Background: I'm on the lowest end of contracting in UK, money is tulip, my German is conversational but definitely not ready for production, can't find contracts in Germany through British agencies but have a few contacts with local agencies over there who say they would consider me if my German was a tad better, no time to study German over here.
So I am thinking of taking a break and wasting money of mine (not much) to learn the improve the language over there for a, say, 6 months period.
Because I won't be working in that period I will need to be on a budget. I am thinking of attending a course for foreigners at the VHS (Volkshochschule) to get the "zertificat Deutsch", which I believe is also necessary if you want to work in Austria and Switzerland.
So my questions for who are already in Germany and speak German are:
1) Is the VHS a good school?
2) Where can I find cheap accommodation for 6 months? Is the east cheaper than the West? I was some time ago in Aachen (NRW) and rents were not so bad.
3) Which parts of Germany to avoid if I don't want to develop a thick regional accent?
Thank you.
So I am thinking of taking a break and wasting money of mine (not much) to learn the improve the language over there for a, say, 6 months period.
Because I won't be working in that period I will need to be on a budget. I am thinking of attending a course for foreigners at the VHS (Volkshochschule) to get the "zertificat Deutsch", which I believe is also necessary if you want to work in Austria and Switzerland.
So my questions for who are already in Germany and speak German are:
1) Is the VHS a good school?
2) Where can I find cheap accommodation for 6 months? Is the east cheaper than the West? I was some time ago in Aachen (NRW) and rents were not so bad.
3) Which parts of Germany to avoid if I don't want to develop a thick regional accent?
Thank you.
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