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This course is a continuation from German Advanced 4 and is for any student wishing to learn the language for business, travel or everyday use with approximately 400 hours of German required. Students will develop skills to use in conversation, reading, listening and writing. This course aims to build general advanced comprehension and communication skills in German and a review of cultural practices, with a focus on clear explanation of higher level language principles.

DELIVERY MODE

• Online

TEXTBOOK

• Sicher B2 Kursbuch (Max Hueber Verlag: 2014), ISBN: 9783190012077

Supplier: Abbey's Language Book Centre
Please note that textbook cost is not included in the course fee. In the event of a course being cancelled WEA cannot be held responsible for the purchase of any textbooks. We therefore suggest you purchase your textbooks closer to the time of the course commencing.

COURSE OUTLINE

Unit 8

•  Nutrition and diet
• Newspaper articles: From vegans to flexitarians
• Talking about regional meals
• Advertisement slogans for food and produce
• The throw-away society and the handling of food
• Subjective meaning of modal verbs

 Unit 9

• At the University
• Understanding an information brochure
• The University of Bochum. Technical term.
• Talking about the offers of universities
• Discussion: How to choose a university
• Living expenses of students
• Negation with prefixes and suffixes
• Fixed combinations of nouns and verbs

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation.
2. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
3. Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.  

LANGUAGE CLASS TRANSFER POLICY

If you are a new WEA Student and enrol into a language class and subsequently find that you are at the wrong level (whether too high or too low), you are permitted to transfer into another more suitable class at no additional cost, provided that the request is made within the first two classes and is in writing from your tutor directly to the Education Manager. After that point, an administration fee of $30 will apply.