The fastest way to learn or improve your German is with a full language immersion holiday in Germany. Lingoo offers a range of German immersion holiday programs for children, teenagers and adults that will allow you to combine formal and informal language immersion in a way that suits your learning style whilst staying with a friendly host family.
The best way to learn German is to live with German speaking people who use it every day. With a tailor made German language immersion holiday you can practice your German in authentic day to day learning situations.
Three ways to organise your German language immersion:
- Language exchange – you or your child stays with a German family and then the German member of the same age stays with your family. Find out more
- Homestay – you, your child or family group stay with a German family in Germany or Austria . Find out more
- Stay with a teacher – you or your child stay in the home of a German teacher in Germany or Austria for more structured German lessons. Find out more.
Lingoo is not an agency and our language immersion programs are not ready made. The choice is yours. On Lingoo you can choose to stay with a friendly German host family living in the city or the countryside, you can choose how you combine the formal and informal parts of your German language immersion and you decide who you want to stay with and for how long.
Each German or Austrian host family has a personal profile on Lingoo, so you can see pictures of them, the accommodation, your room, and read reviews from previous visitors. They even tell you all about the things they like doing. So you can choose someone who shares your interests.
On our German language immersion program, you’ll find some warm and friendly welcomes waiting for you in some amazing locations all over Germany. You might be studying for exams or a professional qualification or simply want a more authentic German learning experience. A German language immersion can help you do all of these things as part of a learning experience like no other.
Germany is a central west European country with the largest population in the European Community and has a rich cultural history. The exciting capital of Berlin is a progressive and liberal city, where contemporary art and excellent nightlife scenes seamlessly intertwine with the rich architectural treasures scattering the streets.
Germany’s great cities of Munich and Hamburg are cultural kaleidoscopes where visitors will experience striking warmth and open mindedness. Traditional farmhouses, fairytale castles such as the majestic Schloss Neuschwanstein, and thick woodland like the enchanting Black Forest embody the quiet countryside. The beer in Germany is reputed to be the best in world with over 6 million people visiting each year for Oktoberfest. From Bach in Leipzig and Beethoven in Bonn, Germany has made huge contributions to the world of classical music. Food culture is wholesome with a vast array of delicious sausages.
Lingoo was launched by a husband and wife team in 2008 and is now the world’s biggest language exchange and homestay club.
Our mission is to help language learners connect with learning opportunities within this community, give people the power to decide how they would like to learn and practice a language and help language teachers and hosts deliver authentic language learning experiences.
We’re proud of the many thousands of evaluations published on our site that demonstrate the quality of learning experience our members deliver every day.
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People of all ages use Lingoo including parents, families, adults travelling alone and young adults.
Parents use Lingoo to help their children improve their foreign language skills through either a language exchange, paid homestay holiday or a stay in the home of a teacher. Adults and whole families can do the same.
Young adults taking a gap year, in between jobs, learning a new language or even looking for a long holiday often choose to become Language Au Pairs. It’s a great way to travel the world, staying in the homes of local people in exchange for teaching them conversation skills in their own language.
If you are interested in joining Lingoo for your children, click here. For adults travelling alone or with family groups, click here. To learn more about becoming a language au-pair, click here. If you are interested in becoming a host family or teaching from your home, please click here.