General Professional Skills (Allgemeine Berufsvorbereitung, ABV) Placement Tests Winter Semester 2023/24
The General Professional Skills placement tests are mandatory for all students with some prior knowledge of the language, even if this knowledge is very basic, who have not yet completed a course in this language at the Language Center. These tests are used to assign students to the correct General Professional Skills (ABV) module (> see the section "General Professional Skills" at the end of the course catalog).
You will receive the result of your placement test in good time for you to register for a language course by the relevant deadline.
Please note:
- The General Professional Skills placement tests will take place only on the days advertised. It is not possible to take the test at another time.
- For some languages, you need to register for the test in advance.
- We do not offer additional placement tests for the courses that take place in the semester break. Please make arrangements to take the appropriate test prior to the start of the relevant semester, even if you are not taking part in a course until the semester break.
- The test result is generally valid for a further two semesters. (Example: If you take a placement test before the 2023 summer semester, the result can be used to register for courses in the summer semester 2023, the winter semester 2023/2024 and the summer semester 2024.)
Test format: on-site test
Date: Thursday, October 5, 2023
Time: 1 - 3 p.m.
Location: ZE Sprachenzentrum, Room JK 26/140
How to register: Please register for the test by writing an email to the coordinators of the Arabic section until October 4.
Related Links
The onSET-Deutsch placement test is available for German as a foreign language.
You can find out how to register for this test from the Overview: Registration procedure for German courses (PDF).
Test format: on-site test
Dates and time (registration required):
- Monday, October 9, 2023, 9 - 11 a.m. (please turn up for the test 20 minutes before it begins)
OR
- Monday, October 9, 2023, 11:30 a.m. - 13:30 p.m. (please turn up for the test 20 minutes before it begins)
Location: E-Examination Center2 (EEC2), Takustr. 39, 14195 Berlin (Access via street "Hechtgraben")
Please bring with you: Identification document (student ID card / identity card / passport)
How to register: Until October 9, 2023 via this online form (German version only)
Results:
- The results of the placement test will be published on October 9 mid-afternoon on this site.
- Your can then register for a course that matches your placement test result (deadline: Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 9 a.m.).
Important: Registration for a class is not a guarantee of a place in that class. To find out if you have received a place in a class, please visit Course lists on Friday, 13 October.
Related Links
- FAQ: Placement test and registration for ABV English courses
- Angebot Englisch-ABV-Kurse im WiSe 23/24 (Vorlesungsverzeichnis)
Test format: on-site test
Dates and time (registration required):
- Friday, October 6, 2023, 9 - 11:30 a.m. (please turn up for the test 20 minutes before it begins)
OR
- Friday, October 6, 2023, 1 - 3:30 p.m. (please turn up for the test 20 minutes before it begins)
Location: E-Examination Center2 (EEC2), Takustr. 39, 14195 Berlin (Access via street "Hechtgraben")
Please bring with you: Identification document (student ID card / identity card / passport)
How to register: Until October 4, 2023 via this online form (German version only)
Results:
- You can view your test result here a few days after the test date.
- Your can then register for a course that matches your placement test result (deadline: Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 9 a.m.).
Related Links
- FAQ: Registration for French courses (German version only)
- List of French ABV courses for WiSe 23/24 (course catalog)
Test format: online self-evaluation (German version only)
Date: from now on until October 9, 2023
Please proceed as follows to self-evaluate your Italian language skills and to register for a suitable ABV course:
Click on the link
https://www.hueber.de/universitalia-2.0/einstufung
The test is divided into different levels. Start at "A1/A2 Level 1" and work through the partial tests one after the other, as shown in the tables below. Finally, add up your partial results.
1st Section
Hueber Verlag Test |
Points |
A1/A2 Level 1 |
36 |
A1/A2 Level 2 |
45 |
A1/A2 Level 3 (only tasks 1-3) |
21 |
Sum |
102 |
If you have achieved fewer than 68 points out of a possible 102, your course is Einstiegsmodul 1. Teil / Grundmodul 1 (Introductory module Part 1 / Foundation module 1). If you have scored more points, click on the link again
https://www.hueber.de/universitalia-2.0/einstufung
and continue with the next section.
2nd Section
Hueber Verlag Test |
Points |
A1/A2 Level 3 (only tasks 4-6) |
20 |
A1/A2 Level 4 |
48 |
B1/B2 Level 1 |
37 |
Sum |
105 |
If you have achieved fewer than 70 points out of a possible 105, your course is Einstiegsmodul 2. Teil / Grundmodul 2 (Introductory module Part 2 / Intermediate module 2). If you have scored more points, click on the link again
https://www.hueber.de/universitalia-2.0/einstufung
and continue with the next section.
3rd Section
Hueber Verlag Test |
Points |
B1/B2 Level 2 |
30 |
B1/B2 Level 3 |
36 |
Sum |
66 |
If you have achieved fewer than 44 points out of a possible 66, your course is Grundmodul 3 (Intermediate module 3). If you have scored more points, click on the link again
https://www.hueber.de/universitalia-2.0/einstufung
and continue with the next section.
4th Section
Hueber Verlag Test |
Points |
B1/B2 Level 2 |
35 |
If you have achieved fewer than 23 points out of a possible 35, your course is Grundmodul 4 (Intermediate module 4). If you have scored more points, your course is Aufbaumodul 1 (level B2.1 CEFR).
If you think that you have a higher level than Aufbaumodul 1 (level B2.1 CEFR), please write an email to the coordinators of the Italian section immediately. The coordinators will assign you to the correct level via an online interview.
If you have previous knowledge, please contact studienkoordination@sprachenzentrum.fu-berlin.de by email and provide as much information as possible about the background of your language acquisition: How/when/where did you learn Dutch? Do you have certificates?
Please include your matriculation number with your request.
If you have previous knowledge, please contact studienkoordination@sprachenzentrum.fu-berlin.de by email and provide as much information as possible about the background of your language acquisition: How/when/where did you learn Persian? Do you have certificates?
Please include your matriculation number with your request.
Test format: on-site test
Date: Monday, October 9, 2023
Time: 2 - 4 p.m. (Please be there on time at 2 p.m.)
Location: ZE Sprachenzentrum, Room K 25/10
How to register: Please register for the test by writing an email to Barbara Janisch until October 6.
Test format: self-evaluation (German version only)
Date: from now until the course registration deadline of October 10, 2023, 9 a.m.
How to proceed: Please download the file DOCX or PDF (German versions only) and follow the instructions on the first page of the document.
Please inform your lecturer in the first lesson that you have self-evaluated your Russian language skills. The final decision about your level will be made after the second or the third lesson together with your lecturer. If the level of the group does not correspond to your level, you will be offered a more suitable course if possible.
Please remember to indicate your self-evaluation in the course registration form (In the section "Prior Knowledge: Test taken on (date)" write: Self-evaluation).
Please save your self-evaluation document as a single PDF file and have it ready so that you can make it available to your lecturer on request.
Please note:
- The learning program is basically intensive. Therefore: If the result of your self-evaluation is between two levels, it is usually advisable to choose the lower course (unless you are willing to invest more time and diligence in self-study in order to keep up).
- We kindly ask for your understanding that there may be delayed responses to individual inquiries about placement, course content, etc. Please take this into account when planning your steps
Test format: online test (previous registration is necessary)
Date: October 4 through October 9, 2023 (11:59 p.m.)
Location: E-Examination@Home (platform: https://fub.lplus-teststudio.de/)
How to register: Please register for the test by this online form until October 3 (11:59 p.m.)
How to take the test: Instructions on taking the placement test (PDF, German version only)
Related Links
- FAQ: ABV placement test for Spanish (German version only)
- How to receive your test result and how to register for a course (PDF, German version only)
Test format: on-site test
Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Time: 10 - 12 a.m.
Location: ZE Sprachenzentrum, Room KL 24/121b
How to register: No prior registration is required.
Please note: Registration for the test and later for a class is not a guarantee of a place in that class. To find out if you have received a place in a class, please visit Course lists on the Friday before the course is due to start.