Getting started with German 1

Almost 100 million people speak German as their main language. Most of them live in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, making German one of the most widely used languages in Europe. Now associated with economic success, science and technology, German also has a long-standing reputation as language of poets and thinkers.This course will introduce you to Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and the linguistic skills you need to start understanding and using German. This introduction offers the perfect opportunity to develop the skills needed to communicate effectively in German in everyday contexts!This OpenLearn course is an extract from the beginning of the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LGXG001 Beginners German 1: fang an! After completing this free course, you may wish to register for the full course to continue your learning!

• Introduction
• Introduction
• Open Centre for Languages and Cultures
• Acknowledgements
• Week1Week 1: Hallo!
• Introduction
• 1 Saying hello and goodbye
• 2 Guten Tag, Grüß Gott and Gruezi
• 3 More on greetings
• 4 Famous German speakers
• 5 Saying where someone comes from
• 6 Numbers 0-10
• 7 Wer ist das?/ Who is that?
• 8 This week’s quiz
• 9 Summary of Week 1
• Acknowledgements
• Week2Week 2: Places in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
• Introduction
• 1 Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz
• 2 Where are you from?
• 3 German pronunciation
• 4 More on places in German speaking countries
• 5 I come from …
• 6 Saying where someone comes from
• 7 I come from ….
• 8 This week’s quiz
• 9 Summary of Week 2
• Next steps
• Acknowledgements