Learn German in Germany - German Schools in Berlin

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Learn German in Berlin, Germany

Once a squalid neighborhood in the 1900s, Prenzlauer Berg after WW II became a haven for artists who opposed the East German communists. Then, after reunification, Prenzlauer Berg boomed, quickly becoming the "in" district of Berlin. Having escaped from extensive damage during World War II, the Prenzlauer Berg of today is now the most renovated area of Berlin. Since the 1960s many students, artists, and intellectuals settled here and gave the neighborhood its image. Lots of international attention was directed at Prenzlauer Berg in the autumn of 1989 due to the civil movement and the fall of the wall.

German Courses in Berlin - Fees

Accommodation Fees

Our German School in Berlin

At our German school in Berlin you are not only in the very center of Berlin's trendiest district Prenzlauer Berg, we also offer you a 9.000 sqm campus, which includes a big garden and studio accommodation on site.

The German School in Berlin has 40 classrooms, and like the 50 studio apartments next to it, the school is situated on a tree-lined campus - with houses built in the 19th and 20th century, whose architecture reflects German history.

We have a cafe that is open daily from 7.00 to 15.00, serving breakfast, a choice of 2 lunches plus coffee & cake. The restaurant is open daily from 12.00 to 23.00.

In the lobby area there also is a spacey lounge - ideal, if you just want to hang out, meet people or read a paper. Cycling is very popular in Berlin, and you'll find special lanes for bicycles nearly everywhere. Cycling really is one of the best ways to explore Berlin. You can rent a bicycle at the school and are very welcome to join the bicycle excursions we arrange regularly.

Our campus offers wireless LAN access, so you can use your laptop everywhere - in your studio as well as in the garden, the lounge or the cafe.

If you do not want to bring a laptop: You have free access to internet on 20 PC terminals on campus, daily between 8.00 and 18.00.

Our German Courses in Berlin

Max group 6 - 12 students. Lessons are 45 minutes each. Minimum age 18 years.

Standard: 20 weekly lessons, international groups. 4 lessons daily, Monday to Friday mornings.

Standard Group: 20 hrs: 4 daily lessons at 45 minutes, Monday to Friday, in a group of 6 - max. 12 students.

Standard Mini Group: 30 hrs: 4 daily lessons at 45 minutes, Monday to Friday, in a group of 6 - max. 12 students plus 2 daily lessons, from 1:00PM to 2:30PM, Monday to Friday, in mini group of 3 - max. 6 students.

Combined: 30 hrs: 4 daily lessons à 45 minutes, Monday to Friday, in a group of 6 - max. 12 students. 2 daily lessons à 45 minutes, Monday to Friday, one-to-one

Individual: 20 or 30 lessons a week, 4 or 6 lessons daily

All courses include 2 hours culture seminar every week + min. 3 half-day and 1 full-day activity after class and on weekends (optional)

All German 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 labor, history of Berlin, cultural identity.

Starting dates are on any Monday except for complete beginners.

Starting dates for complete beginners: 02.01.2007, 22.01.2007, 05.02.2007, 05.03.2007, 16.04.2007, 30.04.2007, 21.05.2007, 04.06.2007, 18.06.2007, 02.07.20, 16.07.2007, 06.08.2007, 20.08.2007, 03.09.2007, 17.09.2007, 01.10.2007 05.11.2007, 03.12.2007.

Days missing due to public holidays will not be compensated for with standard courses. Afternoon lessons will be compensated for by distributing the lessons missed on the other days of the week.

Fees include:

• Placement test and teaching materials
• Tuition as booked
• Seminar or film every Thursday afternoon
• Free drink and social get-together with staff every Monday night
• Access to internet and email on 20 PC plus W LAN on campus
• Guide on min. 3 half day and one full day weekend activity per week

Examination Courses

Our German school in Berlin also offers the following examination courses. Please contact us for further details.

ZD - Zertifikat Deutsch, ZMP Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung, TestDaF, DSH Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang, ZOP Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung, KDS Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom, GDS Grosses Deutsches Sprachdiplom.

Work Experience

We have arranged in Berlin unpaid internships of 6, 8 or 12 weeks in companies and institutions in Berlin. Conditions: German course of min. 4 weeks, min. age 18, knowledge of German on level B1 by the time the internship starts. Please contact us for further details.

German Courses in Berlin - Accommodation

You can live right next to our German school in Berlin, in one of 50 studio apartments on site All studios are mini-apartments and you can book, single, double, shared double or shared triple.

Standard studio accommodation includes:

• Own kitchen
• Own bathroom with WC and shower
• WLAN access for your laptop
• Phone and TV
• Linen & towels

Superior Studio Accommodation - like standard plus a:

• Bathtub plus shower
• Sophisticated furnishing

Arrive on Sundays, departure on Saturdays.

The studios are quite popular: should you find them fully booked in summer, our shared flats near Brandenburg Gate are a good alternative: same price, and here, too, you live together with other students. We also operate 6 spacious flats within easy reach of the campus; each flat can be shared by up to 3 or 4 of our students.

Commuting time Shared flat: 15 minutes by metro, 10 minutes by bicycle

Location: The flats are situated in the very center of Berlin - a short walk away from Brandenburg Gate, Potsdamer Platz, Museum Island and famous Boulevard "Unter den Linden". Metro Line U2 takes you to directly to our school. (15 minute ride)

The flats are spacious - each with 2 bedrooms (can book as either single or shared double). Included are:

• Kitchen;
• Bed sheets and towels;
• Stereo system, cable TV, clock radio;
• Washing machine or dishwasher.

Home stays

We work with over 500 Berlin households, all have been inspected by us, and many have been hosting our students for several years. Some are married, others not, they can be students, taxi drivers or architects, of all ages and all social strata. Commuting time home stay: between 5 and maximum 50 minutes.

You stay in a Berlin household. Usually there is only one student, but some hosts offer 2 or 3 rooms, so that there may be another student (of a different nationality) in the same household.

Home stay

• Single room with bed, table and closet
• Bed sheets and towels
• Self catering
• Use of kitchen facilities, you buy your own groceries

Home stay & breakfast

• Single room with bed, table and closet
• Bed sheets and towels
• Breakfast
• Use of kitchen facilities, you buy your own groceries

Home stay & half board

• Single room with bed, table and closet
• Bed sheets and towels
• Half board: breakfast and dinner
• Transfer from airport or station, by car or public transport

Please note: The option "half board" tends to be further away from the school - in the outer districts where families live. Many hosts in the center districts work thus prefer to offer only self catering or breakfast.

If you want half board but no commuting because of dinner we suggest this: book home stay & breakfast and then - instead of going "home" for dinner - have dinner at the school cafeteria (same price, regardless whether you have dinner at home or at school. Please note that you have to decide upfront which dinner option you book - i.e. you can't decide on a daily basis)

If you booked a home stay you will receive your accommodation address 2 weeks prior to your arrival in Berlin. Please note that we need full payment before we can send out the address. As soon as you know the exact day and time of your arrival, please notify both us and your host in Berlin.

Please note: All prices are quoted in Euros. For the equivalent in your currency, please visit www.xe.com/ucc.

Please note: on all types of accommodation the price for one week includes accommodation from Sunday to Saturday. To avoid expenses for extra nights, please schedule your arrival on Sundays and your departure on Saturdays.