How we teach

What happens in a lesson

Every lesson follows roughly the same steps.

1. Quick review

   We start with a quick review. Your questions about the last lesson come first.

2. Quick check

   With questions from everyday life and small tests, we check what you can already do.

3. New material

   We show you the new material with pictures, videos and audio. That makes it easy to understand.

4. Practice

   Then you practice together, for example with online exercises or a live quiz. In a group course, you sometimes work in a small group, too.

5. Discuss together

   At the end, everyone comes back together and you discuss the results.

“German in German”, even if you're starting from zero

This is what most people ask us: How am I supposed to learn German in German if I don't know any German yet?

It's simple: in small steps. We start with pronunciation and the alphabet. Then come your first words and simple situations. You understand new words through pictures, examples and very simple sentences. You don't have to translate anything. You see the word at the exact moment you hear it.

This way, you link the meaning directly to the German word right from the start.

What we do differently

First speaking, understanding and reading, then writing

How we divide up a lesson depends on the level and the topic. At A1, the focus is on speaking, understanding and reading. Writing starts with simple dialogues. From A2, it grows step by step, up to longer texts at B2 and C1.

On top of that, there are presentations. They train several skills at once.

How correction works

In class, we correct you where it helps you learn.

After the lesson, you get a PDF with your most important mistakes, the new words and the new sentences. So nothing gets lost. You don't have to write everything down in class, and you can read it later in peace.

Your teacher corrects your texts personally in your learning portal: with a red pen, comments, a grade and short feedback.

No unnecessary homework

We don't give you tasks just to make the course look full. You only get tasks that really help you and fit into your day. Most of our participants work or study alongside the course and have little time.

You learn most things in class anyway. There, someone listens to you and corrects you. And whatever you do at home gets feedback too: in the learning portal, from the app and from your teacher.

Between lessons: your WkD learning portal

With your course, you get your own learning portal. You use it in the browser or as an app on your phone. Here is what you will find there:

• Dates and the link to class, in your local time. If you can't come one day, just let us know in the portal.
• Materials for each lesson, for example PDFs, audio and videos. You fill in worksheets right on screen.
• Homework with exercises for listening, reading, writing and speaking. For many exercises, you see right away what is correct. On your second try, you also get the solution and an explanation.
• The WkD notebook: you write with your finger or a pen, like on paper. Or you type. Then you send your notebook to your teacher and get it back corrected.
• Corrections from your teacher: your teacher personally corrects your writing tasks and open answers, with a grade and feedback. Your teacher also sees your exercises and attempts and keeps an eye on your progress.
• Your progress in charts. So you can see how you are improving.
• Messages to your teacher and ready-made AI prompts for practicing with an AI of your choice.
• Notifications on your phone, if you want: shortly before class, for new homework and when your correction is ready.

Small and personal

Private lessons don't always mean you learn alone. There can also be two or three of you, but only if you all want that and agree. Otherwise, it's one-to-one. You book private lessons as a monthly package. You can see the available packages with the courses.

When things get a bit harder

If you ever find it hard to keep up, we adapt exercises and questions to you. We speak to you directly and choose tasks that suit you better or are more fun. So you're quickly back in the swing of things.

What else you get

• Our own textbooks, digitally as a PDF and in print
• Your WkD learning portal with app, exercises and WkD notebook
• A PDF with notes and corrections after every lesson
• Help between lessons: in the learning portal, on WhatsApp or Telegram
• Ready-made AI prompts, if you also want to practice with an AI

Note: books and learning materials are not included in the course price.