German Intensive Courses (A1 – C1)
Our language courses are running classroom-based again, obviously following our hygiene rules. If you would rather learn online from home, you may join your class using Zoom (hybrid learning).
TANDEM Hamburg: The course is right!

Course Dates
Our courses start every 4 weeks. You may join any time after a placement test and a free test session.
Beginners may start at the following dates:
DATES |
2022 |
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10.01.2022 | 07.02.2022 | 07.03.2022 | 04.04.2022 |
09.05.2022 | 07.06.2022 | 04.07.2022 | 01.08.2022 |
29.08.2022 | 26.09.2022 | 24.10.2022 | 21.11.2022 |
There are no intensive classes on public holidays and in two short term breaks:
20.12.21-07.01.22, 19.–22.04.22, 27.05.22 and 19.12.22–08.01.23
Please click on the following image to see our course calendar for 2022 (PDF):
Accommodation
Are you looking for accommodation for the time of your language course? We will obviously be there to help you. You have the choice between a single room in private household or a hotel. There's more information here.
VISA
If you need to apply for a visa, you can hand in our booking confirmation with your application. TANDEM Hamburg's German intensive classes qualify for issuing a residence permit (visa) for language studies in Germany. You'll find some more details here.
Schedules, Prices and Payment options
One level takes 8 weeks to finish at our school.
At levels B2 and C1 our courses run for 25 class hours weekly.
At levels A1 to B1 our courses run for 20 class hours weekly.
Intensive 20 (A1 to B1)
• 20 class hours of 45 minutes per week,
• 5 – 10 participants (on occasion 12)
• Monday to Friday from 09:30 – 12:45 p.m. (on occasion from 2:00 – 5:15 p.m.),
ATTENTION: A1 courses always run from 2:00 – 5:15 p.m.
• Option: telc Deutsch A1 exam
• Option: telc Deutsch B1 exam
Prices:
One time service fee (incl. the first course book)* |
40.00 € |
Further course books every half level |
18.99 € |
1 week
|
180.00 € |
2 weeks |
320.00 € |
3 weeks |
440.00 € |
4 weeks SPECIAL
|
520.00 € |
5th to 7th week |
140.00 € per week |
8 weeks SPECIAL
|
1040.00 € |
9th to 11th week |
140.00 € per week |
12 weeks SPECIAL |
1560.00 € |
13th to 15th week |
140.00 € per week |
16 weeks SPECIAL |
2080.00 € |
17th to 19th week |
140.00 € per week |
20 weeks SPECIAL |
2600.00 € |
21th to 23th week |
140.00 € per week |
24 weeks SPECIAL |
3120.00 € |
Option: telc Deutsch A1 |
90.00 € |
Option: telc Deutsch B1 |
170.00 € |
* Our service fee covers your first course book, further materials and the cultural program (excl. travel costs and entrance fees)
All information can be downloaded here as a PDF.
Group course + single
• Your choice of single lessons in addition to your group class
• On offer starting from 2 single class hours
• Can be booked as Bildungsurlaub
Prices:
45 mins. |
60 mins. |
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Everyday and
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40.00 € |
53.00 € |
Our services
• Placement test at the beginning of your course
• Individual placement counselling
• Individual care and advice
• Regular progress check
• Final TANDEM exam after finishing a level
• Detailed exit confirmation
• 1 extracurricular activity per week
Intensive 25 (B2 and C1)
• 25 class hours of 45 minutes per week
• 5 – 10 participants (on occasion 12)
• Monday to Friday from 09:30 – 1:40 p.m. (on occasion from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m.)
• Option: telc Deutsch B2 exam
• Option: telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule exam
Prices:
One time service fee (incl. the first course book)* |
40.00 € |
Further course books every half level |
21.99 € |
1 week
|
225.00 € |
2 weeks |
400.00 € |
3 weeks |
550.00 € |
4 weeks SPECIAL
|
650.00 € |
5th to 7th week |
175.00 € per week |
8 weeks SPECIAL
|
1300.00 € |
9th to 11th week |
175.00 € per week |
12 weeks SPECIAL |
1950.00 € |
13th to 15th week |
175.00 € per week |
16 weeks SPECIAL |
2600.00 € |
Option: telc Deutsch B2 |
170.00 € |
Option: telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule |
185.00 € |
* Our service fee covers your first course book, further materials and the cultural program (excl. travel costs and entrance fees)
All information can be downloaded here as a PDF.
International Payments
Students with international bank accounts and credit cards
Students with an international bank account or credit card (from outside of the Euro zone) can pay their fees and deposits through TransferMate in their own currency, with no currency conversion fees and beneficial exchange rates. If you normally incur bank charges when paying from an overseas bank account to the College account, then you may find TransferMate is more economically favourable for you:
• No International sender/receiver fees
• Preferential exchange rates
• 24 hour online tracking of all payments
• 24 hour Customer Service
• Allows you to pay in your local currency & to a local bank account
• TransferMate also accept Alipay, Tenpay and UnionPay
Please Note:
If you choose to pay by a different method of payment which results in TANDEM Hamburg incurring bank charges, we will recover the cost from you.
Read more on TransferMate in this PDF file