Which technical requirements do I need?

A Windows or Mac Desktop or Laptop Computer.We discourage the use of tablets, iPads, smartphones and other mobile gadgets for this course. Operating System: Windows, MacOS Browser: Google Chrome ®, Microsoft Edge ®, Mozilla Firefox ®, Apple Safari ®, in the current version. Bandwidth: 512 kbps Stable internet connection Valid email address Adobe Connect ® Software for the Online-Live meetings A headset with a microphone. If you decide to use the in-built loud speaker and microphone of your laptop it could result in an echo effect which would disturb you and the other course participants.

Take note before you sign up for a course

Registration for a course is exclusively online, and you can only register during the specified registration period provided on our website and flyers. Make sure you have registered on the portal before you make payment. Payments made are not refundable! Make sure the personal details you provide on the form correspond with your passport/ID. Select the right course when filling the form online and take note of the schedules. What you select on the registration form is what you will receive. If any course does not show in the selection box on the portal, it means it is either fully booked or not available An ECOBANK Account Information will be provided automatically after a successful registration. Kindly take note of the account details. Pay as soon as you register to secure your slot. First come, first served! Ensure that the student’s name is written on the pay slip at ECOBANK for easy identification. Pay only the amount you see on the registration form (nothing more, nothing less). Exam fees will be paid separately during exam registration period as indicated on the flyer. Contact us if you have any concerns regarding the fees before you make payment. In case of an overflow, participants will be placed on a waiting list until we find available slots. If not, we will refund the payment in due time or reserve it for the next course. Send a copy of the pay slip or proof of payment to registrations-accra@goethe.de as soon as you make payment to secure your slot. Send us an email if you do not hear from us within 48 hours after payment.

Can I rebook or cancel my course/ exam?

A booked course or examination can be postponed if the Language Department of the Goethe-Institut Ghana is informed of the desired change of booking before the start of the course or examination. A refund of the amount paid is not possible.

Online
Group course

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Individual learning
learn interactively in a group
Support from a teacher

Our Online Group Course is for everyone, who would like to learn German independently without losing the feeling of being part of a group. All four skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) will be trained. The course takes place on the online learning platform of the Goethe-Institut and in a virtual classroom.

Placement test

Test your german
Are you taking one of our German courses for the first time? In this case, you will have to take a placement test before enrolling. This will help us to find out what previous knowledge you have, set a learning goal together with you and choose a suitable course. If you have no previous knowledge, you will automatically start at level A1.

More information

How the course works

Learning platform
Your Deutsch Online group course is divided into different chapters dedicated to everyday and topical themes, and also teaches you the appropriate vocabulary and grammar. You learn with a variety of online exercises, for instance with videos, pictures, audio, reading passages and fill-the-gap exercises, both independently and as a group. We provide you with downloadable overviews covering the different themes in the online German course.

Support from the teacher
Longer written tasks can be submitted to your teacher by email, and they will be returned corrected and with detailed feedback. If you have any questions, you can chat to other members of your Deutsch Online learning group, or email your teacher.

Online teaching in live sessions
Meet your teacher and the other participants in your virtual classroom over a series of sessions. The purpose of these sessions is to work specifically on your spoken German.