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No other German video course on the internet is as well structured, complete and versatile as this one.Even if you are a complete beginner, you will be able to follow without getting lost. Each lesson of my course builds up on the previous lessons, in terms of grammar and in terms of vocabulary used. In the beginners' stage, you will never be exposed to overly complicated and unnecessary words and sentences. We will constantly review the concepts seen earlier and do many, many exercises until you are able to do them in your sleep. Other video courses only contain grammar explanations and you are a passive listener. Here, it's not just a mere series of disconnected grammar or vocabulary videos. You get to participate and SPEAK yourself. We will do exercises together and slowly, step by step, increase your level of German. The course is very complete and will give you a profound understanding of the German language. It will lead you to being able to make sentences yourself and to speaking the language with confidence.

Right at the start, you can sign up for a New Member Welcome Call, which generally happens at the beginning of each month. In this call, we will get to know each other personally and you can tell me about your goals and wishes. At the end of every month, we can meet during the Checkin-Call. It's a monthly opportunity to chat about success, progress and challenges. This way, we will keep in touch regularly. Arbeito will cover the cost for a Premium membership, with which you will get access to our forum with one section for each individual lecture. Here, you can ask lesson-specific questions that come up while working through the material and have sentences and short texts corrected, I will make sure your doubts are clarified quickly so that you can move on with the lessons. In the forum, you will also be able to see all questions which have already been asked by your fellow students. In addition Premium gives you the possibility to book one monthly 25-minute one-on-one session with your teacher, Juliane.

The course roughly follows the European Framework for Languages. However, the priority of topics varies a bit: For example, in textbooks, the adjective declension and sentences with "weil" (because) and "dass" (that) are usually taught a bit later in the curriculum. I consider them to be very fundamental and useful, so I teach them very soon in the course. Nervertheless, the official levels are indicated as a reference and for exam preparation. Each Level on Germantogo.com actually covers more than what the European Framework for Languages specifies. ​ Currently, you can find the levels A1, A2 and B1. I am already in the process of creating my B2 course.

Your subscription includes full access to all resources available on the website, 900+ lesson videos (130+ hours of content), pdf and audio files in the video course (currently "A1 - beginner", "A2 - elementary" and "B1 - intermediate").​ You will also be able to see everything inside "Reading", "Speaking", "Listening" and "Writing" which include, among many other resources, a big section full of authentic texts written and recorded by native speakers as well as sections on life in Germany and German dialects.​ The "beginner" part of the course will lead you from zero German to being able to complete the language exam for level A1. With the "advanced beginner" part, you will be comfortable with the A2 exam as well. The materials for level B1 will prepare you for your B1 exam.​ You will have access to all materials that will be published during the time of your subscription. You can also sign up for our New Member Welcome Call as well as monthly Checkin Calls to stay in touch personally. All members can join our "Sprachcafé", casual students-only Zoom meetings. In addition to all this, the Premium subscription will allow you to ask me all questions that might arise during the course. You can also send me sentences and short texts for correction. Premium students also get one 30-minute one-on-one session with me every month.

The course is a video version of the one-on-one lessons I have been developing and teaching in the last 20 years. It's a mix of clear grammar explanations, many interactive exercises, role plays, cultural topics as well as texts and German music. For all materials, you will find a downloadable worksheet and audio file to be able to learn in places where you don't have access to the internet or for when you just don't want to be sitting in front of a screen. The course is made up of video lessons, but you are not supposed to watch them passively. You need to play an active part by saying the answers to my questions out aloud so that you can get used to actually SPEAKING German. There will be enough time for you to formulate your answers before I give you my correct version. You will actually SEE me in each video. I tried to design the course for you to have an experience that is as close to having a one-on-one tutor as possible. As a Premium subscriber, you can also always ask me your questions.

It will depend on how much time you are able and willing to invest to do the course. The suggested course schedule is designed in a way that you can complete one level in less than 6 months by watching about 15-20 minutes of video material on six days of the week. This is the minimum time investment I recommend. It is more important to study a bit, but on a regular basis, than learning for two hours once a week. If you have more time or if you are not a beginner and just want to review some aspects of the language, then, of course, it is possible to go through the course quicker. Try to do a little bit of German every day and you will be amazed by the results!

Yes, we have an app! Both the Lite and the Premium subscriptions give you access to the app, which contains all lesson videos, as well as the PDF and mp3 downloads. It will give you the possibility to download the lesson contents within the app, in order to watch them offline. Please note however, that both systems do not sync, so your progress made on the app will not be registered on the website and vice versa.

Just drop me a message at info@germantogo.com (mailto:info@germantogo.com)😊