English

Course information

In English we offer 4 different General English courses – 2 to 4 phases at each level. The course Pre-Intermediate English comprises of 3 hours a week plus one hour tutorial, an equivalent of 4.5 ECTS-credits. All the others are 2-hour-courses to which 3 ECTS-credits are allocated.

  • Pre-Intermediate English: I, II
  • Intermediate English: I, II
  • Upper Intermediate English: I, II
  • Advanced English: I, II, III, IV

Course requirements

min. 70% attendance, active participation, oral and written contributions, assignments, end-term test


Language for specific purposes

In addition, the Language Centre offers the following courses for specific purposes:

  • Academic English (in the winter semester)
  • Academic Skills: Listening and Speaking (in the winter semester)
  • Academic Skills: Reading and Writing (in the summer semester)
  • Business English I+II (I: in the winter semester; II: in the summer semester)

To the English courses

in the

Sprachkurs am Sprachenzentrum

Course level

Courses in the winter semester

  • Pre-Intermediate I: Prerequisite: A1+/A2, target level: A2/A2+
  • Intermediate I: Prerequisite: A2+/B1, target level: B1
  • Upper-Intermediate I: Prerequisite: B1/B1+, target level: B1+/B2
  • Advanced English I: Prerequisite: B2, target level: B2+
  • Advanced Englisch III: Prerequisite: B2+/C1, target level: C1
  • Business English I: Prerequisite: B1+/B2, target level: B2-Fachsprachenkenntnisse
  • Academic English: Prerequisite: B2, target level: B2+
  • Academic Skills: Listening and Speaking: Prerequisite: B2+, target level: C1-Fachsprachenkenntnisse

Courses in the summer semester

  • Pre-Intermediate II: Prerequisite: A2/A2+, target level: A2+/B1
  • Intermediate II: Prerequisite: B1, target level: B1+
  • Upper-Intermediate II: Prerequisite: B1+/B2, target level: B2
  • Advanced English II: Prerequisite: B2/B2+, target level: B2+/C1
  • Advanced Englisch IV: Prerequisite: C1, target level: C1+
  • Business English II: Prerequisite: B1+/B2, target level: B2-Fachsprachenkenntnisse
  • Academic Skills: Reading and Writing: Prerequisite: B2+, target level: C1-Fachsprachenkenntnisse

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