German A1 — For Work in Germany

About this course

Germany's labor shortage means tech engineers, doctors, nurses, and skilled trades from MENA can land jobs there — if they have at least A1 German on paper. This course gets you to A1 with a focus on relocation reality: introducing yourself professionally, the visa appointment German, and the first weeks in a German workplace. Heavier on speaking than typical A1 courses.

What you'll cover

• 1

  Why German still requires this much effort

  Cases, gender, word order. Why English doesn't help much. The plan.

• 2

  Sounds and the first 200 words

  ä, ö, ü, ch. The pronunciation traps for Arabic speakers.

• 3

  Introducing yourself professionally

  Name, where you're from, what you do, why Germany. The script the visa officer wants.

• 4

  Numbers, time, dates

  Counting in German is weird (24 = 'four-and-twenty'). Master once.

• 5

  Daily life — apartment, shopping, errands

  The vocab that gets you through Aldi, Sparkasse, and the Bürgeramt.

• 6

  Work-related vocabulary

  Office vocab. Medical vocab. Engineering vocab — pick yours.

• 7

  The visa appointment

  The 5 questions you'll be asked. Practice in pairs.

• 8

  A1 conversation challenge

  10-minute conversation. You're ready to fill the visa form.

Skills you'll build

• German
• A1
• Germany visa
• spoken German
• relocation
• job German
• language learning
• Goethe