Do I need to know German to be a Foreign Exchange Student in Germany?
I know German a little. But I want to go to Germany as a F.E.S to get better at it. So do I have to know German? If so.. does it have to be really good, like a native speak or can it be like just the basics?
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Thats usually the point of being a fes - learn the language better and learn about the country, culture, etc. As long as you know a little it will make it easier. If you learn languages easily that will be even better. Have fun too.
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Hey! Thats a good question. I'm an exchange student from Switzerland, and I'm in the U.S at the moment. I speak german at home and before I came here I couldn't speak english so well. I knew a little bit from school, but I didn't understand anything when someone started speaking to me and I could hardly express myself....my english got better and better since I'm here. the language requirements depends on the organization you go with. I'm traveling with AFS and they don't set language requirements...even if you don't know any german you could make an exchange year in germany. It will help you when you know some basics, like I did. But it's not necessary. I'm sure you will learn it soon when you live in a country for a while...!
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if you know little means then you cant speak it with the native who are there because you wont be confident to talk to their level ...
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