1. How many students
are there to a group, and what form does the teaching take?
Lessons are in small groups (max. 15 participants), from Monday to
Friday. Students practice grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and oral
comprehension in systematically structured lessons. Emphasis is placed
on language in real-life situations outside the school, communication
and language games and work in groups and pairs.
2.What's the timetable
like?
All students have lessons Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. until 12:15
p.m.. Summer course students have two have lessons in the afternoon,
from1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m.
3.How are students allocated
to the right course?
Each student receives an assessment test at the time of registration
along with the other documentation. The test must be returned at the
very latest a week before the German course starts in order to ensure
that the student is allocated to the right course level. The test
takes approximately 60 minutes to complete. Naturally, and it is only
useful to us if the student completes it alone, without help.
4. Which books do you
use in the lessons?
The book "Planet" is used in conjunction with authentic
teaching materials such as newspaper and magazine articles, audio-visual
materials, and activities inside and outside the classroom.
5. What qualifications
do the teachers have?
Our teachers speak standard German as their mother tongue and have
a teaching qualification as well as experience in working with young
people. They are highly qualified and regularly attend training courses
held by ActiLingua.
6. Will there be homework?
A small amount of homework is given, which however is game-like in
character and can be done in groups. If a student needs any special
help (e.g. with written expression) the teacher can give him/her individual
additional homework.