Deutsch(land)kurs Willkommen Spring

Survival Training Germany

⁃  Getting to know the country and its people through various media

⁃  Intercultural training (Create awareness for values and attitudes of other language communities; work with stereotypes)

⁃  Fit for everyday life - communicative approach (focus on topics and structures relevant to everyday life)

Grammar is important in learning German so that you can be understood. But not every sentence you produce has to be perfect. The priority is that you are able to cope with situations in everyday life.

German for studying (depending on respective language level)

⁃  Common scientific language (lexis and means of expression)

⁃  Tips for oral presentations and hand-outs

⁃  Linguistic means of written scientific communication: quoting, paraphrasing, arguing, summarizing, etc. (scientific writing - basics)

⁃  Writing protocols

⁃  Writing professional and polite e-mails to professors and teaching staff

⁃  Project and group work - Do's & Don'ts

Current topics & student interests

The interests and needs of our participants are important to us. Therefore, we are happy to incorporate current topics and our participants' interests into the course.

Examples from past courses:

⁃  Participation in a Fridays for Future Demonstration (incl. creation of the posters)

⁃  Interpretation and performance of German songs

⁃  Excursion into German literature

⁃  Refresher/intensive practice of specific grammatical topics

⁃  Phonetics exercises

⁃  Possible further topics: pop culture, media use, futurology, technology

⁃  Get-together 

⁃  Free time activities with the Erasmus Student Network (e.g. International Dinner)

⁃  Potsdam City Tour

⁃  Berlin City Tour

⁃  DK-Outside (site visits, applying what has been learned on site, places of remembrance)

⁃  Multisensory learning

⁃  Role playing & case studies

⁃  (Mini-) project work

⁃  Individual, partner and group work, station learning

⁃  Presentations, lectures, discussions

⁃  Reflections, giving feedback and dealing with criticism

⁃  Language games & encouragement of multilingualism

Registration & Requirements

Language level required: at least A2 (Please refer to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages/ CEFR)

You are an international Erasmus+, exchange or program student?

Incoming students (e.g. Erasmus+) will get access to the information platform UPrepare once Universität Potsdam has received and processed their nomination. On this platform, you will find more information about the preparatory language course as well as the form for your online registration (enrollment) at Universität Potsdam. You will apply for the language course along with your online registration (enrollment). Once we have received your registration, we will send you further information about the course as well as the invoice.

You will stay in Potsdam individually?

The language course is open to all interested parties who do not participate in an exchange program. If you want to join the course, please contact us directly by e-mail. 

Absolute beginner?

Please contact us. We will do our best to find a solution.