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Prices @ GLS Campus Berlin 2012

Prices below for German courses & accommodations refer to the GLS campus (ages 18 - 80). Prices for junior courses please find here.

German for Life

Starting dates: every Monday all year round - all levels, incl. absolute beginners (the only exception: phonetics intensive - phonetics start only every first Monday of the month) Course descriptions - You can enroll HERE 



StandardIntensiveCrashOne-to-one
20 weekly lessons in a group of 6 to 1230 weekly lessons: 20 in a group + 10 in minigroup30 weekly lessons: 20 in a group + 10 one-to-one20 weekly lessons30 weekly lessons
1 week180 €290 €490 €680 €980 €
2 weeks260 €480 €920 €1290 €1890 €
3 weeks390 €720 €1350 €1940 €2840 €
4 weeks520 €960 €1780 €2590 €3790 €
weeks 5-11+120 €+220 €+420 €+620 €+930 €
12 weeks1480 €2720 €5140 €extra individual lessons: 40 EUR per lesson
weeks 13-51100 €190 €400 €

Not included:

  • Entrance fees & public transport in Berlin and on weekend trips to places outside Berlin (in Berlin: ca. 26 €/week; ca. 75 €/month)
  • Summer surcharge: 35 €/week from 24.06. - 18.08.2012

German for Work

Taught on levels B1 or higher. One-to-one is possible anytime, prices see above. Course descriptions

Starting dates: all courses every Monday all year round. You can enroll HERE  

CrashCrash +
30 weekly lessons: 20 in a group + 10 one-to-one40 weekly lessons: 20 in a group + 20 one-to-one
1 week490 €795 €
2 weeks920 €1510 €
3 weeks1350 €2265 €
4 weeks1780 €3020 €
week 5-11+420 €+3570 €
12 weeks5140 €

Not included:

  • Entrance fees & public transport in Berlin and on weekend trips to places outside Berlin (in Berlin: ca. 26 €/week; ca. 75 €/month)
  • Summer surcharge: 35 €/week from 24.06. - 18.08.2012

Prep Courses for Exams: Goethe B1, B2, C1, C2, TestDaF

Course descriptions. You can enroll HERE. Registration deadlines for the exams:

  • Goethe exams not later than 2 weeks prior to the exam (you can do so at GLS during the preparatory course)
  • TestDaF not later than 5 weeks prior to the exam via GLS

Please pay the course fee of 960 € before arrival. The fee for the exam is to be paid when you come to the office in the first week of your preparatory course. As exams take place in the week after prep courses end, keep in mind that you may need accommodation for 5 weeks in Berlin.

Goethe Exams Courses (4 weeks)Exams Course fee*
B2Jan 02 - Jan 20, 2012Jan 26 & 27, 2012960 €
B1, B2, C1, C2
Jan 23 - Feb 17Feb 23 & 24960 €
B2Feb 20 - Mar 16Mar 22 & 23960 €
B1, B2, C1, C2Mar 19 - Apr 13Apr 19 & 20960 €
B2Apr 23 - May 18May 24 & 25960 €
B1, B2, C1, C2May 21 - Jun 15Jun 21 & 22960 €
B2Jun 25 - Jul 20Jul 26 & 27960 €
B1, B2, C1, C2Jul 23 - Aug 17Aug 22 & 23960 €
B2Aug 27 - Sep 21Sep 27 & 28960 €
B1, B2, C1, C2Sep 24 - Oct 19Oct 25 & 26960 €
B2Oct 22 - Nov 16Nov 22 & 23960 €
B1, B2, C1, C2Nov 19 - Dec 14Dec 19 & 20960 €

*Please add the respective exam fee:

  • Goethe B1 (ZD): 180 €
  • Goethe B2: 200 €
  • Goethe C1 (ZMP): 250 €
  • Goethe C2 (ZOP): 295 €
  • GLS exam & certificate: 100 € (free for CSN students) - more 
TestDaFCoursesExam datesCourse + exam
(175 €)Jan 09 - Feb 03, 2012Feb 9, 20121135 €
Mar 26 - Apr 20Apr 261135 €
May 14 - Jun 08Jun 141135 €
Jun 18 - Jul 13Jul 181135 €
Aug 20 - Sep 14Sep 201135 €
Oct 15 - Nov 09Nov 131135 €

Not included:

  • Text book for exam preparation
  • Entrance fees & public transport in Berlin and on weekend trips to places outside Berlin (in Berlin: ca. 26 €/week; ca. 75 €/month)
  • Summer surcharge: 35 €/week from 24.06. - 18.08.2012

Internship in Berlin

Prerequisite for an internship is participation in a German course of min. 4 weeks: program description. Starting dates: every Monday all year round. You can enroll HERE 

DurationPrice
Internship6, 8 or 12 weeks   600 €
German coursemin. 4 weeks, for example standard+ 520 €
= 1120 €
  • Internship placement in a Berlin company or institution
  • 90 minute special coaching by a GLS teacher
  • Student status during the internship including right to use all GLS facilities, invitation to weekly regulars´ table and weekend trips
  • Free additional German course: you pay for the German course that takes place prior to the internship, but when your internships begins, you can join a German evening course for free: 4 weeks à 2 x 2 lessons each Monday and Wednesday night

Starting dates & public holidays

GLS is open all year around (including Christmas and New Years) except public holidays. Morning group lessons missed due to a public holiday will not be replaced, afternoon classes will be replaced and moved to other days. Starting dates for all courses: every Monday all year round on all levels (including beginners!).

Exceptions:

  • Phonetics Intensive:  every first Monday of the month
  • exam preparation: 6 x per year (see above)

Public holidays 2012:

New Years: Jan 1
Easter: April 6 - 9
May 1, 17, 28
German Unity: Oct 3
Christmas & New Years: Dec. 24 - 26, 31*

* Apart from these public holidays, the school is open between Christmas and New Years

Apartments - on the GLS Campus and at Brandenburg Gate

Prices per person / week.

Prices are the same for all apartments, whether on the GLS campus or @ Brandenburg Gate. The category "superior" is availabe only at the GLS campus - a description please find here.

You can book here

Weeks
Arrival Sunday /
Departure Saturday
Single (incl. breakfast)Shared double
(incl. breakfast)
standardsuperior*standard
1 week396 €456 €216 €
2 weeks728 €858 €416 €
3 weeks1.120 €1.320 €600 €
4 weeks1.512 €1.782 €810 €
5 weeks1.836 €2.176 €986 €
6 weeks2.214 €2.624 €1.189 €
7 weeks2.592 €3.072 €1.392 €
8 weeks2.915 €3.465 €1.540 €
Extra week 8+371 € €441 €196 €

* Superior is available only on the GLS campus.
All rooms are non-smoking rooms.

Prices include:

  • apartment with fully equipped kitchen
  • en suite bathroom with shower and WC (bathtub in superior studios @ GLS)
  • wireless LAN access (only @ GLS)
  • TV and phone
  • breakfast buffet in GLS cafeteria between 8 and 10 am
  • bed sheets and towels

Not included:

  • deposit of 100 € upon arrival - refunded if no damages have been caused
  • cleaning fee of 30 EUR
  • summer surchage from 24.06. to 18.08.2012: 70 €/week per person

Additionally bookable:

  • dinner at campus cafeteria: 84 EUR/week
  • lunch and dinner at campus cafeteria: 140 EUR/week
  • transfer on arrival and departure: 40 EUR one way

Shared flats & host family


Prices per person / week. Descriptions - you can book here.

* The option "half board" tends to be further away from campus. If you want half board, but no commuting because of dinner, book homestay + breakfast with dinner at the GLS restaurant on campus (please note: you have to decide upfront which dinner option you book, i.e. you cannot decide on a daily basis).

WeeksShared flat,
self catering
Shared flat,
breakfast
Host family,
half board
*
1 week204 €234 €288 €
2 weeks325 €403 €507 €
3 weeks480 €580 €700 €
4 weeks648 €783 €945 €
5 weeks782 €952 €1.122 €
6 weeks943 €1.148 €1.353 €
7 weeks1.104 €1.344 €1.584 €
8 weeks1.210 €1.430 €1.760 €
extra week 8+154 €182 €224 €
12 weeks1.7432.075 €2.490 €
extra week 12+147 €175 €210 €

Prices include:

  • single room
  • own key (to be returened upon departure)
  • bedsheets and towels
  • for shared flats: right to use the kitchen
  • for host family: pick-up at airport or station on arrival and departure (by car or public transport)

Not included:

  • for shared flats: transfer on arrival and departure (you can take a taxi for ca. 25 - 30 €, use public transport for 2,30 € or book a transfer via GLS for EUR 40)
  • summer surchage from 4.06. to 18.08.2012: 70 €/week per person

Reducing costs by jobbing in Germany

If you are from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea or Taiwan, you can apply für a Working Holiday Visa for Germany - the visa will allow you to look for a job in Germany:

  • ages 18 - 30 (35 in Canada)
  • stays of up to 12 months

See here for more information about Working Holiday Visa for Germany for Australians, New Zealanders, Canadians, Japanese, South Koreans, students from Taiwan and Hong Kong