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English Courses

Overview

Every semester, English courses are offered during the lecture period, namely

  • with 2 x 90 minutes per week (when face-to-face teaching is possible) or 1 x 90 minutes for hybrid formats (during the Corona Pandemic),
  • for a duration of 12 weeks, and
  • for the CEFR target levels B 1 - C 1.

The individual course levels in the course system for English are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Target LevelModuleNumber of modules to be completed
B 2General EnglishB 2.1, B 2.2, B 2.3 in any order
C 1General EnglishC 1.1, C 1.2, C 1.3 in any order

In addition, further skill-oriented courses are offered, e.g. to refresh grammar knowledge or to improve oral or written communication skills.

Exams

All General English courses usually end with a written exam in which listening comprehension, reading comprehension and written communication skills are tested and assessed. Oral communication skills are graded according to classroom performance. Due to the Corona pandemic, however, the written exam will be replaced by continuous assessment of the written course tasks in winter semester 2020/2021.

Credit Points

One course has a scope of 3 CP. These are awarded if students have attended at least 2/3 of all lessons and passed the final exam.

Fees
The course fees are € 45 for students, € 60 for staff and € 225 for guest students.

Placement Test

In the winter semester 2022/23 the placement tests will be taken online. Please register for the placement test at StudIP first.

You can find the placement test here.

Before you sign up for a course, please send the result of the placement test to english[at]uni-weimar.de after you register on studIP. Please include your name, matriculation number and the result of your placement test in the subject line (example: Jane Doe_123456_beginner to pre-intermediate).

The result of the placement test will be saved in your profile as your current language level. Please enroll in the course with the follow-up target level, e.g. if the result is B 1, please register for a course with the target level B 2.

Courses

B 2: General English

The B 2 General English Programme is divided into three modules (B2.1, B2.2 and B2.3) which can be studied in any order, depending on the semester in which you enter the programme. To qualify for the next level (C 1), you should complete all three modules, including the final exams. 

The modules concentrate on grammar and vocabulary areas which are particularly problematic for learners of English. Particular emphasis is placed on verb forms and tenses. All four skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) are practised in the lessons and will be assessed either during or at the end of the course. 

Course fee: 45 € (students) | 60 € (staff members) | 225 € (guests)
ECTS-LP: 3    
Duration: 12 weeks  

ModulesB 2.1 B 2.2 B 2.3
Course number: 513412151341225134123
Course book:
New Language Leader (Intermediate), ISBN 978-1-4479-6149-9
Units 1, 3, 6, 8Units 4, 5, 7, 9Units 2, 10, 11, 12

C 1: General English

The C 1 General English Programme is divided into three modules (C1.1, C1.2 and C1.3) which can be studied in any order, depending on the semester in which you enter the programme.

The modules concentrate on grammar and vocabulary areas which are particularly problematic for learners of English. Particular emphasis is placed on verb forms and tenses. All four skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) are practised in the lessons and will be assessed either during or at the end of the course. 

Course fee: 45 € (students) | 60 € (staff members) | 225 € (guests)
ECTS-LP: 3    
Duration: 12 weeks 

Course modules:

C 1.1 C 1.2 C 1.3
Course number:5135121
51351225135123
Course book: New Language Leader (Upper-Intermediate), ISBN 978-1-4479-6155-0)Units 1, 2, 6, 10Units 3, 4, 9, 11Units 5, 7, 8, 12

 

 

Grammar Courses (B 1 - C 1)

These courses focus on practising and mastering all of the major tenses in both active and passive, simple and continuous forms. Conditionals and modals will also be included.  

Course fee: 45 € (students) | 60 € (staff) | 225 € (guests)
ECTS-LP: 3   
Duration: 12 weeks

1. Grammar | Basic (B 1- B 2)
Course number: 5-13-3-15-1

2. Grammar | Advanced (B 2 - C 1)
Course number: 5-13-4-15-1

 

 

Writing Skills (B 2/C 1)

1. Writing Skills (B 2) | Course number: 5134150

2. Writing Skills (C1) | Course number: 5135250

Course fee: € 45 (Students) | 60 € (staff) | 225 € (guests) 
ECTS-LP: 3   

Description:
Both writing courses will be run on a correspondence basis, with work regularly being submitted and corrected using the university's learning platform. We will meet twice virtually during the semester in order to discuss planning and progress. The final grade will be based on continuous assessment of the send-in tasks. 

The course content concentrates specifically on writing skills you will need for academic and everyday purposes; practising basic and integrated essay-writing techniques, expressing and evaluating opinions, describing and evaluating images, describing visual data and statistics, letter writing and electronic communication, etc.

Introduction to Academic Writing

Introduction to Academic Writing

Introduction to Academic Writing | Course number: 5134150

Course fee: € 45 (students) | 60 € (staff members) | 225 € (guests)     

ECTS-CP: 3   

This is a correspondence course with bi-weekly consultations. Places are available to students who are not following the Master’s degree programmes in Computer Science For Digital Media, Digital Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction.

The course concentrates mainly on structure in writing academic articles, essays and reports. We begin by examining the structure of individual paragraphs and move on to extended texts of various types (e.g. process essays, cause/effect, comparison/contrast, etc.). Particular attention is paid to connectives, i.e. transitional phrases and constructions which help you link ideas and paragraphs in a logical, systematic way.

English for Technical and Scientific Purposes (B 2/C 1)

Theses courses focus on helping students learn how to communicate effectively using scientific and technical English on different target levels. The focus will be placed on scientific oral communication. Regardless of the focus, the courses will also include reading, listening and active discussions related to current scientific and technical topics in order to ensure a well-rounded development of language skills.  

Course material: Materials provided by the instructor

Course fee: € 45 (students) | 60 € (staff) | 225 € (guests)
ECTS-LP: 3
Duration: 12 weeks

1. English for Technical and Scientific Purposes (B 2)
Course number: 5-13-4-15-3

2. English for Technical and Scientific Purposes (C 1)
Course number: 5-13-5-13-2

Teaching Material

The following teaching material is used in our courses.

1. Obligatory material

Please make sure that you have purchased the material by the beginning of a course.

We are currently using the e-book versions; details of how to purchase these can be found in the Moodle rooms of the respective courses. 

Target levelCourseMaterial
B 1General EnglishNew Language Leader (Pre-intermediate), Pearson
B 2General EnglishNew Language Leader (Intermediate), Pearson
C 1General EnglishNew Language Leader (Upper-intermediate), Pearson

2. Recommended material

Target levelCourseMaterial
B 1/B 2Grammar | BasicMy Grammar Lab (elementary), Pearson
B 2/C 1Grammar | AdvancedMy Grammar Lab (intermediate), Pearson
C 1Writing SkillsWriting Academic English Level 4, Pearson/Longman

Course Schedule Winter Semester 2022/23

In the winter semester 2022/23 most English courses will be offered exclusively in a digital format via the learning platform Moodle because the physical distancing rules are still in force. The times given apply to the video conferences (VC).

Enrolment is possible via StudIP between 10 and 20 October 2022.

Target LevelCourseFormatDayTime
B 2General English | B 2.1face-to-faceWednesday13:30 - 15:00
Intermediate Writing Skills digitalThursday
1st VC: 03.11.22
15:15 - 16:45
Conversation & Discussionface-to-faceFriday11:00 - 12:30
C 1General English | C 1.1face-to-faceTuesday17:00 - 18:30
Upper-Intermediate Writing SkillsdigitalThursday
1st VC: 03.11.22
15:15 - 16:45
Conversation & Discussionface-to-faceFriday11:00 - 12:30
Introduction to Academic WritingdigitalThursday
1st VC: 10.11.22
15:15 - 16:45

 

 

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