Welcome!

Benvenuti!

Witamy!

Добро пожаловать!

Soyez les bienvenus!

¡Bienvenidos!

ласкаво просимо!

Välkommen!

Hoş geldiniz!

Willkommen!

Welcome to the

University Language Center and the

viadrina sprachen GmbH!

Who am I? Jeff Purchla

Who are you???

Get ready to take some notes!

Program for today

I. The Language Center: Where? What?

II. What do the courses cost?

III. How do I register for a language course?

III. Do I get ECTS-points for language courses?

IV. Special events and contact information

We are at August-Bebelstr. 12, tram stop Witzlebenstraße

Tram 2: direction Messegelände from downtown to Witzlebenstraße

Tram 5: direction Messegelände from the train station to Witzlebenstraße

August-Bebelstraße 12

Haltestelle:

Witzlebenstraße

Language Center Website

www.sz.europa-uni.de

What We Offer

I. Language courses (during semester & in breaks)

II. Help with your language self-study (through peer-

tutors / language advising)

III. Autonomous learning center “Selbstlernzentrum”

(room AB16)

IV. Extra-curricular activities (language tandems, films,

excursions, also to Spain or the UK)

• English

• French

• German (as a foreign language)

• Polish

• Russian

• Spanish

• Italian

• Swedish

• Turkish

• Ukrainian

Which Languages Can I Learn?

Core Languages Additional Languages

G1 G2 M1 M2 O WiKo

Italian x x - x - -

Swedish x - - - x -

Turkish - - - - x x/WiWi

Ukrainian x - x - - -

Core languages: Full programme

From Grundstufe (except English) to Wissenschaftskommunikation

Additional languages: Limited offer

Structure of language learning

Level Hours Certificate

Grundstufe 1 (Elementary)

4 LVS

Grundstufe 2 (Elementary)

4 LVS UNIcert® Basis (NOT AVAILABLE FOR ENGLISH)

Mittelstufe 1(Lower Intermediate)

4 LVS UNIcert® I (NOT AVAILABLE FOR ENGLISH)

Mittelstufe 2(Lower Intermediate)

4 LVS

Oberstufe(Upper Intermediate)

4 LVS(i.e. 2+2)

UNIcert® II or

Zertifikat Hochschulspezifische Fremdsprachenausbildung

(“HF“ Exam)

UNIcert III /

(“Academic

Communication“)

8 LVSUNIcert® III oder

Zertifikat Wissenschaftskommunikation

UNIcert IV /

(“Academic

Communication“ –Advanced)

8 LVSUNIcert® IV oder Zertifikat Wissenschaftskommunikation

(Only available for GERMAN)

What Do Language Courses Cost?

I. One German course per semester is free for exchange

students

II. Courses offered by the viadrina sprachen GmbH cost

180 euro each (for 4 hrs/week).

III. All other courses offered by the Language Centre are

free.

Steps to a language course

1. Determine your prior knowledge

• No prior knowledge? => sign up for Grundstufe 1 with

the viadrina sprachen GmbH

• You have some prior knowledge? Take a placement

test at the Sprachenzentrum. IMPORTANT: Do not

miss the placement test date or time!!! (You will

have to wait a semester if you miss placement exam.)

Placement Tests – Please be on time!Electronic tests on computer (Time: up to 60 minutes)

English Thursday 06.04.2017 10-15 AB 308

Spanish Thursday 06.04.201711:30-

13:30AB 211

Italienish Thursday 06.04.201716:30-

17:30AB 211

French Thursday 06.04.201714:30-

16:30AB 211

German Monday 10.04.2017 11-13 AB 308

Placement Tests - Please be on time!Paper tests (Time: up to 120 minutes)

Russian Friday 07.04.2017 09.00 AB 217

Turkish Thursday 06.04.2017 10:00 AB 119

Polish Friday 07.04.2017 11.00AB 118 +

119

Registration

Language Center viadrina sprachen

GmbH

Where to

register

Grundstufe 1* Logenstraße 9-10

Room 248

Entence

Lindenstraße,

next to

post office

180 euros in cash

*except Polish Grundstufe 2*

Mittelstufe 2 (English)

Mittelstufe 1 und 2** **not English (see above)

Online in

viaCampusOberstufe

Wissenschaftskommunikation

All language learning in

Polish

europa-uni.de

viacampus.europa-uni.de

Studienangebot � Veranstaltung suchen

Registering for courses

through ViaCampus

Registering for coursesthrough ViaCampus

Registering for coursesthrough ViaCampus

Tipp:Please always use the „Zurück“-button of viaCampus

NOT the back-button of the browser!

Language Center viadrina sprachen

GmbH

Where to

register

Grundstufe 1* Logenstraße 9-10

Room 248

Entence

Lindenstraße,

next to

post office

180 euros in cash

*except Polish Grundstufe 2*

Mittelstufe 2 (English)

Mittelstufe 1 und 2** **not English (see above)

Online in

viaCampusOberstufe

Wissenschaftskommunikation

All language learning in

Polish

viadrina sprachen GmbH

www.viadrina-sprachen.com

Logenstraße 9-10

General opening hours:

Mo-Th 09:00 – 14:30 Fr 09:00 – 12:00

Extended opening hours: 11.04 – 15.04.2017

Mo-Th 09:00 – 17:00

Fr 09:00 – 13:00

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Main

Building

Haupt-

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(HG)

Auditorium

Maximum (AM)

Oder-

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Post Office

Postgebäude

viadrina

sprachen

Online registration (viaCampus)

• Deadline: Wednesday, 12.04.2017 (13:00)

• Course allocation: Thursday, 13.04.2017 (10:00)

• Restplatzvergabe (waiting list): 13. – 28.04.2017 (18:00) � www.sz.europa-uni.de)

• Change or cancel courses: until 28.04.2017

Registration: viadrina sprachen GmbH

• Deadline: Friday, 14. 04. 2017 (13:00)

• Course allocation: immediately after registration/

cash payment!

• Course guidance and advice (bring your study plan!)

• Restplatzvergabe (waiting list): 18.– 28.04.2017

• Course cancellation: until 13.04.2017 free of cost

• Some course materials available

Attention!

You cannot register for courses via Moodle!

Registration for language courses:

- viadrina sprachen GmbH (in person)

- Official website of the Language Center (online)

Language courses start

the week beginning

Tuesday, 18.04.2017!

ECTS-Credits for Language Courses

• Exchange students receive ECTS-Credits for

successfully-completed language courses (meet

attendance, course and exam requirements).

Language courses with 2 LVS: 3 ECTS-Credits

Language courses with 4 LVS: 6 ECTS-Credits

Language courses with 8 LVS: 12 ECTS-Credits

• A limited number of courses of a certain level and in a

certain language may be credited: Grundstufe –

Oberstufe max. 4 LVS each,

Wissenschaftskommunikation max. 8 LVS.

Language Course Certificates

To receive your Credits you must:

• attend at least 75 % of the course (business students

plan carefully - check it fits with both blocks!)

• have passed the course test or other course evaluation

requirements

Usually courses are “pass or fail.” Exchange/Erasmus

students need a numerical grade, so please tell your

teacher this at the start of the semester.

Your credits go on your university transcript.

Contact: Bernd Schünow & Katja Herzel (Office AM 208)

Your Contacts at the Language Center

• Lektorate for the different languages

Before the language courses begin

Monday 10.04.2017 12-14:00

Tuesday 11.04.2017 13-15:00

• Selbstlernzentrum (AB16) for individual language

learning and Peer tutors: for language learning

Contact for exchange students:

• German courses: Peter Liebscher, AB 113

• English courses: Jeff Purchla, AB 124,

purchla@europa-uni.de

Upcoming Special Events at the

Language Center

• Tandem Event

Are you looking for a tandem partner?

Wed., 26.04.2017, 18 – 20:00 Room AB 06

• „Präsentieren in der Fremdsprache Deutsch“

Tues., 25.04.2017 (for international students)

• Workshop: Presenting in a foreign language

Fri., 09.06.2017

Upcoming Special Events at the

Language Center

• Tandem talk

Wed., 24.05.2017 AB06

• Lunchtime Lesson „Sprachen lernen – aber wie?“

Tues., 20.06.2017

• Weekly meetings with Peer Tutors

Find out more on the Language Center website:

Sprachenzentrum � Selbstlernen � Sprachtutoring

Peer tutoring at

the Language Center

• Design custom plan your language learning

• Prepare for language tests

• Search for learning materials

• Study strategies for vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation

• Develop competences in reading, listening, writing, speaking

Tuesdays 12-14 in AB 16

Wednesdays 12-13 in AB 16

sprachtutor@europa-uni.de

Good luck and have fun!