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German Language – Level 04
German Language – Level 04 strengthens intermediate communication skills through sustained discussion, more precise grammar, and interpretation of increasingly authentic spoken and written German. Learners practice explaining viewpoints, recounting events, comparing alternatives, handling professional interactions, and composing organized correspondence. The course emphasizes practical independence, intelligibility, cultural appropriateness, and accuracy across integrated language tasks.
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2026 & 2027
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- 1 month
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Course overview
German Language – Level 04 strengthens intermediate communication skills through sustained discussion, more precise grammar, and interpretation of increasingly authentic spoken and written German. Learners practice explaining viewpoints, recounting events, comparing alternatives, handling professional interactions, and composing organized correspondence. The course emphasizes practical independence, intelligibility, cultural appropriateness, and accuracy across integrated language tasks.
Training methodology
Interactive lessons that connect grammar and vocabulary to communicative tasks.
Case-based dialogues, problem-solving simulations, debates, and small-group discussions.
Guided listening and reading of authentic-style interviews, reports, and professional texts.
Drafting and revision of emails, summaries, and short opinion texts with targeted feedback.
Formative skills checks, pronunciation coaching, and a final integrated assessment.
Target competencies
- Maintain extended conversations and explain opinions with supporting arguments.
- Use intermediate clause structures, past-tense forms, and case patterns with improving control.
- Identify main ideas and relevant details in clear extended speech and moderately complex texts.
- Prepare organized emails, descriptions, and short professional reports.
- Use appropriate registers, interaction strategies, and clarification techniques in common situations.
Course objectives
- Describe events, processes, and experiences using coherent sequencing and tense choices.
- Express cause, contrast, purpose, conditions, and consequences in connected discourse.
- Use relative clauses, infinitive constructions, passive forms, and Konjunktiv II in guided contexts.
- Participate in practical discussions, negotiations, and workplace exchanges.
- Read and summarize information from moderately challenging written and spoken sources.
- Deliver a structured presentation and produce well-organized correspondence.
Course outline
Module 1
Intermediate Skills Review and Diagnostic
- Review past tenses, subordinate clauses, cases, and adjective endings.
- Assess listening, speaking, reading, and writing performance.
- Set specific goals for fluency, grammatical control, and vocabulary growth.
Module 2
Sustaining Discussions and Expressing Views
- Introduce and defend opinions with reasons and examples.
- Signal agreement, qualified agreement, and respectful disagreement.
- Use turn-taking and follow-up questions to sustain dialogue.
Module 3
Narrative Tenses and Storytelling
- Contrast Perfekt and Präteritum in spoken and written contexts.
- Use Plusquamperfekt to describe events preceding other past events.
- Structure coherent accounts of experiences and incidents.
Module 4
Temporal Clauses and Event Relationships
- Use bevor, nachdem, während, seitdem, and bis appropriately.
- Recognize tense relationships across main and subordinate clauses.
- Describe schedules, processes, and overlapping activities.
Module 5
Cause, Contrast, and Consequence
- Use weil, da, obwohl, trotzdem, deshalb, and daher.
- Distinguish subordinate conjunctions from sentence adverbs.
- Build explanations and balanced arguments with clear logic.
Module 6
Relative Clauses and Precise Description
- Use relative pronouns in nominative, accusative, and dative.
- Add identifying and supplementary information about people and objects.
- Practice relative-clause word order and punctuation.
Module 7
Infinitive Constructions and Purpose
- Use um ... zu to express intentions and goals.
- Practice zu + infinitive after common verbs and adjectives.
- Introduce ohne ... zu and statt ... zu in contextual tasks.
Module 8
Konjunktiv II for Politeness and Hypotheses
- Use würde + infinitive and frequent forms such as hätte and wäre.
- Express wishes, hypothetical possibilities, and polite requests.
- Discuss alternative decisions and imagined outcomes.
Module 9
Passive Voice in Everyday and Professional Texts
- Form the present and past Vorgangspassiv with werden.
- Describe processes, rules, and procedures without naming the agent.
- Recognize active–passive differences in notices and reports.
Module 10
Verbs with Prepositions and Pronominal Adverbs
- Practice common verb–preposition combinations and required cases.
- Use daran, darauf, darüber, and related forms in context.
- Ask and answer questions using appropriate prepositional patterns.
Module 11
Adjective Declension and Detailed Comparison
- Consolidate adjective endings across article patterns and cases.
- Use comparative and superlative structures in detailed evaluations.
- Describe products, people, and services precisely.
Module 12
Word Formation and Vocabulary Expansion
- Recognize frequent prefixes, suffixes, and compound nouns.
- Infer meaning from word families and surrounding context.
- Develop thematic vocabulary for society, work, and daily life.
Module 13
Social Issues and Everyday Perspectives
- Discuss education, mobility, housing, and lifestyle choices.
- Compare experiences and social practices across contexts.
- Support claims with examples while avoiding overgeneralization.
Module 14
Workplace Meetings and Collaboration
- Give concise updates and clarify responsibilities.
- Suggest actions, raise concerns, and negotiate next steps.
- Summarize decisions and action items orally.
Module 15
Professional Emails and Register
- Write requests, confirmations, follow-ups, and explanations.
- Use appropriate salutations, modal expressions, and closings.
- Edit for coherence, register, and grammatical accuracy.
Module 16
Customer Service and Problem Resolution
- Explain problems, provide relevant background, and request remedies.
- Respond constructively to complaints or misunderstandings.
- Use courteous negotiation language and confirmation strategies.
Module 17
Travel, Logistics, and Unexpected Situations
- Explain itinerary changes, delays, and booking issues.
- Compare practical alternatives and justify decisions.
- Interpret announcements, terms, and service information.
Module 18
Listening to Interviews and Extended Dialogue
- Identify speakers’ positions, key details, and implied intentions.
- Practice note-taking and selective listening strategies.
- Respond to interviews and discussions with accurate summaries.
Module 19
Reading Articles and Informational Texts
- Analyze organization, viewpoint, and supporting evidence.
- Distinguish main ideas from illustrative details.
- Summarize moderately complex articles in original language.
Module 20
Structured Writing and Short Reports
- Organize introductions, supporting paragraphs, and conclusions.
- Write event reports, explanations, and balanced opinion paragraphs.
- Revise cohesion through connectors and reference words.
Module 21
Presentation Skills and Spoken Organization
- Plan a short talk with a clear opening, development, and close.
- Use signposting phrases and examples to guide listeners.
- Respond to audience questions with clarification and elaboration.
Module 22
Pronunciation, Intonation, and Listening Fluency
- Practice rhythm, word stress, and connected speech.
- Recognize reductions and common patterns in natural dialogue.
- Improve intelligibility through recording and feedback.
Module 23
Integrated Simulations and Collaborative Tasks
- Complete a workplace coordination scenario involving oral and written tasks.
- Discuss options, reach agreement, and document decisions.
- Apply grammar and vocabulary under realistic time constraints.
Module 24
Consolidation and Final Performance Assessment
- Review intermediate grammar, communicative functions, and vocabulary.
- Complete listening, reading, speaking, and writing assessments.
- Identify next learning priorities for German Language – Level 05.
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