We offer German courses in four different categories:
There is a wide range of German courses during the lecture period of every semester. These courses are structured as follows:
The goal of these courses is to provide students with the language skills necessary for mastering the challenges of daily life in Weimar and completing study tasks and university assignments. All of our courses conclude with an examination which assesses listening and reading comprehension, grammatical usage and writing skills. Oral communication skills are also graded.
Outside the lecture period, courses at all levels can also be attended as intensive courses in March and September.
Requirements
Participation in a placement test is mandatory before entering the course system.
| Target level | Modules to be attended |
|---|---|
| A 1.1 | 1 |
| A 1.2 | 1 |
| A 2.1 | 1 |
| A 1.1 | 1 |
| B 1 | 4 (out of 5) |
| B 2 | 4 (out of 5) |
| C 1 | 4 (out of 5) |
Credit Points
Students can receive 3 credit points (CP) if they regularly participate in a language course, attend at least 2/3of all sessions and pass the final examination.
Fees
The course fees are € 45 for students, € 60 for university employees and € 225 for guests.
Requirement for all courses
To enter the course system, it is necessary to participate in a placement test - either at the beginning of a semester or one of the intensive courses (March or September).
After that no further placement test is necessary if all courses are attended regularly and successfully:
| Last course attend at the Language Centre | Follow-up course |
|---|---|
| A 1.1 | A 1.2 |
| A 1.2 | A 2.1 |
| A 2.1 | A 2.2 |
| A 2.2 | B 1.1 |
| B 1.1 | B 1.2 |
| B 1.2 | B 1Plus, 1st part |
| B 1Plus, 1st part | B 1 Plus, 2nd part |
| B 1 Plus, 2nd part | B 2 (4 B 2 modules need to be attended successfully to qualify for a B 2 certificate) |
| B 2 | C 1 |
Course details
The courses run for three weeks and provide ca. 60 classroom hours. Classes take place from 9.00 - 12.30 am, but there may also be some classes from 1.30 -3.00 pm.
A placement test on the first day of the course is manadatory for all new students. Students who have passed last semester's German tests at the Language Centre in Weimar do not need to take the test again. All classes start on the second day of the course.
Course fee
Students: € 60 | Staff members: € 80 | Guests: € 300 (if places are still available)
The course is free of charge for exchange students at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and the College of Music ‘Franz Liszt’, who have just arrived in Weimar.
Exams
All courses end with a written exam on the last day of classes which tests listening and reading comprehension as well as writing skills. A 1 and A 2 level exams also include some grammar tasks. Oral communication skills are assessed during class.
Credit Points
Students can receive 4 credit points (CP) if they regularly participate in a language course, attend at least 45 hours of class and pass the final examination.
Registration
You can access the registration system at https://studip.uni-weimar.de. For incoming students registration for the intensive courses in March starts in October and for the intensive course in September in April of each year. Weimar students can register at the end of a semester's lecture period after the exams are over and the results have been published.
Instructions and advice as to how to use the system can be found here as a printable pdf-file.
If there are any problems, please do not hesitate to contact us via sprachenzentrum[at]uni-weimar.de
Each semester we offer university preparatory language courses, which can help students acquire the German skills necessary for university study. The courses are taught at three different levels and are structured successively. At the end of each course, we administer the respective language examination (Zertifikat Deutsch, Mittelstufenprüfung, DSH). The German Language Examination for University Admission of Foreign Applicants (DSH) fulfils the German language requirement for enrolment at university in Germany.
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 course auditors are permitted to attend these courses.
Level | Entry requirements | Target level |
|---|---|---|
| Basic 1 (A 1 - A 2) | none | Start Deutsch (A 2) |
| Pre-intermediate (A 2 - B 1) | ca. 300 hours (A 2) | Zertifikat DaF (B 1) |
| Intermediate (B 1 - B 2) | ca. 600 hours (B 1) | Mittelstufenprüfung (B 2) |
| Upper-intermediate (B 2 - C 1/2) | ca. 1.000 hours (B 2) | Deutsche Sprachprüfung an Hochschulen (DSH) |
| Semester | Fee |
|---|---|
| Winter semester 2019/20 | € 1.300 |
| Summer semester 2020 | € 1.300 |
Application Deadline:
For more information and registration forms, please download and complete the following file. Please get in touch with our staff at the Administration Office to find out if places are available BEFORE registering for a specific course. To register, please send us your registration form by mail, fax or post. You will find our address printed on the registration form.
Every September the Language Centre offers a two-week intensive language course to help students prepare for the German Language Examination for University Admission of Foreign Applicants (DSH).
For more information and a sample test, click DAAD Language Certificatehere.
Course/Examination Registration:
We can send you a registration form by e-mail upon request.
Duration: 04 - 15 September 2017
Fee: 50 €
DSH-Examination:
Written examination: 18 September 2017
Oral examination: 20 September 2017
Examination fee: 50 €
