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One brilliant and underrated way of improving your German comprehension skills is listening to podcasts. Even if you can’t understand everything, it can be a nice way of escaping the stale world of Grammar books and understanding how Germans actually speak. Our student Bea Beressi has selected her five favourite podcasts for us!

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Apps can be an extremely helpful and motivation addition to your German classes. They are great for memorizing vocabulary and can even help you with grammatical issues like cases or the conjugation of verbs. Additionally to apps, many publishers of German language books offer interactive versions of their books and online trainings for the grammar and vocabulary taught in the books.

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Berlin is known for its huge variety of art and culture, but for a lot of foreigners who aren’t fluent in German, the fields of theater and opera are hard to access. Here are our recommendations on places which offer plays in English or with surtitles.

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Cultural Clashes, classics of European literature and German history in pictures

Graphic novels – or comics – have become quite famous over the past few years. Especially for those starting to learn German, graphic novels offer complex storylines and characters with minimal text, led by vibrant imagery.

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Watching TV shows is definitely one of the best ways to work on your language skills and get to know a country’s culture and people a little bit better at the same time. Of course, we’re always on the hunt for gems on German TV.

Here’s a list of our favourite shows of the last few years – most of them are especially suitable for students of the B2/C1 level. Check out our latest Top 6 and switch on your subtitles!

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We are already looking forward to next week, when our new round of courses will start!
We have compiled a list of online exercises and the books we use in class to help you prepare and deepen your knowledge. Check it out now and get yourself ready for our courses on Monday!

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This time we’re introducing to you 5 new magazines for advanced learners and beginners!

Our picks include magazines originally designed for German readers as well as magazines especially for learners on various topics.

We are sure everyone will find something interesting to read about.

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Have you heard of the learning video series „Nico’s Weg“ (Nico’s path) produced by Deutsche Welle? We highly recommend this learning material, especially for beginners.

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