I was thinking about studying German in Austria and was wondering if anyone knows of good places to do it? I am only starting to do research but would like some advice. Thanks

There are a number of private language schools in Vienna - if you google you'll find their websites - and Vienna University does German courses which are cheaper than a lot of the private schools'. AFAIK the drawback to the University's courses is that they don't organise accommodation and social events, which most private language schools will.

I am taking a 3 week course at the Vienna University this summer:
http://www.univie.ac.at/WIHOK/wihok_index_e.html
They also offer courses during the regular school year.

Thanks for the replys. Operaman-I looked into the University of Vienna and indeed the classes seems to be pretty cheap. ABout accomadation, they offered websites which connected me to organizations that set students up in dorms. I guess thats better than nothing. Do you think finding a part time job is unrealistic for an American with only little German language background?

You could look for work as an English teacher to avoid the problem of knowing little German. It is easier to find such a job if you have a teaching qualification, but it isn't impossible to find one without qualifications.

quebec;
Austria is part of the EU so it is very hard to find employment without being an EU citizen. Teaching conversational English in one of the Eastern European countries(Poland, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, or if you are VERY adventurous, Serbia) could be an option for you. Check Rick Steves site, on his graffti wall there is a topic of working in Europe that might have a few tips. I rent an apartment while I am in Vienna, it works out cheaper because you can cook for yourself rather than eat out all the time. I have a link for the apartments and other things in Vienna on my site: http://alexstarke.tripod.com/
You can e-mail me through the site if you have any more questions that I might be able to help you with.
Good luck!

Hi quebec,

You do realize that if you learn German in Austria you will speak with an accent?

I can't remember if the Austrian accent in Vienna was so different from the accent in Germany(like there is only one in Germany...) I remember the swiss accent being very difficult to understand but not too sure about Wien.

If you learn German in Vienna you will sound like a wiener. If you learn it in Berlin, you will sound like ein berliner.

I learned german in Austria and yes it is very different. Similar to French in Paris and French in Quebec..you can understand one another but the slang and the way they pronounce somethings are different..for example..thank you in Austria it is Danka in Germany it is Danke