Opto­Net Con­nect – Advan­ced German

Inte­gra­ting inter­na­tio­nal pro­fes­sio­nals into the work­place and ever­y­day life can be a major chall­enge. Living in Ger­many pres­ents many tasks and hurd­les for peo­ple from other count­ries. A key fac­tor for suc­cessful col­la­bo­ra­tion, both pro­fes­sio­nally and per­so­nally, is mas­te­ring the local lan­guage. Opto­Net has deve­lo­ped a new pro­gram desi­gned to sup­port your inter­na­tio­nal employees in easing their integration.

Advan­ced Ger­man (B2)

In our 10-day Ger­man course, com­pri­sing a total of 40 les­sons, par­ti­ci­pants will explore and prac­tice various aspects of the Ger­man lan­guage. Par­ti­cu­lar empha­sis is pla­ced on app­ly­ing these skills in both pro­fes­sio­nal and ever­y­day con­texts. The goal is to enable par­ti­ci­pants to use the lan­guage more inde­pendently, con­fi­dently, and appro­pria­tely in dif­fe­rent situations.

Core course content

• Com­mu­ni­ca­tion in the pro­fes­sio­nal envi­ron­ment: Indus­try-spe­ci­fic con­ver­sa­ti­ons, exch­ange with poten­tial coope­ra­tion part­ners, etc.
• Ever­y­day lan­guage in Ger­many: Com­mu­ni­ca­ting with fri­ends, dis­cus­sing more com­plex ever­y­day topics, etc.
• Spe­cia­list lite­ra­ture: Working with sci­en­ti­fic and jour­na­li­stic texts, levels of for­ma­lity across dif­fe­rent text types, etc.
• Cross-com­pany exch­ange: Col­la­bo­ra­tion with other pro­fes­sio­nals in the pho­to­nics indus­try, gai­ning new per­spec­ti­ves, etc.
• Grammar, voca­bu­lary & expres­si­ons (B2): Audi­ence-appro­priate lan­guage, pro­cess and state pas­sive, two-part con­nec­tors, sub­junc­tive I and II, sub­jec­tive use of modal verbs, etc.
• Pre­sen­ta­tion skills: Pre­sen­ting work-rela­ted topics, respon­ding to ques­ti­ons, par­ti­ci­pa­ting in dis­cus­sions, etc.

The ins­truc­tor

The course is led by Paul Krei­bich. Prior to joi­ning Opto­Net, he worked for many years as a Ger­man tea­cher in inte­gra­tion cour­ses as well as voca­tio­nal and spe­cia­li­zed lan­guage cour­ses across levels A1–C2, and has com­ple­ted a wide range of addi­tio­nal qua­li­fi­ca­ti­ons in this field. He has also worked as an exami­ner for gene­ral inte­gra­tion and voca­tio­nal lan­guage cour­ses up to level C1 and brings exten­sive expe­ri­ence working with peo­ple of dif­fe­rent ages, back­grounds, and nationalities.

Course sche­dule

The course will take place on the fol­lo­wing 10 evenings, each from 5:00 to 8:15 PM (inclu­ding a 15-minute break):

Par­ti­ci­pa­tion Fee

To mark the launch of this new for­mat, we are offe­ring an exclu­sive pilot group rate of €390.00 for mem­ber com­pa­nies and €590.00 for non-mem­bers. The fee includes all course mate­ri­als. In the event of high demand, par­ti­ci­pants from mem­ber com­pa­nies will be given prio­rity in the allo­ca­tion of places.

Addi­tio­nal information

All par­ti­ci­pants who attend the course regu­larly and suc­cessfully will receive an Opto­Net cer­ti­fi­cate of par­ti­ci­pa­tion. Please note that this cer­ti­fi­cate is not an offi­cial lan­guage cer­ti­fi­cate, as such cer­ti­fi­ca­tes may only be issued by accre­di­ted exami­na­tion bodies.

Par­ti­ci­pa­tion requi­re­ments and boo­king conditions

To ensure effec­tive lear­ning at the tar­get level, par­ti­ci­pants should alre­ady have prac­ti­cal Ger­man lan­guage skills cor­re­spon­ding appro­xi­m­ately to B1 level before the course beg­ins. This means they should be able to manage most rou­tine ever­y­day situa­tions and sel­ec­ted pro­fes­sio­nal com­mu­ni­ca­tion scenarios.

The course is limi­ted to 12 par­ti­ci­pants. Opto­Net reser­ves the right to limit the num­ber of par­ti­ci­pants per com­pany in case of high demand.

Can­cel­la­tion policy: Can­cel­la­ti­ons must be sub­mit­ted in wri­ting. Can­cel­la­ti­ons are free of charge until 14 April , 2026; after this date, the full par­ti­ci­pa­tion fee will be char­ged. A sub­sti­tute par­ti­ci­pant is wel­come at any time.

Note

By regis­tering, you agree that your name may appear on the list of par­ti­ci­pants and that pho­tos taken during the event may be published, unless you object in advance.