Equal emphasis is placed on the spoken and written language.
By the end of the course the students should be able to cope successfully with conversations expressing opinions, intentions, wishes and feelings, and they should be able to recognise and present detailed textual information. One session per week of 3 hours' duration. Audio-cassettes will accompany each topic of the course book to train in listening comprehension and pronunciation practice. Role-play activities will be used to improve communication skills. A variety of added material prepared for self-study will be provided to enable students to acquire fluency and accuracy in both oral and written German.