This course is designed for the beginner student with no prior knowledge of German. It aims to develop your communicative competences in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The book Netzwerk A1 and additional material, which is primarily dealing with cultural and historical aspects of German(y), will help you develop your individual language skills. One of the foci of the course is placed on Berlin and its surroundings, so you will work with authentic material.

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• To find out more about our German courses, teaching concepts, and curriculum and to meet some of our instructors and former FU-BESTers, watch the "Introduction to the German Language Program" on our Tube channel. 

This course is designed for beginners with some prior knowledge of German. With the help of the books Netzwerk A1 and A2 as well as additional material, which is primarily dealing with cultural and historical aspects of German(y), you will expand your competences in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

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• To find out more about our German courses, teaching concepts, and curriculum and to meet some of our instructors and former FU-BESTers, watch the "Introduction to the German Language Program" on our Tube channel. 

This course is designed to strengthen and expand your communicative competences in listening, speaking, reading and writing, and to deepen your understanding of German-speaking cultures in the context of Berlin. With the help of the book Netzwerk B1 and additional material, which is primarily dealing with cultural and historical aspects of German(y), you will develop your individual language skills. One of the foci of the course is placed on Berlin and its surroundings. Therefore, you will increasingly work with authentic material in class.

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• To find out more about our German courses, teaching concepts, and curriculum and to meet some of our instructors and former FU-BESTers, watch the "Introduction to the German Language Program" on our Tube channel. 

This course aims to systematically improve your writing and reading competences. It focuses on your acquisition of complex linguistic structures and your consistent self-correction. It will help you further develop effective reading and listening strategies by using texts and listening examples that extend beyond everyday communication. In-class discussions will be based on the weekly reading of literary and non-literary texts that will motivate you to exchange information, ideas, and opinions. In addition, these texts will provide important cultural and historical background information. Grammar revision is just one of the foci of this course; yet, you will expand and deepen your knowledge of German grammar through specific exercises.

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• To find out more about our German courses, teaching concepts, and curriculum and to meet some of our instructors and former FU-BESTers, watch the "Introduction to the German Language Program" on our Tube channel. 

This course aims to deepen your competence in speaking and writing and to expand your vocabulary on a higher language level, with a focus on improving your communicative skills for increasingly academic discussions. The course material will help you acquire relevant and contemporary knowledge about the culture, politics, and history of German-speaking countries and Berlin in particular. Furthermore, you will develop effective reading and listening strategies with regard to various literary genres and media. You will be able to coherently talk about a broad range of subjects and to argue for your point of view.

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• To find out more about our German courses, teaching concepts, and curriculum and to meet some of our instructors and former FU-BESTers, watch the "Introduction to the German Language Program" on our Tube channel.