You and your group can be trained by our native speaker qualified German teachers, and can meet at your place of work or home at a time convenient to you. Tutorials can take place any day of the week, including weekends, and can be scheduled for the morning, afternoon or evening. If your home or office is not suitable for you, you can attend the lesson at the teacher's offices. You will be provided with all relevant lesson materials.
These lessons in German are wider-ranging in their nature, and are driven towards students who have a variety of differing needs. All beginner students will expect to study enough survival German to get them through a short visit to the country, those staying on with the lesson can progress differently, depending on their individual requests and requirements. Whether you are buying property in a foreign country, married to a foreign national, planning a round-the-world trip, interested in German history and culture, or if you simply want to attain a particular level of German, this is the choice for you.
German lessons of this type are aimed towards those that need to learn German to aid them with their employment. For those just starting out, it is integral to learn basic greetings and business etiquette; and reading and writing can be adopted once the simple precepts are out of the way. Success has come from students who are involved in import/export, international negotiations and acquisitions, those seeking jobs in multinational companies, and those working with foreign colleagues, academia and bureaucracy. Just our most basic beginners lesson will have the student finishing the lesson with basic telephone/e-mail skills in German, as well as survival German should a short stay in the country be needed.
Those wishing to learn German in groups of 2 or more together (Two-to-One German Lessons or Small Group In-Company German Lessons) can sign up for our group classes. All students must be at nearly the same level of German proficiency, must have the same needs from the language, and must be able to study at the same time and place as the others. Bookings must be made for all students simultaneously. Listen & Learn do not propose group sizes or more than 6-8 people, but In-Company Taster German Lessons can occur with up to 12 people.
An extremely popular worldwide language, German has many ties with both English and Dutch
Words can be combined (or 'compounded') in German to form compound words, which can be very long
Nouns in German always start with a capital letter
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Europa ist ein Kontinent. Genauso wie Amerika, Asien, Afrika und Australien besteht es aus vielen verschiedenen Ländern. Jedes Land ist etwas ganz Besonderes. Die Bewohner sind stolz auf die Sachen, die dort erfunden worden sind und auf die Dinge, die es nur dort gibt. So, wie Großbritannien berühmt ist für sein Königshaus, bewundert jeder Griechenland für seine Kulturdenkmäler. Und Deutschland? Deutschland ist bekannt als das Land der Dichter und Denker - zum Beispiel Goethe und Schiller.
Nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg beschlossen viele der Länder in Europa, mehr zusammenzuarbeiten, um weitere Kriege zu verhindern. Im Jahr 1957 haben sechs der Länder in Europa die europäische Gemeinschaft gegründet. Immer mehr Länder schließen sich nach und nach diesem Bund an. Sie wollen sich für gemeinsame Ziele und Interessen einsetzen. Seitdem wächst Europa immer mehr zusammen. Und aus der Europäischen Gemeinschaft ist inzwischen die europäische Union geworden. 1979 wurde zum ersten Mal das Europaparlament von den Menschen gewählt: Abgeordnete aus allen Ländern entscheiden dort gemeinsam die Fragen, die alle betreffen.
Anfangs ging es um die Friedenssicherung und die Erleichterung von wirtschaftlichen Dingen. Heute haben die Mitgliedsstaaten der EU aber auch gemeinsame politische Ziele. Zum Beispiel wurden die Grenzzölle abgeschafft. Jeder Bürger der EU kann einfach so in ein anderes Land der EU reisen, ohne kontrolliert zu werden. Seit 2001 haben die Länder sogar eine gemeinsame Währung, den Euro.
Wer EU-Land werden möchte, muss eine Art Aufnahmeprüfung bestehen. Diese Prüfung soll beweisen, dass die neuen Länder die Regeln der EU-Gesetze erfüllen und einhalten können. Ein Beispiel: Länder, in denen die Menschenrechte verletzt werden, handeln gegen die Gesetze der Europäischen Union und können nicht aufgenommen werden.
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"Zack is a great teacher, he is so kind and serious, and also flexible to meet the demands. I took his courses for 1 months before I moved to Germany and it was great that I could already communicate with German people when I arrived here. Thanks Zack and thanks 'listen and learn'. KZ@Duesseldorf"
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Fresno is home to just under 600,000 people, making it the sixth most populated city in California. With almost 25% of the population made up of minority races, the city is a real hub of multiculturalism in the area. There is an unusually large proportion of Chinese and Filipino people around the city, making it a great place to pick up an Asian tongue. Fresno is also an excellent place to pick up Spanish, as there are sizeable Latino communities found around the city. With the city's importance in terms of local education, healthcare and politics combined with all the different cultures living in the city; it is the perfect place to learn a foreign language.