German courses

Level A1.1 People with no previous knowledge

• Understand and use familiar words and very simple sentences
• Ask and answer questions about yourself (e.g. place of residence, family, work)
• Read and write a short message and fill out simple forms
• Name and understand numbers, quantities and times

German Intensive (DI-A1.1-25-1.2-4133)
Date: March 17 to May 12, 2025
Days: Monday to Thursday
Time: 09.00 am to 11.30 am
Lessons: 72 lessons, 6 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 540 – 1’080 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials
Childcare: YES (CHF 720, reduction possible)

German in the morning (DM-A1.1-25-1.2-4133)
Date: April 28 – June 27, 2025
Days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Time: 08.45 am to 11.30 am
Lessons: 80 lessons, 9 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 600 – 1’200 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials
Childcare: YES (CHF 800, reduction possible)

German Intensive (DI-A1.1-25-1.3-4133)
Date: May 05 to June 17, 2025
Days: Monday to Thursday
Time: 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Lessons: 72 lessons, 6 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 540 – 1’080 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials

German in the evening (DA-A1.1-25-2-4133)
Date: August 19 – December 11, 2025
Days: Tuesday and Thursday
Time: 7.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Lessons: 60 lessons, 15 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 450 – 900 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials

German in Liestal (DLI-A1.1-25-2-4410)
Date: August 19 – December 12, 2025
Days: Tuesday and Friday
Time: 9.15 am to 10.45 am
Lessons: 60 lessons, 15 weeks
Course location: Liestal
Price: CHF 450 – 900 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials
Childcare: YES (CHF 600, reduction possible)

Level A1.2 People without previous knowledge

• Understand instructions that are given to you slowly and clearly
• Introduce yourself in a conversation and understand, ask and answer questions
• Extract relevant information for you from written short messages

German Intensive (DI-A1.2-25-1.1-4133)
Date: March 31 to May 22, 2025
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Time: 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Lessons: 72 lessons, 6 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 540 – 1’080 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials

German in the morning (DM-A1.2-25-1.2-4133)
Date: April 29 to June 27, 2025
Days: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Time: 08.45 am to 11.30 am
Lessons: 80 lessons, 9 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 600 – 1’200 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials
Childcare: YES (CHF 800, reduction possible)

German Intensive (DI-A1.2-25-1.2-4133)
Date: May 12 to June 24, 2025
Days: Monday to Thursday
Time: 09.00 am to 11.30 am
Lessons: 72 lessons, 6 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 540 – 1’080 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials
Childcare: YES (CHF 720, reduction possible)

German in the evening (DA-A1.2-25-2-4133)
Date: August 18 – December 10, 2025
Days: Monday and Wednesday
Time: 7.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Lessons: 60 lessons, 15 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 450 – 900 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials

Level A2.1 People with previous knowledge

• Extract essential information from short newspaper texts
• Write short messages that relate to your immediate living environment
• Understand enough to meet specific needs in everyday life
• Mastering everyday situations with simple linguistic means

German in the morning (DM-A2.1-25-1.2-4133)
Date: April 28 – June 27, 2025
Days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Time: 08.45 am to 11.30 am
Lessons: 80 lessons, 9 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 600 – 1’200 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials
Childcare: YES (CHF 800, reduction possible)

Intensive German (DI-A2.1-25-1.2-4133)
Date: May 12 – June 24, 2025
Days: Monday to Thursday
Time: 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Lessons: 72 lessons, 6 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 540 – 1’080 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials

German in the evening (DA-A2.1-25-2-4133)
Date: August 19 – December 11, 2025
Days: Tuesday and Thursday
Time: 7.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Lessons: 60 lessons, 15 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 450 – 900 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials

German in Liestal (DLI-A2.1-25-2-4133)
Date: August 18 – December 10, 2025
Days: Monday and Wednesday
Time: 9.15 am to 10.45 am
Lessons: 60 lessons, 15 weeks
Course location: Liestal
Price: CHF 450 – 900 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials
Childcare: YES (CHF 600, reduction possible)

Level A2.2 People with previous knowledge

• Understand everyday texts such as advertisements, brochures and timetables
• Write about your environment, your career, your family and your professional activity
• Understand enough to communicate in simple routine situations
• Express concrete everyday needs in conversation with a limited vocabulary

German Intensive (DI-A2.2-25-1.1-4133)
Date: March 17 to May 08, 2025
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Time: 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Lessons: 72 lessons, 6 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 540 – 1’080 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials

German in the morning (DM-A2.2-25-1.2-4133)
Date: April 29 to June 27, 2025
Days: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Time: 08.45 am to 11.30 am
Lessons: 80 lessons, 9 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 600 – 1’200 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials
Childcare: YES (CHF 800, reduction possible)

German in the evening (DA-A2.2-25-2-4133)
Date: August 18 – December 10, 2025
Days: Monday and Wednesday
Time: 7.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Lessons: 60 lessons, 15 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 450 – 900 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials

Level B1.1 People with good knowledge

• Understand simple texts with topics that match your own interests
• Write short reports in which you pass on information from everyday life and explain why you do or don’t do something
• Understand the main messages of conversations about events
• Be able to speak fluently on most everyday topics

German Intensive (DI-B1.1-25-1.2-4133)
Date: March 31 – June 19, 2025
Days: Monday and Thursday
Time: 08.45 am to 12.00 pm
Lessons: 80 lessons, 10 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 600 – 1’200 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials
Childcare: YES (CHF 800, reduction possible)

German in the morning (DM-B1.1-25-1.2-4133)
Date: April 29 – June 27, 2025
Days: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Time: 08.45 am to 11.30 am
Lessons: 80 lessons, 9 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 600 – 1’200 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials
Childcare: YES (CHF 800, reduction possible)

German in the evening (DA-B1.1-25-2-4133)
Date: August 19 – December 11, 2025
Days: Tuesday and Thursday
Time: 7.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Lessons: 60 lessons, 15 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 450 – 900 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials

German in Liestal (DLI-B1.1-25-2-4133)
Date: August 19 – December 12, 2025
Days: Tuesday and Friday
Time: 9.15 am to 10.45 am
Lessons: 60 lessons, 15 weeks
Course location: Liestal
Price: CHF 450 – 900 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials
Childcare: YES (CHF 600, reduction possible)

Level B1.2 People with good knowledge

• Understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in texts well
• Justify and explain the plot of a book or movie in writing
• Infer the meaning of unknown words from the context and understand sentences when dealing with a familiar topic

German Intensive (DI-B1.2-25-1.1-4133)
Date: March 17 – June 16, 2025
Days: Monday and Thursday
Time: 08.45 am to 12.00 pm
Lessons: 80 lessons, 11 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 600 – 1200 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials
Childcare: YES (CHF 800, reduction possible)

German in the morning (DM-B1.2-25-1.2-4133)
Date: April 28 – June 27, 2025
Days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Time: 08.45 am to 11.30 am
Lessons: 80 lessons, 9 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 600 – 1’200 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials
Childcare: YES (CHF 800, reduction possible)

German in the evening (DA-B1.2-25-2-4133)
Date: August 18 – December 10, 2025
Days: Monday and Wednesday
Time: 7.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Lessons: 60 lessons, 15 weeks
Course location: Pratteln
Price: CHF 450 – 900 (reduction possible) plus CHF 30 Teaching materials

All courses are taught in standard German, whereby listening comprehension of dialect and local expressions is encouraged. There is homework for reading and writing during the course. This means that listening and speaking can be practiced together in class.
Reading and writing skills are a prerequisite for all courses. An Alpha 3 course can be attended to consolidate reading and writing skills.

Our courses are supported by the federal integration credit (SEM) and by the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

German in the morning, 80 lessons
These courses are for people who are more used to learning and want to reach the next language level as quickly as possible. The courses are also suitable for parents with small children as childcare is provided. The courses are offered semi-intensively for levels A1-B1 in two levels each.

German in the evening, 60 lessons
This course is for professionals who are more used to learning and who now or will soon be using German in everyday life. The courses are offered for levels A1-B1 in two levels. It is assumed that a lot of German is also practiced at home.

German in Liestal, 60 lessons
This course is suitable for people who are used to learning and want to attend courses in Liestal. The courses take place in the morning and are offered for levels A1-B1 in two levels each. It is assumed that a lot of German is practiced at home.

Intensive German, 72 lessons
These courses are suitable for people who are used to learning and want to reach the next language level as quickly as possible. The courses are offered for levels A1-B1 in two levels each. It is assumed that a lot of German is practiced at home.

Learn German slowly, 120 lessons
This course is suitable for people who are new to learning and need more time and support to learn German. Thanks to the slow learning pace, the courses offer a decelerated introduction to learning German. The courses take place in the morning. They are also suitable for parents with small children as childcare is provided. The course is offered semi-intensively for levels A1.1 and A1.2.

Registration
Registration must be made in writing using the registration form or via the website. A change of course to another level is possible up to two weeks after the start of the course if places are available.
Ausländerdienst Baselland reserves the right to exclude participants from the course if they have not paid the course fees or seriously disrupt the lessons.

Cancellations
Cancellation is possible up to three weeks before the start of the course. Cancellation in the three weeks before the start of the course is possible with a processing fee of CHF 100. Without timely deregistration, the full course fees must be paid. Days of absence must also be paid for.
Deregistration is free of charge if the ald postpones, cancels or merges a course.

Course fees
The course fee must be paid 30 days after receipt of the invoice. Up to three installments are possible by arrangement at the time of registration.

Price reductions
Price reductions of 20% are possible with a residence in the canton of Baselland and a B, C, F, S or CH permit. Further reductions are possible depending on household income. Further information can be found in the registration form or in the overview of price reductions. Referring offices and companies do not receive any reductions.

German placement test
We offer placement tests to determine your level for a course. Please register for an appointment before the course starts. Without a test, the ald is not responsible if you choose the wrong course.

Certificates
Upon completion of the course with at least 80% attendance, a course certificate will be issued. This is NOT an examination certificate.
An examination must be taken for an officially recognized language certificate. Examinations from fide can be taken at ald. The costs for the exam are not included in the course costs.
Further information can be found in our General Terms and Conditions.