about 10 to 15 students per class

Participants will receive 8 ECTS credit points after successful completion of the online course. Additionally, six weeks after the end of the online course a Transcript of Records will be issued by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Online Course Fee

"German in the City" in an online format:

In the middle of Germany yet still at home – in this special situation at the present time we are facing new challenges. Especially when it comes to a course that is called “German in the City”! How can we give you the experience of German language and culture in Berlin? No matter where you are? And no matter how far away you are from Berlin?

Therefore, we are working intensively and with a lot of creativity and passion on a solution. Just like in the ‘real’ “German in the City” course, we will use a lot of authentic materials, which we will make available to you through digital formats (such as Zoom, Screencast, video lectures, discussion forums…) in order to make you familiar with vocabulary, language structures and cultural discourses of life in Berlin. Here you will meet students from all over the world online. In different countries, on different continents and yet together you will practice your oral and written German, watch German films and plays together and take part in current social debates. Through a mixture of different sequences with synchronous teaching, instructions for your own research, short presentations and accompanied self-study, we offer you direct access to language, everyday life in Berlin, and key concepts of German culture, history and politics. Berlin is waiting – and we, your digital hosts, are looking forward to see you!

This course is designed for students of German Studies/ German Literature and all interested students, who do not only want to take language classes, but are also interested in topics concerning culture, literature, theater, history and society.

For optimal success in this course, we require a German fluency level of Advanced (C1/C2) or Average (B1/B2).
The fluency levels of the language test are based on the guidelines set by the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages".

The minimum age requirement is 18 years.

Placement in language courses

Preliminary allocation to a certain language level is based on information provided during registration (language self-assessment, questionnaire) and a placement test, which is done online before the course starts or on the first day of the course in written or oral form.