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German Language School in Hamburg:

German as a Foreign Language Courses

So you would like to take a German language course with us in Hamburg? That's an excellent idea! We offer intensive German as a Foreign Language Courses, German language certificate courses (Zertifikat Deutsch, Mittelstufenpr?ung and TestDaF), evening classes on Business German, phonetics and spelling as well as individual and corporate German Language training and weekend seminars on job application training.

Learn German Language
in Hamburg, Germany!

Year-round Intensive German Language courses

The Intensive German courses are run in small groups. Concerning methodology we find oral communication very important, in other words: We put theoretical knowledge into practice immediately. It is our goal to make you learn German language fast and effectively; what is more, learning should also be fun. We are always concerned with our students' wishes and demands or special prerequisites.

General information:


• 5 - 10 participants, Monday - Friday 10.00 a.m.- 1.15 p.m.
• Courses include 20 lessons of 45 minutes each per week.
• Cultural program included.

Levels:

We have German courses at 5 levels.


1. Level 1: You have no previous knowledge of German language. Acquire sound elementary basics: Listening, Speaking, Understanding.
   
   
2. Level 2: A basic competence of German. You get to know all the basics of grammar and build up your vocabulary.
   
   
3. Level 3: Intermediate level. Surmount weaknesses concerning of German language speaking skills, grammar, listening and reading comprehension.
   
   
4. Level 4: You are an advanced German learner now. Here is your chance to get your of German language skills going.
   
   
5. Level 5: Conversation of German classes at high level and with special topics (e.g. business German and technical German language).

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Want to study at German University?
Register for TestDaF Certificate exam and test preparation classes!

German Language School in Hamburg is an accredited examination centre for TestDaF.

TestDaF is a language test for foreign students applying for entry or wishing to continue their studies at a German Universities and other institutions of higher education in Germany. You may take the TestDaf examination at any licensed test center worldwide - and of course, here with us, too!

We offer a 4-week TestDaF preparation course with 80 hours of instruction.

Click here for more information on TestDaF Certificate.

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German Language Courses
for Executives and Professionals

Someone in a position such as yours hardly has the time to take part in a “classic” German language course over several weeks or even months. What is more, your individual learning requirements, the pace, the time constraints have to be taken into consideration. That is why we developed a flexible learning program which lets you set up priorities and create your own individual time frame. You may choose to study from 2 to 8 hours a day, any number of days a week, and any number of weeks.

We offer:


• Executive Business German
• German for Lawyers
• German for Aviation and Aircraft Designers
• Medical German
• German for Politicians
• German for Diplomats
• German for Public Relations Professionals
• German for Shipbuilders

We run specialized individual German language courses on request, i.e. any professional specialization is available.

Before the actual German language course starts, we will meet you for a placement test and a needs analysis session. The language-learning program will be based on this, and it may consist of a variety of modules. The intensive one-to-one Executive German language course serves to brush up your basic knowledge as well as introducing professional vocabulary and new linguistic structures in typical conversational situations.

Contents, situations and topics of our Executive German language courses:


• Professional topics:
  Workplace, everyday working life – company structure – curriculum vitae
  
  
• Communication with business partners:
  Introducing, appropriate linguistic activity - negotiations: strategies, practice – professional talks - conversation, "after hours"-talks
  
  
• Taking part in conferences, seminars and congresses:
  Following speeches and lectures - Filtering: relevant and irrelevant information - Taking part in discussions - Presentations, mediation
  
  
• Telephoning, Video-Conferencing:
  Setting up appointments - clarifying questions - Collecting information – passing on information – non-visual communication
  
  
• Professional vocabulary:
  Creation of one’s own topic-related glossary for self study and as background information
  
  
• Grammar revision:
  The tenses - conditionals - comparatives -adjectives /adverbs – modal verbs – passive voice – reported speech etc. – Further topics are chosen according to your needs and prerequisites
  
  
• Exercises on pronunciation and intonation

We offer Excellent material. We do not use one teaching book on all occasions. Your wishes, your needs, and your levels – that is what really counts when we choose materials. We work with the most modern books for foreign language didactics, covering a wide range from everyday to technical language, to business and commercial communication. In addition, we use materials developed especially for you, i.e. texts, audio and video resources, language learning programmes and communicative exercises.

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