Welcome!

Lingco is excited to be hosting the 2025-2026 National German Exam (NGE)! We’ve created a modern online educational platform designed to help instructors more effectively teach students foreign languages, and we believe this is a perfect fit for national exams like the NGE. We’re doing everything we can to make the exam this year as smooth as possible, and we’ve created this guide to help get you started.

Technical Requirements

Lingco is a modern web-based application that works best with the latest version of Google Chrome, running on a laptop or desktop computer (either Mac, PC or Chromebook).  It also works on the last two versions of Safari, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge, but Chrome is highly recommended.  The activities used in the NGE are designed for larger screens, so we don’t support using any mobile device or tablet at this time.

In order to take the NGE on Lingco you’ll also need:

<aside> ❗ Note: Certain school network components, such as VPNs and firewalls, can impact the quality of audio and video files in Lingco.  Please discuss this with your network administrator if you discover such issues when testing out the Lingco platform before taking the NGE.

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Creating An Instructor Account on Lingco

If you haven't used Lingco before, you'll need to create an instructor account first. AATG members may receive an NGE registration link through email that will invite them to sign up for a Lingco account. If you did not receive an email invite, you can also find the link by visiting www.nge.aatg.org/registration. If the “Instructor Code” does not autofill, please reach out to our customer support chat.

If you already have a Lingco account, use the registration link provided by AATG to login to your account. After logging in, you will be taken to the registration page.

Once you click on the AATG registration link, you'll first be prompted to either log in (if you already have a Lingco account) or to create an account:

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Registeration for the NGE

You can place your order for National German Exam at the NGE’s website. You will receive an email confirmation shortly after you place your order that your order has been uploaded to Lingco. Orders should automatically upload to your Lingco account within an hour of you placing your order. If you do not see it in your Lingco account, it’s likely because you placed your order on the NGE store with a different email from your Lingco email. In this case, please reach out to our customer support chat and we’ll be able to connect your order to your account.

Dashboard Overview

After registering for the NGE you’ll now have access to special NGE-related review materials in Lingco, as well as the exam courses.  Once you’ve logged in, you can see these by clicking the “National German Exam” button on the left sidebar in Lingco. Your NGE dashboard will have direct links to all your NGE exam courses:

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