Adult Intermediate Class
YORKVILLE, WAS ONCE AN INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS SECTION IN NEW YORK CITY FROM THE 30s THROUGH THE 60s. KNOWN AS YORKVILLE/KLEINDEUTSCHLAND. SETTLED BY A POPULATION OF MIDDLE AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, ITS LARGEST ETHNIC GROUP WAS GERMAN-SPEAKING. IN KEEPING WITH TRADITION AN EFFORT WAS STARTED IN 1990 BY THE YORKVILLE KLEINDEUTSCHLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO PRESERVE SOME OF YORKVILLE'S HERITAGE, NOW LOST FOREVER, THROUGH OUR LANGUAGE CLUB.
WE ARE A COOPERATIVE OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WHO WISH TO PRESERVE THE STUDY OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN AN INFORMAL ENVIRONMENT. THE FEE IS $400.00 FOR THE 15 WEEK, 30 HOUR COURSE.
THE INTERMEDIATE CLASS COMPRISES STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD SOME PRIOR GERMAN STUDY. THIS CLASS IS TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS. REVIEWING AND STUDYING GRAMMAR WITH SOME GERMAN CONVERSATION with collateral reading material. WE
The 34-year-old German Language Learning Club is not a clinical classroom. We strive only to supplement other German courses. Our group IS purposely small so each student can get the full attention of the native and accredited teacher. Our purpose is to offer a relaxed, pressure-free atmosphere without exams. We are not profit-oriented, and only wish to keep the memory of the lost Yorkville/Kleindeutschland alive. Your learning benefit is realized from the degree of interest you invest in the course. We have fall and spring semesters and no summer sessions
Since 1990
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WE OFFER A SMALL PERSONAL ADULT INTERMEDIATE CLASS
B1 AND B2 LEVELS
Kaffee & Kuchen Pause
WE MEET WEDNESDAYS FOR 15 WEEKS
6:00 TO 8:00 PM ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE
SPRING AND FALL SEMESTERS ONLY
NO AUDITING OF CLASSES
STUDENTS MAY JOIN MID SEMESTER AT A PRO-RATED RATE
OUR CLUB MAKES NO PROFIT. WE ARE SUPPORTED SOLELY BY OUR MEMBERS. AND WE OFFER GERMAN LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL EVENTS. WE ALSO MARCH IN THE GERMAN/AMERICAN STEUBEN PARADE EVERY SEPTEMBER. FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ARE INVITED TO JOIN IN THE PARADE AND ALL THE FESTIVITIES DURING GERMAN/AMERICAN MONTH.
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