Boylston Schul-Verein Adult German
Language
School
The primary purpose of the German Adult Language School is to teach the German language and to introduce the cultures of the German speaking countries to adults. The classes are intended to meet the needs of adults 18 years and older who want to learn German or improve their proficiency. The six levels of instruction are Beginner I, Beginner II, Beginner III, Beginner IV, Intermediate, and Advanced. New students are placed into an entry point nearest to their previous knowledge.
Students will learn to understand spoken German, will build vocabulary, will learn to read German, and to write grammatically correct sentences.
After classes, we invite all our students to enjoy the Gemütlichkeit of our own Ratskeller, where you can sit, talk and enjoy a cold beverage - the kind that Germany is famous for.
A1.1 - Beginner 1
A1.1 is for the absolute beginner to German. Whether they have never taken classes or done personal studies, or they did so but long ago enough that they've largely forgotten most of it, this class will cover the basic necessities of German.
Students will learn to handle the basics regarding topics like the following: introductions, family, shopping, meals, travel, daily activities, free time activities, celebrations.
Students will learn speaking skills about essential activities like the following: getting to know others, describing family, asking for prices, using the telephone, groceries and household items, describing the office and computers, making plans, discussing preferences, talking about travel, public transportation, and describing the day's events.
A1.2 - Beginner 2
A1.2 is still for a beginner to German. If the above topics (A1.1 - Beginner 1) sound like things you're familiar with and you're able to respond to basic questions with short phrases or yes/no, this might be the right level for you. You should have a good grasp of vocabulary regarding yourself and otherwise essential vocabulary to get around.
Students will learn to handle the basics regarding topics like the following: directions around a city, houses and apartments, events in a city, hotels, plans and wishes, body parts, personalities, household activities, traffic, the environment, clothing, weather and celebrations.
Students will learn speaking skills about essential activities like the following: giving directions, describing things and how you like them, describing a place and how you like it, offering and asking for help, talking about plans and expressing wishes, describing people, making requests and demands, talking about opinions and rules, giving reasons, talking about clothing and how you like it, discussing the weather and congratulating others on events.
A2.1 - Beginner 3
A2.1 is for someone with some meaningful background in the German language. Topics require the ability to use phrases and simple sentences to handle interactions on the topics prior.
Students will learn to handle the basics regarding topics like the following: families, activities and events, moving houses, nature and landscapes, groceries, packaging and weights, tourism, cultural events, sports, sickness and accidents, work life, at a restaurant, everyday items, and food items.
Students will learn speaking skills about essential activities like the following: talking about careers, telling family history, decorating and furnishing a room, planning something together, evaluating things, expressing preferences and wishes, reporting about events, working out suggestions and plans, asking for and giving advice, expressing sympathy, concern and hopes, ordering and making requests at a restaurant, expressing importance, comparing things and expressing surprise.
A2.2 - Beginner 4
A2.2 is for someone with meaningful background in the German language. Topics require the ability to use phrases and sentences to handle interactions on the topics prior. Students in the A2.2 level should be comfortable speaking in the present and past tense.
Students will learn to handle the basics regarding topics like the following: learning tips for a foreign language, post office, media, at the hotel, travel and traffic, weather, cultural events, press and books, important personal documents, online instructions, education and work training, travel stories and experiences abroad.
Students will learn speaking skills about essential activities like the following: telling about (language) learning experiences, expressing happiness, describing media consumption, talking about travel habits, discussing the weather, showing interest and disinterest in things, making convincing arguments, getting people excited about something, responding to suggestions with hesitation, booking a hotel room, giving directions, asking for a description of an event, explaining how something works, expressing (dis)satisfaction, showing excitement or disappointment.
B1 - Intermediate
B1 is for someone with a strong background in the German language and can understand and interact with the main points of clear standard language they encounter at school, work, and leisure. Students should be comfortable using the present and past tenses.
Students will learn to handle the basics regarding topics like the following: personality traits, work, living situations, customer service, media and technology, invitations to eat, animals and counseling, strengths and weaknesses, health, sports, dietary needs, everyday breakdowns, moments of happiness everyday, work events, language, work training, memories and relationships, art and artistry, mountains, history, visions of the future, landscapes and tourism
Students will learn speaking skills about essential activities like the following: describing personalities, evaluating things in the past, explaining statistics, talking on the phone, complaining, expressing thoughts and making predictions about the future, commenting on something with emotion, telling about misunderstanding, making recommendations, conducting interviews, presenting, advertising for something, expressing conviction.
.jpg)
B2/C1 - Advanced
B2/C1 is for someone with a solid background in German. Students should be able to understand main ideas of complex concrete and abstract language and produce complicated and nuanced language to express thoughts of a wide variety of topics outside the immediate life of the language learner.
Students will learn to handle the basics regarding topics like the following: educational and career path, the German school system, comparisons between German and other resumes, living situations, housing in one's country, dream home, evaluation of a city, travel suggestions, traits of inhabitants of a country at large, term Heimat, differences and similarities of work culture and everyday life between countries, university and college options, how one spends one's day, the history of soccer, pros and cons of various news sources, opinions and rumors about other people, product descriptions, dangers and concerns of technology use, health care, and disease and cures.
Students will learn speaking skills about essential activities like the following: talking about careers, telling family history, decorating and furnishing a room, planning something together, evaluating things, expressing preferences and wishes, reporting about events, working out suggestions and plans, asking for and giving advice, expressing sympathy, concern and hopes, ordering and and making requests at a restaurant, expressing importance, comparing things and expressing surprise.