Course programme
Preparatory German Language Programme Autumn 2026
August 31 – October 9, 2026
Lecture period during the winter semester 2026/27 at Freie Universität Berlin
October 12, 2026 – February 13, 2027
Registration deadline for the autumn 2026 programme
July 20, 2026, or when the maximum number of participants has been reached.
Course information
- Admission requirements: Placement test from level A1.2. The online placement test (onSET-Deutsch) takes place in the two weeks before the start of the programme. Further tests are carried out on the first day of the course.
- Course contents A1 to A2:
- Learning the use of elementary language with short texts and dialogues from everyday student life.
- Building knowledge of the basic grammar and the basic vocabulary in a steep learning curve.
- Teaching material: Course-bearing textbook + additional modules
- Course contents B1 to C1:
- Language: Training in reading, listening, speaking and writing argumentative texts. Improvement of oral and written expression, grammar and lexical proficiency.
- Content: selected topics on politics and society in the Federal Republic of Germany within a historical context.
- Target group: regular and mobilty program students (e.g. Erasmus+, Direct Exchange, Fulbright, DAAD); students from other universities in Berlin and Brandenburg
- Course objectives: Levels A1 to C1 of the Common European Framework (CEFR), developed by the Council of Europe
- Lesson times: Monday – Friday between 9:15 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Number of hours: 120 contact hours of 45 minutes each
- ECTS credits: 6
- Course fees:
- €865,00 (course fee including administrative fee) for regular and mobilty program students (e.g. Erasmus+, Direct Exchange, Fulbright, DAAD); students from other universities in Berlin and Brandenburg
- €975,00 (course fee including administrative fee) for all other Freie Universität Berlin affiliates