German Language and Culture, Level 1 - Beginners.
Date and time: Thursdays, 1:00 - 2:30pm
From: Thursday 10th February 2026
12 weekly meetings, 1.5 hours each
Price £230 (£210 concessions*)
12 Week Course Dates (Spring Term)
•6 weeks start w/c 9th February and ending w/e 20th March 2026
*Easter Break: Sat 21st March – Sun 12th April 2026 (3 weeks)
•6 weeks start w/c 13th April and ending 22nd May 2026
*If you are a full-time student, staff or alumni at the University of Sussex or not in full-time employment (benefits, unemployed, retired) you are entitled to the £210 concession rate. Please make sure you specify this by typing the reduced price into the 'price' box before you add the course to your shopping basket.
Terms & Conditions - https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/short-courses/language-short-courses/terms-and-conditions
Detailed Description
An introduction for complete beginners to the language of everyday situations. There is emphasis on understanding and communicating.
The course aims to give you sufficient language to be able to deal with simple everyday situations, to include: Personal information - family,/social arrangements • directions - time, numbers • travel/transport • food and drink - buying and selling • accommodation - hotel, lodgings, business • holidays and leisure.
Grammar and functions included are: gender • the idea of case • articles • partitives • present tense of common regular/irregular verbs • negatives • questions • descriptions • adjectives • personal pronouns • polite/familiar forms • prepositions • possessives • idea of future • one main past tense • time phrases/quantities.
You will be given an insight into the culture of the country within the framework of your language studies. You will be encouraged to work out your own strategy for study in line with the syllabus and your own perceived needs. There will be an opportunity to study personal cultural interests linked to the language.
