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Adult Courses

Adult Classes:

Our course program offers interactive, engaging and affordable German classes for adult learners at all levels, from absolute beginners to fluent speakers. All ages from 18 years and over are welcome to enrol. 

Classes at BGLS are small, with an average number of no more than 8 students. Please note: If a class doesn’t reach the minimum of 5 students, it may be cancelled.

Private lessons and personal tutoring can be offered based on availability. Please contact our adult coordinator if you are interested. 

Locations:

  • St Peter’s Lutheran College in Indooroopilly
  • Paddington Hall/Annexe, Community in Paddington

Duration:

Our adult courses are created to run over 4 terms. This allows time to focus on our students’ needs and interests rather than rushing through the textbook. Also, for most people learning a language takes a lot of time and practice.

Language and Culture:

Besides working through the textbook, we also focus on explaining and experiencing aspects of German culture. All of our teachers are German native speakers and are happy to share some insights around the German culture and the region they are originally from.

Every term we usually have at least one fun-lesson where you won’t be working in your workbooks but on something entirely unrelated. This could be topics you ask your teacher to prepare or a topic that your teacher is passionate about. Or it could also be some kind of event such as a “Weißwurstfrühstück” (a Bavarian style breakfast).

Workbook and Curriculum:

The workbook contents prepare you to reach a certain standardised level (e.g. A1.1) and our fun lessons, activities and events aim towards a deeper understanding of cultural aspects.

Our curriculum aligns with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and develops effective speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.

On request, we issue a certificate of attendance and level of competency achieved.

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Are you new to BGLS?

Please contact our friendly Adult Coordinator Birgit [[email protected]] before enrolling to assist in course selection.

2025 Term Dates No. of Lessons
Term 1 Sat 1 Feb – Sat 5 Apr 2025 9 lessons* (See note below)
Term 2 Sat 26 Apr – Sat 21 Jun 2025 9 lessons
Term 3 Sat 19 Jul – Sat 13 Sep 2025 9 lessons
Term 4 Sat 11 Oct – Sat 6 Dec 2025 9 lessons

*No lesson on Saturday 1 March 2025 due to St Peter’s Open Day.

Each lesson is 2.5 hours with a 15 min break. The course fee per term is $410. There is also a yearly membership fee of $35.

Overview of Courses in Term 1 2025

Day Course Location Time
Mon      
Tue A1.2 Online 6:00 – 8:15 pm
Wed nil
Thu nil
Fri B2.1 NEW Communify/Paddington Community Hall 10:00am – 12:15 pm
Sat

A1.1 NEW

A1.1 continued from 2024

A1.2 NEW

A2.1 NEW

B+ Conversation

 St. Peter’s Lutheran College/Indooroopilly 9:00 – 11:30 am
If you are interested in a beginners class on a weekday evening in Indooroopilly or on a  weekday morning in Paddington, please register your interest by emailing [email protected].
If you are interested in an intermediate class (B1.1) on a Thursday evening in a central location, please register your interest by emailing [email protected].

 

 

Course Details

Adult Beginners NEW (Level A1.1) – for absolute beginners (Starting in Term 1)

This course will provide you with the basic knowledge of German required for participation in everyday conversations. It will lay the foundations for effectively speaking, understanding, reading and writing German and mastering the language’s grammatical structures. Textbook Required.

Textbook – Adult Beginners A1.1 – Schritte International 1 NEU Hueber

Offered on:

Saturday morning at St. Peter’s Lutheran College/Indooroopilly from 9 – 11.30 am (15-minute break included)

Started in T1/2024

[Details] A downloadable pdf course outline beginners new A1.1.

[Enrol now]

Adult Beginners CONTINUED (Level A1.1) (Started in Term 3 2024)

This course will provide you with the basic knowledge of German required for participation in everyday conversations. It will lay the foundations for effectively speaking, understanding, reading and writing German and mastering the language’s grammatical structures. Textbook Required.

Textbook – Adult Beginners A1.1 – Schritte International 1 NEU Hueber

Offered on:

Saturday morning at St. Peter’s Lutheran College/Indooroopilly from 9 – 11.30 am (15-minute break included)

[Details] A downloadable pdf course outline beginners new A1.1.

[Enrol now]

Adult Beginners 2 NEW (Starting in Term 1)

This course will help you to understand and use familiar everyday expressions in very simple sentences.

Textbook – Adult Beginners A1.2 – Schritte International 2 NEU Hueber

Offered on:

Saturday morning at St. Peter’s Lutheran College/Indooroopilly from 9 – 11.30 am (15-minute break included)

[Details] A downloadable pdf course outline beginners continued A1.2.

[Enrol now]

Adult ELEMENTARY BASIC (A2.1)

Learners will build on basic skills and develop fluency. Textbook required.

Textbook – Adult Elementary A2.1 – Schritte International 3 NEU Hueber

Offered on:

Saturday morning at St. Peter’s Lutheran College/Indooroopilly from 9 – 11.30 am (15-minute break included)

[Details] A downloadable pdf course outline intermediate A2.1.

[Enrol now]

Add Adult Upper Intermediate NEW (B2.1)

Textbook – Sicher B2.1

Offered on:

Friday morning at Paddington Communify Hall from 10 – 12.15 am 

Details PDF coming soon

[Enrol now]

Adult ELEMENTARY ADVANCED (A2.2)

This class will help you understand sentences and commonly used expressions associated with topics related to personal information, family, shopping, work and immediate surroundings. Learn to make yourself understood in simple routine situations around common topics. Textbook Required.

Textbook – Adult Elementary A2.2 – Momente A2.2 Hueber

Offered on:

Thursday evening at Traction, Yeerongpilly from 6 -8 pm (10 sessions per term) (new in T1/2024)

[Details] A downloadable pdf course outline intermediate A2.2.

[Enrol now]

Adult INTERMEDIATE CONTINUED (B1.2)

This class will help you understand the main points of clear standard statements about familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. After completing this level you can deal with most situations likely to arise while traveling in an area where the German is spoken. Textbook required.

Textbook – Adult Beginners B1.2 – Schritte International 6 Hueber

Offered on:

Friday morning at Paddington Communify Hall from 10 – 12.15 am (new in T1/2024)

[Details] A downloadable pdf course outline conversation B1.2.

[Enrol now]

Adult CONVERSATION (Intermediate/Advanced) Basic B+

Students in this course discuss a wide range of topics of interest based on material from different sources, such as newspaper articles, literary texts and films. No textbook required, all materials provided.

Offered on:

Saturday morning at St. Peter’s Lutheran College/Indooroopilly from 9 – 11.30 am (15-minute break included)

[Details] A downloadable pdf course outline conversation B+.

[Enrol now]

 

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