Fluent & Fearless
Feel well.
Speak well.
How you speak German depends on how you feel when you speak it. My courses work on both: the language, and the person using it.
Start free course “Goodbye Deutschkurs” Self-study course · at your own pace No sign-up needed.About me
I'm Ingo Schönleber. I have taught German as a foreign language for more than twenty years, in the USA, Spain, Argentina, France and Vietnam, and was based at the Goethe-Institut in Berlin. Today I train German teachers around the world.
I studied German literature, political science and psychology in Berlin and in Austin, Texas. The psychology part never left: it is why my teaching looks at what happens in a learner's head, not just at grammar.
- The Psychology of Learning German
Workshop series developed in collaboration with the Technical University Berlin. - Fluent & Fearless
A nine-week online course, running regularly since 2026. - Teacher training
Workshops for German teachers worldwide.
Courses
Goodbye Deutschkurs
Learn German on your own, without a class. You set up your own learning loop: German you actually care about, turned into material that fits you, and practice speaking and writing that shapes what you read and hear next. Made for people who aren't tech people — every step is shown, click by click.
Fluent & Fearless
The full course is being rebuilt as an interactive online programme. No date yet — people on my mailing list hear about it first.