English, a Germanic language, is the most widely spoken language in the world. English is the official language in many countries, the language of communication in others and most international organisations also use English as their official language.
In total, around 340 million people speak English as their mother tongue. Another figure:
38% of EU citizens declare that they have sufficient knowledge of English to hold a conversation.
Information about the courses
For general information on enrolment and certificates of achievement, please read here.
Placement takes place with the help of a compulsory placement test, for which students can register via PAUL during the first enrolment phase. The test takes place at the Centre for Language Teaching (see Paul).
After the test, they can register for the course that corresponds to their level via PAUL:
Oxford English | Course recommendation | |
40-59 | English Speaking and Pronunciation B1 | |
40-49 | English B1.1 | |
50-59 | English B1.2 | |
60-69 | ||
70-79 | ||
80-89 | Speaking in Academic Contexts B2/C1 | |
80-89 | Writing in Academic Contexts B2/C1 | |
90-99 | ||
100-109 | English C1.2 | |
from 110 |
Course no. | Course name |
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L.ZfS.04004 | Speaking and Pronunciation B1 |
L.ZfS.04005 | English B1.1 |
L.ZfS.04005 | English B1.2 |
L.ZfS.04007 | English B2.1 |
L.ZfS.04009 | English B2.2 |
L.ZfS.04011 | English C1.1 |
L.ZfS.04013 | English C1.2 |
L.ZfS.04017 | English C2 |
L.ZfS.04010 | Speaking in Academic Contexts B2/C1 |
L.ZfS.04020 | Writing in Academic Contexts B2/C1 |
Students with previous knowledge of English who are attending an English course at the ZfS for the first time are placed with the help of a compulsory placement test, for which they must register via PAUL during the first enrolment phase. In the second registration phase, students can then register for a course that corresponds to their level (test result).
Students who have already successfully completed a course can register directly for the follow-up course.
Please note that attendance is compulsory for the courses and that students are expected to spend 3-6 hours per week preparing for and following up on the course content.
Kursinhalte und Lehrwerke
Zur ersten Orientierung ist in den Kursnamen das Niveau des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens (GER) angegeben, das in dem jeweiligen Kurs erreicht wird. Einen ersten Eindruck von den 6 Niveaustufen des GER (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2) verschafft die Globalskala, einen genaueren das Raster zur Selbstbeurteilung.
Für nähere Informationen zu den Kursinhalten klicken Sie bitte auf den Kursnamen in der nachstehenden Tabelle.
Folgende Lehrwerke werden in den Kursen eingesetzt. Bitte beachten Sie, dass diese Angaben sich u.U. ändern können
Kursnummer | Kursname | Lehrwerk |
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L.ZfS.04005 | Englisch B1.1 | English File fourth edition Intermediate Student's Book with Online Practice (Units 1 – 5) |
L.ZfS.04005 | Englisch B1.2 | English File fourth edition Intermediate Student's Book with Online Practice (Units 6 - 10) |
L.ZfS.04007 | Englisch B2.1 | Life - Second Edition B2.1: Upper Intermediate - Student's Book |
L.ZfS.04009 | Englisch B2.2 | Life - Second Edition B2.2: Upper Intermediate - Student's Book |
L.ZfS.04011 | Englisch C1.1 | Oxford EAP: A Course in English for Academic Purposes. Advanced/C1 (Units 1-6) |
L.ZfS.04013 | Englisch C1.2 | Oxford EAP: A Course in English for Academic Purposes. Advanced/C1 (Units 7-12) |
L.ZfS.04017 | Englisch C2 | wird im Kurs bekanntgegeben |
L.ZfS.04010 | Speaking in Academic Contexts B2/C1 | wird im Kurs bekanntgegeben |
L.ZfS.04020 | Writing in Academic Contexts B2/C1 | wird im Kurs bekanntgegeben |