German Course: Intermediate German

What you'll learn

Build your confidence communicating in German and express yourself with greater fluency with our German language short courses online! 

Ready to move beyond basic German and take part in more natural conversations? This Intermediate German course is designed for learners who have completed our German: Beginners Level 2 course or have equivalent experience and want to communicate with greater fluency, accuracy, and independence.

Through interactive lessons and conversation practice, you'll learn to express opinions, describe experiences, discuss plans, and respond more spontaneously across a wider range of everyday topics. You'll expand your vocabulary, develop more complex sentence structures, and strengthen your ability to understand longer spoken and written German.

Whether you're learning for travel, work, study, or personal interest, this course will help you move beyond predictable exchanges and communicate with greater detail and confidence. Along the way, you'll also deepen your understanding of German-speaking cultures and communication styles, helping you use the language more naturally in real-life situations.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this Intermediate German course, participants will have developed practical skills and knowledge in areas such as:

• Participating in longer and more natural conversations in German
• Expressing and explaining ideas, opinions, and personal experiences in greater detail
• Discussing past experiences, current situations, and future plans
• Responding more spontaneously in everyday conversations
• Expanding vocabulary across topics such as work, travel, culture, and daily life
• Using more complex sentence structures and grammatical forms with greater accuracy
• Understanding longer spoken and written German in familiar contexts
• Applying communication strategies to clarify meaning and maintain conversations
• Developing practical German communication skills for travel, work, study, and cultural engagement

Course content

What will be covered in this Intermediate German course?

During the course, participants will be guided through key concepts, techniques and approaches that typically include:

Conversation and communication skills

• Participating in longer conversations and discussions
• Expressing and explaining opinions
• Describing experiences, events, and personal interests
• Talking about past experiences and future plans
• Asking follow-up questions and responding more spontaneously
• Using strategies to clarify meaning and maintain conversations

Topics and vocabulary

• Daily life and social situations
• Travel and cultural experiences
• Work, study, and professional contexts
• Personal interests and current topics
• German-speaking cultures and communication styles
• Expanding everyday vocabulary and idiomatic expressions

Grammar and language development

• Consolidating past, present, and future tense forms
• Building more complex sentence structures
• Using subordinate clauses and connectors
• Pronouns and reflexive verbs
• Relative clauses
• Improving accuracy, fluency, and sentence flow

Content may vary slightly depending on class pace, participant interests, and instructor approach.

Intended audience

Who is this Intermediate German course for?

This course is suitable for learners who:

• Have completed our German: Beginners Level 2 course or have equivalent knowledge
• Have approximately 40 hours of prior German language learning
• Can participate in basic conversations and understand familiar everyday German
• Want to develop greater fluency, accuracy, and independence when communicating
• Are continuing German for travel, work, study, or personal interest

Pre-requisite

To enrol in this course, it is recommended that you:

• Have completed our German: Beginners Level 2 course or have equivalent proficiency
• Feel comfortable participating in basic conversations in German

If you are unsure whether this course is the right level, please contact the College and we’ll be happy to help.

Course venue

Online via Zoom.

Zoom access details will be provided with your enrolment confirmation.

Requirements:

• A device with a stable internet connection

Course materials

What to bring to class

• Notebook and pen
• Course textbook (see below)

Textbook

Please purchase the course textbook:

Willkommen! 2 German Intermediate Coursebook
Heiner Schenke & Paul Coggle
ISBN: 9781471805158

We recommend purchasing your textbook once your course has been confirmed (usually within three working days of the proposed start date). The textbook is not included in the enrolment fee.

Certificate of completion

Students who attend at least 80% of classes will receive a Certificate of Attendance from Sydney Community College.

This certificate recognises your commitment to developing your German language skills and can support your personal or professional development.

Additional information

German language bundle: Continue your learning and save — enrol in three German language courses and receive an automatic 15% discount.

An overview of our German language program

If you're uncertain about meeting the requirements or if this course matches your language proficiency, reach out to the College via phone or email. Our team can help you find the right course level for your skills.