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Language Course Certificate of Attendance

If you have successfully completed one of our language courses, a certificate will be issued automatically. This certificate can be found in your StudIP profile under My Courses (select course, making sure that the semester is correct) --> Notenverwaltung --> Print confirmation of participation. You can find more detailed instructions here.

Successful completion of the course includes passing the final examination as well as regular participation in the course itself (at least ¾ of all classes). The certificate includes the (partial) target level achieved with the help of the course, the overall result of the examination, and the credit points achieved.

Please note:

  • Courses which were attended before the winter semester 2019/20 cannot be found in StudIP. For these, you still have to pick up your certificate at the secretary's office.
  • To have a language course recognised as a course credit within your degree programme, you need to submit the certificate to your Examinations Office. Unfortunately, this cannot be done automatically.
  • If you have attended and passed at least three of our language courses, we will issue a certificate listing these courses on request.

 

 

 

Proof of language skills (for studying or doing an internship abroad)

The International Office requires all study-abroad candidates to submit a Language Certificate with their application. For the application you need to show that you have sufficient knowledge of the language used as a medium of instruction (often English) and/or the national language(s).

 There are different ways of proving your current level in a foreign language:

 1. School-leaving Certificate

 If you have learnt a foreign language (e.g. English) for at least seven years at school and that language was part of the final school-leaving exams, a copy of your school-leaving certificate is enough to prove your current level of the respective language.

 2. Language Course Certificate

If you have successfully completed language courses in the target language at the Language Centre of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar or another university, you can hand in a copy of the latest certificate showing your current level.

3. International Language Certificates

Perhaps you have already successfully completed an international language exam? In this case, the certificate can also be used for the application, e.g.

TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge Certificates, etc. for English,
DELF/DALF for French or
DELE for Spanish.


4. In all other cases: Language Certificate issued by the Language Centre

If you think that none of the options above are applicable, you can always ask for a Language Certificate at the Language Centre.

In order to assess your language proficiency, you need to take a short test. Please arrange a testing date with an instructor of the respective language. The test session takes approximately 20 minutes, during which the instructor assesses your reading and listening comprehension and verbal skills.

In order to evaluate your writing skills, please bring along a text that you have previously written in the foreign language (1 DIN A4 sheet, approx. 300-400 words). It is permitted to use a text which you wrote for a different purpose, e.g. letter of motivation, project description, etc.

For English the basis for the assessment of your language skills is an online test. All information concerning the test can be found here.

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Contact the instructors at the Language Centre 

German Language Exam (required for studying at a German university)

General Information

General information about the DSH examination

The Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH) is a language examination for international applicants before they can be admitted to a degree programme at a German university. 

The test assesses whether the candidate's language ability is sufficient to meet the demands of studying in German at a German university. These include such skills as:

  • Understanding lectures, taking notes and using them accordingly
  • Understanding study-related written texts and applying them accordingly
  • Expressing oneself verbally and in writing with regard to a given, study-related topic

For more details, please read the DSH regulations  which went into effect at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar on 18 June, 2021.
 

The written exam is comprised of four parts:

a) Understanding and processing information in an audio text (--> Sample audio text, sample audio-text questions)
The candidates are allowed to listen to a longer recording of a lecture twice. Afterwards, they are asked to complete various tasks which not only verify whether they have understood the general thrust and selected details of the lecture, but also whether they are able to apply and convey the information in written form.

b) Understanding and processing information in a written text (--> Example)
This written text resembles a typical academic text. The tasks assess whether the candidate has understood the information contained in the text, and can process and communicate it.

c) Understanding and processing grammatical structures of scientific language
The test section "Grammatical Structures of Scientific Language" assesses comprehension and the ability to produce complex grammatical structures which are often used in scientific language. This section refers to structures contained in a written text. To view a sample text, click on the link provided in b).

d) Text production based on provided information (--> Example)
This section is generally based on provided information, e.g. diagrams, illustrations, etc. The candidate is required to demonstrate that he/she can produce a written text about a certain topic expressing an opinion, describing a diagram, or some similar task.


If you have any questions about the DSH at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, please contact us at sprachenzentrum[at]uni-weimar.de. 

For general information about studying in Germany, please visit the following pages:  

Fachverband Deutsch als Fremdsprache (fadaf) 
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

Intensive German Courses (DSH)

German intensive courses preparing for university study or working in Germany

Every semester the Bauhaus Weiterbildungsakademie e.V. - in cooperation with the Language Centre - offers intensive German language courses designed to acquire the German language skills necessary for studying or working in Germany.

The courses have four different target levels. The German Language Examination for University Admission (DSH) fulfils the German language requirements for enrolment at any German university.

Students with (conditional) admission to the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar or the College of Music ‘Franz Liszt’ are given preferential consideration. If space allows, applicants from other universities and guests can also attend these courses.

Refugees are eligible for grants funded by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Integra Funding Programme.

  • Course formats and fees
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  • How to register

The development of the Corona pandemic and the ensuing contact restrictions will have an influence on whether courses can take place as normal classroom courses or as blended learning courses.

Course formatFee
Face-to-face teaching
c. 20 hours/week with c. 15 students/group in the Language Centre's classrooms
1,300 €

Blended Learning
Self-study elements via the learning platform Moodle in combination with face-to-face teaching

1,300 €

Our courses have four different target levels:

CoursePrerequisitesTarget Level
Pre-intermediate Germanc. 300 hrs/ A 2B 1
Intermediate Germanc. 600 hrs/ B 1 B 2
Upper-intermediate/Advanced Germanc. 1.000 hrs/B 2C 1/DSH

Below you will find a registration form providing further information which can be downloaded and printed/completed. Please make sure to contact us before registering to find out if places are still available. Please send us the completed registration form by email or fax. You will find all the relevant information in the registration form

Application deadline:

  • 28 February (summer semester) 
  • 31 August (winter semester)
  • or when the maximum number of students has been reached.

--> Registration form for the summer semester 2023

DSH Examination Course

Intensive language course to prepare for the DSH examination

To prepare for the German Language Examination for University Admission (DSH) in September, the Language Centre offers an online preparation course if there is sufficient demand.

The exam will take place on 9 September 2022.

Please note that only prospective students of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and the Hochschule für Musik 'Franz Liszt' with a conditional admission can be admitted to this course.

It is also necessary to prove that applicants already have a knowledge of German equivalent to the level of B 2/C 1.

Course/Examination Registration:
A registration form will be sent by e-mail upon request.

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