German as a foreign language | Language training in mechanical engineering

Language training for students in mechanical engineering

current training offers

Who is the offer aimed at?

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The language training is designed for students in mechanical engineering who wish to express themselves more clearly and more confidently in German. However, students of other engineering disciplines are also welcome to participate.

What do we do during language training?

• We practise basic using math and physics terms in German as well as talking about equations, circuits, graphs and a typical experimental setups. An important topic is discussing measurement and errors in German.
• We consolidate the skills using examples and tasks from the internships throughout the course.
• The focus is on speaking in small groups or in pairs.
• Through group and pair work, we develope language skills that are important for studying in general: These include presenting results, describing the procedure for solving a task, and solving tasks in a team by asking questions, asking for help, making a suggestion for a solution.
• Lecture videos are also used to train listening comprehension.
• Students can bring their own questions and examples to each lesson.

Current offers

Intensive course during the semester break to accompany the subject "Measurement and Automation Technology" (MAT)

• Dates:
  • Group 1: 2.3. - 6.3.26
  • Group 2: 23.3. - 27.3.26
• Monday - Friday, 3 hours daily, exact time to be announced
• Enrollment:
  • in OPAL / Sprachenzentrum / Wintersemester 2025/26 / Deutsch Tutorielle Sprachbegleitung
  • You can register for Group 1 or Group 2
• Focus: speaking confidently in German about measurement and tasks in the internship; the training accompanies the lecture "Measurement and Automation Technology"

If you have already attended the language training in winter semester of 2025/26, you can still register. We will consolidate what you already know with new tasks and prepare you linguistically for the internships in the next semester.

Contact us

for questions and further information:

An offer of the Teaching Center for Languages and Cultures as part of the project:"FIT" - Promotion of international talents for integration into studies and the job market".