English

Welcome to the English Section Website

English is the most widely spoken language in the world, with approximately 360 million native speakers and between 510 million and 1.75 billion second-language speakers. It is the official national language in 39 countries.

The global importance of English is evident in many areas. It serves as a major official language in supranational organizations such as the European Union and the United Nations. English is also the dominant language of the internet, international business, and academic research.

 Placement TestEnglish presents itself

DAAD-PREPARATION COURSE (1 SWS) FOR STUDENTS OF ALL FACULTIES

The Central Language Laboratory offers DAAD preparation courses in which you can learn about the structure and content of a DAAD exam and prepare for the exam. The course consists of four face-to-face sessions.

You can find the fee information in the LSF and the payment information at the bottom of this page.

Course Registration, Payment and Course Admission

heiCO Registration

  1. Select a course you are interested in by clicking on its course tile above. Please click on “Anmelden” / “Login” in the top right corner, using your Uni ID.
  2. Now click on the red button labelled “Zur LV-Anmeldung” / "Go to course registration".
  3. If there are parallel groups for the course type you are interested in, you may choose multiple groups, indicating your preference level for each. This completes your course registration on heiCO.
  4. Please transfer the course fee by the end of the registration period shown on the preference selection screen.

    If no spot on a course of your choice is available at the end of the registration period, your name will be placed on our waiting list so we can notify you as soon as a spot is free, provided you have followed the instructions above.
     

 Detailed instructions

 

Registration for Non-heiCO Users

  1. Select a course you are interested in by clicking on its course tile above. This takes you to the course Overview.
  2. Now click on the red button labelled “LV-Anmeldedetails einsehen” / “View course registration details” to find the registration deadline.
  3. Please send an email to the Secretary's Office (

    sekretariat@zsl.uni-heidelberg.de

    ), specifying the elements Registration_Language_Course Level-Group (if applicable) in the subject line, e.g. "Registration_Spanish_A2-C".
  4. Please transfer the course fee by the end of the registration period. This completes your course registration.

    If no spot on a course of your choice is available at the end of the registration period, your name will be placed on our waiting list so we can notify you as soon as a spot is free, provided you have followed the instructions above.

 

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