Proficiency Course in German

Offered By: English and Foreign Languages University via Swayam

Course Description

Overview

The aim of this course is to introduce the learner to German language. After doing this course, the learner is expected to know about the basic aspects of German language, German speaking countries, and also construct and use simple sentences using appropriate words and phrases for communicative purposes. This is an online course involving interaction with subject experts, self learning and self assessment, which offers the learners the flexibility to learn and revise the modules at their own pace. Also, the learners can determine their progress through this course by using the additional resources provided in each module.

Syllabus

Week 1 Objective
Introduction
Alphabets in German Language
Numbers in German
Personal pronouns in German
Week 2 Objective
Verb Conjugations with Personal Pronouns
Regular Verbs Conjugation - I
Regular Verbs Conjugation - II
Irregular Verbs Conjugation - I & II
Irregular Verbs Conjugation - III & IV

Week 3 Objective
Case
Case & Definite Articles
Definite & Indefinite Articles in the Nominative & Accusative Case
Nouns
Nouns (Plural)
Week 4 Objective
Negation - I
Negation - II
Article as Pronoun - I
Article as Pronoun - II
Noun & Pronoun - in Nominative Case

Week 5 Objective
Personal Pronoun in Nominative & Accusative Case
Possessive articles in Nominative Case - I
Possessive articles in Nominative Case -II
Possessive articles as Pronoun - I : Nominative Case
Possessive articles as Pronoun - II : Accusative Case

Week 6 Objective
Separable Verbs
Imperative
Modal verbs - I
Modal verbs - II
Modal verbs - III

Week 7 Objective
Time
Days-Dates-Months-Seasons
Dative Case - I
Dative Case - II
Dative Case - III : Possessive articles and Dative verbs

Week 8 Objective
Dative verbs - IV
Prepositions - Accusative Case - I
Prepositions - Accusative Case - II
Prepositions - Dative - II
Prepositions - Dative - III

Week 9 Objective
Prepositions - Two Way Prepositions - I
Prepositions - Two Way Prepositions - II
Prepositions - Two Way Prepositions - III
Prepositions - Two Way Prepositions - IV
Conjunctions - Coordinating Conjunctions

Week 10 Objective
Conjunctions - Subordinating Conjunctions
Verbs - werden, wissen, kennen
Week 11 Objective
Simple Past
The Perfect Tense - I

Week 12 Objective
The Perfect Tense - II
German Language Literature & Culture

Taught by

Nishant K. Narayanan