Opinions, I have them! They are basically this: Vienna is awesome and clearly our accents > German accents. Also we have lots of very useful terms and phrases that Germans usually miss out on.
... you did say you could guess my preference! :P
Seriously though, I'm not sure what to advise. I don't know if any one of the courses is superior to the others. I'm surprised housing is cheaper in Vienna, because the cost of living in general is a bit lower in Berlin. It seems strange that they should be offering an Austrian Language Diplom -- surely they'd be teaching standard German, which is the same everywhere. Maybe you could do some research into how the certificates compare. Also, I think there's a Goethe Institut in Vienna as well. (Though I'm guessing that would be as expensive as the one in Berlin.)
I think it really depends on why you're coming over in the first place. Do you mostly want to improve your German (then pick the cheaper option/the Austrian accents :D) or do you mostly want to spend time in Berlin (then pick Berlin, because elsewhere would probably be a disappointment)?
When are you looking at coming again? May, right? Would you reschedule in order to be able to get a certificate? (If there are only certain dates available, I mean.)
(I deleted your comment on FB just because I don't want to tip people off about my online whereabouts. Not that I think "DW" really means anything to anyone, but some of my RL people are exceedingly nosy. Just FYI in case you're wondering where it went!)
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Date: 2009-12-19 11:52 pm (UTC)From:... you did say you could guess my preference! :P
Seriously though, I'm not sure what to advise. I don't know if any one of the courses is superior to the others. I'm surprised housing is cheaper in Vienna, because the cost of living in general is a bit lower in Berlin.
It seems strange that they should be offering an Austrian Language Diplom -- surely they'd be teaching standard German, which is the same everywhere. Maybe you could do some research into how the certificates compare. Also, I think there's a Goethe Institut in Vienna as well. (Though I'm guessing that would be as expensive as the one in Berlin.)
I think it really depends on why you're coming over in the first place. Do you mostly want to improve your German (then pick the cheaper option/the Austrian accents :D) or do you mostly want to spend time in Berlin (then pick Berlin, because elsewhere would probably be a disappointment)?
When are you looking at coming again? May, right? Would you reschedule in order to be able to get a certificate? (If there are only certain dates available, I mean.)
(I deleted your comment on FB just because I don't want to tip people off about my online whereabouts. Not that I think "DW" really means anything to anyone, but some of my RL people are exceedingly nosy. Just FYI in case you're wondering where it went!)