Goethe-Institut New York — Attraction in New York

Great folks to work with, but they need better to organize On-Line courses, getting them in line with course titles and with their technical capacities. The initial meeting times for on-line conferences for participants in a speaking fluency course designed specifically for teachers were all at times when any full-time teacher in North America would be at work. The server for their on-line courses was "down" on two separate occasions I had set aside to get work done. Both times, they published a message for participants to "return later." Very inconvenient and a real impediment to...

They don't really teach. Rather, they make you utilize the language immediately, and you self-teach as you stumble. This is great for extroverts, but terrible if you're an introvert. Additionally, there are a lot of concepts in grammar that are worth teaching and are important to build intuition quicker. I depended 80% of my actual learning through language forums and learned why certain things worked the way they did. Their courses are good for finding partners to talk to, but it's absolutely not worth...

The Goethe Institute is a truly magnetic place where one can learn German, German literature, and German contemporary culture in general. Tucked away on Irving Place near Union Square, it offers a spacious library on the ground floor, and airy classrooms on the 4th floor. It’s best to join as a student or member in some form. I love this Institute. It is a haven for anyone interested in the European intellectual life...