Welcome!

Witamy!

Добро пожаловать!

Soyez les bienvenus!

ласкаво просимо! Hoş geldiniz!

Willkommen!

¡Bienvenidos!

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)

I.  Autonomous learning center

“Selbstlernzentrum” (room AB16)

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

excursions)

•  English

•  French

•  German (as a foreign language)

•  Polish

•  Russian

•  Spanish

•  Turkish

•  Ukrainian

•  Italian

Which Languages Can I Learn?

Core Languages Additional Languages

G1 G2 M1 M2 O WiKo

Italian x - - - ? -

Turkish - - - - x x/WiWi

Ukrainian x - x - - -

Core languages: Full programme

From Grundstufe (except English) to Wissenschaftskommunikation Additional languages: Limited offer (below)

Structure of language learning Level Hours Certificate

UNIcert IV / (“Academic Communication“ – Advanced)

8 LVSUNIcert® IV oder Zertifikat Wissenschaftskommunikation (Only available for GERMAN)

UNIcert III / (“Academic Communication“)

8 LVS UNIcert® III oderZertifikat Wissenschaftskommunikation

Oberstufe (Upper Intermediate)

4 LVS (i.e. 2+2)

UNIcert® II or Zertifikat Hochschulspezifische Fremdsprachenausbildung (“HF“ Exam)

Mittelstufe 2 (Lower Intermediate) 4 LVS

Mittelstufe 1 (Lower Intermediate) 4 LVS UNIcert® I (NOT AVAILABLE FOR ENGLISH)

Grundstufe 2 (Elementary) 4 LVS UNIcert® Basis (NOT AVAILABLE FOR ENGLISH)

Grundstufe 1 (Elementary) 4 LVS

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 Center 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 the placement exam.

Placement Tests – Please be on time! All tests take place in August-Babel-Str. 12

English Thursday 04.04.2019 10-15 hrs Last test at 14:00 AB

Spanish Thursday 04.04.2019 11-13 Last test at 12:30 AB

FrenchThursday

04.04.2019 13:30-15:30 Last test at 15:00 AB

Ukranian Thursday

04.04.2019 16:00 Be on time AB

Placement Tests – Please be on time! All tests take place in August-Babel-Str. 12

Russian Friday 05.04.2019 11:00 hrs

Be on time AB

Turkish Friday 05.04.201913:00

Be on timeAB

Polish Friday 05.04.201911:00

Be on timeAB

German Monday 08.04.2019 11:00-13 Be on time

AB

Registration

Language Center viadrina sprachen GmbH

Where to register

Grundstufe 1* Logenstraße 9-10 Room 248 Entrance

Lindenstraße, next to

post office

180 euros in cash

*except Polish and Ukrainian Grundstufe 2*

Mittelstufe 2 (English)

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

viaCampus Oberstufe

Wissenschaftskommunikation

All language learning in Polish and Ukrainian

europa-uni.de

Registering for courses viacampus.europa-uni.de

Registering for courses viacampus.europa-uni.de

When you finish the online registration, you will receive an e-mail.. But this is not a conformation of your place in the course.

Registering for courses viacampus.europa-uni.de

Tip:

Online registration (viaCampus)

•  Deadline: Monday, 10.04.2019 (13:00 hrs)

•  Course allocation: Friday, 12.04.2019 (10:00 hrs)

Only after the course allocation will you see which courses you have

•  Restplatzvergabe (waiting list):12.04.2019 – 26.04.2019 à www.sz.europa-uni.de

•  Change or cancel courses: until 26.04.2019

If you choose to cancel a course but do not remove it from viaCampus, it will show as a “fail“ in the database

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 & Ukrainian Grundstufe 2*

Mittelstufe 2 (English)

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

viaCampus Oberstufe

Wissenschaftskommunikation

All language learning in Polish & Ukrainian

viadrina sprachen GmbH

www.viadrina-sprachen.com Logenstraße 9-10, Rm. 253

(Enterance Lindenstr. 3)

General opening hours: Mo-Th 9:00 – 14:30 Fr 9:00 – 12:00

Extended hours from 8 April - 12 April 2019:

Mo-Th: 9:00-17:00 Fr 9:00-12:00

Europaplatz

Main Building Haupt-

gebäude (HG)

Auditorium Maximum (AM)

Oder- turm

Post Office Postgebäude

viadrina sprachen

Registration: viadrina sprachen GmbH •  Deadline: Friday, 12.04. 2019

•  Course allocation: immediately after registration & cash payment!

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

•  Restplatzvergabe (waiting list): 15.04. – 26.04.2019

•  Course cancellation: until 12.04.2019 (12:00 hrs) 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

Monday, 15.04.2019

ECTS-Credits for Language Courses (LVS = hours per week) •  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 Credits

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 (Office AM 208) Students-in@europa-uni.de

Your Contacts at the Language Center

•  Lektorate for the different languages Before the language courses begin

Monday 08.04.2019 12-14:00 hrs. Tuesday 09.04.2019 13-15:00 hrs.

•  Selbstlernzentrum (AB16) for individual language learning and peer tutors: for language learning

Contact for exchange students: •  German courses: Daniela Marthin (AB 23) Marthin@europa-uni.de •  English courses: Jeff Purchla, AB 124,

Purchla@europa-uni.de

Upcoming special offers from our Peer-Tutoring program

•  Let‘s Tandem! Wed., 24.04.2019 AB 06 (Languge Center) 18:00-20:00 hrs.

•  Sprachcafé (coffee, snacks, games, etc)

Wed., 15.05.2019. 18-20 hrs, room AB 06 29.05.2019 05.06.2019 26.06.2019

Upcoming special offers from our Peer-Tutoring program

•  Native speaker lessons (various topics) Wed., 25.05.2019; 18:00-20:00 hrs. AB 06 03.07.2019

•  Culinary evening Tues., 18.06.2019 18-20 hrs “Parakletos” academic center Słubice

Upcoming special offers from our Peer-Tutoring program

•  Excursion to Szczecin, Poland Fri., 17.05.2019 Registration till 09.05.2019

•  Excursion to Zielona Góra, Poland Fri., 05.07.2019 Registration till 15.06.2019

Peer Tutoring at the Language Center

•  Develop learning strategies •  Increase your motivation •  Design custom plan your language learning •  Prepare for language tests

Office hour: Tuesdays 13-14 in AB 15 Write directly to sprachtutoring@europa-uni.de

Find out more online: Sprachenzentrum à Selbstlernen à Sprachtutoring

Good luck and have fun!