Free Online Trial Sessions
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Each season we offer free 60-minute trial classes, giving you the opportunity to experience an online lesson before our next course term starts.

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Our Trial Classes

Whether you’re curious about learning German or looking for the right course to strengthen your skills, this session will give you a feel for our teaching approach. The trial class also includes helpful information about our course formats, so you’ll know what to expect if you decide to continue learning with us.

We offer different online course format options:

group or individual,
relaxed to super-intensive,
book-based or with a 50% online self-study component.

No matter what you choose after the trial class, the basic principles of our teaching method are always the same.
Our courses are

interactive,
immersive and rooted in real-life settings,
with a lot of collaboration and a focus on speaking from day one.

The trial class is an example class taught on a low proficiency-level open to all interested students, with lots of information about our diverse course formats. No matter your personal skill level, in our trial class you will discover how we teach and what course is best for you.

When you are ready to join a course, if you are a beginner you will start with the A1.1 level and if you already have some experience with German a placement test will help find the right course level.

Upcoming Dates

For Adults (18+ years old):

Friday, February 27, 2026, 4:30 pm ET / 3:30 pm CT / 1:30 pm PT
Friday, February 27, 2026, 6:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm CT / 3:30 pm PT

Friday, March 6, 2026, 4:30 pm ET / 3:30 pm CT / 1:30 pm PT
Friday, March 6, 2026, 6:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm CT / 3:30 pm PT

Monday, March 16, 2026, 6:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm CT / 3:30 pm PT
Monday, March 16, 2026, 8 pm ET / 7 pm CT / 5 pm PT

For youth (12-17 years old):

Friday, March 6, 2026, 4:30 pm ET / 3:30 pm CT / 1:30 pm PT

Signing up

Signing up is easy—just send an email with your name, preferred class, and time to germancourses-usa@goethe.de.

To help us organize the sessions smoothly, registration closes 48 hours before the class begins. We look forward to welcoming you!

Further Information

Our learning concept

Experience our proven way to learn German with our interactive platform and adaptable group classes or private lessons taught by highly trained teachers to support you to reach your goals.

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Your Online School for learning German

Our courses are designed with you in mind: personal, flexible and adhering to the highest standards. No matter if you are at a beginner's level or more advanced, or how you would like to organize your study time – choose whatever suits you best with our range of online course options.

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Which German level is right for me?

Are you taking one of our German courses for the first time? Our individual assessment lets you quickly find out which course level is right for you.

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