GR 401 - German Language in Context: Emerging Competent Abroad I

This course is designed for students who have reached the upper-intermediate level of German and are ready to deepen their linguistic competence and engage more critically with complex cultural, academic, and social topics. It supports students in developing the ability to use the language flexibly and effectively for a wide range of purposes - both spoken and written - while interacting with greater ease in varied and nuanced situations.

A key focus of the course is strengthening students’ ability to express and defend their opinions orally with clarity and confidence. At the same time, they continue to advance their grammatical control, refine their stylistic range, and develop a more nuanced command of vocabulary and register. Their lexical repertoire expands significantly as they engage with a wide variety of language - from formal academic and professional discourse to colloquial, slang, and dialectal forms common in everyday Austrian life. This growing linguistic and cultural awareness enables them to communicate with greater fluency, precision, and adaptability across diverse contexts.