Course Information
Course Overview
German grammar and engineering vocabulary for studying at a technical university or working in Germany.
"German for Engineers" language course addresses a specific target group: It is designed for engineering students and engineers who are interested in study or work opportunities in German spoken countries.
Students of this course should have completed a minimum A2 level in German, ideally with some experience in B1 or B2 levels.
The course contains grammatical and structural analysis of sample sentences that can be understood with basic knowledge as well as more demanding texts selected from real-life cases in technical education and engineering communication.
As of July 2020, the course has 21 lectures (4 hours of video). When we reach 30 lectures, all grammar topics of B1 and B2 levels will be covered.
The balance between different fields of engineering:
It is a fact that the field of engineering has an enormous variety of subcategories. Even though informatics and computer science comprise a bigger part of our sample sentences in the beginning sections, we have sought to find a balance between disciplines and current technical issues in different fields of engineering.
Many examples from the disciplines of materials science, electrical engineering and computer science will be highlighted with subject-specific language characteristics.
Grammatical structures:
And we have tried to find another balance between learning grammatical structures and useful phrases in daily life communication.
Actually there is no real difference between grammars of technical jargon and daily German. The only difference is the usage frequency of certain structures. For instance, we can mention the passive voice and alternative substitutions of passive. They show up more frequently in technical texts than in daily conversations.
Once you have learned the grammatical structures in a certain field of engineering, they are surely transferable to cases in other areas of engineering and daily life communication.
Course Content
- 5 section(s)
- 21 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction to German grammar in B1 level
- Section 2 How to describe the fields of engineering in German
- Section 3 Passive Voice in German Grammar
- Section 4 Informatics / Computer Engineering in German - Basic Concepts
- Section 5 Grammar B1: Adverbs and Prepositions
What You’ll Learn
- You will learn German grammar and vocabulary in B1 and B2 levels by analyzing sample sentences selected from daily life of engineers and engineering students.
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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EEnes Polat
örnek cümle ve kelime sayıları beklediğimden azdı eğer buda biraz daha fazla olsayı gerçekten 5 yıldızlık bir kurs
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PPrasanna Surendran
It has been a good match for me as i am trying to learn engineering language for me to understand the job description that has been published in German.
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SSorin POPESCU
I learned a lot of useful expressions on the engineering field . Also the grammar is very important for my future development. thank you
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VVirgiliu Mitrea
Unfortunately it's not interactive at all; moreover, there are many pronunciation mistakes, both in English and in German. During the last lessons the image on the screen is ofently blurred.