Semi-private German course (40 lessons per week)

International Language School Bern

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Course description

In our Semi-private courses, you can enjoy your lessons in groups of two. Small groups offer the possibility to individually choose the main emphasis of your course. Our experienced teachers specifically tailor the lessons according to your wishes and needs. If you are looking for a particular certificate, we will gladly prepare you for the examination.

Individual tuition is the fastest way to learn a language. Whether you need general or specialized language, each course is designed for your needs and adapted to your rate of progress. It is the perfect option if you have specific targets or limited time. It is particularly convenient for professionals and executives preparing for a trip abroad, or negotiations and presentations in a foreign language.

• The groups need to be formed independently
• You can individually choose the times of your lessons.
• 40 semi-private lessons per week
• Beginner to Advanced levels
• 1 lesson: 45 minutes
• Courses begin: every Monday
• Price per person

Course topics

Listening, Speaking, Pronunciation, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar and Activities

Class schedule

Course duration
1-52 weeks
Classes per week
40 lessons per week (each lesson lasts 45 min)
Class days
Monday - Friday
School holidays
29 Mar 2024, 01 Apr 2024, 09 May 2024, 20 May 2024, 01 Aug 2024, 25 Dec 2024, 26 Dec 2024

Class schedule may change depending on availability and season.

Class level

All levels, beginner to advanced
You will take a placement test on your first day to determine your class level.

Class size

Average 2 students
Maximum 2 students

Student age

Age range 16 years old and older

Certificate

A certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course.
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Reviews

96% recommend

based on 23 reviews
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"Nice teacher, good location!"

NAI-CHI CHEN, student from Taiwan

The teacher, Tamara, is very nice. She has a great experience in teaching German. She has a lot of patience, and she can use different ways to let everyone understand it. What a wonderful teacher! The location of ILS is good. It is not far from the tram station. However, the cost of the course may be mildly expensive. Overall, it is a nice experience in learning German.

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Duration of study
11 weeks
Date of study
4 Jan 2021 - 26 Mar 2021
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Fast But Understandable"

Yee Shin Lit, student from Malaysia

The Location was great and the teachers were friendly and helpful. Patryca is definitely one of the best teachers! Overall the classes were a little fast but its understandable! I would come back to study again soon.

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8 weeks
Date of study
16 Nov 2020 - 15 Jan 2021
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Intensive time in Bern"

Lorenza Maria Lochi, student from Afghanistan

ILS is in an amazing place in Bern, near the wonderful city center and not far away from the station. I really appreciated the low number of students in the class, so we all had the opportunity to speak a lot improving faster. The super-intensive course that I followed was veeery intensive, but it worths all the pain! Teachers and all the ILS’ staff were absolutely nice and made my time in Bern unforgettable!

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My ratings for this school

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3 weeks
Date of study
7 Sep 2020 - 2 Oct 2020
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Great"

Mattia Belli, student from Switzerland

The very good teacher allowed me to resume German. This course has done me a lot of good.
The location was very good, 10 minutes walk from my house.

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Date of study
24 Aug 2020 - 28 Aug 2020
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Besiana Januzi, Sachbearbeiterin at International Language School Bern responded to this review.
01 October 2020

Thank you very much for your positive feedback. We are very happy to hear that!

"It was a way to learn a language, talking a lot with others and having fun."

Mathilde Coursimault, student from Switzerland

I really liked the fact that we were in small classes. It was a change from the school, where there are a lot more of us. I find that it gives a more personalized follow-up in learning a language, and it forces you to participate! I have the impression that I speak to others much more easily in a language other than my mother tongue, even if I realize that I make mistakes.
I also enjoyed meeting other people, who are not necessarily there for the same reason as me, who are not the same age as me. It was very rewarding in that respect too.
I loved our outing at the Tierpark. It allowed me to get out of the books and learn something else, for example the names of the animals, other than "the dog" and "the cat".

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
27 Jul 2020 - 14 Aug 2020
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Besiana, Clerk at International Language School Bern responded to this review.
02 October 2020

Hi,

Thank you for your kind and detailed feedback. We are very pleased about your positive experience with ILS.

Best,

Besiana

"Great teacher!"

Elise Dumont, student from Switzerland

Everything was good. The teacher was really nice and taught us perfectly. But i would have enjoyed passing a test to know my exact level. I think the level of the lesson i took was too easy and sometimes Boring...

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6 Jul 2020 - 10 Jul 2020
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"It's amazing !"

Matias Reusser, student from Switzerland

I really liked the teachers, super trained. Super dynamic classes, with easy way for understand the teachers, I liked everything.

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Duration of study
5 weeks
Date of study
29 Jan 2020 - 10 Mar 2020
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Overall a good school and a good place to start learning a new language"

Caitlan Siegenthaler, student from Switzerland

My personal experience with the school itself was very good. I had an excellent teacher for A1 and I enjoyed the smaller class size. We had the maximum number of students in my class (6). The location of the school is very convenient. It is easy to walk or take public transportation to get there. The school does host some events for students although you have to check the bulletin boards in each building to see what events are happening. There is also a brunch once a month that is scheduled for students to interact with one another. For our class this brunch wasn't ever scheduled at a good time. For example, the last one was right before we took our final test and stressed a few people out. Overall, I would recommend this school.

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My ratings for this school

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2 weeks
Date of study
28 Oct 2019 - 15 Nov 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"It is fantasti. Mixed culture."

HUO Desen, student from Switzerland

I have good experience in the school. Especiall Peter is a very good teacher. She told us not only the German but also the culture about the Switzerland.
However, I passed A1 in China 2 years ago. and have not chance to use it. Therefore, begin in A2 is a little difficult for me.
So, I should thanks to Peter, she is really very nice. She encouraged me "keep going". Now I will try my best to pass A2 next weekend.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
11 weeks
Date of study
3 Jun 2019 - 23 Aug 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"It was very intensif"

Soledad De Pascalis, student from Switzerland

The classes was very good but one people spoke very much but it's not your fault. The teacher was excellent, she learns very good because she explained a lot. When weren't a lot in the class and we were able to learn a lot. Every day a took the train it was hard but it was okey. The place of the building was correct. it wasn't near the train station. I had this school during my holiday in the morning and the afternoon i can do something with my friends it was very cool. In conclusion the course was very very good but someone was doing that you couldn't learn properly.

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
5 Aug 2019 - 23 Aug 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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Ladina, Vice principal at International Language School Bern responded to this review.
12 September 2019

Hi,

Thank you for your review! We are happy to hear that and hope to see you soon at ILS, maybe in an other class :-)

Best,
ILS-Bern, Ladina

"Less intensive that expected"

Noémie Egger, student from France

The School is good and the teacher was kind.
But some classmates were always commenting and speaking, so that the course progressed slowly and I did not really feel that I improved a lot my German.

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
5 Aug 2019 - 23 Aug 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Ladina, Vice principal at International Language School Bern responded to this review.
04 September 2019

Hi,

Thanks for your review! I'm sorry to hear that. However we hope to see you again at ILS, maybe in an other group.

Best,
ILS-Bern, Ladina

"It was very helpful and a great experience"

Elisa Franza, student from Italy

I was the only student in my class so it was like a one to one and very helpful.
The teacher was very nice and good at explaining.
The location was easy to reach by means of transport and I didn't do any activities apart from visit the museum by myself.
I lodged at my cousin's house so it was perfect like being at home.

The timing of the classes was a bit awkward as it was at 12pm. It would have been better first thing in the morning so I would have been free in the afternoon.

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1 week
Date of study
22 Jul 2019 - 2 Aug 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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Ladina Jegher, Vice principal at International Language School Bern responded to this review.
22 August 2019

Hi,

Thank you for your review and your ideas! We are happy to hear that you liked the class! We are always improving our administration process to make our students feel comfortable.

Best,
ILS-Bern, Ladina

"It was really a beautiful experience and the school as the teachers were irreproachable"

Estelle Ployez, student from Switzerland

The teacher was really good, she took the time to explain everything about grammar and always took the time to answer our questions. I had the opportunity to do 2 activities outside of class but I find it really good that allowed us to know each other a little more and talk about free topics because we have a few topics more imposing when you have to do oral exercises. I find this school really good and will recommend it to relatives.

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3 weeks
Date of study
1 Jul 2019 - 26 Jul 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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Ladina Jegher, Vice principal at International Language School Bern responded to this review.
22 August 2019

Hi,

Thank you for your review! We are happy to hear that and hope to see you soon at ILS :-)

Best,
ILS-Bern, Ladina

"It was good."

Oluwatoyin Badaki, student from USA

I was happy with the class. The teacher was helpful. I wished I could be there longer but I had to return home to the U.S

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Date of study
8 Jul 2019 - 12 Jul 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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Ladina Jegher, Vice principal at International Language School Bern responded to this review.
22 August 2019

Hi,

Thank you for your review! We are happy to hear that and hope to see you soon at ILS :-)

Best,
ILS-Bern, Ladina

"Five weeks I learned a lot thanks to the teacher"

JUDIT IVERN RUBIO, student from Spain

The teacher, as I said, was very good. She knew our weak points with the language. The classes were very good.

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Duration of study
3 weeks
Date of study
7 Jan 2019 - 1 Feb 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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Ladina Jegher, Vice principal at International Language School Bern responded to this review.
20 February 2019

Hi,

Thank you for your review! We are happy to hear that you liked the class!

Best,
ILS-Bern, Ladina

"Very good experience"

Daniel O'Byrne, student from Ireland

The class sizes were small so it was good for interaction with the teacher. The staff were friendly and very nice. The location was good, near the center of Bern and also beside the Historical museum of Bern, with good public transport. I would say the school itself could have had a separate common room or small canteen for cheaper drinks or snacks - but there were at least two vending machines with hot drinks.

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Duration of study
3 weeks
Date of study
7 Jan 2019 - 1 Feb 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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Ladina Jegher, Vice principal at International Language School Bern responded to this review.
12 February 2019

Hi,

Thank you for your review and your ideas! We are happy to hear that you liked the class! We are always improving our infrastructure to make our students feel comfortable.

Best,
ILS-Bern, Ladina

"Like a privat course..."

Fatih ari

Alll was good. The students should know before coming the course that learning is not only the ILS..

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
2 Dec 2018 - 21 Dec 2018
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
Ladina Jegher, Vice principal at International Language School Bern responded to this review.
12 February 2019

Hi,

Thanks a lot for your review! We are happy to hear that. Of course we do our very best to support our students in their learning process.

Best,
ILS-Bern, Ladina

"Good location, supportive staff and helpful teachers"

Lisa Qi

School location is easy accessible and all the teachers that I met are nice and patient. Secretaries at front desk are friendly and supportive and always reply to my requests promptly and clearly. The activities are in a wide range and could help students to learn each other and know more about Switzerland, especially about Bern. Having said that, if the group size could be strictly restricted to 2-6 people for group course, the teaching quality will be even better.

Apart from all above, I also took the English preparation private courses with Andrea. That was a really wonderful experience! She is an English native speaker and a very informative and sympathetic teacher. During the classes, she could respond all my questions in a very clear way. The materials that she provided were also to the point. Before taking the course, I doubted if I could improve my speaking and writing (which were my weaknesses) in a short time, however, in the end I greatly improved these skills and the test result exceeded my expectation.

Last but not least, she is very nice and kind teacher as well. I appreciated her teaching and highly recommended this teacher!

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Duration of study
6 weeks
Date of study
5 Nov 2018 - 21 Dec 2018
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
Ladina Jegher, Vice principal at International Language School Bern responded to this review.
12 February 2019

Hi,

Thanks a lot for your review! We are happy to hear that! See you soon at ILS :-)

Best,
ILS-Bern, Ladina

"The BEST school so far!"

John H. Agustin

I studied German language at ILS since June and I have already reached level B2 thanks to their method and the good and available teachers. All the staff is very nice and professional and they also organise extra activities for the students.
Besides, I've met a lot of wonderful people!
I highly recommend this school if you want to improve your language skills in a short time! The best in Bern!

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Date of study
4 Jun 2018 - 11 May 2018
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
Ladina Jegher, Vice principal at International Language School Bern responded to this review.
12 February 2019

Hi,

Thank you for your review! We are happy to hear that and hope to see you soon at ILS :-)

Best,
ILS-Bern, Ladina

"I can just recommend that school"

Halime Kaya

I visited an intensive course from A1 to B2 and was very satisfied with the school and its services. I had two different teachers, they were both very helpful. We usually had trips to the city, visited some museums and the parliament house, what I liked a lot. It help me to practice my German with other classmates.

The location of the school is excellent.

I didn`t need a accommodation of the school.

Thank you for all.

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Duration of study
28 weeks
Date of study
7 Aug 2017 - 22 Feb 2018
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
Ladina Jegher, Vice principal at International Language School Bern responded to this review.
12 February 2019

Hi,

I'm happy to hear that and hope to see you soon at ILS :-)

Best,
ILS-Bern, Ladina

"It allowed me to progress very quickly."

Marlène Bender, student from Switzerland

I loved taking German lessons at ILS. First, for 5 weeks we were only two, which allowed us to progress quickly. The teacher made us talk a lot, which was great. She was young and dynamic, the current immediately passed between her and us. The atmosphere was so good.

At the location of the school, it was perfect, very easy to get to because a tram is right outside. At the activity level, we went for a coffee and it was very nice, but otherwise we did not do any activity in the city of Bern. I find it a bit unfortunate because it seems to me that this is something they proposed basic.

I did not rent a room with ILS so I have nothing to say on the subject.

In conclusion, I really enjoyed the experience and learned a lot.

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Duration of study
5 weeks
Date of study
5 Mar 2018 - 13 Apr 2018
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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Ladina Jegher, Vice principal at International Language School Bern responded to this review.
12 February 2019

Hi,

We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your German course and we hope to see you again at ILS :-) We do our very best to improve the amount of various activities.

Best,
ILS-Bern, Ladina

"Excellent"

Tynybek Abdukarimov

Guys you are so cool:-) Thank you for perfect German course.
Ich kann jetzt besser Deutsch sprechen :-))

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Duration of study
7 weeks
Date of study
1 Feb 2018 - 29 Mar 2018
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
Ladina Jegher, Vice principal at International Language School Bern responded to this review.
12 February 2019

Hi,

We are happy to hear that and hope to see you soon at ILS :-)

Best,
ILS-Bern, Ladina

"I did not like the school!"

Luciana Ferreira de Azevedo, student from Brazil

The classroom was small, cold and uncomfortable! The teacher was very nice and always helped me with my difficulties, but the place was not pleasant!

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
5 Feb 2018 - 23 Feb 2018
Would you recommend this school?
No
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Ladina Jegher, Vice principal at International Language School Bern responded to this review.
31 May 2018

Hi,

We are very sad to hear that. However I hope you had a good stay in Bern. We are doing our very best, to make our students feel comfortable in our School.

Best,
ILS-Bern, Ladina

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Visa support

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Your letter of acceptance will be sent to your home address by regular mail at no charge to you.

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