Not sure about your level?

If you are new to LALIA, we would like to make sure you are placed in the best group for your progress. In order to do so, a teacher from our school will have a short conversation with you.

Intermediate Low 1 

The participants of this class have taken the Novice 5 course with LALIA or have reached a comparable level of speaking by other methods. Some of them have completed a B1 course of the CEFR. Students in this class have crossed the Novice threshold: They are able to spontaneously create their own meaningful sentences in German. This is an online course.

Intermediate Low 2

The participants of this class have taken the Intermediate Low 1 course with LALIA or have reached a comparable level of speaking by other methods. Some of them have completed a B1 course of the CEFR. This is an online course.

Intermediate mid levels (IM)

Intermediate Mid 1

Students in this class have taken the Intermediate Low 2 course with LALIA or have reached a comparable level of speaking by other methods. Some of them have completed courses in the B1 levels of the CEFR. Speakers at this level can successfully handle a variety of uncomplicated communicative tasks in straightforward social situations. Conversation is generally limited to personal information, interests and personal preferences, as well as physical and social needs. Intermediate Mid speakers tend to function reactively, but they can also obtain simple information to satisfy basic needs, such as directions, prices and services. In spite of the limitations in their vocabulary and/or pronunciation and/or grammar and/or syntax, Intermediate Mid speakers are generally understood by sympathetic interlocutors accustomed to dealing with non-native speakers. This is an online course.

Intermediate Mid 2

This is the second month in the level of Intermediate Mid (See above: Intermediate Mid 1). In this course, learners will gain confidence and competence in their interactions during realistic German language encounters by increasing their word-power, and acquiring new or revising grammatical patterns. Learners in this class have been exposed to most high-frequency structural patterns in German with LALIA or by other methods, for example courses at the B2 level. This is an online course.

Intermediate Mid 3

The Intermediate level sometimes feels like a plateau, and in this third month you will gradually be pulling yourself out of there. Improvement at this level will take the form of a growing sense of confidence, more vocabulary and the desire to express more complicated ideas using slightly more connected discourse. This is an online course.

Intermediate Mid 4

Learners in this class have taken the IM3 class of the first LALIA year or have reached a comparable level of speaking by other methods. This is the last LALIA class centered around “predictable topics” and the self. After this class you should be ready to take an IH class. This is an online course.

Intermediate High levels (IH)

Intermediate High 1

Learners in this class have been exposed to most high-frequency structural patterns in German (for example, by taking courses at the B2.2 level, or with LALIA). At the IH levels, students will learn to perform all the functions of the Intermediate with more ease, confidence and accuracy. The conversations in class go beyond the immediate inner world of the student. We will discuss news, films, and short literary texts. This is an online course. 

Intermediate High 2

Learners in this class have been exposed to most high-frequency structural patterns in German (for example, by taking courses at the B2.2 level, or with LALIA). At the IH levels, students will learn to perform all the functions of the Intermediate with more ease, confidence and accuracy. The conversations in class go beyond the immediate inner world of the student. We will discuss news, films, and short literary texts. This is an online course. 

Intermediate High 3

Learners in this class have been exposed to most high-frequency structural patterns in German (for example, by taking courses at the B2.2 level, or with LALIA). At the IH levels, students will learn to perform all the functions of the Intermediate with more ease, confidence and accuracy. The conversations in class go beyond the immediate inner world of the student. We will discuss news, films, and short literary texts. This is an online course. 

Intermediate High 4

Learners in this class have been exposed to most high-frequency structural patterns in German (for example, by taking courses at the B2.2 or C1 levels, or with LALIA). At the IH levels, students will learn to perform all the functions of the Intermediate with more ease, confidence and accuracy. The conversations in class go beyond the immediate inner world of the student. We will discuss news, films, and short literary texts. This is an online course. 

Intermediate High 5

Learners in this class have been exposed to most high-frequency structural patterns in German (for example, by taking courses at the B2.2 or C1 levels, or with LALIA). At the IH levels, students will learn to perform all the functions of the Intermediate with more ease, confidence and accuracy. The conversations in class go beyond the immediate inner world of the student. We will discuss news, films, and short literary texts. This is an online course. 

Intermediate High 6

Learners in this class have been exposed to most high-frequency structural patterns in German (for example, by taking courses at the B2.2 or C1 levels, or with LALIA). At the IH levels, students will learn to perform all the functions of the Intermediate with more ease, confidence and accuracy. The conversations in class go beyond the immediate inner world of the student. We will discuss news, films, and short literary texts. This is an online course.