Part-Time Diploma in German at NUI Galway

Did you know that German is the second-most spoken language in Europe? Learning German is a gateway to opportunities. NUI Galway – Centre for Adult Learning & Professional Development offer a 2-year part-time in German diploma that provides you with guidance from native speakers within a community of fellow learners.

The course aims to equip students with appropriate written and oral skills in German. Much emphasis will be placed on teacher-student interaction, continuous assessment, written assignments and feedback to students. Students will begin with the basic elements of German grammar and vocabulary and will progress to the study of a selection of social and cultural issues in the contemporary German-speaking world. By the end of each term, students will have learned to converse on, and comprehend, a variety of topics in situations that are normally encountered in a modern German-speaking environment. There are six modules are on offer throughout the two-year programme. Students must successfully complete three modules per year.

Part-Time Diploma in German

Course Content – Year 1
Introduction to Beginners’ German – written and spoken
Beginners’ German continued – written, spoken and comprehension
Introduction to aspects of 20th Century German, Swiss, and Austrian culture

Course Content – Year 2
Intermediate German – written, spoken, and oral comprehension 1
Intermediate German – written, spoken, and oral comprehension 2
Contemporary German, Austrian and Swiss Culture and conversation.

Duration
2 years, part-time

Next start date
26th September

Average intake
30

Closing Date
11th September

NFQ level
7

ECTS weighting
30