One-to-one German lessons delivered online, taught by the same native German tutors who teach our in-person students in London. The syllabus is the same, the method is the same, and so are the results: students working online reach A1, A2 and B1 on the same timelines as those learning face to face.
Lessons run for 60 or 90 minutes and are arranged around your schedule. Every course begins with an assessment of your current level and what you want to achieve, and the syllabus follows the same as our one-to-one tuition in London.
How online German lessons work
The online format lends itself well to structured teaching. Course material, exercises and texts can be shared on screen and worked through together, which makes written work and grammar practice straightforward in a way that passing paper across a table does not always match. Corrections happen in real time. Homework is set at the end of each lesson, as it would be in person.
What you will not get is the incidental conversation that surrounds an in-person lesson, the few minutes of German at the start and the end that happen naturally when someone walks into a room. Online sessions tend to begin and end more abruptly. It is worth knowing, and it is worth compensating for by using the lesson time fully.
Who online lessons suit
Online tuition works particularly well for:
Professionals based outside London who want an experienced tutor rather than the nearest available one.
Frequent travellers whose schedules make a fixed weekly appointment at a fixed address impractical.
Students who began lessons in London and have since relocated, in the UK or abroad, and want to continue with the same tutor.
Anyone whose working pattern changes week to week, where the flexibility of joining from wherever you happen to be matters more than the room you are in.
Corporate teams spread across several offices, where bringing everyone to one location is not realistic. Online delivery works well for corporate German training where participants are at different locations.
The same lessons, delivered differently
Our tutors are native German speakers with professional teaching experience, and they teach online exactly as they teach in person. Courses run from complete beginner through to advanced and business German, following the recognised CEFR levels from A1 to C2.
Lessons focus on active use of the language. Speaking and listening form the core of each session, supported by grammar and vocabulary relevant to your own context, whether that is a business meeting, a citizenship exam, a relocation or personal interest. Progress is reviewed regularly and the plan adjusted as you go.
Self-study between lessons matters as much online as it does in person. Roughly the same amount of time again, spent on the homework set and on regular exposure to German, is what separates students who hit the timelines from those who do not.
Getting started
Tell us your current level and what you are working towards, and we will suggest a realistic plan. A short assessment confirms where you are, and lessons can begin at any time of year.