First steps


I have never attended a French course at the SPZ. What do I have to consider?



Is there a placement test?

No, there is no placement test. In order to best assess your level, please use the following level table A1-C1 with the corresponding language skills. Then please select the appropriate course from the table below.


A1A2B1B2C1
Listening comprehensionI can understand familiar words and very simple sentences that refer to myself, my family or specific things around me, provided they are spoken slowly and clearly.I can understand individual sentences and the most common words about things that are important to me. I understand the essentials of short, clear and simple messages and announcements.I can understand the most important information in clear standard language on familiar topics.Understand the main content of a wide range of listening texts in general language situations and in context.Understand demanding general language listening texts.
Reading comprehensionI can understand individual familiar names, words and very simple sentences.I can read very short, simple texts. I can find concrete, predictable information in simple everyday texts and I can understand short, simple personal letters.I can understand the most important information in reading texts on familiar topics.Understand the main content of demanding reading texts on general language topics.Understand demanding general language reading texts.
SpeakingI can communicate in a simple way if my conversation partner is prepared to repeat something more slowly or say it differently and helps me to formulate what I am trying to say.


I can ask and answer simple questions as long as they are about immediately necessary things and very familiar topics. I can use simple phrases and sentences to describe people I know and to describe where I live.		I can communicate in simple, routine situations involving a simple, direct exchange of information and familiar topics and activities. I can hold a very short contact conversation, but usually do not understand enough to keep the conversation going.Speak about everyday topics using simple structures and limited vocabulary, but not correctly and fluently.Speak intelligibly, despite errors, with a degree of fluency using limited vocabulary.


vocabulary on general language topics.		Speak fluently, but with occasional errors, on general language topics.
WritingI can write a short simple postcard. I can fill in names, addresses, nationality etc. on forms.I can write short, simple notes and messages. I can write a very simple personal letter.Can write simple texts with limited vocabulary, albeit with incorrect grammar.Write comprehensible texts with a limited vocabulary on general topics.Write fluently, but with occasional errors, on general language topics.

Course or course level

Course recommendation

A1 beginner
(without placement test)

French 1
A1

French 2

French 3



A2

French 4

French 5

French 6

Écouter et s'exprimer A2



B1

Le français en jeux

Fit for France !

Je parle français !

Grammar

B2

Conversations sur la société

Vive la culture générale !

C1Conversations on topical issues


I have been abroad. How does the recognition of foreign qualifications work?


After your semester abroad or your return to Karlsruhe, you should send (or bring) the following document by e-mail to the French department head for completion:
The form "Antrag auf Anerkennung einer Prüfungs- oder Studienleistung" from your faculty (or a corresponding form from your faculty), partially completed by you , and the e-mail address of the responsible person at the examination office of your faculty (the application completed and signed by the French department head will then be sent directly to the examination office of your faculty by e-mail or internal mail).

The following information is also required for the recognition of achievements abroad:

- Name of the university abroad
- Course title and language level (according to GeR)
- Duration and scope (SWS) of the course
- Content of the course (description)
- Type of certificate of achievement and certificate (with test result or percentage rating)

(The number of ECTS points certified by foreign educational institutions is usually higher than those credited later at KIT).

When and where does registration take place?

Registration takes place online. Information here.

I have to pay for my course. How do I do that?

Directly when you register online (by bank transfer). Cash payment is not possible.

Can I attend more than one French course?

Yes, the 1st language course is free of charge for KIT students, but KIT students have to pay for the 2nd course. (If you pass the exam, you may not attend the same language course twice).

How can I withdraw from a course?

If you can no longer attend a French course (for which you have been accepted), please contact the French department (not the SPZ secretariat) . Unfortunately, there are always students who get a place at the registration and do not show up for the course or block a course place in some other way.

I cannot come to the first appointment. Will I lose my place?

Free participants will be replaced by successors if they are absent without excuse during the first week of the course. Simply send an e-mail to the French department with your name, mat. no. and course title. We will make a note of your details and you will keep your place. However, if you do not show up for the second date (without prior notification), you will be removed from the course immediately.

I am on a waiting list. What do I do?

Please wait for an e-mail from us. You should not show up for the first course date. Experience has shown that there are some changes before the course starts and after the first week of lessons. We make every effort to ensure that all courses are full. If you are on a waiting list and no longer need the place, you should deregister.

How many ECTS points are awarded for the courses?

In general, there are 2 ECTS points per course. For some courses, it is possible to receive 3 ECTS points.


I have already completed a French course or test. Do I still have to take the language test?

Students who need a completed DAAD form or proof of a semester abroad or a visa or similar must take the exam in order to assess their current foreign language level. The Abitur certificate is not sufficient for this.

Students who need to prove that they have successfully completed a French course at the KIT Language Center use their transcript of records from the Campus Management System.