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Speaking German without fear or inhibitions – But how?
The two main problems for German learners are:
- Switching to English immediately.
- Not speaking because they think they can’t.
This has two consequences:
- If you always stay with English, you will never start speaking German – even if you work through entire textbooks in class.
- If you never find the courage to simply start speaking – with all your mistakes – you will never overcome your fear of speaking.
Here, you’ll learn what a German course in Frankfurt should be like if you really want to learn to speak German – and what changes after three months when you’ve found the right course.
The problem with many German courses in Frankfurt
Many German courses don’t get you speaking.
Why do we know this?
Many of our students tell us during the consultation: “I’ve already taken several German courses in Frankfurt, but I still don’t dare to speak.”
The reason they still don’t feel confident is that these things are often missing:
- Speaking German must be the priority – right from the first day of an A1.1 course.
- The group must be small – a maximum of eight participants, so everyone has enough time to speak and ask questions.
- The lessons and methodology must be varied and interactive – there is nothing more boring and ineffective than simply working through a textbook exercise by exercise. Language learning is much more than that and requires many different materials and activities beyond the course book.
- The lessons must adapt to the group, not to the textbook – it’s better to truly understand and use one topic than to rush through as many chapters as possible. The group’s learning success is more important than finishing the book.
- You should constantly interact with the other learners in your group – you need opportunities to actively speak German, ask questions, and exchange ideas with others. That’s exactly what improves your speaking skills. The lesson should not be structured so that you only speak when it’s your turn.
This is how you learn to speak German naturally from the very first lesson – and that’s what truly helps you progress. If these things are missing, it’s the wrong course.
But what does this actually mean for you – and what can you really do after three months?
How good is your German after three months?
What you can do after three months of learning German depends on where you are right now – but one thing is certain: you’ll notice the difference.
If you’re starting German from scratch
After three months, something happens that initially feels impossible: German no longer feels foreign to you. You can understand many words and short sentences, interpret people’s reactions more easily, and you want to say more and more things in German yourself, constantly looking for the right words. The fear becomes much smaller. Suddenly, “Uh…” turns into the thought, “I can do this!” You understand the people around you – and then, one day, you say your first sentence in German spontaneously, without thinking about it.
And that’s because you have been speaking from the very beginning.
If you’re learning German at A2 level
After three months, you’ll notice the biggest change exactly where you struggled the most before: you stay in German. You no longer automatically switch to English when you’re missing a word. You search – and find a way to express yourself in German. You can speak in longer sentences, connect your ideas, and keep developing them. Conversations that you used to give up on are now much more likely to continue until the end. Not perfectly and not always quickly – but in German and with much less frustration.
Most importantly, you realise: “I can actually speak much longer sentences in German, and I’m much less afraid of saying something spontaneously.”
If you’re learning German at B1 level
At this stage, the change after three months goes deeper. Before, there was always something missing when you spoke. Now you notice that you answer spontaneously without rehearsing every sentence in your head first. You handle everyday situations – doctor’s appointments, conversations with your boss, small talk with neighbours – without practising beforehand.
The fear of making mistakes becomes smaller. Not because you don’t make mistakes anymore, but because you’ve learned to keep speaking anyway.
If you’re learning German at B2 level
After three months, you’ll notice that you express yourself more precisely, recognise your mistakes more quickly, and can correct them yourself. Grammar that you somehow knew before but never used confidently – the subjunctive, passive structures, verbs with prepositions – suddenly feels much more natural. You speak more accurately.
Overall, you feel more confident when speaking and have much more self-confidence. And other people will notice it too.
If you’re learning German at C1 level
After three months, you won’t notice the difference in your understanding – that has been working for a long time already. You’ll notice it in your speaking. You formulate your thoughts more precisely and present your arguments in a more structured way. You participate more actively in discussions and stay engaged. Your language gains more depth and you sound clear, confident, and more convincing.
👉Reading tip: Want to dive deeper? Then check out our article “Learning to Speak German”.
👉 Would you like to practise German regularly, but a course every day doesn’t fit into your schedule? Our German course two mornings per week in Frankfurt am Main are available for all levels from A1 to C1 – structured, manageable, and with a strong focus on SPEAKING.
Our German courses in Frankfurt that get you speaking
In our German courses in Frankfurt am Main, you’ll get exactly what you need to overcome your fear of speaking:
- Small groups with a maximum of 8 participants
- Lessons that are adapted to the needs of the group – not rigidly based on the course book
- Teachers who actively encourage every student to speak German
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- German language course Frankfurt (2 mornings per week)
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