Language courses and registration
Office Hours will not take place for now.
COVID-19 Information
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.
IOS language courses in the winter term 20/21
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: 20 Oct 2020 to 29 Oct 2020 (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 12 Oct 2020 on:
- Placement test German - Placement test English - Placement test French
Placement test Italian - Placement test Spanish - Test results (the advised CEFR level to choose) are displayed in Moodle.
- Only register for language classes that match your test result!
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.
Summer term 2020 language courses
Registration for language courses starts xx, xx 2020 (8 a.m.) in the LSF. Our course overview can also be found there.
further information for students / admission requirements
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 March, 17th 2020
Placement test English (not for ISE-students) > available March, 17th 2020
Placement test French > available March, 17th 2020
Placement test Italian > available March, 17th 2020
Placement test Spanish > available March, 17th 2020
Unfortunately, the placement tests for ISE students in B.sc. programmes for German and English cannot take place this semester, due to COVID-19.