Whether in group lessons, private tuition or self-taught using digital tools, the possibilities for learning ‘Lëtzebuergesch’ are multiplying. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Whether in group lessons, private tuition or self-taught using digital tools, the possibilities for learning ‘Lëtzebuergesch’ are multiplying. (Photo: Shutterstock)

From classrooms to screens, the range of Luxembourgish language courses is diversifying. Here we take a look at the various options available to students wishing to master the language.

Learning Luxembourgish is on the rise in the country. The range of options on offer is adapting to demand, from face-to-face courses to digital tools and more informal formulas. Here is a brief overview.

1. At the INL and in associations

The Institut National des Langues is a language learning centre run by the education ministry. It offers courses for adults in nine languages, including Luxembourgish. It is also recognised as a national certification centre for the Luxembourg language. This is where candidates for Luxembourg nationality take their Sproochentest, the language knowledge test.

It should be noted that Luxembourg municipalities also organise language courses. For cross-border residents, lessons are organised in Lorraine, Saarland, the Trier region and the province of Luxembourg. In the Grand Duchy, the ASBL Moien also organises Lëtzebuergesch lessons, as do various public integration organisations such as Asti and Clae.

2. In private language schools

Private language schools offer a wide range of courses, from the most general to the most advanced, particularly in relation to specific professional needs, whether the lessons are given on site or by screen. The main players in the market include Berlitz, Inlingua, Learn Luxembourgish, Prolingua, SpeakUp, but also Etic Lëtzebuergesch.

3. On the Internet

You can find learning content on the Internet with just a few clicks. For example, RTL offers Sproochmates, small thematic audio contents prepared by the historian Alain Atten. Another well-known personality in the Grand Duchy, the former Member of the European Parliament (CSV) Astrid Lulling, introduces Luxembourgish with her nephew Jérôme in lessons available on the bonjour.lu portal and on the Luxdico YouTube channel. It should be noted that the INL has published the didactic contents of its learning manual "Schwätzt Dir Lëtzebuergesch?" on its website, for level B2.

4. On your smartphone

What if you learned Luxembourgish by playing? That's what the didactic applications Battaklang and Aurelux are all about. The latter also organises online lessons given by Aurélie Wagener.

5. On YouTube

Youtube is full of didactic video content. For French-speaking pupils, the channel Lëtzebuergesch mam Leslie, with 10,300 subscribers, contains around forty varied thematic contents coupled with learning sheets to facilitate study.

The channel Luxembourgish with Anne is aimed more at English speakers and has 12,100 subscribers. Learning Phrases with Chris & Friends also offers content in Lëtzebuergesch from many languages: French, English, Dutch, German, Portuguese and even Arabic.

Finally, the channel Lëtzebuergesch léieren offers some short thematic lessons as well as content for learning while sleeping.

6. At conversation tables

Nothing beats practising the language and mastering the famous phrase "E Patt huelen". The Club Polyglotte organises virtual and physical gatherings to exchange in Lëtzebuergësch, not forgetting Meetup and the many language cafés organised by certain municipalities and associations.

7. In private lessons

Private lessons can be provided by language schools, but not only. The Superprof. lu platform allows you to find a private teacher for many subjects, including the Luxembourgish language.

This story was first published in French on Paperjam. It has been translated and edited for Delano.