Vielen lieben Dank für den wunderschönen Abend mit euch bei unserem 2. Stammtisch in BERLIN!! Die Stimmung war, wie immer, auf dem Höhepunkt. Herzlichen Glückwunsch an unsere Gewinner: Martina, Guillermo und Carlos. :)

Bis zum nächsten Stammtisch. Wir freuen uns auf euch!

Euere DeutschAkademie

Liebe DeutschAkademikerInnen aus BERLIN!!

Morgen ist es schon wieder so weit und wir treffen uns zu unserem allbegehrten Stammtisch. Dieses Mal findet er im Weihenstephaner am Hackeschen Markt statt.

Wir freuen uns schon auf euch :)

Super war’s beim Festival of Lights am Freitagabend in Berlin und die DeutschAkademie war mit dabei! Danke an alle, die mit uns unterwegs waren und die herrlichen Lichtinstallationen an diesem wunderbaren Herbstabend in Berlin genießen durften.

Wir freuen uns schon darauf, euch morgen beim Stammtisch wiederzusehen.

Euer DeutschAkademie-Team aus Berlin

Learning German can be a bit tricky. There are some concepts That You Need To Understand – then from there you can build any sentence you like. HOWEVER, like in all languages, there are some things you did just have to learn.

German Academy knows this, and has some really handy posters featuring some of These Things! They are free in the reception area, and you can put them up at home to help you learn – Especially the irregular verbs.

Thanks for the free grammar posters!

German Academy grammar posters – Free!

Berlin nightlife

When I first moved here, I thought I would taste Berlin’s famous nightlife – clubs and bars. But When I got here I found the story was quite different. Berliners love to make the most of Their summer and spend evenings sitting in Their parks and canals, drinking did famous Berlin beer! The canals are a great place to sit with friends, and to meet some locals – Which is excellent for practicing your German! It got tot he point where a friend visited me and asked ‚wake me to a cool bar‘ and I had to tell her That I have not been to many Actually yet – it has been too nice just sitting outside! A French man once told me the best way to learn French is with wine – and now I think did the best way to learn German is with beer!

I’m afraid this post comes just as the weather is turning cold (Winter is coming) so there will not be so many dreamy evenings on the canal for me, but maybe now I will get to see more of the famous Berlin bars and clubs instead!

sunset over the Berlin canals

Goodbye A1.2!

It’s the end of the month, and so the end of the A1.2 class for me. This class has been the best! I know a month is not a very long time, but I really did feel I’ve made a connection with these guys, and I will be so sad not to see them every day in class! So It is sad to say goodbye to out excellent teacher Paloma, who has made class fun, interesting, and challenging, all the while putting up with my lame attempts at cross language humor!

While I’m sad to lose my class, we will No Doubt keep in contact – and I’m lucky enough to have two classmates going on to A2.1 with me. This class has been great not jut for learning German, but for meeting some wonderful new friends.

So I’ve started the next class!

Here is a picture of our new Deutsch Akademie textbook for level A2.1. These books are great. The have many exercises with clear explanations. The have concise grammar explanations, and tables at the back that cover everything we learn in the books for reference when you need a quick reminder! I plan to copy these out and stick them on the wall where I study, so I can get to know them better!

The books also come with a CD, so you can do listening exercises at home on your own!

Deutsch Akademie Textbook – modelled by Erin

Liebe Teilnehmerinnen und liebe Teilnehmer,
gestern war es wieder so weit für unseren 1. Stammtisch im Oktober. Vielen Dank an alle, die dabei waren und diese tolle, ausgelassene Stimmung mit uns gemeinsam genossen haben. Wir hatten viel Spaß, tolle Unterhaltung und auch das ein oder andere Sternchen am Musikhimmel wurde gestern in Berlin geboren.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch noch einmal an unser Gewinnerteam „Warum ist mein banana krum?“

Wir freuen uns schon jetzt auf den nächsten Stammtisch mit Euch am 21. Oktober :)

Euer DeutschAkademie Team

Sweets in class at Deutsch Akademie!

Learning a new language is pretty hard, and sometimes your brain feels so full of new information it feels like it might leak out from your head. Thankfully the lovely people at Deutsch Akademie have prepared for this, and combat the inevitable information overload with the best weapon possible: sugar!

There are always sweets (or ‚lollies‘ as we say in Australia) on the table, and there is a surprisingly good coffee machine in the break area to keep you sharp and focused. There is also a vending machine for snacks, and figuring out how it all works is a good exercise in german conversation!

Sweets at Deutsch Akademie