THE JOURNEY OF LEARNING GERMAN: BITS OF INSPIRATION

Dania, 26th February 2021

The German A level went quite fast, and I had an amazing experience with the teacher and the group in my last online course. We got to talk a lot because our vocabulary and grammatical knowledge is enough to get us going through longer conversations about easygoing topics and activities. We can speak in the past, present, and future tenses, which is interesting and makes us excited to practice more. 

One day, while talking about wishes, we all realized that one of our biggest dreams is to speak fluent German. It is not the easiest language to learn, and comes with challenges. To this, our lovely teacher gave us a great motivation dose. She read us a letter from a former student of hers.  

She started from the first course, and in twelve months, she got fluent in German and passed an official exam with a 1, the best grade one can get. 

She said in her letter, that she didn´t have any special talent, but she was curious and determined to reach her goal. If someone had told her in the beginning that in a year she would be writing this letter to other German language students, she wouldn´t have believed it.  

Amazing for her! And for us to: hey it´s possible, we can do it! 

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FULL SUPPORT FROM DEUTSCHAKADEMIE TO MY NEEDS WHEN LEARNING GERMAN

Dania, 23rd February 2021

There is a wide range of teaching methods and learning styles that relate to various ways of understanding and learning new information. We have ways in which we prefer to learn, and we all use various skills and techniques. That applies as well to learning a language, in this case, German. 

It’s a great job of teachers to run a multicultural German language class with people from all over the world smoothly and find a balance that suits all. In online formats, teachers do their best at addressing in their lessons all senses while articulating a variety of skills that include reading, writing, listening, and speaking. 

It is important to say as well that some teachers will meet our needs more than others. It is life. At the beginning of the A2.1 course, I felt that what I was looking for in a class and my need for more oral practice was not being met. I communicated this to the school, and after checking my options, they offered me to change to another group. I agreed, and it couldn’t have been better! I changed to a class that suited me very well, and I improved my German skills much faster. 

I thank the staff of DeutschAkademieBerlin for their care. They are always willing to listen and find a solution according to our needs. We are not alone because the team is there with us! 

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STUDENT EXPERIENCE, SERVICE AND CARE: STRENGTHS OF DEUTSCHAKADEMIE

Dania, 19th February 2021

The process that DeutschAkademie Berlin carries out to take care of their customers and to ensure that the service they offer is excellent is very comprehensive. They want to make sure that every student has a wonderful time learning German. For that, the staff in charge consults us, asks, listens, communicates and solves problems, doubts and complaints very efficiently and quickly.

You can contact them by phone, email, or visit them in the office at any time, and you will always feel welcome. On top of that, they send out short email surveys very often that only take a few minutes to complete. There you can let them know if you are satisfied or not and write your wishes, comments, or any criticism and suggestions.

They appreciate our feedback for continuous improvement because they strive to provide high-quality German courses and services. I can tell from experience that if you give them any feedback, they will contact you as soon as possible to talk more about what you need and to discuss the best way to help you.

I feel lucky to be learning German in a school that cares so much and, even on distance on a phone call, makes me feel welcome and heard. It feels as warm as the sign says: they truly believe that it’s great that you are here.

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