VICTORIA | Academy of Languages

As I only spent a week at the school and didn't live there my feedback can only be quite limited. I found registering and renting books to be an easy process and the staff was nice while taking care of it. My actual classes were great and I really liked my teachers Claudia and Theo. The school itself was easily accessible with public transport.

The only "negative" feedback is that no one was there when I came to check in at 8 15 as instructed, however they showed up shortly after. I was also put in a class that was taking the test to move up from A2 to B1 the week I was there so I didn't get as much out of the experience considering one day was spent on the test, another 2 purely on preparation and another talking about the test. I found it quite unfortunate since I wasn't even sure if I was at the correct level but it was the only A2 available.

I do understand there is a limit to how many classes can take place at each level but I wish I knew ahead of time how far along they each were, I could've for example have moved my week a bit to start with a new A2 class from the beginning. Generally I really liked it though and would consider returning :)

I had a really good teacher that encouraged us to really only communicate in german.

The teachers were so great, but the dorm wasn’t good. Everything in public places (kitchen, bathroom) was dirty. But I must say that the dorm is located on the school grounds and is located in the city center. Thus, the main sightseeings, supermarkets and train stations were within a 5-minute walk. I like the quality of teaching and the methods used. Natali is the best.

I'm from Italy and i discovered this school on the internet. From the pictures and reviews it looked very nice, so I decided to go there for a fortnight. The school inside is beautiful, modern and state-of-the-art, with many amenities (study room with computers, park in front, cafeteria nearby, large and comfortable classrooms, friendly and helpful staff). The teachers favoured reading and especially conversation. There is the possibility of buying books or buying them on deposit, which makes it easier for people like me who have been at school for a short time.

Innerhalb 3 Monaten habe ich die Niveaustufen A2 bis B2+ abgeschlossen und die Göthe B2 Prüfung bestanden. Hier möchte ich sagen, dass die Schule hervorragenden Lehrer hat. Schätzt euch glücklich, wenn euer Kurs von Natalie Rajak, Theodoros Papantoniu oder Elena Kushnir unterrichtet wird. Obwohl es leider auch schwache Lehrer gibt. Einen Monat lang lebte ich im Campus. Wenn es keine bessere Alternative gibt, dann vielleicht geht es (in Berlin gibt es ernste Wohnungsprobleme). Wenn ich jemals die Möglichkeit habe, würde ich weiter lernen.

Overall, I feel quite okay about attending these courses. Even though the classes were supposed to prepare students for TOEFL exam which wasn't really relevant for me, it was beneficial to participate in lessons since the tasks were quite challenging but not too difficult. Location was great, almost at the heart of Berlin. My teacher Franka was really kind, helpful and cool. So I'd say I improved quite a lot even in only one week and I don't regret going there!

I went to Berlin to get a crash course in German. But the teacher was not in Berlin. She was somewhere else teaching the class through a projector and a loudspeaker.

The instructor, Theo, was really good. He clearly cared about the language a lot and even understood its history, which he shared with us when it was helpful. He worked hard to make sure we walked away with a clear understanding of the lesson.

The accomodation (both in the school and in the Hostel as I tried both) was not clean at all: garbage on the floor, not cleaned at all, I have taken Picture (of all the dirt I find in my room and toilet room), the only good thing here are the teacherd and that s it so I would recommende taking only the courses without accomodation

The English teacher who I met was really nice. She immediately understood my English level, prepared great materials with which I could learn a lot. Also some tips about writing were helpful.

The school facilities were good, and the teachers overall good as well. However, the a lack of a more personalized follow up on the students capabilities made it at times too difficult, and at others too easy. Therefore the overall experience lacked in consistency.

The highest point in the three and one half months that I spent with F+U Academy of Languages was the family with which I boarded. A marvelous experience, and one of high human quality. Have been left with angels and friends for life!!!

The classes is comfortable, the teachers are nicely and very help.
I choose shared apartment and living with other roommate, although the apartment has been a little old fashion,but everything is fine. I could bought something at the supermarket just near my WG. For me, that’s very convenient in winter season.
Only one thing, l don’t really like is the house light bulb always yellow light.

I have been to F + U -- mostly in Berlin, but also at Heidelberg -- a fair number of times (each time, for short periods of one or two weeks) and have had a number of different teachers -- perhaps 4 or 5 in all. Overall, I would give a good or very good ranking to the Academy, as some teachers are simply excellent. Still :

Some but not all teachers correct students regularly when they make serious mistakes orally, including with respect to prononciation or grammar.

Some but not all teachers accept "homework assignments" : that is, to review written compositions of students.

Some but not all teachers make sure that virtually all students (including those who are shy) participate in discussions.

As I indicated during my last course, I disagreed with the parts of homework assignments which consisted of simple lists of German words for us to translate, using our telephones, and then to memorize, but with the context only offered in a later chapter. The main problem is that many German words, such as for example "einstellen", have many different meanings, depending on context. In response, the teacher indicated that, in the future, the course would be altered to meet this concern.

Some but not all teachers insist on punctuality -- that students (and the teacher as well) arrive strictly on time.

I attended your school only for two weeks but I m perfectly content. It’s in a very nice location, close to public transport, I'm very satisfied with teachers, but I would have preferred to have more adult classmates,

It was useful time when I studied English on the F+U Academy of Languages. I liked everything related with Academy:classes, teachers, location, facilities and activities. I remembered some Grammar and have been speaking a lot. I noticed that Academy built conveniently for students to study and free time. I liked that teachers were using different teaching methods and handout. Michelle McCartney was the most liked teacher for me, she taught and how study English. I will use her methods in my work, because I am teacher of Epidemiology at the Medical University in my country. Now I am thinking how to continue teaching English. Thanks for comfortable good atmosphere.

The lectures and the teachers were great. Housing, however, didn't live up to my expectations. Bad conditions.

I had 3 teachers.
Is really hard to choose who was the best teacher.
Maybe it was Katya from London. (for me)
Location of School is pretty good.
We don't use some facilities.
I lived in a Hotel not so far from school.

The teacher was very helpful, and the location was very close to the hotel where my Dad was staying.

Staff Office was hepful, friendly and polite.
The classrooms were a little bit small.
Most of the teachers were excellent
The locatión was perfect. It had very good conections.

I liked the classes very much. I had four different teachers and all of them were very good. The classes were amusing and interesting, and you could easily notice your own progress. Nevertheless, we didn’t have a good experience in terms of accommodation. We chose to stay in a share flat. When we arrived, we discovered that the place was extremely dirty, with dust, oil and dirt everywhere. The WC seat was broken, the pans and casseroles were dirty, the mattresses and pillows had yellow spots... We talked to the person responsible of the housing and she ignored us during a whole week. We had to insist a lot in order to have our flat cleaned. We felt insulted, because we had paid a lot of money for something that hadn’t been given to us. We had to clean most of the dirtiness ourselves, because we could not spend seven days in a filthy flat, waiting for someone to clean it. When the two cleaners arrived, they started to shout at us, visibly angry, and they told us that the flat wasn’t dirty, it was due to the fact that it was old. We were really afraid because of the anger they showed towards us. Once we showed them photos of how dirty the flat was when we arrived and they compared them with how the flat was once we had cleaned the most part, they minded us and started to clean. They also offered us the possibility to change to another flat, but as we saw that it was equally dirty, we decided to stay in the first flat.
Moreover, I would like to point out that the flats are not safe at all, because anybody that has the key can open the main door, even if the key is inside the lock.

To sum up, we learned a lot of German and loved the classes, but we cannot recommend the accommodation they offer at all.

I really liked the experience in this Academy. The classes were useful and I felt very good with all teachers. I met a lot of people all over the world and this is just super. I want to do all of this another time because I learnt a lots.

My teacher was great, he was very kind and the lessons were quite interesting.
We were around 8 students and we were from different countries so we had to talk to each other in English and that was great.
My house was very big and clean.
The school is well located and the building is new.
I stayed in Berlin just for one week so I don´t know anything about social activities that´s why I rated "social activities" with 3 stars.

We had super teachers, they were really qualified and interesting! So, in school there were a much outclass activities, but students, who had afternoon classes, couldn't visit they cause they started earlier then afternoon classes finished. And school isn't careful with our language level and you can be appeared in heigher level group (it's not bad for you, but bad for other students) or in low level group (it's boring)
Very good location!

Very good school. I was in a group with a very good teacher. The teacher was available to present the material and was interested in raising the level of knowledge.

I lived in a hostel and I was happy with everything there, including the location.

Very meager cultural events, I would like more excursions.
In general, everything is fine.

the Housing is HORRIBLE:
The room was not clean when I came in (I even found a spider net in the bathroom), the small size of it compared to what you announced when I booked ,the stuffed and dirty bath and the super noisy fridge.

Teachers are good and location is quiet central

The language academy made an effort to organize an external teacher to offer my individual danish classes. That was very good! Sadly, the e-mail conversation was frequently taking up a lot of time because of non-responsibility.

I mean m, the school location is the best, to close to the checkpoint Charlie, and then the students that u will meet, is amazing very international, from Georgia, turkey, Italy, South Korea, china, Arabian, Brazil, Ukrainian... nice experience, the content of the course is kind basic but still working for improve your skills, I really gonna do this again the next year, mostly cuz u gonna meet nice people in there

Teachers not so bad, but the organisation wasn't good. School not really internationnal, and the accomodation was horrible ! I don't recommand this school. No good activities, quite a lot of person in the classroom and sometime we were doing stupid things in the lesson. The school isn't really helpfull. The worst thing for me was the Hostel, so icky, not clean, i had to take a hotel for 2 night when I arrived !
Any way, for me it ia quite cheap but really not good.

Our teacher, Camille was very friendly and patient. The lessons were always conducted in a quiet atmosphere. We had a lot of fun when we watched an American series during the lesson. The rooms were well-lit and has a friendly atmosphere. My daughter felt good too. The school can be reached easily with public transport. We had a lot of good dialogues and information about the life in the USA.

The classes (I took intensive course) may seem to be long but it is very entertaining, I learned a lot and I was never bored. There were lots of well explained grammar and opportunity to talk. My teacher ( Ana ❤️) was the best German teacher I've ever had compared to those I've had before. She motivated me so much not to give up on learning German. The school is well organised and the people were very kind and helpful. I stayed a bit far from the school but it was not a big problem. I had a lot of fun with the people there, learned a lot besides German and made some nice friends as well. The city has an amazingly good energy and keeps you positive all the time. I do recommend this course 100% and I can't wait to go back again!