German as an Academic Language

Here’s what you can expect:

Class time

• 08 a.m. – 11.15 a.m. or 02 p.m. – 5.15 p.m. communicative language classes
• Training of all four language skills – reading, listening, writing, and speaking.
  • Improve your reading comprehension of academic texts.
  • Broaden your understanding of language structures and vocabulary.
  • Learn techniques and linguistic devices to write academic texts.
  • Develop intercultural and linguistic skills needed at university.
• Lessons in pronunciation by trained specialists.
• Individual counseling to improve your language abilities.
• This course takes place at the levels B2 – C2 and ends with a graded presentation.

Time for Self-Study

Please plan to spend the same amount of time for homework and review outside of class as you spend in class.

Technical Requirements

• PC, laptop or tablet
• Headset
• Internet connection
• E-mail adress
• Operating system: Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
• Browser: current version of Google Chrome (for all operating systems)

We recommend not using a mobile phone.