German C2 Level Course Overview
Topics Covered
Introduction
– Advanced professional introductions
– Setting expectations and course objectives for fluency and proficiency
Family and Occupation
– In-depth discussions about complex family dynamics and professional roles
– Mastery of advanced possessive articles (unser, euer) and nuanced uses of perfect and präteritum tenses
Living, Moving, Interior
– Detailed vocabulary for sophisticated discussions on living arrangements, relocation processes, and interior design
– Proficient use of changing prepositions with accusative and dative cases
Tourism, Nature, Evaluation
– Advanced vocabulary for in-depth discussions on tourism, environmental conservation, and critical evaluations
– Advanced techniques for word construction: turning verbs into nouns
Shopping, Grocery, Measurements
– Comprehensive vocabulary for complex shopping scenarios, grocery items, and precise measurements
– Mastery of adjective declension with indefinite articles in varied contexts
Planning, Reporting, Postcards, Emails
– Advanced writing skills for professional planning, detailed reporting, and formal communications
– Adjective declension with definite articles for accurate and sophisticated writing
Suggestions, Objections, Events
– Formulating and articulating sophisticated suggestions and objections
– Mastery of advanced prepositions of time for detailed event descriptions
Giving and Receiving Advice, Sport
– Nuanced vocabulary for giving and receiving detailed advice and discussing sports in depth
– Proficient use of subjunctive II, advanced prepositions of time, and adverbials
Health, Accidents, Empathy, Hope
– Advanced discussions on health issues, accidents, and expressing empathy and hope
– Mastery of conjunctions for constructing complex sentence structures
Work Environment, Evaluation
– Comprehensive vocabulary for in-depth evaluations and detailed discussions about the work environment
– Advanced adjective declension after zero articles
Restaurant, Placing Orders, Payment
– In-depth vocabulary for dining out, placing detailed orders, and discussing various payment options
– Proficient use of the conjunction dass for complex and formal sentence structures
Congratulations, Gratitude
– Formulating sophisticated expressions of congratulations and gratitude
– Mastery of reflexive verbs in advanced and formal contexts
Surprise, Comparison
– Expressing surprise and making nuanced comparisons with advanced vocabulary
– Using conjunctions like wenn for complex and detailed sentences
Grammar Topics
Modal Verbs
– Advanced and nuanced usage of common modal verbs (müssen, sollen, dürfen, können, etc.)
Conditional | Subjunctive (Konjunktiv II)
– Mastering complex uses of verbs like “könnten, sollten, müssten” and “hätten, wären, würden” for hypothetical, polite, and sophisticated expressions
Passive Voice
– Forming and using passive voice proficiently in complex and nuanced sentences
Accusative and Dative Prepositions
– Mastering the nuances of expressions like “to be inside” vs. “go into” or “put something on a table” vs. “sit on a sofa”
Accusative and Dative Verbs
– Proficient use of articles, personal pronouns, and possessive pronouns with advanced accusative and dative verbs
Indirect Speech
– Recognizing and using indirect speech proficiently in advanced writing and formal articles
Relative Sentences
– Mastery of relative pronouns (which/how) in complex and nuanced sentence structures
Prepositional Pronouns
– Constructing sophisticated sentences like “I am interested in learning German” (Ich interessiere mich dafür, Deutsch zu lernen) with fluency and precision
Adjective Endings
– Mastering adjective endings that are case-sensitive, gender-dependent, and influenced by definite and indefinite articles in advanced contexts
Specialized Advanced Grammar Topics
Advanced Conjunctions
– Using conjunctions like “weil”, “obwohl”, “denn” in complex and compound sentences
Advanced Sentence Structures
– Mastery of complex sentence structures, including nested clauses and advanced use of subjunctive and conditional moods
Idiomatic Expressions
– Using and understanding idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms in sophisticated conversations
Advanced Literary and Technical Texts
– Reading and comprehending advanced literary and technical texts, including scholarly articles and professional documents
Advanced Writing and Speaking
– Producing advanced-level essays, reports, and presentations with clarity, precision, and fluency.