WORKSHOPS

INTENSIVE SUMMER CLASSES December 2010 - Dates will be announced later in the year!
Intensive classes are the perfect way to learn a language. Longer class hours and shorter breaks between lessons will help you to retain structures and vocabulary much better. We will need less time for revision and have more time for speaking and fun. Comedy, songs and cartoons will be part of the teaching.

SATURDAY WORKSHOPS for German/French/Spanish/Italian/Arabic/Russian/Mandarin

Next date:

20 March 2010 10-2pm $60

1. For Travellers with no or very little knowledge

Find your way around the world with a few useful phrases. Learn about  what to avoid and what to do to have a better experience!

2. The very popular Saturday workshop for Intermediate/Advanced students are on again.

Practise your language in a relaxed atmosphere. Enjoy the exchange with others.

For students who have a good understanding of the target language and who want to practise "putting it all together", by discussing every day topics. You will enlarge your vocabulary and range of expressions. We will remind you of and help you with the appropriate grammatical structures. These classes supplement our evening classes, business and VCE or Uni classes.

German, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, English, French, Mandarin, Italian
Would you like to make up your own small group or have some individual tuition- night time or day time? Available in any of our languages.
Let us know and we can organise it for you!

Exam preparation
for VCE, University exams, internationally recognized exams even for Elementary and Intermediate levels.100% pass rate with excellent results! Talk to us and we will find the right teacher for you! $65 for individual tuition per hour.The grammar workshops and Saturday workshops can be very helpful.

German Grammar
Grammar doesn't need to be boring or difficult. Don't let it get on top of you.
Revise and consolidate your knowledge of grammatical structures. With songs and games, grammar can be fun! Good revision for VCE and Uni!
Next date: April 14, 15 2010, 6-8pm, $80;  Elementary and Intermediate/Advanced Grammar Revision and Conversation

Please contact our Language Centre if you would like to know more details or to book your place
on 9417 2265 or e-mail languagecentre@bigpond.com

  WORKSHOP Kreatives Deutschlernen für Kinder

We offer creative German courses for children from 6 to 13. Next class Saturday, 20 March from 3-6pm $45
These courses are suitable for bilingual children, e.g. children with German speaking background, or children who spent a long time in a German speaking country and want to keep up and improve their German. We have one group for 5-7 year old and another for 8-11 year old children.
The program is developed by qualified German teachers and focuses on all four strands of language learning: reading, writing, listening and speaking.

The 3 to 4 hour long courses usually follow a theme for a number of sessions. We started by exploring Hundertwasser and designed our own lanterns. We learn new songs (traditional children songs as well as modern style songs, like RAP), poems, fictional stories and a variety of non-fictional text types.
We performed  a quiz show at the German Fest at the Immigration Museum in Melbourne. 
SBS Radio broadcasted a radio play written and performed by our students.
Kids worked on their own raps and presented them. 2010 we are planning to make a film that will be presented at the school film festival!
Students perform a wide variety of tasks, e.g. they develop their own stories, poems and songs.
Future plans are small stage performances, short films, comics, puppet plays etc.

For further inquiries, as to how to enrol your child please contact us at the GLC on 9417 2265 or email to languagecentre@bigpond.com

  EXAM PREPARATIONS 

Examinations and Certificates

    We have been specialists for VCE and Uni exams preparation for 20 years!

Internationally recognized examinations can be taken from advanced levels. These exams and certificates are internationally recognized as the standard for German proficiency. They are widely accepted at educational institutions and businesses around the world as proof of your German language qualification. Whether you need German for a particular professional qualification or for study at a German university, these exams offer certification through a variety of exams.

Ask us for details. We have more and more students who successfully pass the following exams (100%, 96% in 2009 for students of the German Language Centre!!)

We offer the following Examinations in conjunction with the Goethe Institute:
Start 1 / level A 1
After Themen Aktuell 1

Start 2 / level A 2
After Themen Aktuell 2

Zertifikat Deutsch (ZD)

In partnership with Weiterbildungs- und Testsysteme GmbH (Germany), Österreichisches Sprachdiplom Deutsch (Austria) and Eidgenössische Konferenz der Kantonalen Erziehungdirektoren (Switzerland). This level confirms the candidates ability to communicate in everyday situations. Prerequisite: 300 - 450 hours of tuition

Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung (ZMP)

This level is required by most German employers as proof of the ability to communicate effectively in a business environment; (but see also ZDfB below). Prerequisite: 500 - 650 hours of tuition

Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung (ZOP)

This exam qualifies for entrance in some German universities. Prerequisite: 700 - 1000 hours of tuition

Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf (ZDfB)

In partnership with "Weiterbildungs- und Testsysteme GmbH". ZDfB is a recognised qualification for business German. The language proficiency level falls between "Zertifikat Deutsch" (ZD) and the examinations "Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung" (ZMP), and "Wirtschaftsdeutsch International" (PWD). Prerequisite: 400 - 500 hours of tuition

Prüfung Wirtschaftsdeutsch International (PWD)

In partnership with Deutscher Industrie- und Handelstag (DIHT) and the Carl Duisberg Centers (CDC). The PWD certifies advanced knowledge of business German. Language proficiency level is above the "Zentrale Mittelstufen Prüfung" (ZMP). Prerequisite: 600 - 800 hours of tuition

Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom (KDS)

Commissioned by the Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich.This exam fulfills the language proficiency requirement for admittance at all German universities. The level is comparable with that of the "Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung" (ZOP). Examination dates: May and November Prereqisite: more than 700 hours of tuition

Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom (GDS)

Commissioned by the Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich. The GDS is the highest level of certification. It provides an excellent foundation for language-oriented university studies in Germany. Examination dates: May and November Prerequisite: more than 800 hours of tuition