Language courses and registration

Office Hours will not take place for now.

Requirements for the coming about of language courses:

1) At least 13 registrations in LSF. If there are fewer registrations, the course will be canceled in advance.
2) At least 10 students who are actually present in the first session.
Participation in the first session is necessary.

More information for students

IOS language intensive courses in the semester break of the summer term 2021

Registration for language courses starts 12.07.2021 (8 a.m.) in the LSF. Our course overview can also be found there.

Leaflet for registration and allocation of places for IOS language courses

Attention: For general language courses in German, English, French, Italian and Spanish it is obligatory to take a placement test before regestering.

Placement test German as a foreign language (not for ISE-students) > available July, 05th 2021

Placement test English (not for ISE-students) > available July, 05th 2021

Placement test French > available July, 05th 2021

Placement test Italian > available July, 05th 2021

Placement test Spanish > available July, 05th 2021

Unfortunately, the placement tests for ISE students in B.sc. programmes for German and English cannot take place this semester, due to COVID-19.

Please do not use mobile devices!

Employees of the University Duisburg-Essen and UAMR students unfortunately cannot take the online placement test. If you are interested in attending a language course (within the semester break), please contact: sprachkurse@uni-due.de.

IOS language courses in the winter term 21/22

IOS language classes take place in synchronous e-teaching formats (video conferences/moodle).

technical requirements: stable internet connection, webcam and microphone
for technical support you can contact the ZIM: https://www.uni-due.de/zim/studium.php

Regular attendance is mandatory in IOS language classes - even in distant teaching formats!

85% of the class must be completed in online presence (moodle/videoconferences).
You may not miss more than 4x90 minutes (for 4 SWS) or 2x90 minutes (for 2 SWS).

All final exams must be attended in person (presumably at Campus Essen).

regular attendance (see above) = admission to final examinations (in presence)
no additional registration for exams required

Registration for IOS language classes via LSF: 23 Sept 2021 to 07 Oct 2021 (8 am)

Attention: limited class sizes > 15 participants per class!
Only register to if you can and want to meet all the requirements!!!

Online placement tests are mandatory for the following language classes:

German, English, French, Italian, Spanish
You have to take the test before you register ‐ even if you are a beginner!
The links to the placement tests will be activated from 20 Sept 2021 on:
Einstufungstest Deutsch - Einstufungstest Englisch - Einstufungstest Französisch - Einstufungstest Italienisch - Einstufungstest Spanisch
Test results (the advised CEFR level to choose) are displayed in Moodle.
Only register for language classes that match your test result!