LANGUAGE COURSE "DEUTSCH-KOMPAKT"

9 ECTS credits for approx. 180 contact hours:

• 4 hours of German lessons in the morning: concentrated and effective learning, listening, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar as well as university and everyday culture, regional and intercultural topics, phonetics (in 5 weeks approx. 90 hours).
• 2 hours tutorial in the afternoon: vocabulary, conversation, projects on intercultural and regional topics, creation of a course magazine (in 5 weeks approx. 30 hours)
• Special feature of the course: We spend one course week in a hostel in Bad Urach, a picturesque small town in the Swabian Alb region. Extended daily program (8-10 hours) with shared living, eating, studying and extensive leisure and evening program.
• Orientation in Tübingen and at the university (ALMA portal, registration for seminars & lectures, library, semester ticket ...)

Tentative schedule

• Opening event with cake and coffee

• Historical guided tour of Tübingen

• Full-day excursion to the Baden-Württemberg region

• Excursion to Stuttgart with visit to the opera

• Tour of the town in Bad Urach

• Hiking in the Swabian Alb with visit to a castle ruin

• Cultural activities: Museums, evening events in Bad Urach ...

all international students of the University of Tübingen

• The course is primarily designed for students who are new to Tübingen and will begin their studies in Tübingen in the winter semester 2024/2025 (fall course) or the summer semester 2025.
• If places are available, international students who have been studying in Tübingen for a longer period of time can also participate.

Register early! Due to high demand the maximum number of participants (45) is reached quickly.

completed A2 level (corresponds to 240 hours of instruction in a German course)

We offer classes at three language levels:

• Group 1: Level A2⁺/B1
• Group 2: Level B1
• Group 3: Level B2

Participants will be assigned via a written and oral placement test.

Requirements for a certificate with max. 9 ECTS credits:

• regular, active participation (max. 3 days absent)
• project work with presentation
• writing assignments
• grammar and vocabulary tests
• final test

845,- €

for tuition, tutorials, teaching material, excursions, accommodation and meals during the one-week stay in Bad Urach, as well as for extracurricular activities.

The course fee is due within 14 days after receipt of the invoice.

! Accommodation costs in Tübingen are not included !

The room in Tübingen is not included in the course fee (845,- €).

You can rent a room in the student halls of residence as early as September for the winter semester and as early as March for the summer semester.

You can find out more about the halls of residence and how to apply online on the Studierendenwerk website.

The housing situation in Tübingen is difficult. Please look for a room as early as possible.

Please arrange for insurance coverage for your time in Tübingen. The course fee does not include insurance coverage.

A cancellation fee of 100,- € will be charged for students who withdraw up until 2 weeks before the beginning of the course. Reimbursements for students who withdraw by the end of the first week of the course will be considered on a case-by-case basis (because of illness, for example), but no more than 50 percent of the costs of the course will be refunded.