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(In person) Complete Beginner German Wednesday 4:50pm - 5:50pm (August 20th to September 24th) The class size is 3-6 students. Instructor: Carolyn
🇩🇪 In-person Complete Beginner German – Live Weekly Class (PST)
Learn German in-person in a small and supportive group
Accessible to students in Berkeley, San Francisco, Oakland, and beyond
📅 Course Dates & Format
August 20th to September 24th
Schedule: Weekly sessions in person
Class size: 3–6 students
If only two students enroll, the course will still run but will be shortened to five weeks instead of the usual six.
💻 This is an in-person class, ideal for adult learners who want to build a solid foundation in German from the ground up—without commuting.
Whether you're based in San Jose, Oakland, or anywhere in the Bay Area, this course brings high-quality language instruction to your screen.
👥 Who This Course Is For
This course is perfect for complete beginners or false beginners—students with little or no previous German experience.
Whether you're learning German for travel, cultural connection, professional goals, or personal enrichment, this class offers a welcoming, small-group environment for learners in San Jose, Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, Napa, and beyond.
🎯 What You’ll Learn
In this class, you’ll develop essential communication skills in German, with a focus on real-world topics and usable grammar. You’ll learn how to:
Introduce yourself and ask basic questions
Talk about hobbies, routines, and daily activities
Order food and ask for directions in German-speaking countries
Understand sentence structure, articles, and verb conjugation
Improve your pronunciation and listening through guided practice
📚 Materials: Robert Di Donato, Monica D. Clyde and Jacqueline Vansant. Deutsch: Na klar! An Introductory German Course. Seventh edition .
🗣️You’ll engage in interactive group work, role-playing, short dialogues, and pronunciation drills.
Grammar is always tied to everyday situations so you can start using German right away.
✅ By the End of the Course, You’ll Be Able To:
Hold simple conversations in German
Ask and answer questions with confidence
Understand and apply foundational grammar
Feel comfortable navigating everyday situations
Be ready for Low Beginner German or further study
👩🏫 About the Instructor
Carolyn holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in German from UC Berkeley and a B.Mus. (Bachelor of Music) from McGill University. Her research in the German Department at UC Berkeley focused on the development of German noun inflection since 1350, and, more generally, on frequency effects in language change. Before moving to Berkeley in 2006, she spent two years in Freiburg (Breisgau), Germany, studying German and Scandinavian Linguistics and Literature at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität and exploring the Black Forest. She has been teaching German continuously since 2008 at various institutions in the Bay Area, including UC Berkeley, the German School of Fremont, the Bay Area Kinderstube (BAKS+, an after-school full immersion program for children who speak German at home), and, of course, PLA (since 2019), and has worked with both children and adults at all levels of proficiency. She has also taught English — both ESL/EFL and composition classes for native speakers — and has done a fair amount of proofreading and translating. Since 2018, she has held a part-time position at McGraw Hill Higher Education in the World Languages department, where her duties include creating and editing online activities to accompany McGraw Hill’s many college language textbooks. When she’s not teaching or tinkering with language textbooks, she enjoys taking long walks in the Berkeley hills, singing, playing the piano, watching German detective series, and making things out of yarn.
💡 Extras
👉 Want to make faster progress? Explore our blog for language learning tips.
👉 Curious about class structure? See our Class Levels at PLA
👉 Questions? Visit our Contact Page
🏫 Offered by Polyglottist Language Academy
This course is offered by Polyglottist Language Academy, based in Berkeley and proudly serving students across the Bay Area—including San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Napa, and surrounding communities.
If you're searching for a beginner-friendly online German class, this is the perfect place to start your language journey.
🇩🇪 In-person Complete Beginner German – Live Weekly Class (PST)
Learn German in-person in a small and supportive group
Accessible to students in Berkeley, San Francisco, Oakland, and beyond
📅 Course Dates & Format
August 20th to September 24th
Schedule: Weekly sessions in person
Class size: 3–6 students
If only two students enroll, the course will still run but will be shortened to five weeks instead of the usual six.
💻 This is an in-person class, ideal for adult learners who want to build a solid foundation in German from the ground up—without commuting.
Whether you're based in San Jose, Oakland, or anywhere in the Bay Area, this course brings high-quality language instruction to your screen.
👥 Who This Course Is For
This course is perfect for complete beginners or false beginners—students with little or no previous German experience.
Whether you're learning German for travel, cultural connection, professional goals, or personal enrichment, this class offers a welcoming, small-group environment for learners in San Jose, Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, Napa, and beyond.
🎯 What You’ll Learn
In this class, you’ll develop essential communication skills in German, with a focus on real-world topics and usable grammar. You’ll learn how to:
Introduce yourself and ask basic questions
Talk about hobbies, routines, and daily activities
Order food and ask for directions in German-speaking countries
Understand sentence structure, articles, and verb conjugation
Improve your pronunciation and listening through guided practice
📚 Materials: Robert Di Donato, Monica D. Clyde and Jacqueline Vansant. Deutsch: Na klar! An Introductory German Course. Seventh edition .
🗣️You’ll engage in interactive group work, role-playing, short dialogues, and pronunciation drills.
Grammar is always tied to everyday situations so you can start using German right away.
✅ By the End of the Course, You’ll Be Able To:
Hold simple conversations in German
Ask and answer questions with confidence
Understand and apply foundational grammar
Feel comfortable navigating everyday situations
Be ready for Low Beginner German or further study
👩🏫 About the Instructor
Carolyn holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in German from UC Berkeley and a B.Mus. (Bachelor of Music) from McGill University. Her research in the German Department at UC Berkeley focused on the development of German noun inflection since 1350, and, more generally, on frequency effects in language change. Before moving to Berkeley in 2006, she spent two years in Freiburg (Breisgau), Germany, studying German and Scandinavian Linguistics and Literature at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität and exploring the Black Forest. She has been teaching German continuously since 2008 at various institutions in the Bay Area, including UC Berkeley, the German School of Fremont, the Bay Area Kinderstube (BAKS+, an after-school full immersion program for children who speak German at home), and, of course, PLA (since 2019), and has worked with both children and adults at all levels of proficiency. She has also taught English — both ESL/EFL and composition classes for native speakers — and has done a fair amount of proofreading and translating. Since 2018, she has held a part-time position at McGraw Hill Higher Education in the World Languages department, where her duties include creating and editing online activities to accompany McGraw Hill’s many college language textbooks. When she’s not teaching or tinkering with language textbooks, she enjoys taking long walks in the Berkeley hills, singing, playing the piano, watching German detective series, and making things out of yarn.
💡 Extras
👉 Want to make faster progress? Explore our blog for language learning tips.
👉 Curious about class structure? See our Class Levels at PLA
👉 Questions? Visit our Contact Page
🏫 Offered by Polyglottist Language Academy
This course is offered by Polyglottist Language Academy, based in Berkeley and proudly serving students across the Bay Area—including San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Napa, and surrounding communities.
If you're searching for a beginner-friendly online German class, this is the perfect place to start your language journey.