English B2 - Phase 1

Requirements:

this course would be suitable for you if you already have the following abilities:
-participate in discussions and speak about a variety of topics concerning everyday life;
-comprehend audio recordings on a broad selection of everyday life topics;
-read and comprehend texts dealing with day-to-day topics related to culture, communication, society and lifestyles;
-write basic formal and informal letters and short reports and essays.

Content and method:

you will use communicative and interactive methods to talk about the following topics including, among others: environment, family, health, science, etc.
You will review and practice grammar topics such as verb tenses, narrative tenses, articles, sentence structure and will learn to present written arguments and reports.
Speaking skills will be practiced and assessed using a short oral presentation, group discussions and/or role-playing exercises.
Upon successful completion of the course, you will feel more comfortable discussing topics of above average difficulty and have improved written ability to write formal correspondences.

At the end of the course, participants can receive a graded certificate subject to a minimum of 75% course attendance and passing grades in all four language skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing). The ultimate decision regarding recognition (or non-recognition) of ECTS points (credits) lies with your university’s or institutes’ Study Program Administration [Studienprogrammleitung].
4 ECTS.