Frequently asked questions

All inlingua learning materials are aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference, which is defined uniformly throughout Europe. This is not the only reason why inlingua is the right partner when it comes to language exams. The various inlingua centers prepare students for a number of globally recognized examinations, often taking them on site:

• IELTS
• DAF test
• D.E.L.E.
• DELF
• and many more...

Everyone who attends a course at inlingua receives a certificate of attendance. inlingua also offers language exams, of course. If you take an exam at inlingua, you will receive a qualified certificate.

No, the inlingua learning material is designed for a native speaker trainer to work with you on new vocabulary, further grammatical structures or additional functions. In the inlingua learning material you will find a summary of the content taught and a variety of exercises to consolidate it in the follow-up to the training and to prepare it for your own use through role plays and other activities.

Our courses are structured according to the levels of the European Framework of Reference for Languages and each concludes with a Certificate of Achievement as proof of the level completed. If a level is not completed by examination, your inlingua center will issue a Certificate of Attendance.

inlingua language training is available at the inlingua Center, at your company or at locations of your choice, e.g. in a hotel.

All programs, whether they are carried out in the country of the language to be acquired or here locally, derive their efficiency from the quantity and quality of the guided and controlled practice. Therefore, the programs abroad have the incomparable advantage of uninterrupted monolingual practice over a long period of time. Since this takes place both in the structured environment of the language training and in the everyday situation designed for spontaneous reaction, the deepening effect is certainly optimal. But here, too, it must be assumed that particularly intensive training can only be successfully anchored permanently if it is supplemented by follow-up measures. In any case, when booking training abroad, one should keep in mind that the time required must be in reasonable proportion to the desired success. Competent advice and the development of a customized, individually tailored program, possibly combining foreign and domestic training, should be a matter of course.

Yes, the success of the inlingua method consists in training with native-speaker trainers. If there are no native speakers available for a language, German trainers with native language skills and several years of experience abroad can be used as an exception.

If you have previous knowledge, you can join an ongoing course at any time. New courses for beginners start regularly at inlingua.

Individual training

• You determine the learning speed, starting date, training time and location.
• Your individual previous knowledge and the language goal provide the exact framework.
• Ideal for targeted preparation for special communication situations such as contacts abroad, conferences, trade fairs, negotiations or presentations.

Group training

• You learn with and from others.
• Simulations and role plays are possible in a more varied way.
• Effective learning with a smaller budget.

The advantage is clearly a fast, highly intensive entry into the language. This is ideal if you want to achieve a short-term language goal or as an intensive introduction to a longer-term goal. If you no longer use the language after a crash course, the learning success will of course quickly peter out, similar to sports. In this case, follow-up measures are offered to extend or maintain the learning success.

inlingua trainers are native speakers and most of them are permanent employees. They are academically and pedagogically trained and regularly attend advanced training courses in methodology and didactics.

inlingua offers training in all living languages. inlingua offers group and individual training in English, German as a foreign language, French, Spanish and Italian in all centers. At inlingua Kiel you will also find group training in Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic. For rare languages, individual training is always the right choice.

inlingua offers German courses for all levels. As intensive day classes with up to 25 hours per week in a group or as evening classes in a small group twice a week. Also individual training according to your time constraints and individual goals.

In addition to the general programs, inlingua Kiel also offers business-related German courses starting at Level B2. These business courses are specially designed for participants who use German in their daily work. They prepare students for the B2 exam and are sponsored by the Federal Employment Agency or job centers.

Language exams German as a foreign language inlingua trainings also serve as preparation for the Zertifikat Deutsch, Test DaF, the Mittelstufenprüfung and the DSH exam.

General group courses (evening courses) You will learn step by step to express yourself fluently and confidently in the foreign language. Focus of the training: oral expression and listening comprehension. For all those who want to use a foreign language with pleasure and fun, especially for private interests.

Beginner courses start regularly in all languages. If you have previous knowledge of a language, you will be placed in an ongoing evening course according to your previous knowledge. Only after a successful trial lesson will you decide on your preferred contract duration. This is ideally based on your language level and your goal. For English, you also have the choice between Business English and Everyday English.

IntensiveCourses Intensive and compact training in the lively atmosphere of a small group. Ideal for participants with or without previous knowledge who want to learn or refresh a language at short notice. During the day, in the evening or on Saturdays in the core languages.

Business Clubs English Job-oriented English training in a small group according to the Accelerated Professional Program, with maximum practical relevance. Following the basic modules, you can choose specific topics as needed: Banking English, Marketing and Sales, Meetings, etc.

Compact Seminar Business English Here you will train briefly and concisely typical business-related communication situations in English. Usually full-day on Fridays and Saturdays. Topics: Telephoning, Business Correspondence, Socializing Across Cultures, Meetings, Presentations, Negotiating.

Children's Language Club In a small happy group with lots of fun: children go on a journey of discovery and make friends with the most important languages in the world. Singing, drawing, writing, laughing - this is how children experience that foreign languages are almost as easy to learn as their own mother tongue.

School courses Difficulties with English, German or French at school? In the school vacation courses, participants repeat and consolidate the structures they have learned at school, and practice vocabulary and grammar. Above all, however, we promote oral language and thus the joy of dealing with foreign languages.

First, you should take a placement test and tell us what specifically your learning goal is and how you are available in terms of time. Based on this information, inlingua will work out your personal schedule, including hourly volume, frequency and form of training.

From beginner to near-native level, you will need about 1,000 training units. In between there are many gradations, so that basic knowledge is already achievable after 120 training units.