At the moment there are no courses open for registration. The next course round will start in the summer. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will keep you informed about the exact start of the course registration.

Level A2 > A2/B1 is for participants with basic knowledge of German, who have had around 2 years of German at secondary school. You still have a basic knowledge of German and can participate in a simple conversation about familiar topics of your interest. You can also read and write short, simple notes, messages and letters and are able to find relevant information in short texts.

This course is the lowest level we offer in German, we do not offer a German beginner's course with starting level 0.

Study load

24 contact hours, in addition a total of around 30 hours of self-study.

Office hour

If you want to register and you have not previously taken a German course at the Language Centre, we advise you to visit the office hour to discuss with a teacher which course would suit you best, but this is not mandatory. Please note that you can already register for the course you are interested in.

Office hours only take place in the period before the start of the course. If office hours are scheduled, you can make your appointment here.

Course Material   

The following course material will be used. You must order this yourself from a bookshop or online.

For native speakers of Dutch:

• Kontext Woordenschat met oefeningen
  ISBN 978-94-6030-0165
  PublisherIntertaal
• Kortom Duitse grammatica
  Henk Mangnus (Walvaboek)
  ISBN: 978 9066750678

For non-native speakers of Dutch:

• Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Lextra: Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz. (Cornelsen)
  ISBN 978-3-589-01559-7
• A German grammar book in your mother tongue

Brightspace

You will also be using online course material in Brightspace, the blackboard learning environment of the University of Groningen.

At the moment there are no courses open for registration. The next course round will start in September 2023. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will keep you informed about the exact start of the course registration.

Level A2/B1 > B1 is for participants who have taken the Level A2 > A2/B1 German course at the Language Centre or who have reached a comparable level of proficiency. You are able to cope with most everyday situations when you are in a German-speaking country. You can understand the main points of conversations about personal matters, family, work, school and spare time, as well as the main points of radio or television programmes about current affairs that interest you. You can write simple texts about familiar or personally relevant topics and are able to understand texts that contain many frequently used or work-related words.

Study load

24 contact hours, in addition a total of around 30 hours of self-study.

Office hour

If you want to register and you have not previously taken a German course at the Language Centre, we advise you to visit the office hour to discuss with a teacher which course would suit you best, but this is not mandatory. Please note that you can already register for the course you are interested in.

Office hours only take place in the period before the start of the course. If office hours are scheduled, you can make your appointment here.

Course Material   

The following course material will be used. You must order this yourself from a bookshop or online.

For native speakers of Dutch:

• Kontext Woordenschat met oefeningen
  ISBN 978-94-6030-0165
  PublisherIntertaal
• Kortom Duitse grammatica
  Henk Mangnus (Walvaboek)
  ISBN: 978 9066750678

For non-native speakers of Dutch:

• Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Lextra: Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz. (Cornelsen)
  ISBN 978-3-589-01559-7
• A German grammar book in your mother tongue

Brightspace

You will also be using online course material in Brightspace, the blackboard learning environment of the University of Groningen.

At the moment there are no courses open for registration. The next course round will start in September 2023. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will keep you informed about the exact start of the course registration.

Level B1 > B1/B2 is for participants who have taken the German course A2/B1 > B1 or have a similar level. You are able to give short reasons and explanations for your ideas and opinions, and to tell a story or relate the plot of a book or film and give your opinion about it.  You can also understand the main points of a conversation about personal matters, family, work, school and spare time.

Study load

24 contact hours, in addition a total of around 30 hours of self-study.

German Office Hour

If you want to register for a course at this level and you have not followed a course with the Language Centre before, you must visit the office hour. Office hours only take place in the period before the start of the course. If office hours are scheduled, you can make your appointment here.

You can also determine your starting level of a language training online and in your own time with the placement test. This test gives a global indication of your level for your own reference, for a more personal advice visit our office hour.

Course Material   

The following course material will be used. You must order this yourself from a bookshop or online.

For native speakers of Dutch:

• Kontext Woordenschat met oefeningen
  ISBN 978-94-6030-0165
  Publisher Intertaal
• Kortom Duitse grammatica
  Henk Mangnus (Walvaboek)
  ISBN: 978 9066750678
• Tschick
  Wolfgang Herrndorf
  ISBN 978-3-499-25635-6

For non-native speakers of Dutch:

• Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Lextra: Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz. (Cornelsen)
  ISBN 978-3-589-01559-7
• A German grammar book in your mother tongue
• Tschick
  Wolfgang Herrndorf
  ISBN 978-3-499-25635-6

Brightspace

You will also be using online course material in Brightspace, the blackboard learning environment of the University of Groningen.