Fluenz German is led by Germany native Nora Naatz. She takes you step-by-step through the language, showing you how it works through explanations rather than forcing you to simply match pictures and words as if you were a child. And because the culture of the language is critical to understanding, the Fluenz tutor provides context and anecdotes that make the process meaningful.
The biggest companies shun explanations of any kind, instead claiming to offer an "easy", "natural" approach. But anyone who has ever tried to learn a language knows that it requires focus and practice. And without explanations, it's nearly impossible to master many of the fundamental parts of German. With Fluenz, you are guided every step of the way through the language, making sure you master all the key aspects of the language.
We offer rock solid explanations showing how German works and an honest approach that will guide you through high and low. Which is why we smile when the big companies tell us that learning languages is simple and easy--it doesn't work that way. To be fluent in German is the most beautiful thing in the world, but you're going to need a smart approach and there is going to be work involved.
Greatexplanations make a big difference because we don't learn like children anymore.
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Every language is different, so it only makes sense to teach them differently. We've spent years picking apart German in order to create a unique path through the language that makes sense to English-speaking learners. Each session features an extensive tutorial where all the new aspects of German are thorougly explained--from verb tenses to vocabulary and pronunciation.
Our unique approach is currently being used by elite units of the US Navy, senior personnel at the UN and UNICEF, executives of Fortune 500 companies, and students at Harvard Business School and other leading universities.
Fluenz German is organized around one-on-one tutoring sessions that each take up to two and a half hours to complete.
How Fluenz begins
Each session with a brief introduction. This provides an understanding of how the new material will take you a step closer to fluency, while immersing you in the cultural context and the experiences of everyday German.
Introducing useful, everyday language
This is followed by a realistic conversation between native speakers that uses all the words and structures to be learned in the session. These conversations place you in the most common, everyday situations right from the very beginning.
To inspire, great tutors need to speak your language.That's where
"natural immersion" falls short.
Immersive one-on-one tutorial
Immediately after the conversation, the tutor presents a full tutorial explaining in detail and in English how every single new word and structure works. Beyond in-depth explanations, these tutorials offer strategies, tactics and personal experiences that give you valuable insights.
Workout to fluency
After each tutorial, the program turns to over a dozen different types of increasingly challenging workouts that cover reading, writing, speaking, and listening. These workouts reinforce and expand your communication at the same time.
Coaching you forward
At the end of the session, the Fluenz tutor returns to offer a conclusion, along with the kind of inspiration only a human teacher can provide.
We are idealists about the power of technology to revolutionize learning, and we are nothing short of fanatics about the diversity of hispanic culture around the world. Our answer has been to bring the one on one tutor experience to your computer, but also to make sure that learning a language didn't mean forgetting thousands of years of culture, thousands of soccer matches, and hundreds of millions of pages of the world's best literature.
German is much more than wordsand images. Our
tutors will take you
on an unbelievable journey of discovery.
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Audio CDsSpanish for your car or iPodFluenz German comes with Audio CDs that supplement the DVD-ROM sessions. Listen to them periodically as you make your way through the software to further internalize what you're learning. Refine your listening skills and perfect your pronunciation. |
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The Fluenz NavigatorSpanish for your car or iPodFluenz German also comes with the Fluenz Navigator, a useful quick-reference guide for travelers with all the most critical words and phrases for getting by abroad. |
