Foreign Languages

    Language courses offered

    Our courses start partly in the first week of the semester - partly in the second week of the semester - partly as on-line courses via moodle and partly in presence.

    SoSe 2024: first week starts 18.03.24, second week starts 25.03.24.

    All course details (start dates, times, rooms, etc.) can be found in the PDF link below:

    SoSe25 Course Details (start dates, times, rooms) -  updated 13.03.25.

    Please see the course descriptions below.

     

    Language course descriptions

    • Chinese

      Informationen on moodle: Zusatzangebote /Chinesisch

      Chinese A1.  你好！喜欢吃中国菜吗？These are Chinese characters. Don't they look interesting? In this course you will get to know the fascinating Chinese language. After the course, you will have a basic knowledge of written and spoken Chinese and understand how the Chinese language and culture differs in Taiwan（R.O.C), Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and other Chinese-speaking areas.

      The semester course takes place once a week for 2 x 90 minutes.

      Lecturer: Yunxin Yang (Angelina Schmidhuber) comes from Nanjing in eastern China. With a degree in “Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language” from Beijing University of Language and Culture, she already has several years of teaching experience in China and Germany. She teaches Mandarin (“High Chinese”) with dialogs, role-plays, movies, games, teamwork, calligraphy and comparisons between Mandarin and European languages such as German and English. If you have any questions about the course, please contact her directly: angelinayx@gmail.com

      We recommend that all course participants also take part in the crash course “Introduction to the Chinese language and script” offered by the China Competence Center Lake Constance. In this crash course you will receive information on the history and structure of Chinese characters and can practice easy dialogs. Even if you have previous knowledge of Chinese from the Chinese 1 language course, you will still learn new things about writing and language in the crash course. Information about the crash course can be found here:

       

       

    • English

      A2 Speaking English, 2sws. Improve your pronunciation and speaking skills with a wide variety of exercises in this course. Information on moodle.

      B2 People Skills, 2sws. This course offers you an opportunity to learn about people skills and develop your own people skills by improving your self-competence and your communication skills. You will also be able to develop your English language skills by extending your vocabulary, reviewing and practising some grammar items, improving your reading and listening comprehension skills, and practice writing in English.

      PSC is an online course. You will study selected video-, audio-, and text materials, do quizzes and exercises related to the topic and discuss your findings and other questions in the online learning forum of the course. If you are interested in the course or want to participate send an email containing your name, faculty, course of study and semester (for example Katarina Meyer IN AIN3) to schulz@htwg-konstanz.de, and you will receive an enrolment key.

      B1/B2 Negotiating in English, 2 sws. Learn about negotiating strategies and practice them in English.  More information on Moodle

      B2/C1 US Culture and Current Events. 2 sws. Discuss the important issues of the day concerning the USA and get insider information on the happenings that are shaping modern US life and culture.  More information on moodle.

      A1-A2 Englisch Intensivkurs, 30 hours in 5 days, during semester breaks.  Especially suitable for students with little previous knowledge. More Information on Moodle.

    • French

      Courses start in the 1st week of lectures.

      Current information on moodle: Zusatzangebote / Französisch A1-A2

      Our instructor teaches French with the Flusion method. The FLUSION language method is specially designed for beginners and the French language. It offers a holistic language experience. The emphasis of the language course is on listening comprehension as well as oral expression skills. You will dive intensively into the melody, the rhythm of the French language. A variety of repetitions will give you confidence. Your pronunciation will be intensively trained. After an introduction in German, the language course takes place in French.

      1. A1 Gruppe 1, 4 sws, for beginners with no or little prior knowledge.
      2. A2 Gruppe, 4 sws, for students with prior knowledge (e.g., French A1).

       

    • German as a Foreign Language

      Courses for exchange students only (at HTWG for 1-2 semesters):

      Information on courses for German as a foreign language.

      or contact

      Fabiana Gouveia Pflüger    fabiana.pflueger@htwg-konstanz.de
      Office hours
      Monday through Friday   10.00 - 12.00   in   B 122
      Phone                +49 7531 206-712

      Courses for full-time students only (at HTWG to complete a degree):

      Please contact Interkulturelles Zentrum
      ikz@htwg-konstanz.de

    • Japanese

      Japanisch A1_Teil 1 Group 1

      Lecturer: Dr. Runako von Lübke

      Max. Participants: 15

      Course Description:

      This course is aimed at participants who have completed the language course “Japanese A1-Part 1” or an equivalent level. Participants will improve their language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing in appropriate cultural contexts. They will also explore more grammatical structures and develop better speaking and writing skills, including an additional 40 kanji. The course is conducted in Japanese (direct method) and English.

      Registration is done by Moodle and email to the instructor (to Dr. Runako von Lübke rluebke@htwg-konstanz.de).

      Registration:

      Registration is done by email to the instructor (to Dr. Runako von Lübke rluebke@htwg-konstanz.de) and Moodle.

      More information via Moodle.

       

      Japanisch A1_Teil 1 Group 2

      Lecturer: Dr. Runako von Lübke

      Max. Participants: 15

      Course Description:

      This course is aimed at participants with little or no knowledge of the language. This course focuses on basic communicative skills on topics that include practicing all four major language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing). Students will also learn basic grammatical structures and writing (100 kana and 30 kanji) and practice correct pronunciation and intonation. Classes are held in Japanese/English.

      Registration:

      Registration is done by email to the instructor (to Dr. Runako von Lübke rluebke@htwg-konstanz.de) and Moodle.

       

      Japanisch A1_Teil 2

      Lecturer: Dr. Runako von Lübke

      Max. Participants: 15

      Course Description:

      This course is aimed at participants who have completed the language course “Japanese A1-Part 1” or an equivalent level. Participants will improve their language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing in appropriate cultural contexts. They will also explore more grammatical structures and develop better speaking and writing skills, including an additional 40 kanji. The course is conducted in Japanese (direct method) and English.

      Registration:

      Registration is done by email to the instructor (to Dr. Runako von Lübke rluebke@htwg-konstanz.de) and Moodle.

      Japanisch A1_Teil 3

      Lecturer: Dr. Runako von Lübke

      Max. Participants: 15

      Course Description:

      This course is aimed at students who have completed the language course “Japanese A1_2 (Part 2)” or equivalent language skills. Participants will improve their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and expand their understanding of Japanese culture. In addition, knowledge of grammatical structures will be expanded and fluency in speaking and writing will be developed (including approximately 50 additional kanji). Classes are taught in Japanese/English.

      Registration:

      Registration is done by email to the instructor (to Dr. Runako von Lübke rluebke@htwg-konstanz.de) and Moodle.

      More information via Moodle

    • Potuguese

      More information on Moodle.

      Portuguese A1, 4 sws, for beginners with no prior knowledge.

    • Spanish

      A1 group 1, 4 sws, for beginners without previous knowledge. Textbook: Con Gusto A1/ Klett Verlag.

      A1 group 2, 4 sws, for beginners without previous knowledge. Textbook: Con Gusto A1/ Klett Verlag.

      A1 group 4, 4 sws, for beginners with no previous knowledge. Textbook "Puente".

      A1 group 5, compulsory subject Spanish MMS 2 (Mechanical Engineering) 4sws. Textbook: Con Gusto A1/ Klett Verlag. 

      More information on Moodle A1.

      More information on Moodle A1 Group 4  Ws23/24

      A2 group 1 (only one course) 4 sws, for students with previous knowledge (expects Spanish A1). Textbook: Vía Rápida A1-B1/ Klett Verlag, lessons 4-8.

      Intermediate levels B1-B2.

      More information on Moodle A2

      B1 group 1 (only one course), 4sws, for students with previous knowledge (expects Spanish A2). Textbook: Vía Rápida A1-B1/ Klett Verlag.

      More information on Moodle B1

      B2 group (one film course) Español cultural con películas, 4 sws, for participants with previous knowledge (e.g. Spanish B1). Textbook or material: to be announced.

      More information on Moodle B2

       

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