Foreign Language Courses for Experiences Abroad
Informationen auf dieser Seite ist für Studierende der FH Aachen, die ein Auslandssemester oder -praktikum vorhaben.
Studienbewerber mit Hochschulzugangsberechtigung, die nur einen Sprachkurse besuchen wollen, finden Informationen auf
https://www.fh-aachen.de/hochschule/studierendensekretariat/bewerbung-auslaendische-bildungsnachweise
oder
https://www.fh-aachen.de/downloads/studieninteressierte/studienvorbereitender-sprachkurs.
Wenn Sie einen Studien- oder Praktikumsaufenthalt im Ausland planen ist es wichtig, dass Sie sich frühzeitig um Ihre Sprachkenntnisse kümmern. Die Landessprache sollten Sie so gut beherrschen, dass Sie Kontakte knüpfen können und im täglichen Leben zurechtkommen. Bei einem Studienaufenthalt sollten Sie die Unterrichtssprache so gut kennen, dass Sie nach einer kurzen Eingewöhnungszeit dem Unterricht folgen können.
Für viele Hochschulen sowie für die meisten Stipendienprogramme müssen Sie Ihr Sprachniveau in Form eines Sprachzeugnisses nachweisen.
Besuchen Sie Sprachkurse an der FH Aachen oder die eines anderen Anbieters, z. B. Sprachenakademie oder VHS. Lesen Sie Fachliteratur in der Unterrichtssprache der Gasthochschule und treffen Sie sich mit Muttersprachlern. INCAS, das Interkulturelle Centrum Aachener Studierender, vermittelt Sprachtandems. Bei einem Sprachtandem bringen Ihr Tandempartner oder -partnerin und Sie sich gegenseitig jeweils eine Sprache bei.
Online Linguistic Support (OLS)
The Online Linguistic Support (OLS) is a language support component of the European Erasmus+ programme.
Erasmus+ is the EU programme for education, further training, youth and sport. Erasmus+ gives you the opportunity to study, gain work experience or do voluntary work abroad. One of its strategic objectives is to support the improvement of language skills and the learning of a foreign language.
For more information, see Erasmus+.
OLS promotes foreign language learning for participants on an Erasmus+ stay abroad. OLS also offers the opportunity to assess your knowledge of one or more foreign languages that you will use to study or work during your Erasmus+ stay abroad. OLS offers online language courses and online language tests.
OLS is available in all 24 EU languages.
Language courses at the FH Aachen
FH Aachen offers free language courses in various faculties, partly in cooperation with the Sprachenakademie, Language Centre at FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences. These courses are also open to students from other faculties if there are enough places available. Contact information can be found here.
Information about language courses at the FH Aachen can be found in the course catalogue under "Extracurricular courses and lectures".
Please also pay attention to notices in your faculty! You should also check the notices of the other faculties before the beginning of the semester or ask at the secretariats.
Language certificate | Language certificate
Information on the DAAD language certificate
For many of FH Aachen's partner universities - especially those outside Europe - or for free mover applications on your own initiative, a DAAD language certificate in English at level B2 is required if the lecture language is English.
If you wish to apply exclusively to RMIT University in Melbourne, Curtin University in Perth or UTS in Sydney in Australia or exclusively to a partner university from the Magellan network, you can use your German Abitur certificate as proof of language proficiency if it confirms 4 semesters of English with a minimum grade of "satisfactory".
The DAAD language test is not a multiple-choice test. The test consists of tasks on listening comprehension, reading comprehension, oral and written expression and linguistic structures. The exam is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), but is not standardised like TOEFL or IELTS. The exam usually takes about 2 hours.
For scholarship applications to the DAAD(www.daad.de and daad.de/go/stipd57478124), only DAAD language certificates issued by the language centres of the universities are generally accepted. Legally binding information on the language certificates accepted by the DAAD can be found on the DAAD scholarship website in the FAQ, the "Important scholarship information" and the detailed information on the application documents. Always use the current form for the DAAD language certificate linked on the DAAD website.
Test options in Aachen:
1) If you have passed a written examination in Technical English at the appropriate level in your faculty at FH Aachen, you can ask your lecturer to issue the language certificate (valid for 2 years)
2) Sprachenakademie Aachen (= official language centre of FH Aachen)
http://www.spraachen.org/de/pruefungen/pruefungen-fuer-studierende-der-fh-aachen/daad-sprachzeugnis-englisch/
Other language centres at universities in NRW that accept external participants:
>Online test at the University of Wuppertal
>Language Centre of the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf
>Ruhr University Bochum
How do I recognise a good language school abroad?
Pay attention to the following aspects:
- Are the services described in detail? Group size, number of lessons and minutes, learning method, learning objectives, teaching materials, language exams offered, accommodation, etc.
- Read the provider's general terms and conditions! Pay particular attention to cancellation reservations (cancellation of the course/trip if the number of participants is too low).
- In the case of tour operators, is the name of the language school stated?
- Is there a price increase clause in the contract?
- What training do the course leaders have?
- What is the content of the course?
- What is the learning objective of the course? Does the course prepare for an examination?
Further information:
Language courses abroad
Some language courses are also offered at the summer and winter schools and online seminars.
Funding opportunities
Erasmus+
Erasmus funding is available for a study visit or practical training in the member states of the European Union as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Turkey. This also includes the respective overseas territories of these countries.
Promos
Programme to increase the mobility of students German universities
Institution: FH Aachen funded by the German Academic Exchange Service[DAAD]
- all subject areas
- worldwide, but restrictions apply to Europe
- Duration of funding: max. 6 months
- Purposes of stay: study visits to universities, final theses, practical projects and practical trainings, research stays, shorter specialised courses (e.g. intensive courses, summer schools)
Application: at the Department of International Affairs
Contact: Birgit Kreutz
China Scholarship Programme
Scholarship Programme "China Scholarship Programme"
Programme website: www.studienstiftung.de/china
Institution: Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation and the German National Academic Foundation
Target group:
Since 1986, the China Scholarship Programme has been supporting highly qualified students during a one-year language, study and internship stay in the People's Republic of China. It is aimed specifically at non-sinologists with a substantial interest in the People's Republic of China and offers them the opportunity to acquire in-depth knowledge of the Chinese language and society as well as the university and research landscape. Scholarship holders can gain their first work experience in China through self-organised practical trainings. In addition to financial support in China itself, admission to the programme includes intensive language preparation in Germany in the form of two three-week language courses held at Trier University. After their return from China, the participants continue to be supported by the Studienstiftung.
Target countries: China
Selected services:
- Two preparatory language courses at Trier University
- Preparatory lump sum of € 1,000
- Monthly scholarship of €1000 (for 12 months)
- mobility allowance of €1000
- Travel allowance totalling € 1,420 for outward and return flights
- The tuition fees are paid by the Chinese side.
- Admission to the Study Foundation
Funding period: 12 months
Application deadlines: See website
Metropolises in Eastern Europe
Scholarship programme "Metropolises in Eastern Europe"
Programme website: http://www.studienstiftung.de/osteuropa
Institution: German National Academic Foundation
Target group:
Students of all subjects (except art, design) with above-average academic achievements who would like to spend a year studying in an Eastern European country. Please note: The programme is not aimed at doctoral candidates.
Target countries:
Eastern Europe
Selected achievements:
- Monthly scholarship of €1000 (for a minimum of 7 months to a maximum of 4 semesters)
- Funding for an intensive language course in the target country and/or language tuition during studies up to €1,000
- One-off travel allowance of up to € 1,000
- One-off mobility allowance of € 1,000
- Payment of tuition fees up to € 2,500
- Admission to the Studienstiftung and payment of the monthly study cost allowance of €300
Duration of funding:
minimum 7 months to maximum 4 semesters
Application deadlines:
Beginning of March
Other:
The first part of the stay abroad usually focuses on language studies, the second part on the study or research project. A practical training programme lasting several weeks can round off the experience abroad as a third element. In the case of Master's degree programmes in Eastern European countries, up to four semesters can be funded.
EF Education First Future Scholarship for Students
Win a 8-week EF language travelscholarship with TOEFL or IELTS preparation abroad
Are you interested in spending a semester abroad, studying or working abroad and need official proof of your language skills? Would you like to take a language course abroad, get to know a new culture and prepare for an IELTS exam in England or a TOEFL exam in the USA? Then enter the competition now and win an 8-week language travel scholarship worth €10,000, which includes a language course and preparation for a language exam. For more information and to apply, please visit https://www.ef.de/stipendien/sprachreisenstipendium/.
The Language Travel Scholarship will give you a unique opportunity to experience life abroad and invest in your future.
