Our English and German Courses

• The language courses take place in groups of up to 12 and are taught by native speakers.

• The group and trainer agree on specific objectives and content at the beginning of the course to ensure the training supports you in using English in your everyday work. Your work and project documents can also be included in the lessons.

• You will improve your communication through different activities such as role playing and discussions, simulating realistic situations from your work.

• You will will learn strategies for developing and using the specific technical vocabulary you need and get tips for working in an intercultural academic environment.

• You will be supported by Linguarama Connect, Linguarama's online language learning program that specializes in business language. You have access to this learning program both during your training and 12 months after the end of your course.

• After a successful participation in the course (i.e. attendance rate of at least 80%) you will receive a partecipation certificate which will be recognized as a part of SprInt certificate.

• This training can be credited towards the Language Expertise and Excellence certificates.

NEW: German course for international employees – especially those in technical and administrative positions

We are pleased to announce that we will be offering the first SprInt German course in a pilot project starting in the 2024 summer semester. International employees – especially those in technical and administrative positions for whom there are currently no explicit German language courses – are invited to apply. International staff in research positions are also welcome, provided there are still places available. We will make admission decisions based on the number of applications received. PhD students and postdocs can register for German courses at the DRESDEN-concept Welcome Center. 

Duration:

The course consists of 15 teaching units, each session usually comprises two teaching units of 45 minutes. We plan to start the course mid May 2024.

Registration and placement test:

Registration for the summer semester 2024 has ended. There will be new courses in the winter semester.

We would like to inform you that the course in the summer semester 2024 will take place in the form of a virtual event.
After registering, you will take a placement test (comprising written and oral components). Once the test has been completed, a group of similar language level will be formed.
You will then be notified of the course date and receive the link to attend. If you included any additional comments on your registration form, e.g. regarding course topic or course date, these will be taken into account to the extent possible. However, the composition of the groups and your previous knowledge have priority for the creation of an effective German course.

Absences:

Successful completion of the language course requires an attendance of at least 80%. If you are unable to attend, please inform the trainer directly. If your attendance rate in the language course is below 50% and you have not informed the trainer, an attendance restriction of six months will come into effect and you will be unable to participate in our events during this period.

Information of data protection:

In compliance with SprInt’s data protection regulations, your personal data will be transferred to the external course provider linguarama, who then take over the rest of the organization. Your data will be used exclusively for the purposes of organizing the language courses and will not be transferred to third parties.

English Courses

Duration:

Each course consists of 20 teaching units, each session usually comprises two teaching units of 45 minutes. We plan to start the courses at the end of April or beginning of May 2024.

Registration and placement test:

Registration is closed.

We would like to inform you that the courses in the winter semester 2023/24 will again take place in the form of a virtual event.

After registering, you will take a placement test (comprising written and oral components). If you have already taken a placement test because you registered for a course last semester, you do not need to take a new placement test. Once the test has been completed, groups at similar language levels will be formed.

You will then be notified of the course date and receive the link to attend. If you included any additional comments on your registration form, e.g. regarding course topic or course date, these will be taken into account to the extent possible. However, the composition of the groups and your previous knowledge have priority for the creation of an effective English course.

Absences:

Successful completion of the language course requires an attendance of at least 80%. If you are unable to attend, please inform the trainer directly. If your attendance rate in the language course is below 50% and you have not informed the trainer, an attendance restriction of six months will come into effect and you will be unable to participate in our events during this period.

Information of data protection:

In compliance with SprInt’s data protection regulations, your personal data will be transferred to the external course provider linguarama, who then take over the rest of the organization. Your data will be used exclusively for the purposes of organizing the language courses and will not be transferred to third parties.