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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The goal of the German-III Certification is to achieve a level of competency in German that corresponds to B1 on the European Common Framework of Reference for Languages abbreviated as CEFR or CEF.

German III classes are designed to increase your proficiency in the language to the point where you can pass B1-level exams offered by certifying organizations.

All students get a German - III Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India.

The Highlights

Provided by IIT Madras
Online Course
12 weeks course
Shareable Certificate
Expert Lectures

Programme Offerings

video lectures
Study Materials
Taught By Experts

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Madras

If you want a certificate, you have to register and write the final exam. The exam is optional for a fee of Rs. 1000 and only the e-certificate will be made available and only hard copies will not be dispatched.

German-III Certification Fees

The German-III Certification Fee is nil. It's open to all interested candidates.

Description	Amount in INR
Course Fees	Free
Course Fees (with certification)	INR 1000/-

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

Candidates appearing or appeared for qualifying exams
Open to all candidates

Certificate Qualifying Details

E-certificates will be issued to all such participants who have attended the program and only if the average assignment score is greater than or equal to 10/25 and the exam score is greater than or equal to 30/75. If one of the above-mentioned criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the final score is greater than or equal to 40/100.

Work experience

Work Experience is not required to get enrolled in this certificate course.

What you will learn

Language skills

Students enrolling for the German - III Certification Course covers B1 level proficiency, which is the level which is required to be eligible to study in Germany, Austria and at several important universities in other European countries and to be able to work in these countries.

German III Training will showcase student-written and authentically culturally German works, such as skits, songs, poems, and stories. The perspectives, activities, and products of German-speaking cultures will be examined by the students taking this course in German. Look at these German Certification Courses if you are interested.

After completion of this German - III Certification, the learning outcomes include:

Engage in original and spontaneous oral as well as written communications in German
Initiate, and sustain - oral and written exchanges in German,
Applying familiar vocabulary structures to new situations.

Who it is for

TranslatorTravel Journalist

There shall be good job opportunities for these roles below if the relevant students apply for German - III Online Course:

Admission Details

The admission for the certificate course in German - III Certification starts soon. Students are requested to enroll as soon as possible, the steps are:

Step 1: Visit the official website

Step 2: Fill up the form

Step 3: Upload all necessary documents

Step 4: Pay the required fee online (if applicable)

The Syllabus

Travel–related vocabulary, narrating experiences
Grammar: clauses with infinitive constructions, use of the verb Lassen

Tech and gadgets – related vocabulary, understanding information about gadgets and technology
Grammar: clauses with obwohl, Genitive case, genitive prepositions wegen and trotz

Milestones – Historical and Personal – related vocabulary, understanding and narrating about the past
Grammar: Past Tense, temporal prepositions, expressing consequences: deshalb, deswegen, so…dass etc.

All about Work-related vocabulary, job search, advertisements, etc.
Grammar: Subjunctive mood, Verb-Preposition combinations, Clauses

Environment – related vocabulary, Environment protection
Grammar: Clauses with da, Comparative and Superlative as adjectives, n-Deklination etc.

Looking ahead – talking about future plans, reading longer texts
Grammar: Future Tense (I), Relative Clauses in Dative case and with Prepositions

Relationships – related vocabulary – men / women / family / conflicts
Grammar: Past Perfect, temporal clauses and their sequence

Body and Health – related vocabulary – Health, Hospitals, Schools etc, offering help, talking about habits and memories
Grammar: Reflexive pronouns (continuation), Negation, 2-part Connectors

Art and Culture – related vocabulary – Art / Theatre / Films / Museums, adding emphasis to sentences, talking about art, films etc.
Grammar: Adjektivdeklination (continuation), placing nicht in a sentence

Community / Living Together – related vocabulary – Social Values, Europe, Politics, understanding information about the EU, making a short presentation
Grammar: Passive Voice, Prepositions with the Genitive case innerhalb, außerhalb

Community / Living Together – related vocabulary – Social Values, Europe, Politics, understanding information about the EU, making a short presentation
Grammar: Passive Voice, Prepositions with the Genitive case innerhalb, außerhalb

All about Money – related vocabulary – Banks and Money in a Globalized World, Conversations in a Bank, understanding instructions
Grammar: je…desto constructions, Participles as Adjectives

Evaluation process

An exam will be conducted at the end of the course after 12 weeks.

Instructors

IIT Madras Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What are the levels of the German Language?

The European Framework of Reference for Languages divides language ability into six levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2). Level A1 is the beginner level, B1 and B2 are roughly intermediate level, C1 and C2 represent a good to perfect language mastery.

2: How are the classes for German - III Online Course being held?

The NPTEL classes for German - III are conducted in virtual mode.

3: Is German Language easy?

German is fairly easy to learn as an English language because both languages are very similar.

4: Who is teaching this course?

Prof. Milind Brahme - IIT Madras and Ms. Sashirekha Srigiriraju who have a Ph.D. in German language and literature are teaching this course.

5: How long is the German certificate valid?

Goethe-Zertifikats A1-C2 do not expire at all but most institutions and employers expect the certificate to be dated not more than two years ago.