Foreign Languages
Foreign languages open doors – to studies, careers, and international experiences. In the Foreign Languages course area, you can learn new languages, like Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, Danish, or Japanese, or develop existing skills in advanced courses. This enables you not only to extend your range of expression but also to strengthen your intercultural skills, which are essential in a globalized working world.
From beginners courses to conversation training and career-oriented English, our language courses are practical, recognized, and helpful for developing your competency profile in a targeted manner.
Language course offerings at the University of Freiburg
BOK language courses at the ZfS
The language courses in the BOK course area are intended for bachelor’s students, but voluntary participants can also register starting with the open admission phase. Under open admission, you can find out what special conditions to take note of when registering for BOK language courses.
BOK language courses are offered only during the lecture period.
To participate in a course, you must receive admission via the registration process on HISinOne.
Language courses at the Language Teaching Centre (SLI)
The SLI course programme features a wide range of languages and is complemented by technical language courses and intensive courses. The G courses are subject to a participation fee and are open to all University members as well as external participants.
Please visit the SLI website for information on registration. The courses are an additional offer that you can take advantage of on a voluntary basis upon payment of a participation fee.
Language courses at the Faculties of Philology and Humanities
Selected language courses and tutorials offered by these two faculties are also open to students of other faculties. These courses are generally listed under ‘Guest Student Programme’ in the course catalogue under the relevant disciplines, such as Slavic Studies or Islamic Studies.
Please consult the course descriptions in the course catalogue to find out whether and under what conditions you can take a course. Please contact the department/institute offering the course directly if you have any questions.
Please note:
- The language courses in the BOK course area, as well as those offered by the Faculties of Philology and Humanities, are only offered during the lecture period.
- At the Language Teaching Centre (SLI) you can also take language courses during the lecture-free period for a fee.
BOK language courses at the ZfS
Conditions for participation
Please take note of the conditions for participation formulated in the individual course descriptions.
You may only take the ‘beginner I’ courses if you have no prior knowledge of the language. Our instructors are authorized to exclude students with prior knowledge from attending a course.
You may only take a language course requiring a certificate if you present a language certificate at the required proficiency level in addition to being admitted to the course via the registration process. In order to ensure an appropriate learning environment for all participants, we unfortunately cannot admit students at a higher or lower level of proficiency.
On the registration and deregistration page, you can find what special conditions you need to take into account when registering for language courses in the BOK area.
Course placement
Textbooks and progression
| Course title | Textbooks | Prerequisite | Target level |
| Italian I | Universitalia 2.0 A1/A2 Lektion 1-3 | – | A1.1 |
| Italian II | Universitalia 2.0 A1/A2 Lektion 4-6 | A1.1 | A1.2 |
| Course title | Textbooks | Prerequisite | Target level |
| Spanish I | Universo.ele A1/A2 Lektion 1-3 | – | A1.1 |
| Spanish II | Universo.ele A1/A2 Lektion 4-6 | A1.1 | A1 |
Spanish III | Universo.ele A1/A2 Lektion 7-9 | A1 | A2.1 |
Spanish IV | Universo.ele A1/A2 Lektion 10-12 | A2.1 | A2 |
Spanish V | Universo.ele B1 Lektion 1-3 | A2 | B1.1 |
Spanish VI | Universo.ele B1 Lektion 4-6 | B1.1 | B1 |
| Spanish Conversation I | Teaching materials provided by instructor | B1 | |
| Spanish Conversation II | Teaching materials provided by instructor | B2 |
| Course title | Textbooks | Prerequisite | Target level |
| French I | Édito A1 Lektion 0-5 | – | A1.1 |
| French II | Édito A1 Lektion 6-10 | A1.1 | A1 |
French III | Édito A2 Lektion 1-6 | A1 | A2.1 |
French IV | Édito A2 Lektion 7-12 | A2.1 | A2 |
French V | Édito B1 Lektion 1-6 | A2 | B1.1 |
French Conversation | Teaching materials provided by instructor | B1 | |
French Avancé | Édito C1 Lektion 1-10 | B2 | C1.1 |
| Course title | Textbooks | Prerequisite | Target level |
| Portuguese I | Encontros A1-A2 Lektion 1-6 | – | A1.1 |
| Portuguese II | Oi, Brasil! aktuell Lektion 6-9 | A1.1 | A1 |
| Course title | Textbooks | Prerequisite | Target level |
| Turkish I | Kolay gelsin! Lektion 1-5 | – | A1.1 |
| Turkish II | Kolay gelsin! Lektion 5-9 | A1.1 | A1.2 |
| Course title | Textbooks | Prerequisite | Target level |
| English for Today’s World | Teaching materials provided by instructor | B2/C1 | |
| Business English Advanced | Teaching materials provided by instructor | B2 |
Recognition of language courses
University language courses in Germany and abroad
A language course can be recognized as coursework in the BOK course area under the following conditions:
- It is a language course offered by a university or other higher education institution.
- The certificate or transcript must specify the level achieved according to the ‘Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)’ as well as the amount of ECTS credits awarded.
English or German language courses can only be recognized if the level achieved is above the language level required for your degree programme.
Submitting documents for recognition of language courses
Contact
The Language Teaching Centre (SLI) is responsible for planning and organizing the BOK language courses. Registration and awarding of credits are performed by the ZfS.