NEW COURSES IN DECEMBER 2021/JANUARY 2022!

German Update
In January Verena will start a new German Group Course, Level A1.2! A compact course, 3 months long, of two 90-minute classes a week, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm.If you have a basic knowledge of German speaking, reading, writing and listening, then you are welcome to this A1.2 German class. Intended for learners who are autonomous, & who are ready to invest some time outside of the classroom for their learning progress. Learners will be assessed continuously throughout the trimester, or on the basis of testing in between the chapters. They will receive a participation certificate outlining their hours of learning in the four skills (reading, writing, listening & speaking).

Kindly inform us if you would like to join this course!
 

German Beginners A1.1 Online
Verenais to start a new OnlineGerman Beginners group (A1.1 level) .The course is 3-months long, of 3 hours per week (3 x 1 hours). Classes will be held online Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, 8:00 am – 9:00 am. The first class will be on Thursday 4th January 2022. No previous knowledge of German is required.
Assuming regular attendance & independent study, you should be able to do the following in writing & in speech by the end of this course:

• Meet & greet a person, & state your personal details,
• Exchange simple information about your family, work, outings, plans, holidays, home, etc,
• Introduce yourself in a simple way, & introduce someone else,
• Talk about your everyday activities & your hobbies,
• Ask & answer questions in a simple way about ordinary things: shopping, restaurants, cafés, etc.

Since the course is online, we have chosen the morning hour of 07:30-08:30am, so that people can attend the class and then go to work!  Please let us know if you are interested!


TAMIL BEGINNER WRITTEN & SPOKEN 
Start Date: To be determined! Inquiries welcome!
Class Days: Mondays & Thursdays,
Timings: 4:30pm - 5:30pm.

Taken by Murugesan, this course will feature:

• Alphabets, numbers & seasons
• Two letter words, three letter words, etc...
• Exploration of the difference between spoken & written Tamil through books & videos
• Developing listening & reading skills with Tamil audio songs with lyrics
• Grammar will be taught with an emphasis on practical usage

By the end of the 3 months, students will be familiar with the basics of Tamil & will start reading, speaking & writing simple sentences with proper grammar.
This course will take place in the afternoons, Mondays & Thursdays.
 

 INQUIRIES ARE MOST WELCOME!

Please fill out our form at http://register.aurovillelanguagelab.org/ to join, or inquire about, any language courses at the Lab! 

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ONGOING COURSES!

• Introduce yourself in a simple way and introduce someone else
• Exchange simple information about your family, work, outings, plans, holidays, home, etc.
• Alphabet, Phonetic & Numbers
• Basic Japanese Grammar & Vocabulary

TAMIL BEGINNER SPOKEN
Start Date: Tuesday 16th NOVEMBER 2021,
Class Days: Tuesdays & Fridays,
Timings: 09:30am - 10:30am.

With Saravanan, this course follows a booklet, Fun With Tamil, an ongoing project by the Auroville Language Lab. The booklet & course covers:
 

• Introduction to Phonetics
• Introduction to useful everyday phrases
• Spoken grammar (Pronouns, Verbs & Conjugations, Tenses, etc)
• Basic vocabulary
• Building conversational confidence 

Start Date: Friday 15th October 2021
Class Days: Mondays & Wednesdays
Timings: 2:30pm - 3:30pm

The Spanish Beginner’s course is a practical introduction to the Spanish language. With Mila, we follow "Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish: A Creative & Proven Approach", a number one book to learn Spanish in USA.
During the 3 month's introduction course, students will learn:

• The Spanish alphabet, phonetics, listening & reading skills,
• Extensive vocabulary (more than 1000 Spanish words) that derives from English by simple rules,
• How to create verbs from nouns, learning a large set of Spanish verbs,
• Verb conjugations for past, present & future tenses for regular verbs,
• Adverbs, adjectives, & formation of sentences,
• To write and speak using all the material learnt. 

SPANISH CONVERSATION WITH RACHEL
Rachel started a group for Spanish Conversation on Wednesday, 20^th October,  2:00-3:00pm. A fun Spanish Conversation course with games, songs, specific topics, or simply conversing Spanish together. If you have at least a basic knowledge of this beautiful language and would like to join, please give us a call or send us an email.

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Start Date: TO BE RE-DETERMINED
Class Days:  Wednesdays & Fridays
Timings: 10:00am - 11:00am.

Beginners Hindi with Rupam is to start next month!

• We will practise conversation in Hindi,
• Introduction to grammar,
• Recite poems,
• Explore the Navarasa (the 9 human emotions),
• Play Antakshari,
• Sing and relish the beauty of the Hindi Language.

 A chance for native & advanced Hindi speakers to enjoy Hindi Literature and discuss in Hindi.