German A1 E-School | Online Academy

Flexible and available from anywhere
24 units over six months. You can learn at your own pace and finish the course earlier (Estimated learning time: about 36 hours)
Interactive practice and multimedia e-learning
A vocabulary trainer to expand your vocabulary
Focus on pronunciation as well as reading and listening comprehension
Self-paced learning
Confirmation of participation after solving 80% of the main exercises

The course offers the following advantages:
- Flexible and available from anywhere
- Six 45-minute lessons in a virtual classroom are included
- Small groups with a maximum of eight students
- Focus on verbal communication skills
- Social interaction within the group
- Interactive practice and multimedia e-learning
- A vocabulary trainer to expand your vocabulary
Your profile
- You have little to no prior knowledge of the German language. Determine your level using our free language placement test.
- A willingness to spend around two hours on home study per week.
- Your computer system must meet the technical requirements.
- For the lessons in the virtual classroom you’ll need a webcam and a headset.
System requirements
- Browser: Internet Explorer, version 10 or higher, MS Edge, Firefox, version 38 or higher, Chrome, version 43 or higher, Safari, version 8 or higher, Android, version 4 or higher.
- Fast internet connection (at least 20 Mbit/s).
- Sound card, microphone/headset.
- For meetings in the online classroom on a PC or Mac:
  - Microsoft Windows, version 7 or higher or Mac 10.8 or higher.
  - Adobe® Flash® Player 13.0+.
- For meetings in the online classroom on a mobile device:
  - Apple OS version iOS 6 or higher: iPhone version 4S or higher, iPad version 2 or higher, iPad mini.
  - Android OS version 2.3.4 or higher: Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, Motorola Atrix, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Samsung Galaxy S3 and S4, Nexus 7 tablet.
Learning objectives
The learning objectives for the German A1 course are based on the Common European Framework Reference (CEFR). At the end of the course, you will be able to
- ask and answer simple personal questions.
- understand simple sentences related to you, your family or concrete objects.
- understand brief, simple pieces of information.
- complete simple forms.
Dates
Session 1: German A1 E-School
- Wed, 15.02.2017 | 09:00-09:45 a.m.
Session 2: German A1 E-School
- Wed, 15.03.2017 | 09:00-09:45 a.m.
Session 3: German A1 E-School
- Wed, 12.04.2017 | 09:00-09:45 a.m.
Session 4: German A1 E-School
- Wed, 10.05.2017 | 09:00-09:45 a.m.
Session 5: German A1 E-School
- Wed, 09.06.2017 | 09:00-09:45 a.m.
Session 6: German A1 E-School
- Wed, 05.07.2017 | 09:00-09:45 a.m.