Japanese, Spanish and Persian classes are offered at the AAI this summer term. Further, a Chinese Corner takes place once monthly.
The language courses allow you to learn more about the country and its people and meet nice colleauges at the same time. Native-speaking teachers, a relaxed setting and small numbers of participants with a maximum of 10 people promote the special language acquisition.
Japanese with Sayuri Arafune: Elementary A2.6
Dates: Every Monday from 09:00 to 10:30 am, starting on 20th of March running until 5th of June 2023
Prerequisites: Solid knowledge of Kana and basic Kanji. Simple knowledge of Japanese grammar (e.g. adjectives in present and past tense, as well as various interrogative sentence constructions).
Goals: Enlargement and consolidation of basic reading, listening, speaking and writing skills. Competences in the field of culture and regional studies.
Japanese with Sayuri Arafune: Basic level A1.2 (with slight prior knowledge)
Dates: Every Monday from 11 am to 12:30 pm, starting on 20th March 2023 running until to the end of the summer term.
Prerequisites: HIRAGANA skills. Simple sentence constructions in present and past tense e.g. to introduce yourself, or to deal with numbers.
Goals: Learning further oral and written basic skills: Conversation about time specification (e.g. time and date). Introduction into KATAKANA. Information on/discussion about culture and country.
Spanish with Marta Cercós: Intermediate B1.5
Dates: Every Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:00 pm, starting on 21s of March 2023 running until to the end of the summer term.
Prerequisites: subjuntivo presente and basics of subjuntivo imperfecto.
Goals: During this course, the focus lies on the tenses subjuntivo imperfect, pluscuamperfecto and conditional sentences. We will also practice conversation with topics such as education, describing cities, expressing surprises, and much more. With this you will have all the skills to complete level B1!
Book: Perspectivas Ya B1, ISBN: 9783464204917
Further language courses with Marta Cercós:
www.facebook.com/SpanischstudioMartaCercos/
Persian with Mohamad Mahdi Gholamian: Beginners A1.2 (with very slight prior knowledge)
Dates: Every Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 pm, starting on 22nd of March 2023 running until to the end of the summer term.
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of the Persian alphabet, introducing oneself, understanding and formulating simple sentences.
Goals: Consolidation of basic knowledge, learning of grammatical, written and oral competences, everyday situations, competences in Persian culture and regional knowledge.
Chinese Corner with Lingjuan Zheng: Chinese Conversation
The Chinese Corner provides a platform for Chinese learners to meet and practice their Mandarin with a native speaker. The Chinese Corner offers participants the opportunity to immerse themselves in the language and culture and build confidence in speaking Chinese. In an interactive and relaxed environment, participants can feel comfortable and improve their Chinese language skills.
Dates: Mondays, 27th of March, 24th of April, 22nd of May and 19th of June 2023, 6-7:30 p.m.
Admission free, registration requested: office@aai-salzburg.at or 0662/841413-13
Venue: Afro-Asian Institute, study room (2nd floor), Wiener-Philharmoniker-Gasse 2, 5020 Salzburg
Further information about the language offers: office@aai-salzburg.at or 0662/841413-13
Course fee: 105 Euro1) | 85 Euro2)
1) Following the pay-as-you-wish philosophy, you can contribute more than 95 Euros, depending on your personal possibilities. 100% of the proceeds go to the language teachers.
2) Students, pupils, pensioners or SN-Card holder
