Guten Tag!

*It is not too late to join now!*

Sprichst Du Deutsch? This German for Friends - Beginners - Class is for learners who are interested in communicating in German through immersion. In the first 20-week cycle, learners will focus on introducing themselves and work on a little project to present at the end of the cycle. This class will meet once a week for 45 minutes, and practice material will be provided.


In each lesson, we will cover the four skills 
- listening, 
- speaking, 
- reading, 
- writing,
with a strong emphasis on listening and speaking during the online session. 

We will 
- listen to short audio texts to train global as well as selective listening, 
- build up new vocabulary,
- prepare short everyday conversations in German
- practice pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar in an intensive and ongoing way,
- explore authentic situations and activities and train natural, spontaneous interaction. 

This class is highly interactive, and I will encourage every learner to speak as much German as possible during the course by creating a safe and warm atmosphere. My teaching style is flexible in order to meet learners' specific needs, preferences, and challenges. Oral communication is the key skill in this class, so we will focus on speaking and practicing little dialogues.

In our meetings, we will use different kinds of texts, comic strips, activities, exercises, drawings, photos, videos, reference materials, grammar tables, verb lists, and a glossary. 

In addition, I will also use interactive, digital, and print materials that I have created over the course of the 16 years of leading career preparing and assessing students in French.

Weekly breakup of the lessons taught in this expedition:

First cycle:

Week 1 from September 6th:
greetings
alphabet, pronunciation
how to introduce yourself
 
Week 2 from September 13th:
Revision
numbers
basic colours
talking about the weather

Week 3 from September 21st:
Revision
talking about family and friends

Week 4 from September 28th:
Revision
Food and Beverages (preferences)

Week 5 from October 5th:
Revision
Hobbies and Activities
talking about preferences

Week 6 from October 12th:
Revision
Days and Months (birthdays)

Week 7:
Clothes and Colours

Week 8:
Shopping dialogues, Shopping in Germany

Week 9:
Christmas/Holiday
Craft

Week 10:
Project: About me, My German menu, My store, This is my family,...

Week 11:
Time and Schedule
present tense verbs

Week 12::
Daily Routine
splittable verbs

Week 13:
School system in Germany, subjects
Talking about preferences

Week 14:
Favourite animals, pets, plural forms
accusative case

Week 15:
My favourite animal presentation
German movies and films with animals

Week 16:
This is where I live (house, rooms, furniture)
possessive pronouns

Week 17:
Furniture, dative case
My dream house

Week 18:
Mein Geburtstag, Accusative Case
German birthday song
Let's make an invitation/birthday card!

Week 19:
Let's plan a party:
German music
German birthday party games
revision: food and beverages

Week 20:
Revision
Let's celebrate


In this course, I will speak as much German as possible, but I am also specialized in explaining grammar in English and French if needed. In addition, I will make slight changes to meet students' needs, challenges, and interests.

Looking forward to seeing you in my German for Friends class !

Bis bald,

Nadine