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Course Program - German as a Foreign Language
The courses offered in German as a Foreign Language are open to all affiliates of Philipps-Universität. They predominantly consist of in-sessional classes with one or two sessions per week, covering the levels from A1 to C1. Shortly before the start of each semester, we run intensive pre-session classes for newly arriving international students. Classes preparing for language exams that are needed for the application at a German university like Testdaf or DSH are NOT offered by the Language Center. If you are interested in the DSH, please contact the Studienkolleg Mittelhessen.
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Winter semester 2021/22
After the positive experience with digital teaching formats since summer semester 2020 we will again offer the majority of our courses as online classes, while a few courses are planned as face-to-face classes. You will find more information in the course descriptions. When booking a face-to-face class, please take note of the regulations for these classes.
- German for International PhD-Candidates and Post-Docs (A1.1)
- Basic User Level A1 (Placement score: 0-21)
- Basic User Level A2 (Placement score: 22-44)
- Independent User Level B1 (Placement score: 45-65)
- Independent User Level B2 (Placement score: 66-86)
- Independent to Proficient User Level B2-C1 (Placement score: 82-90)
- Proficient User C1 (Placement score: 87-100)
- German for Economists and Social Scientists B2-C1 (Placement score: 82-90)
- Workshop Mündliche Beteiligung an Seminargesprächen B2-C1 (Placement Score: 76-100)
The program of summer semester 2021 is still available in our course archive.
Pre-Sessional Intensive Courses
Important: Registrations for the course are binding and governed by the Language Center’s terms and conditions, in particular the withdrawal terms stated therein (para. 7-9). For the regulations for obtaining ECTS points, please see General Information about Courses.