German Conversation and Pronunciation
A 30-hour course focused entirely on speaking.
About this course
A 30-hour course focused entirely on speaking. You work on the sounds that learners of German find hardest, such as the umlauts, the ich and ach sounds and the German r, and on the stress and sentence melody that make spoken German clear and natural.
Most of the time is spent talking: role plays, discussions, telephone and video call practice and short presentations, with regular feedback from your trainer. The course suits anyone who understands more German than they can comfortably say. You finish with an Alalamia certificate.
What you'll learn
- Produce the key German sounds, including the umlauts, the ich and ach sounds and the German r
- Distinguish long and short vowels and apply final devoicing
- Use German word stress, sentence stress and intonation to sound natural and clear
- Take part with confidence in everyday and social conversations
- Handle telephone and video calls in German
- Express opinions and keep a discussion going using natural conversational expressions
Curriculum
- Long and short vowels
- The umlauts ä, ö and ü
- The ich and ach sounds
- The German r
- Final devoicing
- The sounds of s, z and sch
- Consonant clusters
- The glottal stop
- Word stress in simple and compound words
- Stress in separable verbs
- Sentence stress and melody
- Shadowing practice
- Small talk and keeping a conversation going
- Modal particles such as doch, mal and ja
- Formal and informal register
- Role plays from daily life
- Making and taking telephone calls
- Leaving a clear message
- Spelling names and giving numbers
- Speaking in video meetings
- Giving and asking for opinions
- Interrupting and taking the floor politely
- Agreeing and disagreeing tactfully
- Group discussion practice
- Preparing a short talk
- Pace, pausing and clarity
- Answering questions
- Final presentation and feedback
Who it's for
Learners with at least A2 German who want to speak more fluently and sound more natural.
Before you start
- A2 level German or above
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