Language is one of the most essential components of our everyday lives. It contributes to our active participation in our social lives and enables us to fulfill our everyday requirements as well as building relationships through learning each other’s language.
At the CIC we offer language courses at all levels and our language swap is an informal way to practise a foreign language. At our Italian and Spanish weekly “language workshops” at our Villach office you are invited to practise those languages at any level. But that’s not all: we also organise fun fun get-togethers hosted by native speakers especially for children.
Course A1
Objectives: Reading und listening comprehension of simple texts; giving basic personal information and to enable establish contacts with others; taking part in simple conversations; acquiring fundamental vocabulary and learning basic grammar structures that enable elementary spoken and written communication in everyday situations.
Course A2
Objectives: Communication in familiar, everyday situations; reading and listening comprehension of the basic message of texts involving topics of everyday life and familiar situations; writing elementary texts about familiar topics and personal interests.
Course B1
Objectives: Communication on general topics; means of verbal expression for more complex conversation; writing of unsophisticated official documents; comprehension of general content of simple radio or television broadcasts; command of basic vocabulary on general topics.
German Conversation Course Level A2+
Objectives: Would you like to speak better German and discuss current topics? In this course you will work with the new course book 'Das Leben A2' from Cornelsen Verlag. It offers a wealth of current topics about life and work and leads learners towards speaking better German.
German Conversation Course Level B1
Familiar topics such as: family, leisure time, work and everyday life in Austria are the contents of this course. We talk about everyday situations, about personal experiences, about advantages and disadvantages. We react and give feedback to the others. We make suggestions and plan activities with a conversation partner. This course is aimed at learners who are making the leap from the use of elementary language to more advanced level.
German Conversation Course Level B2
We discuss more complex texts based on a wider range of content from life and work. It is about reproducing texts, expressing one's own opinion, responding to specific dialogues, discussing both sides of an argument, bringing in one's own experiences as well as proposing solutions. A good level of understanding of the German language is required for this course.
German Job Circle program
In the German Job Circle program, we meet to discuss, in German, job related topics. We focus on topics relevant to the Carinthian labour market and talk about individual experiences and how each of us can learn from this. We simulate interview situations and focus on introducing oneself, answering questions, presenting one's profession, asking questions, changing sides - from interviewer to applicant, research, summarizing results, presentation techniques and constant reflection.
English language courses level A1
The aim of the beginner level is for the participants to understand and use very common everyday expressions and simple phrases for their immediate needs. They will learn how to introduce themselves and other people and be able to ask and answer questions about personal details, such as where they live, things they have and people they know. Participants will be able to communicate in a simple way if the other person talks slowly and clearly.
English language courses level A2
The aim of the beginner level A2 is for the participants to understand sentences and common expressions about familiar topics, including very basic personal and family information, shopping, places of interest and work. They will learn how to communicate using simple English to discuss everyday tasks, exchange information on familiar topics and participate in describing aspects of their past, as well as their present and future needs.
English language courses level B1
The aim of the intermediate level B1 is for the participants to understand the main points of clear texts on familiar topics in standard English language. They will be able manage most situations on a trip to places where English is used and will be able to produce simple, organised texts about familiar topics. The participants will also learn how to describe experiences, events, wishes and aspirations, and explain opinions and plans.
English language courses level B2
The aim of the upper intermediate level B2 is for the participants to understand the main ideas of complex texts on actual or abstract topics, (including some technical discussions). They will be able to express themselves fluently and spontaneously enough to comfortably communicate with other English speakers. The participants will also learn to produce clear and detailed texts on many subjects and explain from a more in-depth viewpoint on a topic, including expressing the advantages and disadvantages of said subject.
