Proficiency Course in German

By Dr Nishant K Narayanan | The English And Foreign Languages University

Learners enrolled: 1966

The aim of this course is to introduce the learner to German language. After doing this course, the learner is expected to know about the basic aspects of German language, German speaking countries, and also construct and use simple sentences using appropriate words and phrases for communicative purposes. This is an online course involving interaction with subject experts, self learning and self assessment, which offers the learners the flexibility to learn and revise the modules at their own pace. Also, the learners can determine their progress through this course by using the additional resources provided in each module.

Indicative Industry Sectors :

Education and Training

Note: This is an indicative list based on suggestions provided by course coordinators and should not be treated as final and binding.

Indicative Program Alignments :

B.A.

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Language
Credit Points :	5
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	12 Jan 2026
End Date :	30 Apr 2026
Enrollment Ends :	28 Feb 2026
Exam Date :	17 Jun 2026 IST
Translation Languages :	English
NCrF Level	4.5
Industry Details :	Teaching, Translation & Content Writing
Exam Shift :	Shift - II

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1 Objective

Introduction
Alphabets in German Language
Numbers in German
Personal pronouns in German

Week 2 Objective

Verb Conjugations with Personal Pronouns
Regular Verbs Conjugation - I
Regular Verbs Conjugation - II
Irregular Verbs Conjugation - I & II
Irregular Verbs Conjugation - III & IV

Week 3 Objective

Case
Case & Definite Articles
Definite & Indefinite Articles in the Nominative & Accusative Case
Nouns
Nouns (Plural)

Week 4 Objective

Negation - I
Negation - II
Article as Pronoun - I
Article as Pronoun - II
Noun & Pronoun - in Nominative Case

Week 5 Objective

Personal Pronoun in Nominative & Accusative Case
Possessive articles in Nominative Case - I
Possessive articles in Nominative Case -II
Possessive articles as Pronoun - I : Nominative Case
Possessive articles as Pronoun - II : Accusative Case

Week 6 Objective

Separable Verbs
Imperative
Modal verbs - I
Modal verbs - II
Modal verbs - III

Week 7 Objective

Time
Days-Dates-Months-Seasons
Dative Case - I
Dative Case - II
Dative Case - III : Possessive articles and Dative verbs

Week 8 Objective

Dative verbs - IV
Prepositions - Accusative Case - I
Prepositions - Accusative Case - II
Prepositions - Dative - II
Prepositions - Dative - III

Week 9 Objective

Prepositions - Two Way Prepositions - I
Prepositions - Two Way Prepositions - II
Prepositions - Two Way Prepositions - III
Prepositions - Two Way Prepositions - IV
Conjunctions - Coordinating Conjunctions

Week 10 Objective

Conjunctions - Subordinating Conjunctions
Verbs - werden, wissen, kennen

Week 11 Objective

Simple Past
The Perfect Tense - I

The Perfect Tense - II

German Language Literature & Culture

Books and references

1) Netzwerk A1, Kursbuch & Arbeitsbuch (2015): Stefanie Dengler, Tanja Mayr-Sieber et al, Klett.

2) Netzwerk A2, Kursbuch & Arbeitsbuch (2015): Stefanie Dengler, Tanja Mayr-Sieber et al, Klett.

3) Menschen A1, Kursbuch (2012): Sandra Evans, Angela Pude, Franz Specht et.al, Hueber.

4) Menschen A2, Kursbuch (2012): Sandra Evans, Angela Pude, Franz Specht et.al, Hueber.

Instructor bio

Dr Nishant K Narayanan

The English And Foreign Languages University

Dr Nishant K. Narayanan is an Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Germanic Studies, School of European Languages, English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad. His research areas are German Studies in India, Teaching of German as a Foreign Language, Literature and Translation.

Course certificate

1. End-Term Examination:

Weightage: 70% of the final result

Minimum Passing Criteria: 40%

2. Internal Assessment (IA):

Weightage: 30% of the final result

Minimum Passing Criteria: 40%

Calculation of IA Marks:

Out of all graded weekly assessments/assignments, the top 50% of assignments shall be considered for the calculation of the final Internal Assessment marks.

All students who obtain 40% marks in the internal assessment and 40% marks in the end-term proctored exam separately will be eligible for the SWAYAM Credit Certificate.

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