German Online Institute
Private online German lessons, exam preparation and naturalization support for companies, expats and professionals in Switzerland and the DACH region.
Learn German 3x Faster with a Dedicated Expert German Teacher
✓ Tailored ✓ Every lesson builds on the last one ✓ Dedicated Expert German Teacher ✓ 1:1 and Private Group Lessons ✓ 100% Live and Remote since 2013 ✓ 5-star rated
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Trusted by employees at leading companies
Why expats & professionals choose GOI
✔️ The GOI Method – every lesson follows the same steps, prepared from your personal profile: your job, your goals, your life and interests, your weak spots
✔️ Thousands of private live lessons monthly – tailored 1:1, never automated
✔️ Handpicked teachers – an empathic long-term expert matched to your goals, schedule and wishes
✔️ Reliable team – seamless substitutes when needed, your lesson record goes with you
✔️ Long-term stability – many students stay for years with same teacher
✔️ 5★ rated since 2013 – trusted by professionals & expats in DACH
✔️ Maximum flexibility – Fits any schedule – lessons available 7am-10pm, every single day
✔️ CEFR-certified progress – certificates for employers/visa applications
✔️ Fair policies – 24hrs cancellation, 1-year package validity
(longer validity for custom packages 75hrs+ upon request)
What happens in a GOI lesson
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PART 1 | Warm-up
→ Warm-up – Your week’s review, in German: the mechanic, the dinner, the trip. Whatever you want to say, with a professional listener.
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PART 2 | Revision
→ Drill of last lesson's main speaking error
→ Activation of last lesson's new vocabulary
→ Personalized Conversation on last lesson's topic – from the angle that fits your life (introduced through relevant mind maps, statistics, images, texts, audios or videos)
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PART 3 | INPUT
→ Course book or flexible progression – A course book is our recommendation up to B2. Alternatively, your course runs on personalised mind maps, videos, texts, audio and images – always within the CEFR framework.
→ New grammar, discovered – with a simple GOI task, then practised with the course book or other materials
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PART 4 | FOLLOW UP
→ Follow-up – Your next lesson, planned together at the end of this one
→ Progress or Deepen – Move on or stay with a topic as long as you need. This is how gaps close and fluency builds.
→ Homework: choose from a range of types – or none, if this week is full
→ Your own topics as next input: a job interview, a visit to Munich, a presentation at work
→ Your plans for the week, so next lesson's warm-up can pick them up
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FAQ
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We offer private 1:1 lessons and private small groups (2–4 people). Courses include General German (A1–C2), Business German, exam preparation (Goethe, telc, ÖSD, fide/SDS) and German for expats living in the DACH region.
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Our teachers are qualified DaF professionals trained in standard German (Hochdeutsch). We do not rely on “native only”—we focus on professionalism, pedagogy and results.
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Lessons are fully flexible. You can book once per week or several times per week, from morning to evening 7am-10pm CET, depending on your routine and time zone.
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Yes. You can book a free 30-minute trial to meet your teacher, check the chemistry and set goals for your course.
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Yes. We prepare students for Goethe, telc, ÖSD, fide/SDS, TestDaF and more, as well as German citizenship interviews and professional language requirements.
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Yes. GOI is specialised in training expats and international professionals in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein. We teach German that is relevant for real life: work, integration, daily communication and paperwork.
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Only private groups that join together (friends, colleagues, families). We do not offer open group courses.
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Private 1:1 lessons cost €35–40 per 60 minutes. Private groups pay even less per person. All pricing is transparent and available on our website.
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You are matched with a permanent teacher.
Every lesson follows four phases while being flexible and relevant in content: warm-up, revision with drill, vocabulary activation and communication, new input with practice and grammar, and follow-up to plan the next lesson. Everything is documented in your personal Google Classroom, so every lesson builds on the previous one.
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Yes. We provide corporate training, sponsored employee courses and tailored programs for teams in IT, medicine, finance, research, engineering and more.
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No. We do not offer BAMF or Jobcenter-funded courses. Our focus is private coaching for expats, professionals, families, and companies.
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Alongside our regular lesson packages, we offer a separate specialised option: The Accent Masterclass.
This format follows it’s own structure and is booked independently.
