B1 - Threshold or Intermediate
(180 Hours, 12 weeks)
German Language B1 level designs for the learners who took a continued program or modules from A1 to A2 and passed the A1 – A2 Assessment Test. The learners are qualified to pursue the next level as they have a continuous training in reading and writing in German Language. The basic skills in communicating in German language is an evidence to proceed in B1 level. The progress of the learners development will be monitored and they able to apply the previous knowledge from the beginning of the course/module. In this level, the learners must have to spend more time and conduct regular study habits to master the basic German knowledge. Through the other collaborative learning activities, the learners will be able to improve German knowledge in advance level.
It is ideal for the Learners to make themselves understood fluently and spontaneously. The previous skills learned to understand and use sentences and common expressions in everyday situations, make self-understood in simple, routine situations demanding an exchange of information on familiar and common topics and describe their background and education are the advantages. It will take for the learners to reach a certain level will also depend on individual factors like previous learning experience. Applying the contextualized exercises, learning more vocabularies and grammar with content that can be used in everyday situation that will focus on the grammar they need in order to speak. Learners can follow complex texts and express thoughts clearly and in detail. B1 level Module aimed to improve their German skills of the B1 students as a prerequisite to pursue B2 level. To reach this level, candidates need to have completed units of teaching, depending on their previous knowledge and learning requirements. The learners must be certified as candidates that are independent users of the German language and corresponds to the third level (B1) on the six-level scale of competence laid down in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).- (Ref. Goethe Institute)
Learning Objectives:
The students will be able to present the following:
Writing (Schreiben)
- Trained and has an ability to write personal and formal emails and letters and write an online forum post in which you express your opinion.
- Ability to write messages related to your everyday environment.
- Develop an ability to write about themselves, can spell German words correctly, familiarity with the German Alphabets and Umlauts, formulate simple sentences, responding a simple note through emails, text messages, invitations, formal and informal letters.
Speaking (Sprechen)
- Able to talk and response spontaneously about an everyday topic, such as travelling. During this conversation, learners will be required to respond to questions, express opinion and make suggestions.
- Can give a presentation about an everyday topic and answer questions about it.
- Ability to pose and answer questions in conversations about yourself, converse about your own life and make agreements or negotiate with your conversation partner.
- Engage in group discussions and activities to develop communication skills, make contact in normal conversation or “small talks”, can demonstrate self-introduction using German polite expressions and greetings and able to speak with gesture, confidence, fluent and effective style. Giving command and request and able to respond with gesture. Formulate W-Fragen and Entscheidungsfragen and able to give answer or respond with information. Can give directions and follow simple instructions.
Listening (Hören)
- Develop the skills to listen an announcements, short presentations, informal conversations and discussions on the radio and pick out key statements and important details.
- Ability to listen to everyday conversations, announcements and interviews on the radio, messages on the telephone and public announcements and complete exercises about what they have heard. Able to understand the context of the given information or situation. Can solve simple problem and find solutions. Can interpret the delivered messages through listening or hearing. Follows and understand announcement news, etc.
Reading (Lesen)
- Ability to read texts such as short newspaper articles, emails, advertisements and public announcement boards and then complete exercises about what you have read.
- Read the basic German words and sentences. Can read and comprehend to the text, topics, notes, letters and stories. Can read formal and in-formal letters and able to plan, write and interpret the idea of the content / context of the given message. Knowing new vocabularies are essentials to learn the language in a short period of time.
- Ability to read blog entries, emails, newspaper articles, advertisements and written instructions and pick out key points of information and important details as well as points of view and opinions.
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