Alberto Sarno, in Frankfurt, runs a language café where people can practice their language skills over a coffee - just one example of the language-loving German culture. It's also another option ...

10 revealing facts about German. Get your head around tongue twisters and jokes. It's also available in German with audio.

The Talk German TV series from which these clips are taken, is repeated from time to time on BBC Learning Zone.

For you as a skilled worker this means that you have to learn German to a really high standard in a relatively short time. How can you identify which language schools have good-quality teaching? Your ...