Everything at a glance
Our offer
- Face-to-face lessons at selected Goethe-Institut locations
- Inhouse lessons on request (travel costs may apply)
- Location-independent online live teaching via conference tool Zoom
- Your choice: 10, 20 or 30 lessons (lessons 45 min. each)
- At least 2 lessons (90 minutes) per session
- Course duration: 10 lessons within max. 3 months, 20 lessons within max. 6 months, 30 lessons within max. 9 months
- Lessons available at level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2
- Focal point specialised language: starting at B2+, C1, C2
Our Services
- Consulting and enrolment free of charge
- Digital placement test prior to lessons free of charge
- All teaching materials included
- Certificate of Participation (digital for Online Live Sessions) included
- 25% discount on exam prices for Goethe-Zertifikat A1 – C2
Our Locations
- Goethe-Institut Berlin, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Freiburg, Göttingen, Hamburg, Mannheim or Schwäbisch Hall
- Online live sessions via Zoom are possible independent of location
Course prices
German Private Lessons:| 10 hours* | 20 hours* | 30 hours* |
| 850 EUR | 1.700 EUR | 2.550 EUR |
German Private and Small Group Lessons:
(price per class)
| 10 hours* | 20 hours* | 30 hours* |
| 900 EUR | 1.800 EUR | 2.700 EUR |
Course/ exam exempt from VAT pursuant to sec 4, no. 21(a)(bb) of the German Turnover Tax Act (UStG)
- You book the Private German Lessons course with either 10, 20 or 30 lessons, to take place at your desired location.
- The relevant Goethe-Institut will then phone you as soon as possible to discuss your specific wishes and objectives for the course, the potential timeframe (mornings, evenings, during the week, on Saturday) and your desired location.
- The Private German Lessons course can be taken on site at Goethe-Institut or via an online conferencing tool (e.g. Zoom).
- Once we have discussed your needs on the phone, we will e-mail you our free placement test so that we can determine your current language level.
- Based on your expectations and when you are available, we will select a suitable Goethe teacher for you and organise the first dates as requested.
- Our recommendation: to enable you to make the best possible progress, we recommend arranging a date comprising 2 lessons (each lasting 45 minutes) in one go (total of 90 minutes), 2 to 3 times per week.
Levels offered
The number of lessons that are usually needed to achieve a certain language level and, if applicable, obtain the relevant Goethe certificate depends on how frequent your lessons are and how much time you can spend practising outside of your lessons. Individual aspects such as your language learning experience and native language also play an important role. We will grade you before the start of the course in order to ensure optimal learning success.
In private lessons you will make particularly fast progress, because the lesson content is always individually compiled for our course participants.
Uwe Mohr, Director Goethe-Institut Frankfurt
- The content of your German Private or Small Group Lessons are geared to your aims and needs.
- The teacher will draw up a bespoke learning programme for you and can cover different aspects of the German language to suit your circumstances. For example, this could be general basic skills in reading, listening, speaking and writing; technical vocabulary; or a more in-depth look at specific areas such as certain grammatical structures or pronunciation.
- If you wish, your teacher will also help you prepare for the content, topics and format of exams.
The secret to success
FAQ – Frequently asked questions
There is generally a period of around 1 week between the day you make the booking and your first lesson.
You can book German Private or Small Group Lessons with either 10, 20 or 30 lessons (lessons 45 min. each).
If you book German Private or Small Group Lessons with 10 lessons, you have a maximum of 3 months to complete your 10 lessons.
If you book German Private or Small Group Lessons with 20 lessons, you have a maximum of 6 months to complete your 20 lessons.
If you book the German Private or Small Group Lessons with 30 lessons, you have a maximum of 9 months to complete your 30 lessons.
However, how long your German Private or Small Group Lessons actually last depends on the time intervals at which you schedule your lessons.
No, you cannot say that in general. How many hours of German Private or Small Group Lessons you need to reach a certain language level depends mainly on how regularly you take lessons and how much time you can spend practising outside of class.
German Private or Small Group Lessons are particularly suitable for practising certain aspects of the German language or to prepare specifically for a presentation or exam. If you do not yet have any knowledge of German, we recommend that you start with an intensive German course in a group at level A 1.1 instead of a German Private or Small Group Lessons, as this course is specially designed for complete beginners. We would be happy to advise you.
German Private or Small Groups Lessons are held on-site at your Goethe-Institut or as online live sessions via Zoom, regardless of location. We coordinate the learning content individually with you.
When taking German Individual Online lessons, you work on pre-defined general language learning content, independent of time and location. Depending on your language level, the course comprises 70 or 100 lessons.
Unlike other face-to-face courses, German Private and German Small Group Lessons take place as one-to-one lessons or in a group of 2 - 5 people/class. This means you learn in a one-on-one setting with your teacher or together with up to four of your colleagues from work.
Yes, after completing German Private or Small Group Lessons you will receive a Certificate of Participation.
Yes, after completing German Private or Small Group Lessons, you can continue with an intensive, evening or online course. We would also be happy to advise you personally.
