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| Kugel Senior Member United States Joined 6538 days ago 497 posts - 555 votes  Speaks: English* | Message 9 of 28 29 October 2009 at 8:52pm | IP Logged | ||
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In regards to language centers in Berlin...can you recommend the best programs in Berlin for studying German?
Which of the three is the best for one-one lessons? IH Prolog GLS Goethe Institute IH Prolog and GLS are about the same in price. I can't say for Goethe Institute. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| milootis10 Newbie United States Joined 5630 days ago 9 posts - 14 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, Mandarin, Japanese | Message 10 of 28 29 October 2009 at 9:32pm | IP Logged | ||
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Do they have any events like this in the US?
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 meramarina Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5967 days ago 1341 posts - 2303 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, French Personal Language Map | Message 11 of 28 29 October 2009 at 9:57pm | IP Logged | ||
I was wondering the same thing! I searched for any events like this in New York City, thinking maybe that would be an ideal city for a language-learning exposition--with the very attractive benefit of being, for me, very easy to get to! I live within view of the city and public transportation has been much improved since that terrible day in 2001. But, alas, no luck with the search. There are a lot of individual language schools, but I did not see any language product trade fairs. If anyone knows of one, in the New York area or elsewhere, please post the information! Now if I had the money to get to Berlin for this, I'd do it--yes, I'd spend a lot of money to travel far away, just to get free stuff! Sadly, it's not possible now. Raiding Berlin's best book store? Oh, what a dream! I got to spend a while in Leipzig last year, wonderful place, and was hoping to get to Berlin, but there was not enough time. One day I will do it! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sprachprofi Nonaglot Senior Member Germany learnlangs.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6470 days ago 2608 posts - 4866 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Esperanto, Greek, Mandarin, Latin, Dutch, Italian Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written), Swahili, Indonesian, Japanese, Modern Hebrew, Portuguese | Message 12 of 28 29 October 2009 at 10:25pm | IP Logged | ||
I do not know which is the best, as I haven't had the chance to try them. I know that an Australian friend of mine was taking small-group language classes in Berlin, but I believe he only tried the Goethe Institut and was very disappointed with how grammar-based the instruction was, giving little opportunity to use the language. I asked him about the other institutes now. EDIT: He tried the DeutschAkademie in Berlin, which was similarly bad. If you're looking for 1-on-1 instruction anyway, I would suggest going with an unaffiliated private teacher, as these institutes add too much of a surcharge. You could do a test session online to determine which teacher is good for you, and you may be able to arrange a homestay with your teacher. I'm dying to try that kind of program - staying or traveling with your teacher, learning while you see the sights and being surrounded by the local culture to boot. As for similar fairs I know of one in Paris and one in Prague, but none in the USA. There is also something called a Linguafest', similar but less commercial and presenting more mini-courses in considerably more (and more exotic) languages. The concept was invented by American Esperanto speaker Dennis Keefe, who organizes these festivals wherever he lives: first in Tours, France, then in Cheboksary, Russia, (those two still take place every year), then in Urbana, Illinois in 1999, then Nanjing, China... afaik he still lives in Asia, so won't be back to try and restart this movement in America. Oh, those Esperanto speakers... Edited by Sprachprofi on 30 October 2009 at 9:56am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Amoore Senior Member Denmark Joined 5770 days ago 177 posts - 218 votes Speaks: Danish* | Message 13 of 28 29 October 2009 at 11:15pm | IP Logged | ||
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Danke danke danke! This is so awesome!
The website: http://www.expolingua.com/ 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
 Jiwon Triglot Moderator Korea, South Joined 6436 days ago 1417 posts - 1500 votes Speaks: EnglishC2, Korean*, GermanC1 Studies: Hindi, Spanish Personal Language Map | Message 14 of 28 30 October 2009 at 6:35am | IP Logged | ||
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Sigh.. I can't make it at all. Berlin is way too far away from where I am, and I actually have interviews and exams in November. :(
Oh well, at least I have meetings with forum members in Korea... That's comforting... 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| doviende Diglot Senior Member Canada languagefixatio Joined 5986 days ago 533 posts - 1245 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Spanish, Dutch, Mandarin, Esperanto, Hindi, Swedish, Portuguese | Message 15 of 28 30 October 2009 at 7:04am | IP Logged | ||
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Wow, sounds like fun. I can't make it this year, but I'm hoping to spend the second half of 2010 in Berlin so I'll be sure to go then. If I do end up going to Berlin next year, I'll be sure to send you a message, Sprachprofi, and we can do some nerdy language things together perhaps.
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| datsunking1 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5585 days ago 1014 posts - 1533 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Russian, Dutch, French | Message 16 of 28 30 October 2009 at 2:49pm | IP Logged | ||
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I wish I could make it. If there was one in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, I would be in :D
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