In this course you acquire basic communication skills. You will be able to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at meeting immediate needs in any part of the German-speaking world. The focus is on introducing yourself to others, greetings and farewells as well as talking about personal information, likes and dislikes, shopping and describing things and people. You can interact in a simple way. You also acquire basic grammatical structures and tenses. The course is conducted in German with some instructions given in English.

Beginner Part 1, A1.1 (40 hours)

Prerequisites: This course is for true beginners and no prior knowledge of the language is expected. 

Textbook: Menschen Sechsbandige Ausgabe: Kursbuch A1/1 and Arbeitsbuch with Audio-CD (German Edition) Jan 24, 2012  ISBN 9783193019011

Beginner Part 2, A1.2 (40 hours)

Prerequisites:  This course is for students, who have successfully completed A1.1 at TII Language Center, any Goethe Institut or equivalent.

Textbook:  Menschen Sechsbandige Ausgabe: Kursbuch A1/1 and Arbeitsbuch with Audio-CD (German Edition) Jan 24, 2012  ISBN 9783193019011 and Menschen Sechsbandige Ausgabe

Beginner Intensive - the Whole A1 Level (80 hours)

Prerequisites: This course is for true beginners and no prior knowledge of the language is expected. After this course you have completed the whole A1 level.

Textbook: Menschen Sechsbandige Ausgabe: Kursbuch A1/1 and Arbeitsbuch with Audio-CD (German Edition) Jan 24, 2012  ISBN 9783193019011 and Menschen Sechsbandige Ausgabe: Kursbuch A1/2 and Arbeitsbuch with Audio-CD (German Edition) Jan 24, 2012  ISBN 9783195019019​

After this course you will be able to understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). You can communicate in simple and routine tasks, requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. You acquire the ability to describe aspects of your background in a simple way. The course is conducted in German with some instructions given in English.

German Pre-Intermediate part 1, A2.1 (40 hours)

Prerequisites: This course is for students who have completed A1 at TII Language Center, any Goethe Institut or equivalent. Credentials of course completion are required. Students may also be asked to take a placement test. All other students with prior knowledge of German are welcome to join after taking a placement test. 

Textbook: Menschen Sechsbandige Ausgabe: Kursbuch A2/1 and Arbeitsbuch with Audio-CD (German Edition) Jan 24, 2012  ISBN 978319351902-3

German Pre-Intermediate part 2, A2.2 (40 hours)

Prerequisites: This course is for students who have completed Pre-Intermediate part 1 at TII Language Center, any Goethe Institut or equivalent. Credentials of course completion are required. Students may also be asked to take a placement test. All other students with prior knowledge of German are welcome to join after taking a placement test. 

Textbook: Menschen Sechsbandige Ausgabe: Kursbuch A2/2 and Arbeitsbuch with Audio-CD (German Edition) Jan 24, 2012

German Pre-Intermediate intensive (80 hours)

Prerequisites:  This course is for students who have completed A1 at TII Language Center, any Goethe Institut or equivalent. Credentials of course completion are required. Students may also be asked to take a placement test. All other students with prior knowledge of German are welcome to join after taking a placement test. 

After this course you have completed the whole A2 level.

Textbook:  Menschen Sechsbandige Ausgabe: Kursbuch A2/1 and Arbeitsbuch with Audio-CD (German Edition) Jan 24, 2012  ISBN 978319351902-3 and Menschen Sechsbandige Ausgabe: Kursbuch A2/2 and Arbeitsbuch with Audio-CD (German Edition)

German Intermediate part 1 and 2 = B1

In this course you acquire the ability to understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. You will be able to deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. You can produce simple connected texts on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. You are able to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

German Intermediate part 1, B1.1 (40 hours)

Prerequisites:  This course is for students who have completed A2 at TII Language Center, any Goethe Institut or equivalent. Credentials of course completion are required. Students may also be asked to take a placement test. All other students with prior knowledge of German are welcome to join after taking a placement test. 

You will need two courses to complete the whole B1 level.

Textbook:  Menschen Sechsbandige Ausgabe: Kursbuch B1 and Arbeitsbuch with Audio-CD (German Edition) Jan 24, 2012  ISBN 9783191019037

German Intermediate part 2, B1.2 (40 hours)

Prerequisites:  This course is for students who have completed Intermediate part 1 at TII Language Center, or B1.1, B1.2 at any Goethe Institute or equivalent. Credentials of course completion are required. Students may also be asked to take a placement test. All other students with prior knowledge of German are welcome to join after taking a placement test. 

This is the second course to complete the B1 level.

Textbook:  Menschen Sechsbandige Ausgabe: Kursbuch B1 and Arbeitsbuch with Audio-CD (German Edition) Jan 24, 2012  ISBN 9783191019037

Upper-Intermediate part 1 and 2 = B2

In this course you will learn to understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization. You can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. You will be able to produce clear, detailed texts on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Upper-Intermediate part 1, B2.1 (40 hours)

Prerequisites:  This course is for students who have completed B1 at TII Language Center, any Goethe Institut or equivalent. Credentials of course completion are required. Students may also be asked to take a placement test. All other students with prior knowledge of German are welcome to join after taking a placement test. 

You will need two courses to complete the whole B2 level.

Textbook:  B2 Sicher; Kursbuch Sicher, Deutsch als Fremdsprache, B2 Kursbuch (German Edition) ISBN 9783190012077 and B2 Sicher; Arbeitsbuch mit Audio CD-Rom Sicher, Deutsch als Fremdsprache, B2 Arbeitsbuch mit Audio CD-Rom (German Edition) ISBN 9783190112074

Upper-Intermediate part 2, B2.2 (40 hours)

Prerequisites:  This course is for students who have completed the Upper-Intermediate part 1 course at TII Language Center, or a B2.1, B2.2 course at any Goethe Institut or equivalent. Credentials of course completion are required. Students may also be asked to take a placement test. All other students with prior knowledge of German are welcome to join after taking a placement test. 

This is your second course to complete the B2 level.

Textbook:  B2 Sicher; Kursbuch Sicher, Deutsch als Fremdsprache, B2 Kursbuch (German Edition) ISBN 9783190012077 and B2 Sicher; Arbeitsbuch mit Audio CD-Rom Sicher, Deutsch als Fremdsprache, B2 Arbeitsbuch mit Audio CD-Rom (German Edition) ISBN 9783190112074

This course is designed to enhance your oral communication skills and understanding of everyday German, emphasizing everyday topics and communication with native speakers. 
At this level, you will expand your vocabulary and grammar and strengthen your capacity to engage in complex conversations. You will develop greater fluency in expressing yourself and interacting with native speakers in some subjects. 
 

This course is designed to enhance your oral communication skills required for Level A1, understanding and use of everyday German expressions and very simple sentences.
At this course you will practice to introduce yourself and others and ask other people basic questions about yourself. You will practice also to answer easy questions. 
 

This course is designed to enhance your oral communication skills required for Level B1 and B2. 
At this level, you will expand your vocabulary and grammar and strengthen your capacity to engage in complex conversations. You will develop greater fluency in expressing yourself, interacting and discussing a wide range of topics like familiar topics and personal areas of interest, as well as report on experiences and events, explain plans and views and give short explanations or statements and understand the core content of complex texts with abstract topics.