Placement Test for the Kolleg für deutsche Sprache
und Kultur (KSK)
and Entrance Examination for the Studienkolleg
Overview
- Basic information
- What is the exam format?
- How is the exam assessed?
- When and where does the
exam take place?
1. Basic information
Please note:
- Before attending the German language courses at the →Kolleg für deutsche Sprache und Kultur, students take a written placement test.
- Admission to the subject-specific core courses ("Schwerpunktkurse") at the →Studienkolleg is regulated by means of a written entrance examination.
- The placement test and the entrance examination
are identical. Both exams are
mandatory.
2. What is the exam format?
| Part I: Grammar (grammatical structures, 45 min) |
The grammar tasks are typically arranged in levels of ascending difficulty: basic level (A1, A2) → intermediate level (B1, B2) → advanced level (C1). You may be asked to fill in missing word parts or sentence elements, do transformation tasks, and syntax exercises | |
→Sample Exam: Grammar (PDF document) | |
| Part II: Either Listening Comprehension (30 min for completing the tasks, not including listening time) or Writing (guided written expression, 45 min) |
The second part of the exam will be either (A) a listening comprehension or (B) a writing test. You cannot choose between the two variants. Variant A:
Listening Comprehension
Variant B: Writing |
|
→Sample Exam: Writing (PDF document) |
3. How is the exam assessed?
- Parts I and II of the exam count equally (50/50).
- The placement test for the German language courses at the KSK will be assessed following a specific grading points system. You will be assigned to the course level (A1 to C1) matching your test performance.
- The number of students in the different subject-specific core courses ("Schwerpunktkurse") at the Studienkolleg is generally restricted to 20 each. Admission to these courses requires German language skills at a level of B2/C1.
4. When and where does the examination take place?
Changes due to the coronavirus: Please regularly check our →homepage for announcements of new dates and further information! |
☀ Summer semester 2021 | |||
Tue, | Apr 06 2021 | 8:30 am | Neue Universität, lecture halls |
❄ Winter semester 2020-21 | |||
Mon, | Oct 26 2020 | 8:30 am | Neue Universität, lecture halls |