acquire Skills and Abilities

With our method, you will practice and consolidate the skills required for this level.

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Networking

Join a large community and exchange knowledge and experiences with students from all over the world.

Objectives

This B1 German Language Course aims to help students develop the skills and abilities required to pass the exam according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Therefore, participants will be able to show off their certificate, which will confirm their level of knowledge in the language, allowing them to establish and understand conversations in any context.

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After completing the more than 300 practical exercises in this Language Course, students will be confident enough to speak German with a basic level of fluency" 

General Objectives

  • Use the language being learned as a means of communication and personal expression, both in the classroom and in a wide range of face-to-face and virtual situations and on both concrete and abstract topics, including cultural ones 
  • Understand, interact and express themselves in these situations, orally and in writing, in an appropriate, reasonably flexible, precise and correct manner. 
  • Describe the sociocultural aspects related to usual situations, as well as those related to one's own environment and use the appropriate social formulas, gestures, register and treatment in these situations 
  • Internalize the appropriate and necessary linguistic resources for the planned communicative activities, through functional and formal practice
  • Encourage and diversify the use of strategies that streamline communication and facilitate learning 
  • Manage tools to evaluate and improve one's own learning and use of the language 

 

Specific Objectives

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Oral Comprehension

  • Understand concrete everyday or work-related information and identify both the general message and specific details as , long as the speech is clearly articulated and with a normal accent 
  • Understand the main ideas of clear, standard speech on everyday topics related to work, school or leisure time, including short narratives. 
  • Generally follow the main ideas of a long discussion going on around them, provided that the discourse is clearly articulated at a standard language level 
  • Understand, in general terms, simple and short speeches on everyday topics provided they are delivered with standard and clear pronunciation 
  • Understand a lecture or talk that deals with their area of expertise, provided that the subject matter is familiar and the presentation is simple and clearly structured 
  • Understand simple technical information, such as operating instructions for frequently used appliances, as well as follow detailed instructions 
  • Understand the main ideas of radio news and other simpler recorded material dealing with everyday topics delivered relatively slowly and clearly. 
  • Understand the information content of most recorded or broadcast material related to topics of personal interest with clear standard pronunciation  
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Reading Comprehension

  • Read simple factual texts on topics related to their field of expertise with a satisfactory level of comprehension 
  • Understand the description of facts, feelings and wishes in personal letters well enough to correspond regularly with a foreign friend. 
  • Find and understand relevant information in everyday written material, such as letters, catalogs, and short official documents. 
  • Consult long texts in order to find the desired information, and to know how to gather information from different parts of a text or from different texts in order to perform a specific task. 
  • Recognize significant ideas from simple newspaper articles that deal with everyday issues 
  • Identify the main conclusions in clearly argumentative texts. Recognize the line of argument in the treatment of the issue presented, though not necessarily in full detail 
  • Understand simple, clearly written instructions related to an appliance 
  • Understand many films where visuals and action drive much of the storyline and are articulated clearly and with a simple level of language 
  • Capture the main ideas of television programs dealing with everyday topics when they are articulated relatively slowly and clearly  
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Written Expression 

  • Write simple, cohesive texts on a range of everyday topics within their field of interest, linking a series of different short items in a linear sequence 
  • Write simple and detailed descriptions of a range of everyday topics within their specialty 
  • Write accounts of experiences describing feelings and reactions in simple, structured texts  
  • Write a description of a specific event, a recent trip, real or imagined, and narrate a story. 
  • Write very brief reports in conventional format with information about common events and the reasons for certain actions 
  • Write short and simple essays on topics of interest. Be able to summarize, communicate and offer their opinion with a certain degree of confidence on concrete facts related to everyday matters, whether usual or not, in their field of expertise.
     
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Oral Expression 

  • Carry out, with a reasonable degree of fluency, a simple description of a variety of topics that are of interest to them, presenting them as a linear sequence of elements 
  • Give simple descriptions on a variety of common topics within your specialty  
  • Give simple narratives or descriptions with a reasonable degree of fluency following a linear sequence of elements 
  • Make detailed accounts of experiences describing feelings and reactions.  
  • Report the details of unpredictable events, such as, for example, an accident 
  • Relate book or movie plots and describe your reactions to them 
  • Describe dreams, hopes and ambitions 
  • Describe real or imagined events. Tell stories 
  • Provide brief rationales and explanations for opinions, plans and actions. 
  • Develop arguments well enough so that they can be understood without difficulty most of the time. 
  • Make short rehearsed statements on a relevant topic within their specialty, which are clearly intelligible despite being accompanied by an unmistakably foreign accent and intonation 
  • Deliver a brief, prepared presentation on a topic within their specialty, with sufficient clarity to be followed without difficulty most of the time and whose main ideas are explained with reasonable accuracy. Can also answer supplemental questions, but may have to ask for repetition if spoken quickly  

 

Sociocultural and Sociolinguistic Competence 

  • Broaden and diversify the knowledge of sociocultural aspects related to situations, even those that are less usual and those of one's own professional field; to successfully adapt their behavior, reactions and linguistic performance to different situations 
  • Use in a flexible way the language and formulas of the exchanges and texts that are handled, as well as the usual forms of treatment and expressions of courtesy, within a wide standard register of formality and informality, with degrees of distance or closeness 
  • Use expressions that nuance disagreement or negative evaluations if the situation so requires 
  • Understand behaviors and values different from one's own that underlie common sociocultural traits , and recognize aspects and expressions that are offensive or taboo in the other culture  
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Linguistic Competence 

  • Broaden and diversify the knowledge of sociocultural aspects related to situations, even those that are less usual and those of one's own professional field; to successfully adapt their behavior, reactions and linguistic performance to different situations 
  • Use in a flexible way the language and formulas of the exchanges and texts that are handled, as well as the usual forms of treatment and expressions of courtesy, within a wide standard register of formality and informality, with degrees of distance or closeness 
  • Use expressions that nuance disagreement or negative evaluations if the situation so requires 
  • Understand behaviors and values different from one's own that underlie common sociocultural traits and recognize aspects and expressions that are offensive or taboo in the other culture

To consolidate all these skills, you will have access to more than 500 lexical, vocabulary and sociocultural activities”


Did you know?

Communicative competence is not merely limited to the knowledge and ability to use the linguistic code, but has other broader dimensions, which place it in direct relation with other competences such as information processing and digital competence, learning to learn, social and civic competence, or cultural and artistic competence.

This implies a cultural immersion that is only possible to recreate in the online format through simulated scenarios, storytelling, videos and real situations.


Only TECH offers their students videos with the 250 specific situations required to master the CEFR B1.

B1 German Language Course

Certifying as a German speaker is one of the objectives of many people who begin their studies in the world of languages and see German as a great possibility for professional growth, given its relevance in many countries throughout Europe. However, in order to achieve this, it is necessary to have a solid grammatical and oral foundation, as well as a curricular proposal that differs from traditional bilingualism methods. To meet this need, TECH Global University presents its B1 German Language Course, a program taught in a completely online format that allows you to manage your own schedule and access specialized multimedia content that you won't find anywhere else. Guided by the best educational vanguard, you will have at your disposal thirteen modules that address conversational topics such as routine, food, home, health and medicine, hobbies, description of people, shopping, among others. If you aspire to become more proficient in the German language, this is your great opportunity.

If you aspire to become more proficient in the German language, this is your great opportunity.

Study German online at TECH

Based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and the extensive background of a highly qualified teaching staff, we offer you a unique professionalization experience where you will find an immersive study model that includes various practice exercises; downloadable and printable grammar and lexical cards and glossaries, hundreds of pages of text and specific grammar and spelling activities. We use the Relearning pedagogical method, endorsed by international educational standardization organizations as one of the best learning systems. In this way, you will easily internalize lexical, pronunciation and phonetic concepts on topics such as entertainment, city life, culture and tradition, and even global issues. As the most widely spoken language in the European Union and the official form of communication not only in Germany, but also in fascinating countries such as Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein, German will open many doors for you in both your professional and work environment. Come and learn it online with TECH.