C1 Course Syllabus
DURATION: 2 MONTHS
MODULE 1: Everyday Life –
- Topics Covered:
- Texts on time management and social involvement in clubs
- Use of mobile phones and common issues in shared living spaces
- Grammar Focus:
- Connectors (e.g., andernfalls, folglich, außer wenn)
- Separable and inseparable verbs
MODULE 2: The Power of Words
- Topics Covered:
- The pros and cons of modern media reachability
- Interviews on “quick-wittedness” and the impact of language acquisition
- The use of dialects in modern society
- Grammar Focus:
- Methods of reporting speech (Redewiedergabe)
- Nominal and verbal styles
MODULE 3: At Work
- Topics Covered:
- Curriculum vitae and its evolution
- Differences between “Ausbildung” and “Studium”
- A discussion on multitasking and soft skills via radio interviews
- Grammar Focus:
- Subject and object clauses
- Advanced subordinate clauses (Weiterführende Nebensätze)
MODULE 4: Economic Summit
- Topics Covered:
- Development of the Ruhr area (Ruhrgebiet)
- Discussions on global conscience and opinions on globalization
- The concept of crowdfunding and its implications
- Grammar Focus:
- Nominalization and verbalization of temporal phrases
- Causal and modal clauses
MODULE 5: Setting Goals
- Topics Covered:
- Articles on social networking and its impact on career goals
- Conversations about professional aspirations
- Good resolutions and tips for achieving goals, voluntary engagement
- Grammar Focus:
- Negative consecutive clauses with zu (e.g., um zu, als dass)
- Nominalization and verbalization of concessive and final clauses
MODULE 6: Healthy and Happy
- Topics Covered:
- The risks and effects of placebos
- Discussions on wellness, beauty, and bio-products
- Grammar Focus:
- Infinitive clauses in present and past tenses
- Nominalization and verbalization of conditional clauses
MODULE 7: Crime and Regulations
- Topics Covered:
- Reports on failed crimes and youthful mistakes
- Articles on regulations, laws, and crime stories (Krimis)
- Grammar Focus:
- Features of passive voice
- Modal participles
MODULE 8: Who You Are
- Topics Covered:
- Experiments on daily life and human behavior
- Texts on brain research and gender behavior
- Articles on highly gifted individuals and parenting opinions
- Grammar Focus:
- Subjective modal verbs for assertions and assumptions
MODULE 9: The Art World
- Topics Covered:
- Creativity and its influence on art
- Graphic descriptions of films
- Information on the lives of artists and autobiographies about reading habits
- Grammar Focus:
- Nominalization and verbalization of prepositional complements
- Connectors (e.g., allerdings, mittlerweile, vielmehr)
MODULE 10: Remembrance
- Topics Covered:
- Texts on the function of memories
- Radio programs on false memories
- Questions related to the topic of face blindness
- Grammar Focus:
- Separable and inseparable verbs
Interactive Sessions
Along with the interactive sessions, the following will be provided by Future Edu Abroad:
- Goethe Exam Training for Zertifikat C1
- All worksheets and course workbooks
- Weekly online tests
- Individual attention and doubt clearance
- Performance tracking for each student
- Vocabulary drills and more
