120004 Intensive German Refresher Course - moderate advanced

Type
Lecture and exercise
Semester hours
3
Lecturer (assistant)
Baier, Angelika
Organisation
Offered in
Sommersemester 2025
Languages of instruction
Deutsch
Content

GERMAN REFRESHER COURSE
INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED LEVEL

The “Intensive German Refresher Course” including “being a student at BOKU Vienna” is for students who already have previous knowledge at an intermediate - advanced level. It is especially for people who have learned the language or had contact with German, but do not practice it on a regular basis.



Course content:
Grammar:Revision of important / difficult grammar points
Vocabulary:Revision of basic vocabulary (especially for daily-life situations)
Idioms
Expanding vocabulary so that students are confident in conversation, discussions on specific topics, such as:
Speaking:-University / Work / Education / Studying and Living in Vienna
-Environment / Global world problems
-Business / Technology
-News / Sports / Leisure / Events
-Science and Research
-Society / Human relations
-Current topics
-Topics chosen by students
Discussions, bilateral conversations, debates (for and against positions) etc.

Listening comprehension: Training with authentic material

Literature
Handouts from the professor

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Previous knowledge expected

basic knowledge
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Learning German at BOKU
Intensiv-Language Course:
It is the aim of the course to improve language skills, not only in every day speech, but also in subjects with relevance to studies in Applied Life Sciences.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.