The German language is experiencing a period of significant growth in Europe and the rest of the continents, mainly due to the professional and academic opportunities that Germany offers to foreigners in different fields. With this in mind, TECH has designed this Language Course to help students learn, from scratch, all the basics of the language. Thanks to the practical contents of this program, the student will graduate prepared to pass the German A1 level exam, following the requirements of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

You will learn German from scratch thanks to the practical content of this Language Course, developed by the best teachers who are native in the language" 

The German language has one of the richest and most fascinating histories on the entire European continent. It is spoken as a native language by more than 100 million people and shares many similarities with English. In addition, Germany stands out worldwide for its technological and economic advances, attracting more and more professionals and students every day to continue their projects in the country. For this reason, this A1 German Language Course will help the student to learn the basic grammar and linguistics of the language, using a teaching methodology that focuses on practice and repetition as a means to reinforce the learning process. Therefore, upon graduation, students will be ready to pass the level test established by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

This is the first step on your way to mastering the German language. Prepare yourself to achieve Level A1 certification, thanks to this Language Course.

You will be able to take this Language Course 100% online, receiving the best preparation, thanks to a group of teachers who are native in the language.

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.

Flexible and Tailored

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

Acquire Skills and Abilities

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

Networking

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

The main objective of this program is to help the student acquire the skills required to pass the A1 level German exam. For this purpose, it is a Language Course with several practical activities and an innovative educational method, which is based on studying and repetition to consolidate knowledge. All this, elaborated under the parameters established in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Thanks to the practical exercises in this program, you will be able to perfect your language and grammar skills in the German language" 

General Objectives

• Solve simple communicative tasks and perform the basic functions of these tasks, both in the educational environment and in very everyday situations
• Interact and express oneself in these situations in an incipient but adequate manner, in a standard oral and written language register
• Define the most relevant social aspects of everyday life situations and recognize the most common forms of social relationships
• Use the linguistic resources necessary to get by in basic communication situations
• Develop resources and tools that enable one to assess and improve their own learning and use of the language

Specific Objectives

Oral Comprehension

• Understand speech that is very slow, carefully articulated and with enough pauses to assimilate the meaning
• Understand instructions that are explained slowly and carefully, and able to follow directions if they are simple and brief 

Reading Comprehension

• Understand very short and simple texts, reading sentence by sentence, picking up basic and common names, words and phrases, and rereading as needed 
• Understand short and simple messages on postcards 
• Recognize names, words and very basic phrases that appear on signs and in the most common situations
• Understand the meaning of simple informative information written material and short and simple descriptions, especially if there is visual support 
• Understand written directions if they are short and simple (e.g., how to get from one place to another) 

Written Expression

• Ask for and provide information about personal details in writing 
• Write short and simple postcards 
• Write numbers and dates, their name, nationality, address, age, date of birth or date of arrival in a country, as is done, for example, in a hotel registration book

Oral Expression

• Engage in conversations in a straightforward manner, but communication is totally dependent on slower-paced repetitions, rephrasing and rectifications 
• Ask and answer simple questions, make simple statements, and respond to statements made to them in areas of immediate need or on very everyday topics 
• Understand common expressions aimed at satisfying simple, everyday needs as long as the interlocutor collaborates by addressing them in clear, slow speech and repeats what they do not understand 
• Introduce oneself and use basic greetings and farewell expressions. Ask how people are doing and express their reactions to the news
• Understand questions and instructions if spoken slowly and carefully, and understand short, simple directions on how to get to a place. Is able to ask someone for something, and vice versa
• Ask someone for something, and vice versa. Good command of numbers, quantities, prices and timetables 
• Make time indications by means of sentences such as, for example, "next week, last Friday, in November, at three o'clock" 
• Responds in an interview to simple and direct questions about personal data, if spoken very slowly and clearly without idioms or set phrases 

Sociocultural and Sociolinguistic Competence 

• Become familiar with the most relevant social aspects of everyday life situations, as well as with those related to their own field, which will result in the basic adaptation of their behavior to these situations and in the understanding or adequate use of the lexicon and functional exponents
• Recognize and use the most common forms of social relations and treatment, within a standard register. In regular social situations, recognize and use the usual forms of address used to greet, say goodbye, address someone, give thanks, apologize, ask permission, take an interest in people and respond to an offer
• Understand behaviors and values other than one's own that underlie the most obvious, everyday socio-cultural aspects of life

Linguistic Competence

• Manage a basic repertoire of vocabulary and expressions related to the most common situations and functions foreseen in the syllabus
• Develop a very limited control of linguistic resources with systematic errors that usually occur at this level

To consolidate all these skills, you will have access to more than 400 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, 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 videos with the 130 specific situations required to master the CEFR A1.