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German literacy
20.07.2026 - 24.09.2026
Mornings from 8:40 AM–11:25 AM or afternoons 2:00 PM–4:45 PM
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Literacy
Preliminary Level
Alpha
Central Switzerland
Childcare available

German literacy

  • Date
    20.07.2026 - 24.09.2026
  • Time
    Mornings from 8:40 AM–11:25 AM or afternoons 2:00 PM–4:45 PM
  • Duration
    10 weeks Mon–Thu, 120 lessons of 50 min each
  • Location
    ECAP Central Switzerland
    Sternmattstrasse 12b
    6005 Luzern
  • Childcare
    Available

Course information

Contents
The Latin alphabet – building and expanding language skills on the topics of: school materials, food and drink, housing, family, body, health, illness, work and leisure. For many, literacy courses are a first step out of isolation and lead to greater ability to act and independence.
Goals
In this course, you will learn how to communicate in everyday situations and acquire a basic vocabulary. You will know all letters and letter combinations and their corresponding sounds. You will be able to read, understand and write simple words. You will be able to attend a follow-up low-threshold German course.
Procedure
Before the course starts, we conduct a placement test. This test is free of charge if you subsequently attend a course with us. Otherwise, we charge CHF 50.00.
Costs
Canton of Lucerne
→ CHF 600.00

Canton of Obwalden
→ CHF 1,800.00

All other cantons
→ CHF 900.–

Further Information

People from different backgrounds and with different mother tongues who cannot read and write in their mother tongue at all or only with difficulty and/or who learned to read and write in a non-Latin script.

You will learn German in a course group. The course instructor supports you in learning together and in your individual learning. We work with traditional teaching methods (books, copies, supplementary materials and active teaching methods) and with modern methods (such as apps and digital platforms).

The final course times will be set about one week before the course starts. Unfortunately, it is not possible to take preferred times into account.

About one week before the course starts, you will receive the course invitation with the final course times as well as the course invoice.

The course cannot be guaranteed to take place. Changes to course times or cancellation of the course are reserved.

Withdrawal of registration is possible free of charge up to 7 days before the start of the course. After that, we charge an administrative fee of CHF 50.00. Cancellations must be made in writing.

If you withdraw during the first 4 course days, in addition to the administrative fee, one quarter of the course costs must be paid. From the 5th course day onwards, the full course costs must be paid. If the reasons for withdrawal lie with ECAP, participants will not incur any costs.

Course no.: LU26DA03

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