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C1

German C1 — Advanced Academic Fluency

Use flexible, precise German for demanding academic, professional, cultural, and public communication.

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Choose C1 when you already communicate independently at B2 and need advanced academic or professional fluency.

You will be ready to

Interpret demanding sources, synthesize viewpoints, write sophisticated texts, and lead nuanced discussions.

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Refine academic comprehension, source synthesis, formal writing, and extended speaking for C1 exam readiness.

Complete curriculum map

Four skills, taught as one connected course.

Each module contains four guided lesson slots. Published lesson material becomes available only after review and authorized enrollment.

Reading

8 guided hours

Module 1

Interpret dense academic and literary texts

Argument, style, implication, intertextuality, and critical reading.

  1. 1Concept and language input
  2. 2Guided skill practice
  3. 3Applied communication task
  4. 4Feedback and checkpoint
Module 2

Synthesize sources and perspectives

Cross-source evaluation, bias, evidence quality, and exam reading.

  1. 1Concept and language input
  2. 2Guided skill practice
  3. 3Applied communication task
  4. 4Feedback and checkpoint
Writing

8 guided hours

Module 1

Write sophisticated arguments

Nuanced thesis, evidence, counterargument, register, and rhetorical control.

  1. 1Concept and language input
  2. 2Guided skill practice
  3. 3Applied communication task
  4. 4Feedback and checkpoint
Module 2

Produce academic and professional texts

Synthesis, reports, proposals, editing, and C1 exam writing.

  1. 1Concept and language input
  2. 2Guided skill practice
  3. 3Applied communication task
  4. 4Feedback and checkpoint
Listening

8 guided hours

Module 1

Follow lectures and complex discussions

Dense information, implicit stance, rhetorical structure, and notes.

  1. 1Concept and language input
  2. 2Guided skill practice
  3. 3Applied communication task
  4. 4Feedback and checkpoint
Module 2

Interpret authentic media critically

Register, irony, bias, cultural reference, and C1 exam listening.

  1. 1Concept and language input
  2. 2Guided skill practice
  3. 3Applied communication task
  4. 4Feedback and checkpoint
Speaking

8 guided hours

Module 1

Present nuanced ideas persuasively

Complex structure, precision, rhetorical effect, and audience adaptation.

  1. 1Concept and language input
  2. 2Guided skill practice
  3. 3Applied communication task
  4. 4Feedback and checkpoint
Module 2

Lead advanced discussion

Spontaneity, mediation, negotiation, nuance, and C1 speaking simulation.

  1. 1Concept and language input
  2. 2Guided skill practice
  3. 3Applied communication task
  4. 4Feedback and checkpoint

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