German for Beginners
Guten Tag und Wilkommen!
We meet every week on Thursday at 5pm. We are following the A1 course Nico’s Weg on Deutsche Welle (the German public broadcaster – search Deutsche Welle Learn German and click on the A1/A2 tab), which is an online course. You can click on an online placement test if you are not sure what level you are at. We are using a variety of other media in addition, including short illustrative YouTube videos, Gemini generated Storybooks as well as short quizzes, and each week, we choose a theme and generate our own short German phrases to share with the group.
We are a small, friendly and inclusive group. There is no single prescribed text and no teacher, but it is structured. There is usually a small amount of homework each week. The group has an active WhatsApp group where members can post questions and share media. We are early in the course of our learning, so come and join us!
When
Thursdays from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Group Size & Availability
Minimum 5, maximum 14 members
How to join
You can join this group, or the waiting list, via the Beacon Members Portal. To join a group you must first subscribe to Interest Groups Online. This is separate to a local u3a membership.
If you would be interested in helping to lead a group around this subject or any other, please contact
Interest Groups Online members can contact the group leader via the Beacon Members Portal. Non-members should contact the Interest Groups Online team by email: