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Course Dates & Prices
 
Please note: dates are given in format DD.MM.JJJJ.
Prices are given in EURO.
One lesson lasts 45 minutes.
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 .