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Accessibility statement
An image to illustrate Elementary German 3: weiter geht’s short course
Building on Elementary German 2 (LGXG005), Elementary German 3 helps you strengthen your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in German. This 16-unit course explores topics related to German culture and society, including cultural events and other countries where German is spoken. You’ll gradually increase your ability to use more complex language and structures. The course covers the present, past and future tenses, along with the imperative, negatives, adverbs and pronouns. Through regular practice and clear explanations, you’ll boost both confidence and fluency. A digital badge is awarded on successful completion.
In this 16-unit short course, you’ll begin to hone your German language skills by talking about aspects of German culture and society, including cultural events and different countries that speak the language, and building up your knowledge of German grammar and tense.
Delivered through user-friendly, ‘bite-sized’ blocks, each week you’ll discover key vocabulary and set phrases. Audio material, featuring recordings by native speakers of German, and a wide variety of speaking activities will aid your pronunciation. Throughout the course, you’ll build up your own German phrase book covering varied topics such as:
Throughout this final course in our ‘Elementary’ series, you’ll also complete weekly activities and quizzes to strengthen your learning and help you build a solid foundation in the German language.
Please note that although this course is non-accredited, it can be used towards the module Making your learning count (YXM130) to gain OU credits.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
The course is designed to help you achieve a level of language proficiency equivalent to level B1 of the Council of Europe Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).
You will have access to discussion forums that you are strongly encouraged to participate in as these forums combine support from fellow students with input from a language-specialist learning adviser. Other support is available via the StudentHome website and Computing Helpdesk.
The course is made up of 16 units, with each unit expected to take about 3–4 hours to study. In total, you’ll need around 64 hours to complete the course.
You can begin at any time during the life of the course and study at your own pace. The course will be open to you for a time period of between 6 and 18 months depending on your course registration date and you will be advised of the specific time limitations upon enrolment.
All learning materials are delivered entirely online and there is no formal tuition for this course.
Your study is self-directed and you’ll have access to a course website, which includes:
A comprehensive resource bank summarizing the language covered in our previous German short courses is also included. It covers grammar, geography and some key historical information about modern Germany to aid your learning.
As a student of The Open University, you should be aware of the content of the academic regulations, which are available on our Student Policies and Regulations website.
There are no entry requirements for this course.
However, it's beneficial if you have some basic knowledge of German, similar or equivalent to the language, skills and vocabulary practised in Beginners German 1: fang an! (LGXG001), Beginners German 2: mit vergnügen! (LGXG002), Beginners German 3: richtig so! (LGXG003),  Elementary German 1: sprechen und verstehen (LGXG004), and/or Elementary German 2: sprich weiter! (LGXG005).
If you have any doubt about the suitability of the course, please contact us.
The course is delivered online and makes use of a variety of online resources. If you use specialist hardware or software to assist you in using a computer or the internet you are advised to contact us about support which can be given to meet your needs.
The OU strives to make all aspects of study accessible to everyone and this Accessibility Statement outlines what studying LGXG006 involves. You should use this information to inform your study preparations and any discussions with us about how we can meet your needs.
StartEngland fee
At anytime before 31/07/2026£195
We accept American Express, Mastercard, Visa and Visa Electron.
If this course is geared towards your job or developing your career, you could ask your employer to sponsor you by paying some or all of the fees. Your sponsor just needs to complete a simple form to confirm how much they will be paying and we will invoice them.
The fee information provided here is valid for short courses starting in the 2026/27 academic year. Fees typically increase annually. For further information about the University's fee policy, visit our Fee Rules.
You can start this course anytime.
You can start this course anytime.
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