Cambridge · IGCSE
Study IGCSE German as a Foreign Language with one-to-one teaching from a specialist subject teacher, live and recorded lessons, and a pace you set yourself. Inventum is a Cambridge-accredited online school teaching learners aged 14–16 in more than 50 countries.
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Accredited curriculum
The Cambridge German as a Foreign Language syllabus covers 5 topics. Your teacher works through them with you one-to-one, at a pace that matches how quickly you pick each one up.
4 externally marked papers, set by Cambridge. Exams are sat in person at a registered exam centre — your success coach helps you find one near you.
Candidates listen to a number of recordings and answer multiple-choice and matching questions. Externally assessed
Candidates read a number of texts and answer multiple-choice and matching questions as well as questions requiring short answers. Externally assessed
Candidates complete one role play and conversations on two topics. Internally assessed and externally moderated
Candidates complete one form-filling task, one directed writing task and one task in the format of an email/letter or article/blog. Externally assessed
Every German as a Foreign Language student gets one-to-one lessons with a specialist teacher — not a seat in a 30-person virtual class.
Attend live or catch up on your own schedule. Missing a lesson never means falling behind.
No fixed 9-to-3 timetable. Fit study around training, travel, relocation or recovery.
Cambridge qualifications are accepted by universities and employers internationally.
Yes. You can take German as a Foreign Language as a single subject alongside another school, or as part of a full-time IGCSE programme with Inventum. Many families start with one subject and add more later.
German as a Foreign Language is assessed through 4 externally marked papers: Paper 1 - Listening, Paper 2 - Reading, Paper 3 - Speaking, Paper 4 - Writing. Full details are in the assessment section above.
Written exams are taken in person at a registered Cambridge exam centre. There are centres in most countries, and your success coach helps you find and register with one near you.
IGCSE German as a Foreign Language is recognised internationally and supports progression to A-Levels, IB or other post-16 study.
Fees depend on which learning journey you choose and how many subjects you take. The fees page sets out each journey, and a discovery call gives you an exact figure for your situation.
Combine German as a Foreign Language with any of these — most students take several.
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