Language Course FAQs
We offer English courses from level A2 upwards.
Yes, they do. For more information, please visit:
German as a Foreign Language - University of Applied Sciences Erfurt (fh-erfurt.de)
The Language Centre does not offer standardized exams.
Please contact the relevant test centres for more information, e.g.
for various languages:
https://www.telc.net/pruefungsteilnehmende/sprachpruefungen.html
for English:
https://www.britishcouncil.de/pruefung
https://www.telc.net/pruefungsteilnehmende/sprachpruefungen.html
The Language Centre doesn't offer such prep courses. If you are interested in taking one of these tests, please contact the test centres directly.
Free for students of the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt and all Thuringian universities. Occasional students are subject to fees (see information at https://www.fh-erfurt.de/angebote-studium-und-weiterbildung/gast-und-zweithoererschaft).
You can register on Moodle at the beginning of every semester.
Students of FH Erfurt and all Thuringian universities can attend for free. Occasional students pay a fee of 100 euros in accordance with the fee schedule at FH Erfurt. People with refugee status can attend language courses free of charge.
All language courses are based on the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (A1-C2).
All language courses that are not part of the compulsory curriculum can be recognized as elective or compulsory elective courses. For a language course, 2 ECTS credits are usually awarded upon successful completion of the exam.
The compulsory and optional English language courses usually begin in the 2nd week of the lecture period at the latest. For the optional language courses, registration takes place on Moodle before the lecture period starts. This registration is not binding. In the first week of lectures you will be asked to participate in a survey to find a suitable date and time for the course. You will be informed via Moodle as soon as the course times have been finalized.
Most language courses take place in the language labs in the Language Centre ( Altonaer Straße campus, building 2, 1st floor). Due to limited capacity, some of the courses may also be held in seminar rooms at the FH. You can find the room numbers for your courses on Moodle.
In this case, affected students should contact the examination board for their subject area at the beginning of the semester to clarify further details.
Yes, you do: Students have to register on MeinFHEcampus during the exam registration period.
Exams can usually be retaken in the subsequent examination period or in accordance with your department's exam regulations. Registration on MeinFHEcampus
You will see your grades online
The results will be posted online in MeinFHEcampus. If necessary (e.g. as proof of language proficiency), please contact the Language Centre.
Students can take a placement test at the Language Centre to indicate their language proficiency level. However, this is not an officially recognized certificate of language proficiency.
Yes, if they were acquired at other higher education institutions/universities but were not already used for a degree program in which you graduated. The Language Centre will recognize the credits if they are equivalent in content and scope to the course they are required to take and receive a grade for at FH Erfurt and was completed no more than two years ago. Therefore, you are required to present corresponding proof. An Abitur grade in the language in question will not be recognized.
The regulations regarding course materials depend on the course you are taking. We offer:
- courses using set textbooks
- courses with materials available on the e-learning platform MOODLE
- courses with printed scripts
- courses with materials provided by the lecturer
You will receive more detailed information at the start of the course.