{"id":3078,"date":"2021-10-13T08:29:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T09:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/bremen\/?p=3078"},"modified":"2021-10-13T12:31:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T13:31:54","slug":"language-program-in-heidelberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/bremen\/2021\/10\/13\/language-program-in-heidelberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Language Program in Heidelberg"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Kathryn Baker \u201923<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before I arrived in Heidelberg, I didn\u2019t know what to expect in terms of the German intensive course at the Heidelberger P\u00e4dagogium. I was especially nervous because I had not had any in-person classes since March 2020. My first day was definitely interesting and not what I had expected. In my course, the teacher only spoke German and there were people of all ages here to learn the language. In the beginning there were only 6 students, but as the weeks went by, there were more new people. After our first introductions, I figured out I was the only person whose mother language was English; other people spoke Spanish, Ukrainian or Mandarin. That forced me to only speak German with everyone because no one else spoke English, which was good.<\/p>\n

Once the class was over at 12:15 pm, I had quite a bit of homework due each day. When I went back to my WG, I tried to finish most of my homework. With the helpful notes I took, and the online tutorial for extra help, the homework was much easier to complete. Once the first week was over, I could tell my language skills were improving immensely. The teacher made us speak many times in each class and we had many conversations in German. Even though I was extremely shy and worried about my pronunciation, I felt like I did pretty well. From 8:50 am to 12:15 pm, Monday through Friday, I spoke more German than I had in the past year with online classes. After the first week of class, I had my own routine. I took an earlier tram at 8:15 am and went to Rieger\u2019s bakery right next to the P\u00e4dagogium. Most days I ordered a Schoko croissant, which was delicious.<\/p>\n

Since this intensive course was only 3 and a half hours a day, I had plenty of time to explore Heidelberg. In my opinion, Heidelberg is one of the prettiest cities in Germany. I went to the Altstadt almost every weekend and explored. I bought some new Birkenstocks and window shopped in many stores along the streets. Every time I went, I had to buy some chocolate gelato or ice cream as well.<\/p>\n

Overall I had a great time in Heidelberg and I\u2019m happy that I learned so much with the language program!<\/p>\n

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