German for university staff - Beginners (A1.1)

Target group: Employees of the UdS and htw saar as well as doctoral students in employment with the UdS

Are you new to the university or have you been here for a while but never had the chance to learn German? Here comes your opportunity!
The International Study Centre Saar (ISZ Saar) at Saarland University offers a course at level A1.1 for absolute beginners. A course book is used.

Once you have registered, participation in the course is mandatory.

Course details for summer semester 2023:

  • Participation is allowed for: all international employees of Saarland University (UdS) and of the University of Applied Sciences (htw saar) as well as all international doctoral students in an employment relationship with the UdS
  • Language requirements: none
  • Format: The language course is offered online in Microsoft Teams.
    Please ensure a quiet workplace and the following IT requirements: a stable, fast internet connection, speakers or headphones on your end device (desktop PC, laptop, tablet, smartphone), microphone and webcam.
  • Start: Tuesday, 14 March 2023
  • Dates: every Tuesday, from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
    The beginner course will include 12 consecutive dates. There will be no dates during school holidays and public holidays. The last date is expected to be on 20 June 2023.
  • Course book: Stefanie Dengler, Tanja Mayr-Sieber et. al.: Netzwerk neu A1.1, ISBN-13: 978-3-12-607154-3
  • Registration period: Monday, 13 February 2023 to Sunday, 05 March 2023. Only registrations via the online registration form will be accepted. Within the time indicated above, a button will appear on this website to lead you to the form.
  • Any questions? Then please send us an e-mail to: deutschkurse(at)isz.uni-saarland.de with the subject "German courses for university staff".

Course details for winter semester 2023/24:

  • Participation is allowed for: all international employees of Saarland University (UdS) and of the University of Applied Sciences (htw saar) as well as all international doctoral students in an employment relationship with the UdS
  • Language requirements: none
  • Format: The language course is offered online in Microsoft Teams.
    Please ensure a quiet workplace and the following IT requirements: a stable, fast internet connection, speakers or headphones on your end device (desktop PC, laptop, tablet, smartphone), microphone and webcam.
  • Start: expected from Tuesday, 10 October 2023
  • Dates: will be announced.
    The beginner course will include 12 consecutive dates. There will be no dates during school holidays and public holidays.
  • Course book: Stefanie Dengler, Tanja Mayr-Sieber et. al.: Netzwerk neu A1.1, ISBN-13: 978-3-12-607154-3
  • Registration period: Monday, 21 August 2023 to Sunday, 01 October 2023. Only registrations via the online registration form will be accepted. Within the time indicated above, a button will appear on this website to lead you to the form.
  • Any questions? Then please send us an e-mail to: deutschkurse(at)isz.uni-saarland.de with the subject "German courses for university staff".

Lecturer:

Melanie Groh worked at various institutions in Germany and abroad after studying "German as a Foreign Language" (DaF) at Saarland University (UdS). Since 2017, she is a lecturer at the International Study Centre Saar (ISZ Saar) at Saarland University.

Registration period summer semester

Monday, 13 February 2023, 12:00 a.m. to Sunday, 05 March 2023, 11:59 p.m. (only online!)
Within the time indicated above, a button will appear at this site which will take you to the online registrationform. Only such course registrations will be accepted.

Unfortunately, registration is no longer possible.

Registration period winter semester

Monday, 21 August 2023, 12:00 a.m. to Sunday, 01 October 2023, 11:59 p.m. (only online!)
Within the time indicated above, a button will appear at this site which will take you to the online registrationform. Only such course registrations will be accepted.

No course fees

No course fees are charged for participation.

Certificate

Those who attend at least 80% of the course can (on request) be issued with a certificate of attendance.

Approval of the supervisor is required:

The consent of your supervisor is required for registration and participation in this course of the ISZ Saar. Please obtain this consent yourself in advance. However, it is not necessary to forward the consent to the ISZ Saar.

Procedure

After the registration period you will receive a confirmation of your registration. You will be invited to the team of the course on MS Teams, through which the language course will be launched weekly.

International Study Centre Saar (ISZ Saar)

Preparatory and in-sessional courses for international students

** Current contact details **

In order to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus, the ISZ Saar currently offers restricted services.
Please contact us by e-mail if you have
questions

Abteilung studienbegleitende Deutschkurse

/ Department of in-sessional German courses

International Study Centre Saar (ISZ Saar)
Head of department: Dr. Oxana Brandes
Secretary: Christine Koch M.A.
Phone: +49 (0) 681 302-71116
deutschkurse(at)isz.uni-saarland.de

 

Postal address

Internationales Studienzentrum Saar (ISZ Saar)
der Universität des Saarlandes
Abteilung studienbegleitende Kurse
Campus, Gebäude A3 2, Raum 4
66123 Saarbrücken
Germany