B2 in German using Assimil. Is it possible?
Hi everybody!&nbsp;I've been learning German for a while (almost a year and a half) and I'd like to buy the Assimil Series for advanced learners (in German!). The course claims that you'll reach a C1 level at the end of the course. Is it true? Or is it possible to reach at least a B2 level in German at the end of the course?Thanks for answering!

I like Assimil and I have used Assimil for multiple languages. &nbsp;It is pleasant, effective, and moderately priced.However, I don't believe the levels given in the advertising. &nbsp;In my opinion, A2 or B1 is possible with Assimil, but lots of practice with other material (magazines, books, radio, movies) is needed to get to B2.

&nbsp;I also had a book of Assimil and without doubt it was one&nbsp;of the best I have had until now.&nbsp;It was a book plenty of real situations and funny dialogues that were translated in my mother tongue as well. It helped me much to improve my skills and the best thing was that it was easy to read. Grammar books can be very boring and some of them are hateful.However,&nbsp;only one book can't make this miracle real. The C level is a&nbsp;teacher level.&nbsp;There are persons who&nbsp;have been learning&nbsp;German for many years and they&nbsp;haven't passed the C&nbsp;exam yet. I am refering to people who speak fluently and know the grammar quite well. Anyway I wish you good luck and go on with your goals!

I don't know this course. But anyway, in order to reach any level beyond B1, you have to process lots of native language input, such as books, articles, news, radio, tv, movies, online videos etc. The point is to get a feeling on how the language is actually used by the natives in various situations. A textbook or learning method can be a good guideline on things you have to learn on that way, but it will never replace native language input. For the B2 and C levels, you will also need much more vocabulary than will ever fit into a textbbook. So you will have to look up words in a dictionary from time to time. And the further you advance, the more you will be able to guess the meaning of a new word from the context without looking it up.

I think Assimil may get you to B2 level however. In my opinion you should&nbsp; not rely only in one method and expect to have great results. In addition to Assimil I advise you to have as much input in your target language as possible.. Better if the input is material you find enjoyable. Youtoubers, books radio, movies...

I do not know this program, but there are many language programs which say: German (or any language) in XX days/weeks. It is difficult to say. It depends on the student. How much and fast do you study. Some need more time, some less. When I have taught a student for some time, it is better to judge, but I do not even know how good your German is right now and what kind of learner type you are. It would not be trustworthy if I would guess under these circumstances.