German course in Berlin: staff review
Tuesday, 11th October 2011
Head of Corporate Language Training at Cactus Ernesto Forner reports back on his recent German course in Berlin...
I arrived in Prenzlauerberg, one of Berlin coolest neighbourhoods, in an area that was full of cafés, restaurants, cool shops and cool people walking and cycling the streets. And there was the school; a great refurbished complex with an amazing inner courtyard in the most Berlin style possible. The staff were very helpful and they showed me to the studio that was going to be my home for the following week. Again a 10 out of 10. A very cozy place with its own kitchen, great bathroom, high ceilings and big bright windows. Everything was really well organized, as one would expect from the Germans, and after an amazing buffet breakfast on Monday morning, I did my level assessment tests and I was placed with my level group.
The teachers were engaging and very knowledgeable of all aspects of the German language which made learning new language fun and easy. It was interesting to see how all course participants were there for different reasons and how the motivation to learn or the skills for language learning were also different amongst all of us. As usual, some of us got more out of that week than others. It is always up to you to get the most out of anything, isn’t it?
The weather couldn’t have been nicer; sun everyday and an average temperature of 25 degrees..and during the last week of September! The school, the program, the studio, the progress I made and the full experience itself, made of this language trip to Berlin, one of the most amazing holidays I have ever had. I look forward to my next one which I expect to take in June.
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Posted by Laura Lippert 2011-10 under Destinations for you,
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Posted by Ulrike Rettig on 10/13 at 08:08 PM
Combining a trip with language learning is just great, especially if it's a trip to Berlin. There's so much to see and explore. I hope that the language courses allow plenty of free time, cause I would have a hard time sitting still with all those adventures waiting for me outside!! But, speaking/learning the local language is a huge advantage. Like that you can participate and engage and not just watch from the outside. One idea would be to make sure you learn some basic language before you go and spend some extra days before and after your course. That's exactly what I did for my language-learning stay in Rome. When I arrived in Rome, I hit the ground running.