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How we teach

Our teachers encourage you to speak as much as possible. You´ll get all the corrections, grammar and vocabulary you need to take you to the next level, but our priority is on active speaking. We teach in tandem, with teachers alternating at every break.

Teaching materials

Text books: Passwort Deutsch, Tangram, EM plus own materials  (literature, newspapers, DVDs)

Content General German (Standard, Intensive, Crash):

All courses build on the 4 fundamentals: oral comprehension, writing, reading and speaking. Free class discussions, role-playing and conversation help develop verbal expression, vocabulary and good sentence structure. Grammar is not studied in isolation, rather it is packed in informative and stimulating texts that provide valuable cultural, political and historical background. Some topics covered include: relationships, social life, jobs and labour, history of Berlin, cultural identity.

Curriculum Standard Kurs (PDF)
Curriculum Intensiv Kurs (PDF)
Curriculum Crash Kurs (PDF)

Business German:

This course covers communicative language skills specific for the Business world: the language of negotiations, meetings and presentations, business correspondence, telephoning. You learn how to understand/explain graphics, diagrams, statistics; how to read/write memos, business letters, reports, brochures in German and how to communicate in discussions and business meetings.

German for lawyers:

The program focuses on different legal forms, concentrating on European and German law. You learn how to read, to understand and formulate juridical phrases in German and will gain confidence in their usage of German in juristic matters. On request meetings with German lawyers can be arranged.

German for journalists:

Germany’s print media, the most important radio and TV stations as well as multimedia groups will be introduced. The course backs up German skills like telephoning, information gathering, skim-reading, drafting short exposes and manuscripts as well as interviewing. If requested visits to editorial offices in Berlin can be arranged.

German for teachers:

This course reviews and discusses latest developments in teaching German as a foreign language. You can fine-tune your German and update yourself on recently published specialized literature and a variety of materials designed for teaching German. Visits to educational institutions can be arranged..