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.
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.