F: Languages

Offers of German and English workshops

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German: Language courses aim at easing access and integration into life in Germany. The Graduate Academy regularly offers German courses for beginners exclusively for doctoral candidates and postdocs of Jena University.

English: English courses offer plenty of opportunities to practise academic writing, conversation and pronunciation. Basic language knowledge is required in order to participate in the courses.

All current workshops of this category are available on the qualifications portal of Jena UniversityExternal link.

Interested in more language course offers? The University Language Centre offers classes in a wide range of languages.

Other offers of German Courses in Jena

There is a wide range of German courses offered in Jena. The specific target groups and tuition fees vary and have to be enquired respectively.

The following chart provides an overview on institutions offering German language courses for international researchers. The declaration of the proficiency levels (A1 to C2) corresponds to the Language levels of the Common European Framework of ReferenceExternal link. If you are not sure of your German skills, please take the Goethe Online-TestExternal link or the Cornelsen Placement TestExternal link to determine your level of proficiency.

Institution	Contact	Level	Additional information
Sprachenzentrum der Universität Jena Ernst-Abbe-Platz 8, 07743 Jena	Che-Hui Liao Tel. +49 3641 9401806 deutsch@uni-jena.de	A1, A2, B1, B2, C1	Intensive courses (60 teaching units, duration: 3 or 5 weeks); basic courses (60 teaching units, duration: one semester); complementary courses like phonetics, grammar (30 teaching units, duration: one semester)
Volkshochschule JenaExternal link Grietgasse 17a 07743 Jena	Susanne Baldrich Tel. +49 3641 498217 volkshochschule@jena.de	A1, A2, B1, B2, C1	Open standard courses in the morning or evening at A1-C2 level in presence or online (different scope and duration); special courses e.g. grammar and conversation, exam training, German at work, German in everyday life, Discover Thuringia
Beutenberg Campus Jena e.V.External link Hans-Knöll-Str. 1 07745 Jena	Dr. Christiane Meyer Tel. +49 3641 400955 weiterbilden@beutenberg.de	A1	A1 language courses in four independent sub-modules (total of 96 teaching units, duration: 6 weeks/module), an offer for scientists at the Beutenberg Campus that is also open to other interested participants
Institut für Interkulturelle Kommunikation e.V.External link Am Anger 32 07743 Jena	Heike Kuban Tel. +49 3641 489219 info@iik.de	A1-B1 B2, C1	Language courses of the BAMF: Intensive language course A1.1-B1.2External link (600 teaching units, duration: 6-7 months), offer for employees (if places are available, participation without an employment contract is also possible); vocational language courses for employeesExternal link; telc-exams form level A1 to C2
Institut für Bildung und IntegrationExternal link Hermann-Pistor-Str. 33 a, 07745 Jena	Dorina Schwarz Tel. +49 3641 5345300 info@ibi-jena.de	A1-B1 B2, C1	Language courses of the BAMF: Intensive language course from A1.1 to B1.2External link (shorter version for researchers: 400 teaching units, 12 units/week, duration: 10 months), offer for employees (if places are available, participation without an employment contract is also possible); vocational language courses for employeesExternal link
JenDaF e.V.External link Ernst-Abbe-Platz 8, 07743 Jena	Polina Novak Tel.: +49 3641 944365 projektleitung-jendaf@uni-jena.de	A1, A2, B1, B2, C1	Individual offers of German courses for institutions (at least 3 or more participants necessary)

Online course offers

Below you will find some online offers for learning German:

Institution	Language level	Information
Volkshochschul-LernportalExternal link	A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2	Free courses and apps, tutors to help with learning
Goethe InstitutExternal link	A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2	Free app, learning videos, exercises organised by topic, forum for learning tips
Deutsche WelleExternal link	A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2	Learning videos for all language levels, slowly spoken German news