German with LauraReviews of germanwithlaura.com

During the academic year 1970-1971, I took an elementary German class. The textbook we used at the time was Moderne deutsche Sprachlehre by F. Alan DuVal and others. And, I must say nothing seemed to stay with me. I pretty much got through the course by brute force! To make a long story short, in 2014 I retired from teaching mathematics for engineering students, and I signed up on DuoLingo to develop some Spanish skills. Well, one thing lead to another and I began to practice German as a Spanish speaker. It wasn't long before I needed to remember basic German grammar. While doing a Google search, I found Laura's introductory video. I was immediately attracted to her approach! At this point, I have finished her German Foundations series of lectures and quizzes. What impresses me most is how Laura has developed an incredibly logical presentation of German gender, sentence structure using her concept of "slots", and subject - direct object - indirect object as it relates to German cases. Another thing that stands out in my mind is Laura's teaching style. She uses a kind of forward-backward approach. That is, when she is presenting a new topic, she consistently reviews and relates what went before to the new topic at hand. For example, when she is talking about determiner declensions she will often review noun gender, all of which is a way to reinforce the logical structure she is teaching throughout the course! All I can say is, "I wish this course was available when I took German back in the early 70's!" Bottom line: I highly recommend Laura's German course!

So far so good. I love the one to one teaching, which you don't get with Duolingo. Everything is clearly explained, but I haven't had as much time to devote to the lessons as I would like. I am looking forward to learning more.

I have been using the online "German Foundations" course since Sept 2025 and am nearing the end of the 3rd Module. So far my experience has been very positive - the information seems to be sinking in! This course lays the foundations of German grammar, the philosophy being to learn the basic rules which apply to most situations (exceptions are covered in a more advanced course). The emphasis is on grammar - to me, if words are bricks then grammar is the mortar that holds everything together. The videos are quite short so you don't feel overloaded. There are quizzes & drills for testing yourself. Resource books are available in downloadable PDFs. You can go at your own speed & there is the facility to submit questions which are answered by a member of Laura's team - as a student you get to see the questions & answers with each video. At 65yrs, I knew I couldn't learn in the same way that I did when I was at school (memorising word lists, verb tables, etc). This course presents information in a way that I can process. Although I have some experience learning French, Spanish, Latin & a little Dutch (all a long time ago), this is my first serious attempt at learning German. Before purchasing "German Foundations", I tried out Laura's free, short taster course called "Unlocking German Grammar" - this is what made me think it would be worth purchasing the longer course. So I suggest you give that a try first to see for yourself.

German with Laura is a game changer in understanding German grammar. German foundations 1 cover the very important basics (A1-A2) and German foundations 2 the more complex stuff (B+). She managed to connect the dots and handles all the information together by organised topics and charts. Learning German is not easy for many, and this course is a great help. I really recommend it for anyone who is fluent in english and is leaning German, is it a good investment on yourself.

A step-by-step, logical, unconventional approach that leads to a strong foundation in the German case system without all the frustration of learning it the traditional way.

Amazing… Laura makes the grammar so easy to understand, and from there all the pieces start falling in place. Best German grammar instruction I have seen, including 2 years University courses, self-study and community ed.

perfecto,todo muy bien

Laura from German with Laura makes learning German so much fun and understandable! I looked forward to her lessons and appreciated that she had us do lots of practice exercises of the material. Thank you, Laura, for sharing your gift of teaching with us!!