German for good university results

This course is designed for ambitious college and university students. The overall objective is to improve the general knowledge of German and to equip the students with the skills and abilities required within academia.

OISE Heidelberg will coach you to achieve your goals:

• improve fluency in the language for exam success at college, university or business school

• increase speed of reaction (absorb information, process and respond)

• master accurate use of grammar, syntax, idioms

• handle a wide range of vocabulary

• extract information from a written document (an article, research material)

• be confident in giving presentations and reporting

• produce a written document (essay, dissertation, report)

The courses are carefully designed to focus on:

• purpose-designed grammar drilling exercises to develop the ability to write accurately in a range of styles and registers

• interactive and dynamic oral practice sessions to encourage the expression of ideas and opinions, incorporating  manipulating sophisticated and more complex language structures

• comprehension skills are developed to become familiarised with typical lecture and training session terminology. 

• listening exercises of authentic materials to enable students to sharpen their comprehension skills, improve their pronunciation and increase their ability to think in the language.