Private Classes - German tuition in London

There are many reason why you may want German tuition:

• You may be relocating to Germany temporarily or longer term
• Maybe you are meeting or marrying a German spouse
• Maybe you want to make sure you pass your German exams with the best result possible
• Or maybe you want to get more out of your German holiday.

Did you know, there are all manner of cool and exciting things happening in Germany - huge music festivals (Rock am Ring, Hurricane Festival), cutting edge architecture (most of Berlin was re-build for a decade in the 1990s when it became Germany's capital again and parliament moved back there) and great sporting events. Have you got the language skills to get the most out of them?

Ludwig's Fairytale Castle near Munich              Parliament building, Berlin

Get in touch now to arrange your free consultation and your first trial lesson.

Free Consultations

Our Tutors

All our tutors are German native speakers with an average of over ten years of teaching experience. Prior to your first lesson we will send you a profile of your teacher, detailing their training, experience and background. Practicing your skills in interaction with a native speaker and having real life conversations on relevant topics is not just fun but also builds confidence and progress.

• We provide structure, support and personal attention for your course so that you remain motivated and see progress.
• We teach in a systematic (German!) way, using a variety of teaching materials
• We recommend course books and other sources of supplementary material for you. We will be happy to order these books for you and have them delivered directly to your home, saving you time and effort
• Instructions on effective study methods are also included in the classes.
  

We are available Monday – Friday from 8am – 8pm, Saturdays 9am-6pm, and Sundays on request.

Special Offers  

If you want to proceed after the initial Free Consultation, we usually have Special Offers just for private clients that provide you with outstanding value for money. These include free classes if you buy a certain number 'en bloc'. Please go to our Offers Page to see what we currently have in store for you.

Our Courses 

Weekly 1 To 1 Classes

German tuition at your home in London or your office is the most flexible solution: lessons go at the your pace, focusing on your likes, interests, possible weaknesses, and specialised needs. Teachers are very flexible in scheduling classes week by week around your time table. Whether you are a beginner or advanced with specific needs, our service is flexible, fun and brings real results.

We will teach you the skills to

• communicate with confidence
• a good range of relevant vocabulary
• the crucial ability to think laterally and paraphrase
• authentic pronunciation so that you are easily understood by German speakers
• Information on Germany as a country is also always incorporated into our classes.

In practice, this can mean our trainers will teach you the necessary skills for ordering food in a restaurant, asking for directions, buying a train ticket, and socialising in a bar. Classes can also focus on writing skills as required.

These lessons usually take place at your home but can also be held at your office if this is more convenient. Most students take at least one 90 min class a week.

Group Lessons

We do not offer Group Lesson at our premises. However, if you want to learn as a family or with a friend or colleague, then this can be a very cost effective solution: the cost for each additional group member rises on average by only £5 an hour. Group sizes can be from 2 to 8 students. Lesson duration is no less than 90 minutes. Although each group member needs to be committed to studying and to attending regularly, studying in a group enables interaction in German between you as students, in and outside the classes, which helps with making progress and maintaining motivation.

Intensive Courses

Intensive Course are the fastest solution. For Intensive Tuition we recommend half day sessions (two 2-hour sessions with a break in-between) every day or every other day. Sessions can include the weekend and will include creative activities like

• taking walks while talking in German
• going to a German restaurant (including reading a German menu and ordering in German), or
• spending time in a "German environment" like the Goethe Institute.

For Intensive Courses, we sometimes use different teachers to provide a variety of accents and methodology.

There are discounts  for Intensive Courses of more than 20 hours duration and for families.

Culture Training

Explanations on differences between German and English culture are always incorporated into our language classes. However, it is also possible to book a two-hour to half-day presentation on this topic alone. This will address possible pitfalls such as

• punctuality for social events
• toasting
• accepting and declining invitations
• social etiquette (e.g. first names or last names - or title?)
• regional differences
• history
• national holidays
• and many others.

Half-day presentations can also incorporate learning a few "survival phrases" and practicing these with your native speaker facilitator. These phrases as well as the topics of the presentation can be customised according to your needs and industry.

Exams       

We are a Registered Centre with the OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and Royal Society Examinations Board, a leading UK awarding body) and can prepare students to take external exams such as GCSEs, A/AS-levels, SAT IIs (Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test), APs (Advanced Placement), CBLCs (Certificate in Business Language Competence) and others.