This course is aimed at students and employees at Basel University who want to learn German for their daily life in Basel and at University. Participants will be introduced to the fundamentals of grammar and vocabulary. They also learn how to communicate effectively in private, professional and academic contexts.
The language of instruction is the target language, German; as an academic lingua franca, English will only be used occasionally as an auxiliary language.
There will be no class on 1 April and 20 May 2024.
Please note: This course is for absolute beginners only!
The following grammar text is recommended for self-study:
Grammatik aktiv - Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Übungsgrammatik (A1-B1); 2. aktualisierte Ausgabe, Cornelsen Verlag Berlin (ISBN: 978-3-06-122964-1).
Further details will be found in the course confirmation. Please do not acquire the course materials before then.
To earn credit points, participants are expected to
Workload for ECTS:
In addition to class time, participants must plan to spend 3 hours per week on preparing and reviewing for class and on autonomous learning.
You can earn 2 credit points.
The course is graded with either pass or fail.
Active participation is assumed. In order to receive a certificate of attendance (available on request) for this course, you are not allowed to be absent more than twice.
This course does not require any abilities in the language. If you do have any abilities in the language, please take a placement test before registering.
The supplementary replacement date for lessons that might not take place is: 25.05.2024 from 10:00 - 16:00.