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Would you like to learn German? The DAAD offers the following opportunities for learning the German language:

How can I learn German?

Did you know that German is the most widely spoken language in the European Union, and occupies number 12 of the most widely spoken languages in the world? 101 million people speak German which also occupies second place on the internet.

There are plenty of reasons and many opportunities to learn the German language: You want to join the more than 200,000 foreigners studying in Germany, you are planning a research stay for a few months, you may want to visit the country…... Our link provides you with information about how best to learn German. You can even test your German if you had acquired some knowledge before.

… in Africa:

At Goethe-Instituts

The official cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Goethe-Institut, has a global network and among other activities, offers German language courses which are acknowledged by German authorities like universities. To find out if there is a Goethe-Institut or a Goethe Centre where you live, click here.

… Online:

• DUO – The German Learning Portal for Study, Scholarship and Career.
• Goethe-Institut.
• The Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster, offers downloads of learning materials for beginners and advanced learners of German. Click here for details.

Studying German at African Universities

• Bénin:
  • Université d'Abomey-Calavi
• Burkina Faso:
  • Université de Ouagadougou
    DAAD Lecturer: Kathrin BUCHMANN
• Cameroon:
  • Université de Douala
  • Université de Dschang
  • Ecole Normale Supérieure
  • Université de Yaoundé
    DAAD Lecturer: Katja BUCHECKER
• Ethiopia:
  • Addis Ababa University
    DAAD Lecturer: Dr. Jana ZEHLE
    
• Ivory Coast:
  • Université de Bouaké
  • Université de Cocody
  • Ecole Normale Supérieure
• Ghana:
  • Ghana Institute of Languages
    DAAD Lecturer: Dr. Heike EDELMANN-OKINDA (IC)
    
• Kenya:
  • Kenyatta University: Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Education Programme in German
    DAAD Lecturer: Dr. Georg VERWEYEN
    
    
  • University of Nairobi: German Studies; Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts (biannual intake, next in 2010, Scholarships offered by DAAD), Doctor of Philosophy in German Studies
    DAAD Lecturer: Dr. Tilo WEBER
    
    
• Madagascar:
  • Université d'Antananarivo
    DAAD Lecturer: Angela JEANNETTE
    
    
• Mali
  • Ecole Normale Supérieure
  • Université de Bamako
    DAAD Lecturer: Cornelia SECK
• Namibia
  • University of Namibia (scholarships offered by DAAD, please check with the university)
    DAAD Lecturer: Jörg KLINNER
    
    
• Nigeria:
  • University of Ibadan
    DAAD Lecturer: Sabine ADELIO
  • Obafemi Awolowo University
    DAAD Lecturer: Dr. Shaban MAYANJA
  • University of Nigeria, Nsukka
• Sénégal:
  • Université Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar (ENS)
    DAAD Lecturer: Lilly SEIDLER-YARAR
    
    
• South Africa:
  • Walter Sisulu University
  • University of the Free State
  • University of Limpopo
  • North West University
  • University of Pretoria
  • University of the Western Cape
  • Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
  • University of Cape Town
  • University of the Witwatersrand,
    DAAD Lecturer: Dr. Ralf HERMANN (IC)
    
  • University of Stellenbosch
  • University of Johannesburg
  • University of Zululand
  • Rhodes University
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal

  (For available scholarships, please contact the DAAD Information Center in Johannesburg: Dr. Ralf HERMANN )

• Sudan:
  • University of Khartoum
    DAAD Lecturer: N.N.
    
    
• Togo:
  • Université de Lomé
    DAAD Lecturer: Eva HAMANN
    
    
• Uganda:
  • Makerere University
    DAAD Lecturer: PD Dr. Gerald HEUSING
    
    
• Zimbabwe:
  • University of Zimbabwe
    DAAD Lecturer: Renate AHRENS

(Note: This list is not exhaustive.)

TestDaF – Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache

(Test German as a Foreign Language)

The TestDaF is a language test for foreign learners of German who plan to study in Germany or who require recognized certification of their language skills. Detailed information and a model test are available here.

The test can be taken at licensed test centres in about 80 different countries, three of them so far in Sub-Sahara Africa, a third one will start operating in 2007:

1. TestDaF Centre Kenya at Kenyatta University Nairobi (in cooperation with DAAD and the Goethe-Institut)

Contact:
Dr. Georg Verweyen, DAAD lecturer at Kenyatta University Nairobi
Email: dr.verweyen@gmail.com
Cell: +254-715-229 540

Registration:
Ms. Irene Bibi, Goethe-Institut Nairobi
Email: ls@nairobi.goethe.org
Phone: +254-20-22 24 640

Preparation material can be obtained from the libraries of the Goethe-Institut and Kenyatta University.

Kenya offers the following test dates:

Exams 2009/ 2010	Registration at Goethe-Institut
16th September 2009 (Wednesday)	21.07.09 - 18.08.09
10th November 2009 (Tuesday)	15.09.09 - 13.10.09
10th February 2010 (Wednesday)	16.11.09 - 13.01.10
20th April 2010 (Tuesday)	17.02.10 - 23.03.10

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2. TestDaF Centre Madagaskar at Cercle Germano-Malagasy/ Goethe Centre Antananarivo Immeuble FJKM Analakely
Antananarivo 101

Contact:
Ms. Ida Ramisarijaona
E-Mail: vb@cgm-mada.de
Tel. +261-20-22 214 42
Fax +261-20 22 272 07

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3. TestDaF Centre Ghana, Goethe-Institut Accra

For test dates, please check here.

Address:
30 Kakramadu Road
P. M. B. 52 Cantonments, Accra.

Contact:
Ms. Ingrid Lipka-Fordjor
Email: language@accra.goethe.org
Phone: +233-21-776 764

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4. TestDaF Centre South Africa, Goethe-Institut Johannesburg

For test dates, please check here.

Address:
Goethe-Institut Johannesburg
119 Jan Smuts Ave - Parkwood 2193 - South Africa
Private Bag X18 - Parkview 2122 - South Africa

Contact:
Ms. Ottilie Ramonat
Email: ramonat@johannesburg.goethe.org
Phone: Tel:  (+27-11) 442 32 32
Fax: (+27-11) 442 37 38