Course Programme for German as a Foreign Language

for International Scholars and their Spouses/Partners

Welcome Centre

Course Programme for German as a Foreign Language

for International Scholars and their Spouses/Partners

Winterterm 2022/23

Contact persons

Sandra Gerspacher
Welcome Centre

Susanne Jahn
Language Institute (SLI)

E-Mail: daf.welcome.centre@uni-konstanz.de
 General information about the courses

General information about the courses

Course offer

We offer courses for language levels A1-C1 with four teaching units per week (one teaching
unit equals 45 minutes) held by trained language instructors and tailored for the needs of in-
ternational scholars. Their partners and spouses are also very welcome to join the courses.
We try to keep the group size small (max. 15 participants) in order to create a comfortable
atmosphere.

The courses start from October 24th (please refer to the program to find out the exact start-
ing date for each course) and finish at the beginning of February 2023. If not stated other-
wise, the instructors will announce the necessary material during the first lecture. You will re-
ceive the information about the access to the course a few days before the course starts
directly from the instructors by e-mail.

Course fees

PostDocs, professors, visiting scientists and their spouses/partners: 220,00 €/course

PhDs, visiting PhDs and their spouses/partners: 160,00 €/course

Registration

To register for a course, please visit https://www.uni-konstanz.de/en/welcome-cen-tre/life-in-

konstanz/language-courses/ and register online. If you have difficulties in registering online
please contact our coordinator for German as a foreign language Sandra Gerspacher.

Registration deadline is October 19th.

Terms of cancellation

Your registration is binding. You can only resign from your registration free of charge until
October 21st 2022. Courses can be cancelled within the first week after the course has
started (until October 31st 2022). A cancellation fee (50% of the participation fee) will be
charged. A later cancellation is not possible: In this case the whole participation fee will be
charged.
The course fees are solely used to cover the teachers’ fees. Unfortunately, we have to use
strict terms of cancellation since the courses have to be self-financing. Thank you for your
understanding.
The Welcome Centre reserves the right to cancel language courses with insufficient demand.
Either in this case you can attend another language course offered by the Welcome Centre
or you receive the payed course fee back.
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Certificate

Course participants will receive a certificate from the University of Konstanz at the
end of the semester if they attend the course regularly (absence less than 4 lectures/8 teach-
ing units in a course with 26 lectures/52 teaching units). The certificate states the participa-
tion and the language level of the course according to the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Furthermore, the course require-
ments by the teacher apply to receiving a certificate.

Please note that he German courses of the University of Konstanz are not accepted
as proof of language skills for the Immigration Office. The Immigration Office only ac-
cepts proof from recognized certification institutions such as the Goethe-Institut or TELC.

Which language level is right for me?

If you are unsure which language level is the right one for you, a C-test might give you (and
us) a first idea. We will send you the test – which is easily done within 25 minutes – per e-
mail. Please send it back to us after you are done. We than recommend you the course
which might be the best for you. If you realize that you have chosen a level, which is too high
or too low for you after the course has started, you can change to a different course. Please
just talk to your language instructor and write an e-mail to daf.welcome.centre@uni-kon-
stanz.de.
 Course offerings in Winter Semester 2022/2023

Course offerings in Winter Semester 2022/2023

Note: Depending on the number and the German level of persons interested in our
course program, we try to extend our offering. Course dates as below announced will
be similar.

Elementary Course A1 Target group:

for International Scientists at the Univer- Participants who have no knowledge (or
sity of Konstanz only a notion) of German.
(4 Teaching Units/Week)
Instructor:
Sofia Pfaff
Course dates: Room:
Wed: 17:00-18:30 Wed: C0421
Fri: 08:15-09:45 Fri: D0435

First lesson: 26th of Oct. 2022

Course extent: Teaching material:
26 lectures à 90 min will be announced at the first day
Course fee: Certificate:
160,00 € PhDs and their spouses/partners Regular and active attendance, homework
220,00 € all other researchers and their and presentations.
spouses/partners

Elementary Course A2 Target group:

for International Scientists at the Univer- Participants who have finished A1 or
sity of Konstanz have a basic knowledge of German.
(4 Teaching Units/Week)
Instructor:
Julia Capellino
Course dates: Room:
Tue: 17:00-18:30 Tue: D0435
Fri: 08:15-09:45 Fri: G0302

First lesson: 25th of Oct. 2022

Course extent: Teaching material:
26 lectures à 90 min will be announced at the first day
Course fee: Certificate:
160,00 € PhDs and their spouses/partners Regular and active attendance, homework
220,00 € all other researchers and their and presentations.
spouses/partners
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Intermediate Course A2/B1 Target group:

for International Scientists at the Univer- Participants who have finished A2 wish
sity of Konstanz to expand and foster their German.
(4 Teaching Units/Week)
Instructor:
Susanne Jahn
Course dates: Room:
Tue: 17:00-18:30 E0405
Thu: 17:00-18:30

First lesson: 25th of Oct. 2022

Course extent: Teaching material:
26 lectures à 90 min will be announced within the first week
Course fee:
160,00 € PhDs and their spouses/partners
220,00 € all other researchers and their
spouses/partners

Advanced Course B2/C1 Target group:

for International Scientists at the Univer- Participants who have an advanced level
sity of Konstanz of German and wish to improve their oral
(4 Teaching Units/Week) and written language skills.
Instructor:
Alfred Vanselow
Course dates: Room:
Mon: 17:00-18:30 L0914
Wed: 17:00-18:30

First lesson: 24th of Oct. 2022

Course extent: Teaching material:
26 lectures à 90 min will be announced
Course fee: Certificate:
160,00 € PhDs and their spouses/partners Regular and active attendance, homework
220,00 € all other researchers and their and presentations.
spouses/partners