German in the UK
Think German for new perspectives
Jordan
"After taking German at GCSE and being lucky enough to visit Berlin 2 years ago, I have been inspired to continue at A-Level and beyond. The more I learn, the more passionate I become and I look forward greatly to the prospect of using my knowledge of German in my future career!"
Beth
"For me it's all about the people and the culture. Having visited Germany 8 times I can honestly say that the Germans are some of the nicest people I have ever met. I have stayed with three different guest families and they have all been so generous and welcoming. The chance to experience a foreign culture through living with a family is something I really enjoy and it makes the experience so much more genuine."
Emily
"I visited Germany a few years ago and it was fantastic! I loved the culture and interacting with German people. Just recently, I have had a German student from Mülheim staying with me and it was amazing learning lots of new things about German life and I can't wait to spend two weeks in Germany this summer. German will open up lots of doors for me in future. I hope to go on to university to study German and hopefully have a career involving German."
Chris
"Living in Germany for 18 months as an FLA opened up a whole new set of ideas on life: Sundays with no shops open, museums and the like closed on Mondays, escaping from shops ('schönes Wochenende' 'Gleichfalls, Danke', 'Tschüss') - the British grunt and you're gone just doesn't cut it!"
Sarah
"Because I chose to study German at University, I had the opportunity to go and live in Bremen for a year and work as a British Council English Language Assistant. I made the most amazing friends there, and had some fantastic experiences that I will probably be telling people about for the rest of my life. I would urge anyone and everyone to go to Germany at least once in their life, visit the Christmas markets, go to Oktoberfest, eat some Hachez chocolate (best chocolate in the world, no contest), jump on the Regionalbahn to a random village in the middle of nowhere, you never know what you might find in this wonderful, beautiful, amazing country. "
Rowan
"Learning German has opened so many doors for me, behind which I have discovered new friends, new words, new perspectives and an unbound enthusiasm for speaking, living and breathing the German language itself.
German has given me the chance to live abroad, to work in a new country and to use words like 'Wackelpudding'. I would ask for nothing more!!"
Joe
"[..] we should learn much more from the way Germans view the world, the environment and how we should conduct ourselves as responsible citizens. Learning German is therefore great - it's not just learning to say: 'Wie komme ich am besten zum Bahnhof, bitte' or ,Ich hätte gern einen Orangensaft, bitte, it teaches you a great deal more!!"
Kirsteen
"I have studied German since year 8, so about 10 years now! I can honestly say that it has changed my life. My love for languages and different cultures has grown and it has expanded my mind and made me grow as a person.
The best experience of my life was working in Hessen as a language assistant teaching English and at the same time soaking in the culture, travelling around Germany and meeting some fab people and friends for life, not a dull moment in the 9 months I was there and I can't wait to get back to it in the summer!"
Sarah
"It was my school's German exchange that really fired my interest in German. We had such a good time and the host families were so friendly. I'm now on my year abroad in Germany for university, showing how far my interest has come. I feel comfortable travelling around and using my German, something I never really felt I wanted to acheive with another language. Also culturally, I think Berlin is much more interesting than Paris any day! Learning German has made me want to teach it someday, to younger pupils, so their language competence is tapped into at an earlier age, just like the Germans themselves when they learn English!"
Connor
"It was an unforgettable time, possibly some of the best days of my life. I have completely changed what I thought of Germany before." German Pupil Course
Cyrus
"Ich liebe Deutsch und [nach Deutschland zu fahren] gab mir nicht nur die Chance meine Sprache zu verbessern, sondern auch wunderbare einzigartige Leute kennenzulernen, die ich nie vergessen werde." German Scholarships Programme
Deputy Headteacher, Mounts Bay School and Community Sports College
"The week in Rietberg was incredible! Our Headteacher said it would be life changing and it really was. [...] Four [of the pupils on the trip] are now going to study German A-Level, one wants a career with Special Needs pupils and one [...] has asked the German Head if they can spend their gap year in his school."
Chloë
"I have been really inspired by the trip and want to take German further than GCSE now because I have realised that there is more to German than speaking it in school, there is a huge culture out there and the more German I can speak, the more I can appreciate and benefit from it." Discover Germany