{"id":321,"date":"2024-09-05T16:50:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T14:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/?page_id=321"},"modified":"2026-04-22T19:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:05:17","slug":"german-language-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/components-of-fit\/welcome-orientation\/german-language-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"German Language Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-321\"  class=\"panel-layout\"><div id=\"pg-321-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\"><div id=\"pgc-321-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-321-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\"><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-078d54a86dec-321 so-widget-fittext-wrapper\"\n\t\t\t data-fit-text-compressor=\"0.85\"><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuild your language skills. Open new opportunities.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sow-sub-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDeveloping your German skills helps you integrate into daily life, connect with others, and succeed in your studies and career. From beginner to advanced courses, the language center's offers guide you step by step toward confident communication in academic and professional contexts.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-321-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\"><div id=\"pgc-321-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-321-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\"><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Do you have questions regarding German language courses?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-321-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-321-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\"><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n<p><strong>Dr. Kristina Seibert<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Coordination German Courses (DaF)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Language Center<br \/>\n<\/em>Sandstr. 16-18<br \/>\n57072 Siegen<br \/>\nRoom F-S 308<br \/>\nPhone: 0271\/740-3016<br \/>\n<a style=\"font-size: 1rem\" href=\"mailto:daf@spz.uni-siegen.de\">Mail<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-321-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\"><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-321-2\"><div id=\"pgc-321-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-321-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\"><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-6d6b5f7a2e6e-321\"><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"german-intensive-program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-german-intensive-program\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-german-intensive-program\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGerman Intensive Program\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-german-intensive-program\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-german-intensive-program\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Held before the start of your studies (every september &amp; march) for level A1.1 and B1.1.<\/p>\n<p>More infos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-siegen.de\/en\/language%20center\/language%20courses\/daf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you successfully complete an 3-weeks\u00a0<strong>Intensive German course<\/strong>, you will receive\u00a0<strong>5\u00a0points<\/strong>\u00a0in the area of Welcome &amp; Orientation for your<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/willkommen\/the-employabilty-pass\/\">Employability Pass<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"semester-long-german-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-semester-long-german-courses\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-semester-long-german-courses\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSemester long German Courses\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-semester-long-german-courses\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-semester-long-german-courses\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<strong>Language Center<\/strong>\u00a0offers suitable courses in German as a foreign language (DaF)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-siegen.de\/en\/language%20center\/language%20courses\/daf\">for every language level.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Semester long German courses of our Language Center can also be credited towards the Employability Pass once for 5 points in the category Welcome &amp; Orientation for your<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/willkommen\/the-employabilty-pass\/\">Employability Pass<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Important: If you have prior knowledge of German and want to start at a level higher than A1 you need to register for a placement test beforehand. Find more information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-siegen.de\/sprachenzentrum\/sprachkurse\/daf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"specialist-german-technical-german-at-university-and-in-the-workplace-from-b1-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-specialist-german-technical-german-at-university-and-in-the-workplace-from-b1-2\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-specialist-german-technical-german-at-university-and-in-the-workplace-from-b1-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpecialist German: Technical German at university and in the workplace (from B1.2)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-specialist-german-technical-german-at-university-and-in-the-workplace-from-b1-2\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-specialist-german-technical-german-at-university-and-in-the-workplace-from-b1-2\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"panel-359-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-c7c1b6629fa0-359\">\n<div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n<p class=\"sow-sub-headline\">This course is tailored for students with B1.2 level German, focusing on enhancing technical language skills for both academic and professional environments. It teaches industry-specific vocabulary, technical writing, and communication techniques. Essential for anyone planning to enter the German industry, it equips you with the language tools needed to engage confidently in technical discussions and succeed in a workplace setting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"panel-359-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"3\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p>If you successfully complete this specialist German course, you will receive\u00a0<strong>5\u00a0points<\/strong>\u00a0in the area of\u00a0<strong>Soft Skills &amp; Employabilty<\/strong>\u00a0for your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/willkommen\/the-employabilty-pass\/\">Employability Pass<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Did Participants Learn?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Specialized Vocabulary &amp; Language Structures<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents explored technical language specific to their fields, helping them navigate academic discussions and research papers in German. Weekly sessions built a solid understanding of language structures, making complex topics easier to communicate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Application to Personal Projects &amp; Study Content<\/strong><br \/>\nThe course also emphasized\u00a0<strong>oral communication skills<\/strong>\u2014participants had the opportunity to present and discuss their own research or study content in German, using the newly learned vocabulary and structures in real-life contexts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"specialist-german-deutsch-fur-das-berufsleben-from-b1-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-specialist-german-deutsch-f%c3%bcr-das-berufsleben-from-b1-2\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-specialist-german-deutsch-f%c3%bcr-das-berufsleben-from-b1-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpecialist German: Deutsch f\u00fcr das Berufsleben (from B1.2)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-specialist-german-deutsch-f%c3%bcr-das-berufsleben-from-b1-2\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-specialist-german-deutsch-f%c3%bcr-das-berufsleben-from-b1-2\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-sub-headline\">This course is designed for individuals looking to improve their German for professional contexts. It is tailored for students with B1.2 level German and focuses on both written and oral communication skills, covering essential vocabulary and phrases used in various industries. Participants will engage in practical exercises to enhance their ability to communicate effectively in the workplace, making it vital for career advancement in German-speaking environments.<\/p>\n<p>If you successfully complete this specialist German course, you will receive\u00a0<strong>5\u00a0points<\/strong>\u00a0in the area of\u00a0<strong>Soft Skills &amp; Employabilty<\/strong>\u00a0for your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/willkommen\/the-employabilty-pass\/\">Employability Pass<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"self-learning-opportunities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-self-learning-opportunities\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-self-learning-opportunities\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelf-learning opportunities\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-self-learning-opportunities\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-self-learning-opportunities\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Improve your language skills independently with flexible resources and interactive formats offered by the language center (click on item for more information):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"title mt-3 mb-4\" data-asw-orgfontsize=\"44\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-siegen.de\/en\/language%20center\/self-study%20offers\/tandem\">Language learning tandem<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"title mt-3 mb-4\" data-asw-orgfontsize=\"44\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-siegen.de\/en\/language-center\/self-study\/language-cafe\">Language caf\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"title mt-3 mb-4\" data-asw-orgfontsize=\"44\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-siegen.de\/en\/language%20center\/self-study%20offers\/film%20evenings\">International movie nights<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"title mt-3 mb-4\" data-asw-orgfontsize=\"44\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-siegen.de\/en\/language%20center\/self-study\/sesam\">SESAM self-learning center<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><p> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/components-of-fit\/welcome-orientation\/german-language-courses\/#more-321\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have questions regarding German language courses? 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