Specialized Courses

It's never too late to learn German, and with the Goethe Silver Schnupperkurs, it just got easier!

Whether you are looking to start your German language learning journey, or pick back up after a break from speaking the language, we curate a safe and light-hearted individual setting with one of our dedicated instructors as an introduction to our language courses.

The course offers three, 1.5-hour sessions with a private instructor via Zoom. After the Schnupperkurs, the student will be prepared to jump into the second half of the recommended group course or continue with private lessons with an instructor.

Catherine Snow, PhD, Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, explained that learning a language can be done at any age:

“The evidence clearly demonstrates that there is no critical period for second-language learning, no biologically determined constraint on language-learning capacity that emerges at a particular age, nor any maturational process which requires that older language learners function differently than younger language learners...Older learners have advantages. They already know one language (and sometimes more than one) quite well and have practiced with the linguistic capacities that speed language acquisition. They are typically better at intentional learning: They have study strategies, mnemonic devices, literacy skills, and other resources.”

* Membership requirements are waived for this course, however, they are required to participate in our other courses at the member-rate. Offer only valid for new students of the Goethe-Zentrum who have not previously participated in a language course.