Your colleagues and yourself can be trained by our native-speaking fully-qualified German tutors at a time and location to suit you. Classes can take place any day, even weekends, and can happen in the morning, afternoon or evening. If the case may be that your home or office is not convenient, there is always the option to take your classes at the office of your teacher. Study books for the lesson are provided.
This set of German tutorials are less specific and more targeted at those who want to get a range of different things from learning German. Even though all novice students will cover survival German: enough German to make a visit to the country or make good contacts with the locals, but what do you do from there? It depends on your needs. Those who have benefitted from these lessons have been those moving or investing overseas, spouses of overseas nationals, people who love to travel all over the world, those interested in German culture, and those who just want to pass a specific examination in German.
These lessons in German are meant for those that feel that learning German would make a change in their work. For starters, it is expedient to learn how to say hello/goodbye, as well as basic business protocol; once the basics have been mastered, reading and writing come to the fore. Students who have greatly benefitted have been involved in import/export, international negotiations and acquisitions, jobseekers in multinational companies where another language is required, and those working in the international academia and government circuits. Even on our most fundamental beginner's lesson, students can anticipate ending the lesson with basic telephone German and e-mail German skills for communicating, as well as survival German if a short visit to the country is needed.
Lessons in German are also accessible for 2 or more studying in tandem (Two-to-One German Lesson or Small Group In-Company German Lesson). All those involved must have around the same experience of the language, similar needs of areas of proficiency, and must be able to work at the same time and place. Bookings must be made for all students at the same time. Listen & Learn do not advise classes of more than 6-8 people, although In-Company Taster German sessions can be run with as many as 12 people.
Nouns in German always start with a capital letter
The main German-speaking nations are Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Luxembourg; but the language is also spoken in parts of Denmark, Russia, Hungary and Kazakhstan
Words can be combined (or 'compounded') in German to form compound words, which can be very long
And now for something completely German
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» Germany star Friedrich quits Wolfsburg Germany defender Arne Friedrich parted company with 2009 German champions VfL Wolfsburg
» German Chancellor Merkel criticises quest for growth at any cost Angela Merkel says the longstanding pursuit of growth at any cost is one cause of the debt crisis afflicting countries in Europe
» Fellow German Christians criticize pope before trip His toughest critics come from the ranks of fellow German Christians.
» Kids make their voices heard in youth legislatures around the world Around the world, kids are having their say in children parliaments and youth councils.
German Testimonials
"The German course is going great. German is a very difficult language - I didn't think I would be able to understand the grammar, but it is starting to make sense! Susanne has been a great teacher. She has so much patience and we actually have fun during our time together. "
Burlington
A lively suburb of Ontario, Burlington has a population of almost 150,000 individuals. The people who comprise the population of Burlington are mostly commuters from the 'big city' but have still managed to carve out an identity for the city. It is a relaxed vibe in Burlington, with a community spirit that has driven some outstanding public works projects that have made the suburb a better place to live. The people of Burlington are overwhelmingly white (94%) but there are a number of other races living in the area as well including a sizeable South Asian population and a number of families from China. Learning a new language in Burlington can help residents broaden their horizons and prepare them for international travel and business affairs.