International Students

Language courses...

• are compulsory for some study programs. Please check your Modulhandbuch (modul handbook).
  
• are essential when you are applying for a semester/internship abroad or planning to attend in international meetings.
• help you improve your language skills for publishing in English and German.
• are generally required when applying for a job or another degree program.
• are vital if you want to communicate in the country you are living in.
• will earn you extra credits.

The Language Center offers over 20 languages each semester. With some exceptions, all language courses are open to you.

Please be aware, that not all language courses are valid for your studies, please check your module handbook. The courses can also be attended on a voluntary basis.

If your German level is below B1, you can participate in the following courses without any problems. For more information, click on the language you are interested in.

• 1) German courses at the level (Grundkurs 1, Grundkurs 2 and Grundkurs 3)
• 2) All English courses
• 3) All courses of the African languages (Bambara, Swahili, Wolof)
• 4) Grundkurs 3 (G3) or higher in all other languages (Spanish, Italian, French, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish, Polish, Korean, Japanese and Arabic).
• 5) If you have no previous knowledge of Spanish, French, Japanese, Portuguese or Italian, we offer one Grundkurs (G1) course in each oft these courses through the medium of English. Make sure you sign up for the right Grundkurs 1/Elementary course I.)

• Language classes are not lectures: active participation is required. 
• Attendance is compulsory. In a course with 4 hours per week you may miss a total of 4 times, and in a course with 2 hours per week you may miss a total of 2 times.
• There is a maximum number of participants (20-25). Registration via cmlife is mandatory. If you are not officially registered for the course you will be obliged to leave.
• There is a final exam at the end of every course.

If you have prior knowledge of a language, you will need to take a placement test, unless you have already taken a course or a placement test at the University of Bayreuth. For further information, please click here.

The placement tests always take place in the first week of term. For further information, please click here.

Yes, you must register for all language courses through CMlife. 

Places are allocated on a "first come, first served" basis. If the course is fully booked, you will automatically get a place on the waiting list (WL) and move up according as other students deregister. If you are still on the waiting list (WL) after registration closes, you may NOT attend the course.

Yes, but deregistration is only possible until registration closes (the end of the second week of the semester). If you drop the course after the deadline "X- 5,0" will be entered in your student record.

Yes, there is compulsory attendance at all language courses at the Language Centre.

• 1) Start your language training early.
• 2) Register as soon as you know your schedule, some courses are booked very quickly.
• 3) If you need a placement test, sign up via CMlife. (Tests normally take place in the week before the semester begins.)
• 4) Sign up for your language course via CMlife. (Course registration normally begins in the first week of the semester).
• 5) Start your language course in the second week of the semester.
• 6) Deregister from a course if you know you will be not able to attend.

You may participate in the placement tests without your student card. Please go along to one of the sessions and tell the supervisor about your problem. To register for the language courses, however access to the system is mandatory.

 That depends. Please contact the Sekretariat of the Language Center (address below).

If you haven't got a place in a mandatory course, please contact the Sekretariat of the Language Centre (address below).

Yes, because this information is data protected.

Come to our Language Lounge to a) be paired for a language twin and b) to attend the Sprachstammtische that we offer.

• The following German courses G1, G2, G3, G4, Kompaktkurs Aufbaustufe 1 (B2.1), Kompaktkurs Aufbaustufe 2 (B2.2) and Kompaktkurs C1.1 can only be taken in sequence.
  
• From level B2.1 on, courses with 2 SWS may be attended in the same semester, e.g. the course "Schreiben im akademischen Kontext (B2)" can be booked on its own or in combination with "Kompaktkurs Aufbaustufe 1 (B2.1)", "Kompaktkurs Aufbaustufe 2 (B2.2)". 

Our English courses start at level B1+/B2.