ALBA Sprachinstitut

Starting Dates & public holidays
School open:	all year around except Christmas holidays in Germany from 19.12.2005 to 02.01.2006
Starting dates:	any Monday all year around on all levels exept complete beginners. Starting dates for complete beginners: 02.01.2006 , 30.01.2006 , 27.02.2006 , 13.03.2006 , 03.04.2006 , 02.05.2006 , 29.05.2006 , 26.06.2006 , 10.07.2006 , 24.07.2006 , 07.08.2006 , 21.08.2006 , 04.09.2006 , 18.09.2006 , 09.10.2006 , 30.10.2006 , 27.11.2006
Public holidays:	Christmas and New Year: 19.12.2005 - 02.01.2006 Easter: 14.04.2006 - 17.04.2006 Labour Day: 01.05. every year Ascension Day: 25.05.2006 Whitsun: 05.06.2006 German Unity: 03.10.every year Days missing due to public holidays will not be compensated for with standard courses. Afternoon lessons in intensive or Superintensive course as well as all individual tuition in general will be compensated for by distributing the lessons missed on the other days of the week.

Course prices

Prices include:

enrollment (no additional registration fee)
placement test and teaching materials
tuition as booked
seminar or film every Thursday afternoon
free drink and social get-together with ALBA staff every Monday night
access to internet and email on 20 PC plus W LAN on campus
ALBA guide on min. 3 half day and one full day weekend activity per week

At a surcharge:

weekly summer surcharge of 00 EURO per week from 30.06.2006 to 31.08.2006
entrance fees for activities and events in and around Berlin
public transportation in and around Berlin: ca. EURO 50 per month

General German

Weeks	Standard	Intensive	Superintensive	One-to-one
	20 weekly lessons in a group of 6 to max. 12	Standard + 10 weekly lessons in a group of 3 to max. 6	Standard + 10 weekly lessons one-to-one	20 weekly lessons	30 weekly lessons
1	140	210	450	620	920
2	240	380	840	1200	1800
3	360	570	1260	1800	2700
4	480	760	1680	2400	3600
5	500	850	1950	2900	4400
extra week 6-11	100	170	390	580	880
12	1080	1920	4440	-	-
extra week 13+	90	160	370	-	-
16	1440	2560	-	-	-
20	1800	3200	-	-	-
24	2160	3840	-	-	-
36	3240	5760	-	-	-
All prices are in EURO. For currency converting please click here .

50plus - Master class for students aged 50 and older If you book only 1 week, you can book either the first or the second week.
Group Course	Individual Coaching
20 lessons per week in group with 6 - 12 students + daily activities with peers of the same age	tailormade for you or a group you put together --> bookable by day or week
1 week: 250	1 day à 4 lessons: 150
2 weeks: 500	1 week à 20 lessons: 620
All prices are in EURO. For currency converting please click here .
Starting dates 50plus for levels elementary, intermediate, advanced: 03.04.2006; 02.05.2006; 29.05.2006; 26.06.2006; 10.7.2006; 24.7.2006; 07.08.2006; 21.08.2006; 04.09.2006; 18.09.2006; 09.10.2006

Business German
Weeks	Superintensive	Crash plus	One-to-one*
	30 weekly lessons: 20 in a group + 10 one-to-one	40 weekly lessons: 20 in a group + 20 one-to-one	20 weekly lessons	30 weekly lessons	40 weekly lessons
1	450	760	620	920	1220
2	840	1440	1200	1800	2400
extra week 3+	420	720	600	900	1200
extra lesson	You can add any number of individual lesson at a price of 38 EURO per lesson
All prices are in EURO. For currency converting please click here .
* You can book one-to-one either alone or with a partner on the same level, thus each person paying 50 %.

Placement fee for work experience

A work experience is possible only in combination with a German language course of min. 4 weeks. What type of German language course you select is up to you.

Thus prices consist of course price, possibly accomodation if you book that via ALBA and the placement fee of 450 EURO, regardless of the duration of the work experience.

Accommodation Prices

Please note: on all types of accommodation the price for one week includes accommodation from Sunday to Saturday. To avoid expenses for extra nights, please schedule your arrival on Sundays and your departure on Saturdays.

Accomodation Fees

Exam dates and fees
Exam	Date	Registration deadline	Fee
ZD	in 2006: March 01 / 02; Apr 27 / 28; June 29 / 30; Aug 23 / 24; Oct 25 / 26; Dec 14 / 15	3 weeks	95
ZMP	in 2006: March 01/ 02; Apr 27 / 28; June 29 / 30; Aug 23 / 24; Oct 25 / 26; Dec 20 / 21 - ALBA will register you at the Goethe Institut Berlin or Potsdam	4 weeks	ca 220
TestDaF	in 2006: Feb 15; Apr 20; June 27; Aug 22; Sept 27 and Nov 14 - ALBA will register you at CDC Berlin	6 weeks	150
DSH	2 times per year, usually April and September directly at the university you selected - ask your university	10 weeks	ca 140
ZOP	in 2006: March 01 / 02; Apr 27 / 28; June 29/ 30; Aug 23 / 24; Oct 25 / 26; Dec 20 / 21 - ALBA will register you at the Goethe Institut Berlin	6 weeks	ca 265
KDS	in 2006: May 09; Nov 07- ALBA will register you at the Goethe Institut Berlin	8 weeks	ca 300
GDS	in 2006: May 11 / 12; Nov 09 / 10 - ALBA will register you at the Goethe Institut Berlin	8 weeks	ca 350
All prices are in EURO. For currency converting please click here .