English

Courses and Exams

Placement and Courses

Placement Test (DPT)

The DPT (Dynamic Placement Test) is the test currently used by the University of Erfurt to determine which English courses students are eligible for. Students who wish to attend an English course must take this test unless they have already passed a course at the University of Erfurt that qualifies them for the next higher course. This means that passing a course at B2.2 level qualifies participants for a course at C1.1 level.

Test dates are offered in the introductory week of the winter semester and in the first week of the summer semester.

The next placement tests will take place in the first week of the summer semester 2025 on Friday, 11 April at 12.30 pm in rooms 339 and 343 in teaching building 1 - C03. Registration will take place via Moodle from 24 March.
Registration key = DPT

Levels A1-B1.2

The Language Centre offers English courses at B2 and C1 level. For courses on A1-B1.2 please contact the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt or th VHS Erfurt.

Level B2.1 (50 - 74 points)

Four-hour language courses

Mon 12.00 & Wed 12.00 Changir English B2.1

Level B2.2 (75 - 89 points)

Four-hour language courses

Mon 12.00 & Thu 14.00 Hoppe English B2.2 Group A
Tue 12.00 & Thu 12.00 Walter English B2.2 Group B

Level C1 (90+ points)

Four-hour language courses

C1.1

Mon 8.00 & Wed 8.00 Rammler English C1.1 Group A
Mon 12.00 & Wed 12.00 Rammler English C1.1 Group B
Tue 14.00 & Thu 14.00 Rammler English C1.1 Group C
Mon 8.00 & Wed 8.00 Taylor English C1.1 Group D
Tue 08.00 & Thu 08.00 Taylor English C1.1 Group E

C1.2

Tue 12.00 & Thu 12.00 Forlini English C1.2 Group A
Tue 14.00 & Thu 14.00 ForliniEnglish C1.2 Group B
Mon 12.00 & Wed 12.00 Walter English C1.2 Group C

LKI Courses

English students are required to take two LKI courses to complete their O-Phase. We offer LKI courses with a module exam (MP) and without an exam (qT). You can take the following two combinations of LKI courses:

2 LKI courses with an MP,
1 LKI course with an MP and 1 LKI course with a qT.

A combination of 2 LKI courses with a qT is not possible, as otherwise an LKI module exam grade would be missing.

LKI courses for one MP grade

Mon 10.00 Rammler Divided We Stand: Polarisation in America

Mon 16.00 Forlini Introduction to the USA

Tue 10.00 Taylor Current Issues in English Speaking Countries

Tue 12.00 Rammler Myths in America

Wed 8.00 Taylor Introduction to Ireland and the UK

Wed 10.00 Forlini Current Events in the Anglophone World

Thu 12.00 Rammler Unequal Opportunity: Education in the US and the UK

Fri 10.00 Taylor Culturally Relevant Song Lyrics

LKI courses for a qT

Mon 14.00 Forlini Oral/Aural Practice: American English

Tue 16.00 Forlini Translation & Podcasting

Wed 14.00 Walter Aural/Oral Practice: British English

Thu 14.00 N.N. (Bell) English Drama Group

Students of other study programmes can take these courses either under module ZS 801-Spr en #01 or module ZS ENi 2020 Spren C1.1#01 as needed.

Level Exams

General Information

Students who apply for an exchange programme (e.g. Erasmus) via the International Office of the University of Erfurt and have to provide proof of language proficiency may take our B2 exam.

The B2 exam for the University of Erfurt's exchange programme is only offered at the end of the winter semester.

If the partner university requires a C1 certificate and students have not received a place in a C1.2 course, they should register for an internationally recognised C1 examination (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge).

B2 Exam

The examination consists of a written and an oral part. The written part tests the skills of listening, reading, writing and grammar, while the oral part comprises an approx. 30-minute interview. The examination is deemed to have been passed if the overall grade for the sub-areas is at least 4.0. A certificate can be issued on request.

Participation in an English course to prepare for the exam is recommended.

Contact person: Beate Walter