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GERMAN
COURSES FOR ADULTS 16+ |
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1. What linguistic success
can I expect from the course?
Our motivated staff and small international study groups provide an
ideal atmosphere for successful language learning. However, your progress
depends very much on your own motivation and abilities.
ActiLingua offers seven different course levels from beginner to advanced.
Each course level usually consists of 20 lessons/week (=Standard course)
over a period of 4 weeks with the exception of Intermediate 1, Intermediate
2 and Advanced which usually take 8 weeks to complete if you are good
at languages and ready to work hard.
If you book an Intensive or a Superintensive course you will speed
up the process considerably!
An example: you have no prior knowledge of German. If you are good
at languages and work hard, it is possible to complete Beginner and
Elementary 1 in 12 weeks. After four more weeks, you may complete
Elementary 2.
From this level onwards you can take the internationally recognized
exam 'Zertifikat
Deutsch'.

2. Do I get a certificate?
If you have attended your course regularly (at least 80%), you receive
a certificate of participation giving details of the type of course,
duration, course level, number of lessons attended and topics covered.

3. Can an ActiLingua
course prepare me for official examinations for internationally
recognized certificates? Which certificates do you offer?
ActiLingua is an examination centre for the Austrian German Language
Diploma OSD, which is advocated by the Austrians state, boasts 120
examination centres and enjoys world-wide recognition for its German
as a foreign language examinations. You may take the following examinations.
(Further
Information)
ActiLingua offers tailored preparation courses starting approx. two
weeks before the exam. (Starting
dates for certificate courses) For detailed information, please
visit Certificate
Courses.

4. How high is the success
rate for the examinations of the Austrian German Langauge Diploma
(OSD)?
ActiLingua offers special examination courses that ideally prepare
you for the examinations of the Austrian German Language Diploma
(OSD). The success rate of our students is almost 100%. Detailed
information on our examination
courses!

5. How do I know my level
of German and for which certificate I qualify? Can you return the
assessment test, so that I can find out prior to my arrival in Vienna?
Our teachers and staff will counsel you and help you find a suitable
exam. It is not possible to answer this question prior to arrival
in Vienna, as the student's definite level of German can only be
checked upon arrival on a short oral assessment.
Certificate preparation courses are booked and payed after oral
assessment directly in Vienna.
Information on OSD-exams: 2 weeks before course start of
our exam preparation course, we organise a free lecture and present
available exams, their levels and their advantages and help you
choose the best suitable exam for your needs and ambitions.

6. Are there special
dates for certificate preparation course?
ActiLingua offers tailored preparation courses starting approx. two
weeks before the exam: Current starting
dates!

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