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You can also view our old website just by continuing to read here. The information here is updated and valid until February 2004. After that we will not update this website any more, you then have to visit our new website. Thank you for your cooperation
if you were able to understand that sentence you may already qualify for "advanced beginner status"
we repeat it in English: Welcome on the website of the German Language School of Zion-St. Mark's
now that you learned your first German sentence we give you another freebie:
are the national colors of the Federal Republic of Germany.
If we have piqued your interest so far, you are probably all set to learn how to speak German. Now you can either buy a book and learn at home, which is the worst way to do it, or you can book a flight and fly right away to Munich, sit down in the Englischer Garten and pick up as much German from the friendly people there as you can.
(some students and teachers of ZSM's language school)
For over 10 years Zion-St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church has taught German to students from all over the world. ZSM is the only German speaking congregation left in the former German district of Yorkville in Manhattan. Most of our members are Germans and all of our teachers are! Here you not only find professional teachers with University Degrees in Teaching German as Foreign Language, you also find the cultural background which lets you pick up much more than only the language. Learn from us how Germans live, behave, celebrate, and much more.
(Zion-St. Mark's church in Manhattan where the school is located)
So join us and learn how to order another Bratwurst at our annual Steubenfest, how to read the "Spiegel", how to understand Schiller's "Ode to joy", find out what Goethe's Faust was up to, how to understand the manual of your new Audi or Porsche or how to flirt with Germans on the internet. Our basic, intermediate and advanced courses will make you speak German fluently and understand German culture. Our special courses for business and legal German will give you the tools to successfully act on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange or read BMW's balance sheets. Our specialized literature course will lead you into the depths of Goethe's or Kant's thoughts.
annual Steubenfest
The winter semester 2004 will start on February 11, 2004
Beginners' classes are on Wednesdays 6:45-8.15pm
Intermediate I classes are on Wednesdays 8:30-10:00pm
Advanced class is on Thursdays 8:30-10:00pm
Special classes (business/legal; literature): for the times please call
The semester duration is 12 weeks and the tuition is $ 325, $380 for special classes.
We use textbooks and audio-media approved by German Educational Institutions and for business German approved by the German Chamber of Commerce Association (DIHT).
The regular classes will definitely be held. Class size is usually limited to 15.
You can either sign up by email or mail or you just walk in on the first day of classes.
Due to increasing demand we consider offering children's classes again in the spring semester. We separate children by age and level. The children's semester runs 12 weeks and classes cost $ 360. Please call for information and signup. We will determine the times and days according to demand. A minimum participation of 4 students per class is required for the classes to be held.
in Manhattan on the Upper East side:
339 East 84 Street, between 2nd and 1st Avenues
subway: 4-5-6 (green line) to E 86 Street or Bus M 15 to E 84 Street
for more information or to sign up:
do you want to sign our guestbook?
do you want to read our guestbook?
or call: (212) 288-0600
Academic director: Stella F. Kaufmann, M.A.