The course will integrate all four language skills throughout the class and home assignments. The objective will be to expand 1. the range of vocabulary through the coverage of new topics of general interest and relevance and 2. the range of grammatical and structural aspects. Listening and speaking will remain the focus of the course but there will be a stronger emphasis on reading and writing compared with the beginner courses to apply and strengthen the acquired skills and knowledge freely and comprehensively. In addition, background information on the contemporary civilization and culture of the German peoples will be provided.

CILO-1: Talk with other people about their jobs or studies, aspects, duties and the place where they work. CILO-2: Ask their way around a German city. CILO-3: Identify the most important landmarks of Berlin. CILO-4: Use present perfect tense to say what they have been doing in the past. CILO-5: Talk and write about their last holidays and what they did. CILO-6: Understand a menu, be able to shop in a German supermarket.