English

Courses and examinations

Classification 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.

Levels A1-B1.2

The Language Centre offers English courses at levels B2 to C1/C2. For courses at levels A1-B1.2. please contact the Erfurt University of Applied Sciences or the VHS Erfurt.

Level B2.1 (50 - 74 points)

Four-hour language courses

Tue 16.00 & Thu 16.00 Forlini 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 C1.1 (90+ points)

Two-hour language courses

C1.1

Mon 14.00 Forlini Oral/Aural Practice: American English

Mon 14.00 Walter Advanced Fluency and Pronunciation

Tue 14.00 Walter Learners and their Mindsets

Wed 12.00 Forlini Translation (German-English)

Wed 14.00 Walter Aural/Oral Practice: British English

Thu 12.00 Biedermann English for Professional Purposes

Thu 14.00 Bell English Drama Group

Four-hour language courses

C1.1

Mon 8.00 & Wed 8.00 Biedermann English C1.1 Group A
Mon 14.00 & Wed 14.00 Biedermann English C1.1 Group B
Mon 10.00 & Wed 10.00 Taylor English C1.1 Group C
Tue 8.00 & Thu 8.00 Taylor English C1.1 Group D
Mon 14.00 & Thu 14.00 Taylor English C1.1 Group E

Level C1.2 (95+ points)

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 10.00 & Wed 10.00 Walter English C1.2 Group C
Mon 12.00 & Wed 12.00 Walter English C1.2 Group D

Level C2.1 (110+ points)

Two-hour language courses

C2.1

Thu 14.00 Walter English Conversation beyond C1

LKI courses

Students of English and American Studies must take two LKI courses to complete their O-Phase. We offer LKI courses for a module examination grade (MP) and LKI courses for qualified participation (qT). You can take the following two combinations of LKI courses:

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

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

LKI courses for one MP grade

Mon 10.00 Biedermann Amercia's Founding Myths

Mon 14.00 Walter Advanced Fluency and Pronunciation

Mon 16.00 Forlini Introduction to the USA

Tue 10.00 Taylor Current Issues in English Speaking Countries

Tue 10.00 Biedermann Divided We Stand: Polarisation in the US Group A

Tue 12.00 Biedermann Divided We Stand: Polarisation in the US Group B

Wed 8.00 Taylor Introduction to Ireland and the UK

Wed 10.00 Biedermann Education & Inequality in the US/UK

Fri 10.00 Taylor Culturally Relevant Song Lyrics

LKI courses for a qT

Mon 14.00 Forlini Oral/Aural Practice: American English

Wed 14.00 Walter Aural/Oral Practice: British English

Thu 14.00 Bell English Drama Group

Students of other degree programmes can take some of these courses under module ZS 801-Spr en #01.

Level tests

General information

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

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

Contact: Christopher Forlini

Registration, requirements and dates

1. registration

Registration for the B2 and C1 examinations will take place from 1 December to 14 December 2025 via Moodle.

More detailed information will be provided on time.

The B2 level examination for applicants in an Erasmus or exchange programme via the International Office of the University of Erfurt will only be offered in WS 2025/26.

2. requirements

a) for B2:

Participation in a language course Spr_en B2.2 or
at least 75 points in the placement test AND a current or planned application procedure for an exchange programme (in winter semester 2026/27 or summer semester 2027) via the International Office of the University of Erfurt. To do this, we require the destination country and period of time. Information about the destination country and university will be gathered during registration.
If you have not yet taken the placement test, please register for the next possible date. You will find information on this in the Moodle registration room after you have registered.

b) for C1: