Foreign Languages

The International Office offers language courses in 11 different languages as well as English placement tests.

All language courses are open and free of charge for the university's students and employees.

Language Courses are taking place during the semester as well as during the semester breaks (Intensive Courses).

Placement tests for other languages

Prerequisites for Attending Language Courses

In order to take a language course students have to preregister online via the online registration on our Intranet pages.

For advanced classes starting at level A1.2 you need to hand in a proof of your knowledge of that language (e.g. placement test).

Faq

You can find the most important information regarding language classes in our FAQ section.

Important Dates for Summer Term 2020

What?	When?
Registration Semester Courses	Tue 18.02.2020 - Mon 09.03.2020 at 12 am
Start Semester Courses	Mon 06.04.2020
Exams Semester Courses	Mon 27.07.2020 - Fr 31.07.2020
Registration Intensive Courses
Intensive Courses: Mo-Fr 9:00-12:30 Uhr
Exams Intensive Courses

Current courses Summer Term 2020

Fach	Dozent	Tag	Uhrzeit	Campus
Arabic A1.1	El-Hadi	Tuesday	17:30-19:45	cancelled
Arabic A2.1	El-Hadi	Monday	17:30-19:45	cancelled
Chinese 1	Sim	Wednesday	17:30- 20:45	online
Chinese 1	Chan	Intensive Course	Mon.-Fri. 9:00-12:30	online
German Sign Language 1	Mrs. Hermann	Wednesday	16:30-18:00	online
German Sign Language 1	Mrs. Hermann	Wednesday	18:15-19:45	online
German Sign Language 2	Mr. Hermann	Wednesday	16:30-18:00	online
German Sign Language 1	Mr. Hermann	Wednesday	18:15-19:45	online
English B1	Arvind	Tuesday	17:30-20:45	online
English B1	Schmid	Intensive Course	Mon.-Fri. 9:00-12:30	online
English B2	Schmid	Tuesday	17:30-20:45	online
English B2	Caspari	Intensive Course	Mon.-Fri. 9:00-12:30	online
English C1	Ogden	Monday	17:30-19:00	online
English: Academic Writing (ab B1)	Coltrane	Wednesday	15:30-17:00	cancelled
Technical English	Rettenberger	Wednesday	14:00-15:30	online
Refresher Course English for Staff Members	Rettenberger	Tuesday	11:00-12:30	online
French A1	Ramière	Monday	17:30-20:45	online
French A2	Ramière	Wednesday	17:30-20:45	online
Italian A1	Golini	Monday	17:30-20:45	online
Italian A2	Golini	Wednesday	17:30-20:45	cancelled
Japanese A1.1	Österby	Monday	17:30-20:45	online
Japanese A1.2	Österby	Tuesday	17:30-20:45	online
Spanish A1	Martinez	Tuesday	17:30-20:45	online
Spanish A1	Bähring	Monday	17:30-20:45	online
Spanish A1	Molins	Wednesday	14:00-17:15	online
Spanish A1	Larre	Wednesday	17:00-20:15	online
Spanish A1	Larre	Intensive Course	Mon.-Fri. 9:00-12:30	online
Spanish A2	Wollenweber	Tuesday	17:30-20:45	online
Spanish A2	Bähring	Monday	14:00-17:15	online
Spanish B1 (B1.1 and B1.2)	Martinez	Thursday	17:30-20:45	online
Portuguese A1	Höltermann	Wednesday	17:30-20:45	online
Russian A1.2	Gordon	Tuesday	17:30-20:45	online
Turkish A1	Celep	Monday	17:30-20:45	online

Course Levels

The different course levels follow the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): from A1 (beginner) to C2 (native speaker). In some cases courses are split in two parts, e.g. A1 is split into A1.1 and A1.2. A few courses are divided in courses 1 to 4, e.g. Chinese.

Course Description

Detailed information on course content and books used for the courses can be found on the intranet course description.

Course Books

The course books have to be bought in advance and brought to the first lesson. There are some copies of every book available in the library. You can search for them online (WebPAC).

Language App

You can use our university language app talk2me to meet German speaking or international students and to improve your language skills.

English Placement Test (OPT)

Why should i take an English Placement Test?

Every semester the international office offers English placement tests (Oxford Online Placement Test, OPT) in cooperation with the faculties. The test is important to assess students' English proficiency which is necessary in order to take classes taught in English. In addition the test is essential for all students who want to study abroad or do an internship abroad.

Additionally, the International Office offers open placement tests without prior registration throughout the semester.

prerequisites

In order to take the placement test students need headphones as well as their login details for the university's computers. Any other preparation for the test is not necessary.