German for Children, Teenagers and Adults En Norbert Güthling, President Lennart Güthling, Managing Director
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2021 German for Children, Teenagers and Adults en Norbert Güthling, President Lennart Güthling, Managing Director Dear friends around the world, 2020 was in many ways an extraordinary year. From one day to another, a virus turned the whole world upside down. However, we also take away a lot of positive experi- ences: For example, the understanding and loyalty of all students whose courses could not take place as planned, or the positive feedback we received for our online courses – a novelty at the Humboldt-Institut. We were all the more delighted in summer when, after many months of uncertainty, students were finally able to travel to Germany again to start their German cours- es and make new friends. Today, we are looking forward to 2021 with confidence and hope for an economic recovery in all industries and the complete lifting of travel restrictions. We are also looking forward to all of the students that we hope to welcome to our institutes. The various course options and all news are summarized in this brochure. We provide further information and images on our website www.humboldt-institut.org/en/. We wish you a healthy, happy and successful year and look forward to your next visit to the Humboldt-Institut! Yours, Norbert Güthling Lennart Güthling Course Centers Berlin-Teenager Berlin-Lehnin Berlin-Mitte Berlin Brandenburg (BER) Berlin-Schönefeld (SXF) Berlin-Tegel (TXL) Heessen Castle Düsseldorf (DUS) Düsseldorf Schmallenberg Cologne Wittgenstein Castle Cologne/Bonn (CGN) For adults (ages 18 plus) Frankfurt (FRA) Open year-round For children and teenagers (ages 7 - 18) Bad Dürkheim Open year-round Open in summer Reimlingen Munich (MUC) Bad Schussenried Munich Vienna Memmingen (FMM) Friedrichshafen (FDH) Vienna (VIE) Constance Kempten Lindenberg Zurich (ZRH) Contents Berlin-Teenager 2 Course Centers 31 ages 15 - 18 Cologne 4 Humboldt-Institut 32 ages 15 - 18 Düsseldorf 6 Instruction 34 ages 14 - 18 Vienna (Austria) 7 Online Courses 36 ages 15 - 18 Accommodation & Bad Dürkheim 8 Leisure Time 38 ages 11 - 14 Examinations Berlin-Lehnin 10 ages 10 plus 40 ages 9 - 13 Constance Reimlingen 12 ages 18 plus 42 ages 9 - 13 Berlin-Mitte Heessen Castle 14 ages 18 plus 44 ages 9 - 13 Constance/Berlin-Mitte Wittgenstein Castle 17 ages 18 plus 46 ages 7 - 11 and parents German for Executives Secondary Education 18 ages 27 plus in Berlin-Mitte 48 ages 10 - 17 in Germany German + University School Transition Course 20 ages 18 plus 50 ages 13 - 17 Bad Schussenried Prep Year for Upper-Level Students 22 ages 10 - 13 and 14 - 17 52 ages 15 - 18 Lindenberg Boarding School Experience 24 ages 13 - 17 53 ages 10 - 17 Schmallenberg The Lindenberg Gymnasium 26 ages 14 - 18 54 ages 10 - 17 Kempten 28 ages 14 - 18 56 Groups Munich 30 ages 15 - 18 58 Important Information Basics Courses for adults Courses for children and teenagers Humboldt-Institut e.V. Schloss Ratzenried 88260 Argenbühl Telephone Email Register of Societies +49 7522 988-0 [email protected] District Council Freiburg VR Telefax Website 380570 +49 7522 988-988 www.humboldt-institut.org Bank Details UniCredit Bank AG Volksbank Ulm-Biberach eG 70173 Stuttgart 89073 Ulm Germany Germany BIC: HYVE DEMM 473 BIC: ULMV DE66 XXX IBAN: DE87 6002 0290 0008 4280 00 IBAN: DE66 6309 0100 0211 8630 09 3 Why Humboldt? More Than 40 Years of Experience Transparent Costs We do everything we can to make our Our customers benefit from more than Our prices are transparent. Course fees students feel at home from their very first 40 years of experience with German generally include instruction, room and day with us. courses for over 80,000 satisfied partici- full board, course materials, extracurricu- pants from more than 160 countries. lar activities and excursions. There are no Studying Throughout the Year hidden costs! Our year-round centers offer German A Faster Road to Success instruction 365 days a year. No other school prepares its participants Safety and Support Around more quickly or efficiently for the TestDaF the Clock As you can see, the Humboldt-Institut or telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule exams for We provide support and supervision for optimizes student success in the shortest German as a foreign language. Beginners our children and teens 24 hours a day. possible amount of time, all while making Humboldt-Institut e.V. is a non-profit with no prior knowledge of German can Someone they can trust and talk to is it fun to study in a motivating, German- organization for teaching German as a successfully pass both exams after just always nearby. language learning environment. foreign language. From a single program 8 months at the Humboldt-Institut. center at its administrative headquarters in Family Atmosphere We have the right German program for you! Ratzenried Castle, the Humboldt-Institut Recognized Exams Humboldt-Institut schools are boarding has grown to a network of 16 program Humboldt offers the TestDaF, TestAS and schools, a format that enhances students’ sites throughout Germany. Our success telc exams, which are internationally success and their enthusiasm for the pro- rests on giving each and every student recognized and improve students’ chances gram’s community experience. exactly the support they need: in academics and their careers. Small Classes and Intensive Instruction Our students are taught by highly motivated native speakers with university degrees in classes averaging 10 participants. An Intensive Course 30 meets 30 lessons per week (45 minute sessions) – more than at most other language schools. 4 5 Instruction Online Courses Types of Programs Online Placement Test Our flexible range of live online courses enables students who cannot travel to Germany One of the Humboldt-Institut’s strengths is If you wish to test your German skills in to attend a German course or who would like to continue studying after a German course the intensity of instruction due to the high advance, you may do so by taking our at the Humboldt-Institut, to access the high quality German courses of the Humboldt- amount of lessons per week, the small online test: einstufung.humboldt-institut.org Institut from the comfort of their home. class sizes as well as our own curriculum. However, the online placement test is not We use YuLinc as a platform, which has proven itself in use with students from all over the The following types of programs are avail- a substitute for the placement test which is world. This powerful learning platform offers virtual rooms for lessons and group work as able: held on the first day of classes. well as a media library. The courses and communication take place in the browser (e.g. Intensive Course 30 Homework Chrome, Firefox). You need a computer or laptop with headphones, microphone and cam- 30 lessons per week Teachers daily assign homework so era. Smartphones or tablets are not suitable for attending the online classes. Intensive Course 25 that students can build upon what they 25 lessons per week One-to-one Intensive Course 25, 30 or 40 private lessons). For participants 30, 40 25, 30 and 40 lessons per week without previous knowledge, the use of an intermediary language, usually English, is Classes required. Classes are held Monday through Friday except on some bank holidays. One-to- The online private lessons are only avail- one courses are taught regardless of bank able outside the high season (June 13 holidays. Each class lasts for 45 minutes - August 21, 2021). and is averaging 10 students. Classroom instruction focuses on listening and read- Starting dates ing comprehension, writing skills, speaking Upon request (Monday - Saturday) skills and grammar. have learned and be prepared for class. Homework assignments are of reasonable Course fees Finding the Right Level size so that students still have plenty of € 500.- per 10 lessons (following a face- All students are expected to take a place- time for extracurricular activities. Written to-face course) ment test on the day of arrival or the first homework is corrected and handed back € 600.- per 10 lessons (without booking a day of their course. Based on their results to students so that they can monitor their face-to-face course) students will be assigned to a class of progress. their language level. During the sum- Teachers Online German courses for mer months the first day is reserved for groups the placement test, i. e., the rest of the Our teachers are highly trained native speakers with university degrees, who use • From 10 lessons per week day is generally for orientation without * ** modern teaching methods. • A1.2 , A2, B1, B2+ instruction. • Ages: 13 years and older We distinguish the following 6 levels Teaching Material * corresponds to approx. 100 German lessons according to the Common European The Humboldt-Institut provides its students ** for participants with level B2 and higher Framework of Reference for Languages with all of the course materials and text- (CEFR): books they need at no charge. Starting dates Upon request Level Duration Weekly and Skill-level Tests A1 Elementary 1 5 weeks Participants in all programs take a weekly also for total beginners Course fees test so that students and teachers can Upon request A2 Elementary 2 5 weeks assess the progress made during the pre- B1 Intermediate 1 5 weeks ceding week. Comprehensive exams are Online private lessons The participants in the group courses must B2.1 Intermediate 2.1 5 weeks written at the conclusion of each level. • From 10 lessons have a similar level of German. B2.2 Intermediate 2.2 5 weeks • Levels: A1 - C2 leads to telc Deutsch B2 Certificates At the end of the program after a final • Ages: 13 years and older C1.1 Advanced 1.1 5 weeks You can find more information about the leads to TestDaF exam all participants are awarded a cer- tificate confirming the number of lessons The online private lessons are suitable, various online courses on our website C1.2 Advanced 1.2 5 weeks attended as well as the skill level that the among other things, for the follow-up of www.humboldt-institut.org/en/ in the leads to telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule a face-to-face course in order to main- menu under “Courses” → “Online German C2.1 Advanced 2.1 5 weeks student has achieved.