Be inspired by our services to the community:

  • We offer university-level teaching of conversational standard German language, literature, and cultural studies, individually tailored for rapid learning to your specific needs, as well as small group classes for adolescent and adult learners.

  • Enjoy cross-cultural communication and language training for both personal pleasure and business travel.

  • Experience enthusiastic teachers in a relaxed and focused atmosphere.

  • Expand your knowledge through compact seminars in German literature, history, women’s and minority studies, genocide and Holocaust studies.

  • Expect professional support in grammar and syntax in general and in specific areas, as individually needed.

  • We have an excellent track record in effective and efficient test prep for examinations, i.e. translation exams and oral interviews in German.

  • Translation services from English to German and vice versa.

  • Monthly German conversation group,  Klönschnack, where we discuss wide-ranging topics of group members’ choice.

  • Organizing unique group tours to Germany, accompanying you as expert guides, for German immersion and interpretation services.

  • Screenings of extraordinary Germany-related films every other month (in German and other languages with English subtitles), followed by a moderated discussion, keeping you posted on the latest trends in German politics and culture.

  • Community members share their life stories and dialogue with the audience. We pride ourselves on bringing unforgettable speakers to the Bay Area, whose voices and stories have transformed lives and ways of thinking.

  • Extensive referral network and resources.

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