SIMON & SIMON offers German Language courses to business professionals and a variety of companies across the UK. Our courses are designed with flexibility in mind to accommodate busy schedules.
At the heart of our German language courses is a communicative approach, designed to help learners develop practical German language skills for effective communication in real-life situations.
Our experienced German teachers and tutors use a variety of interactive techniques, including role-plays, group discussions, and authentic materials, to create an immersive learning environment. This communicative approach is particularly beneficial for business German, as it helps develop the language skills necessary to succeed in the European Union’s economic landscape. By learning German quickly and effectively, you can help you advance your business skills and career growth.
Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced learner, our German courses in London are tailored to meet your needs and help you achieve your goals in German language training.
On average, our qualified German language teaching team has 15 years’ experience and tailor each course to the requirements of the student. Whether you have experience or are a complete novice when it comes to speaking German our courses are tailored around the student’s previous experience and future goals.
Our German language courses can be run on a 1 to 1 basis or in group sessions. While most of our clients prefer to offer 1:1 German training to their employees, group sessions can be good value and gives you an opportunity to test your German language skills against others. However, group sessions should be kept to 6 or less so each student gets an adequate amount of attention. Group German Language courses require the full commitment of those attending. If you are in need of faster progress, 1 to 1 German language courses in London are more suitable as the lessons and course can be fully tailored to the student’s strengths and weaknesses.
One of our highly experienced Account Managers oversees the running of each SIMON & SIMON German Language course and our entire team of Account Managers are multi-lingual. At the beginning of your German language course, we will provide you with: a profile on your trainer, a course plan and appropriate course materials. This is followed by a Progress Report for every 40 hours of training that is completed. You will also receive a list of invaluable weblinks to language learning resources.
SIMON & SIMON have run German language courses in numerous locations. Because of our global network of language trainers, your German language course can be arranged in most major cities across Europe and even further afield. The majority of our clients arrange for their German lessons to take place in their offices so that there is less need for travel, but we can, however, arrange German Language lessons in your home as well. We also offer residential full-time German Language courses in a variety of locations. Our office will be happy to provide you with more details regarding full-time residential German language courses.
Our German Language courses are run across London all year round. If work commitments allow, many of our students choose to attend more than one weekly session. The vast majority of our students will take part in at least one 90-minute lesson weekly. We can also arrange weekend German Courses on request. Our weekday German language courses run from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. Intensive German language courses can be held on clients’ premises or at residential centres in the UK and abroad. Our intensive German language courses are 30 hour long courses running 6 hours a day, 5 days a week.
Whatever your previous experience and future goals, your German course will be customised for you. We will assess your level of German and discuss in detail what you would like to focus on before you start the course. You may not have much previous experience and just want to gain a basic level of conversational German or you may have slightly more experience in German and want to improve your ability to discuss business matters such as banking, investment or marketing. You may want to improve your comprehension and conversational skills or improve your German for use in conferences and discussion. Our highly experienced German language trainers will tailor your German course around your goals and needs.
If, for business or other reasons, you are taking a German examination, we are happy to help you with your preparations. Our students have a pass rate of 95% when it comes to language examinations. We believe this highlights the importance of working with SIMON & SIMON German Language teachers to achieve your goals. SIMON & SIMON can also take care of your German examination registration as well as issuing you with your results.
German is a West Germanic language and is spoken natively by about 100 million people, making it the most widely spoken native language in the European Union. A considerable number of German words have derived from Latin and Greek, with a few words also descending from French and English language. German is a pluricentric language, meaning multiple countries have their own standardised variants of the language including, Austrian German and Swiss Standard German. German is spoken as a second language by approximately 80 million people and is the most commonly spoken language in some states of America after English. German language has the same alphabet as English language except for an additional letter which is “ß” this letter is a consonant which is used as a double-S (SS) sound and is called an “eszett” or “sharp S”. German language had the opportunity to be the native language of the United States, but English was chosen over German by only one vote. German language has some very similar words to English language, for example, their translation of jogging is joggen.
London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. London has the biggest population within Europe with over 8.6 million residents. However, this is not the largest population London has seen, with the current population equivalent to the population 76 years ago. To cope with the extreme population of London, there are approximately 10000 miles of sewage pipes underneath London.
London has been a major settlement for two millennia. Founded by the Romans, who called it Londinium, London retains its square-mile mediaeval boundaries where you will find today’s financial and business hub of London. London is a leading global city, with its strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence as a city. London is the world’s largest financial centre alongside New York and has the largest city GDP in Europe.
London is home to 43 universities which forms the largest concentration of higher education institutions in Europe. In 2012, London became the first city to host the Summer Olympic Games three times. London is also leading the way in transport and is home to London Heathrow airport which sees the largest amount of international passengers pass through it compared to any other airport in the world, and is also home to the London Underground which has annual passenger numbers of over 1.25 billion.
The table below is based on recognised language levels used by various academic institutions across the European Union. A highly motivated student attending weekly sessions with their German language trainer in London can expect to move from one level to another after 50 hours providing they also commit to a similar number of hours of self-study.
Of course, some people find learning languages easier than others, and some students will have more opportunities to practice German in the course of their work and leisure, so these factors also need to be considered when trying to assess how long it will take to move from one level to another.
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