Institute for Intercultural Communication (IIK) Göttingen e.V.
The target group of the summer course comprises foreign students, postgraduates, and scholars from all fields as well as student groups from our partner universities. The summer course is also open to other interested individuals.
Intensive course for all levels of German: from beginner to advanced (i.e. for students of German studies)
A general knowledge of the language can be acquired or broadened. Students will be taught listening and reading comprehension through guided exercises. They will participate in oral exercises and expand their vocabulary as well as receive instruction in grammar and phonetics. Methods and materials are up to date and lessons follow a communicative approach.
In the afternoons, participants can join optional tutorials to further practise their speaking, writing, and pronunciation skills and to get to know cultural and regional aspects of Germany.
For this course DAAD university summer course scholarships (usually starting at language level B1) are available. If you wish to apply for this course, you can find all necessary information about the scholarship programme and its application requirements here. To submit your application, please note the reference number HSK-0052. This number can only be used for presence courses. Applying for attending online courses is not possible.
English sufficient for organisational matters
https://www.iik-goettingen.de/en/courses/summer-erasmus-courses/summer-course/
Single rooms with an ensuite bathroom in a private student dormitory with many shared facilities (kitchen, laundry, co-working spaces, gym, cinema and chill-out zones)
Inexpensive meals are available at the university canteens and cafeterias.
Language tutorials (oral German / conversation, phonetics, creative writing, mini projects), leisure-time activities (cooking activities, sports, dance evenings, international cultural evenings, and other social and cultural activities), guided town walk in Göttingen and three day trips to other destinations
The Georg August University in Göttingen was founded in 1737 during the Enlightenment era and has since belonged to the best universities in Germany (Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking 2015: No. 2 in Germany).
The university library (SUB – Göttingen State and University Library) is well-stocked and ranks among the largest libraries in Germany. Of the 29,000 students, 4,500 students are international students.
Göttingen is a lively university town. It is rich in tradition and has a friendly academic atmosphere with numerous parks and bikes. University students comprise 29,000 of the 134,000 inhabitants of this conveniently small, yet international town. Göttingen is perfect for learning the German language as standard German ("Hochdeutsch") is spoken here without a dialect. Thanks to its central location in Germany, it is easy to reach Berlin, Hamburg, or Frankfurt as well as beautiful nature parks.
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