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German as a foreign language

We offer the following German courses to exchange students from our partner universities abroad and international full-time students as part of the General Study program in Heilbronn in the Winter semester 2025/2026.

810015 German as a foreign language A1.1 (8 ECTS credits) with e-learning component

Group A

  • Lecturer: Stefan Weitzenegger
  • Monday 4:00 - 7:00 pm
  • Room: A312 TechCampus
  • Start from: September 29th 2025
  • Note: E-learning-component is selfstudy only

Group B

  • Lecturer: Knara Ghazaryan
  • Monday 6:00 - 7:30 pm
  • Wednesday 4:30 - 6:00 pm
  • Room: S140 Bildungscampus
  • Start from: September 29th 2025
  • E-Learning Lecturer: Knara Ghazaryan
  • Note: E-learning-component is selfstudy only

Group C

  • Lecturer: Susanne von Raußendorff
  • Wednesday 4:00 - 7:00 pm
  • Room: A311 TechCampus
  • Start from: October 1st 2025
  • E-Learning Lecturer: Knara Ghazaryan
  • Note: E-learning-component is selfstudy only

Group D
Online Group

  • Lecturer: Stefan Weitzenegger
  • Thursday 5:00 - 7:15 pm (UTC+2)
  • Room: Online Webex [link]
  • Start from: September 25th 2025
  • E-Learning Lecturer: Venüs Güzel
  • Note: E-Learning-component is selfstudy only
8100016 German as a foreign language A1.2 (6 ECTS credits)

Group A

  • Lecturer: Elke Laber-Steiner
  • Monday 1:00 - 4:00 pm 
  • Room: S133 Bildungscampus
  • Start from: September 29th 2025

Group B

  • Lecturer: Petra Strietter
  • Monday 4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Wednesday 6:00 - 7:30 pm
    • Room: 
    • Monday A412 TechCampus
    • Wednesday A411 TechCampus
  • Start from: September 24th 2025

Group C

  • Lecturer: Elke Laber-Steiner
  • Monday 4:15 - 7:15 pm
  • Room: S133 Bildungscampus
  • Start from: September 29th 2025
810017 German as a foreign language A1 (10 ECTS credits)
  • Lecturer: Natalia Ossipova-Joos
  • Monday & Wednesday 5:30 - 8:30 pm (UTC+2)
  • Room: Webex online [link]
  • Start from: September 29th 2025
810018 German as a foreign language A2 (10 ECTS credits):

Group A

  • Lecturer: Stefan Weitzenegger
  • Wednesday & Friday 3:45 - 6:45 pm
  • Room: A412 TechCampus
  • Start from: September 24th 2025

Group B

  • Lecturer: Bethina Erdmann
  • Monday & Wednesday 5:00 - 8:00 pm
    • Room: 
    • Monday A312 TechCampus
    • Wednesday A408 TechCampus
  • Start from: September 24th 2025
810019 German as a Foreign Language B1 (10 ECTS credits):
  • Lecturer: Heidrun Herbert
  • Monday & Wednesday, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
  • Room: A507 TechCampus
  • Start from: September 24th 2025
810020 German as a Foreign Language B2+ (8 ECTS Credits) with e-learning component
  • Lecturer: Kerstin Bischoff
  • Monday & Wednesday, 5:45 - 8:00 p.m.
  • Room: A508 TechCampus
  • Start from: September 24th 2025
  • E-Learning Lecturer: Dörte Hellbusch-Doll
  • Note: E-learning-component is selfstudy only
  • The e-learning component is offered for students of the campuses HN, KÜN and SHA

Fit for the job: German for career and working culture in Germany (B1)

  • Lecturer: Daniele Nuccetelli
  • Thursday 2:00 - 4:15 pm
  • Room: S140 Bildungscampus
  • Start from: October 16th 2025 (7 follow-ups)

Tutorium for German as a foreign language A1

  • Lecturer: Stefan Weitzenegger
  • Tuesday 4:00 - 5:30 pm
  • Room: A507 TechCampus
  • Start from: October 10th 2025

The levels of German as a foreign language courses are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

In the Guidelines for German as a Foreign Language  the guidelines are set out that students have to follow:

Placement Test

Exchange Students
September 19th 2025
9:45 am
T240 and T241 Bildungscampus
Registration:
International Office

Degree Seeking Students
September 22nd and 23rd 2025
8:00 am (each)
T240 and T241
Registration:
Stefan Weitzenegger

Please make sure to register until September 1st!

Registration for the placement test with Hannelore Lang and Kathrin Koç of the International Office.

According to the test results, students will be assigned to one of the six level groups. The students will be informed promptly.

Information for complete beginners of German: Please note that you'll receive an e-mail with instructions on how to join your German class in mid March.

Information for all other students of German: You'll receive an e-mail with information on the results of the entrance exam prior to commencement of lectures.

Attendance in all German courses is compulsory.

Exchange students who study in Heilbronn for more than one semester and international full-time students are automatically promoted to the next higher course in the following semester if they pass the exam. If they wish to skip a course level, they have to take the placement test again.

Participation in more than one German course during a semester is possible in individual cases and after consultation with all participating lecturers. Please send an informal application (in writing) to N. N. .

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