#language exams

DE-ENG-PL

die Kentnisse erweitern - extend one’s knowledge - poszerzać wiedzę

Prüfungsangst  überwinden - overcome exam anxiety - przezwyciężyć strach przed egzaminem

ein Termin jagt den  nächsten - one appointment runs into the next - termin goni termin

in etw aufgenommen werden - to be admitted into sth - zostać do czegoś przyjętym

etw unter einen Hut bringen - to accommodate sth - pogodzić sprzeczne interesy

den Alltag hinter sich zu lassen - to leave the daily routine/ worries behind you - zostawić swoje codziennie sprawy za sobą

etw in die Praxis umsetzen - to put sth to practice - zastosować coś w praktyce

Bekanntschaften machen - meet new people - zawierać znajomości

verweisen - to refer to - wytykać coś

unbewiesen - unproven - nieudowodniony

zustande kommen - to take place, to come about - dojść do skutku

jdm etw einreden - to talk sb into thinking sth - coś komuś wmawiać

räumlich zu denken - thinking in three dimensions - myśleć przestrzennie

die Bekanntschaft - acquaintance - znajomosć

die Begabung - talent, ability - zdolność, talent

die Vervollkommnung - perfection - udoskonalenie

das Fazit - sumary, conclusion, result - wynik

erworben - acquired - nabyty

gelungen - successful - udany

hektisch - hectic - bardzo męczący, pośpieszny

kostbar - precious - drogocenny

angeblich - allegedly - rzekomo

DE - ENG - PL

das Nachahmen - imitation - naśladownictwo

unmittelbar - direct - bezpośredni

die Sehbehinderung - impaired vision - wada wzroku

etw dehnen - to stretch sth - rozciągać coś

jdm etw vergerben - to hide sth from sb - coś przed kimś ukrywać

zu etw neigen - to be prone to sth - być skłonnym do czegoś

die Niederlage - defeat - klęska

die Metropole - capital - metropolia

unter die Definition fallen - to be covered by the definition - podchodzić pod definicję

jdn beherbergen -  to accommodate - mieścić kogoś w/ przenocować kogoś

der Lebensstil - lifestyle - styl życia

betrachten - to look at sth - przyglądać się

das Schwellenland - threshold country - kraj rozwijający się

die Anziehungskraft - attraction - przyciąganie

erhebliich - considerable/ relevant - znaczny/ poważny

When you register for a college or university course in the U.S., do you expect to have to register for the exam separately from registering for the course you're taking?  Of course not!  The registration for the course and the exam are one and the same.  Depending on what and where you are studying in Germany, this is likely not to be the case however.

For the typical German university course, you don't necessarily have to register to attend the course, unless there is a practical component, additional material online that you need to have access to, or you are going to participate in a seminar and need to give a presentation.  It's rather common for students who have to pick between taking a number of lectures for a given semester to start off attending all of the lectures, and drop the ones that they don't need or don't need to take just yet in favor of attending others.

At the mid-late section of the semester, a notice for exam registration will typically be emailed out (check the email address provided to you by the university!), along with information on how to register on an online portal.  Your login information for the portal is usually given out a the start of your studies (which will be in your entrance paperwork for those only studying abroad for a semester).  Once the registration timeline closes, you are on the hook for taking the exam, and missing the exam will result in you receiving a 5.0 (fail) on the exam.

For those taking primarily language courses, or certain specific degree programs which have a completely fixed course track, registration for the exam at the end of the semester is likely compulsory, and you may already be registered from the beginning of the semester.  If you are attending more courses than you need credits for based on your obligation to your home institution, double check what your given course's requirements are, so you don't find yourself ending up with a grade for a course you didn't mean to register an exam for.

No matter what the specifics of your exam registrations, you will need to get a faculty specific transcript issued to you.  The traditional method for issuing transcripts is to provide students with a certificate ( ) for each exam taken, which will list the course, grade, and number of ECTS points (credits) issued for the particular lecture, seminar, or combined module you've received.  This means for example, that if you take a math course, language course, and history course, you will need certificates from either each faculty or professor directly. 

If you need one specifically from a professor, go to their faculty's student office's open hours, and ask for a certificate to be issued to you.  In the event that you will be leaving from Germany prior to the grades being made available, as can happen in some cases, you may have to provide them a self-addressed envelope (with enough postage for the U.S.!) to make sure it reaches you.  In general however, this is unnecessary, as the student offices are fairly good at helping to expedite the process for international students that are leaving the university at the end of the semester.  That being said though, make sure that you don't wait until the last possible moment, as at the least, the professor will need to sign off on the certificate, and their hours in the office outside of lecture times can be more sporadic than you might think.

There are several internationally recognised language ability testing systems that are used to rank a persons language proficiency, such as TOEFL or IELTS. Many students from the U.S. may not be familiar with the A-C language level rankings, as set by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF/CEFR), which assigns a letter (A, B, or C) and number (1, 2) for a given person's language ability, taking into account their listening, spoken, and written language ability into account. Level A1 requires a basic understanding and conversation ability while level C2 stands for a language ability close to a native speaker's. 

Most German universities require certain language proficiency for students applying to undergraduate or graduate degree programs. The two major ways to have your language level certified are to either take a Test of German as a Foreign Language (TestDaF) in your home country prior to moving to Germany, or by taking the German Language University Entrance Examination for Foreign Applicants (Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang).  If you are applying to a program taught in German, the requirement will very likely be equivalent to C1 skill level. 

Don’t be intimidated by that though! Many universities offer courses that are taught in English. For example, I was able to apply for my M.Sc. program in Germany without a German language requirement. If you are thinking of applying to a university in Germany, make sure to check these requirements online. 

For student exchanges hosted by partnering universities these strict requirements don’t apply. If you are taking a semester abroad, your German professor at your home college or university may be asked to fill out a form which assesses your language ability, but if you are planning to take courses in German, or are taking a language course as part of your semester abroad, you will more than likely be required to take an language exam when you arrive. Make sure you ask your exchange coordinator about this.

In any case, if you have the opportunity to take a language ability test though an exchange or as part of your studies, take it! A standardised and widely recognised language level certificate will be useful to you in many more situations besides a university application. And of course, your resume will read a lot better if you can list a specific language qualification instead of just “proficient in German”. 

You have a text to read. In paragraph x, row y there is the statement:

“I gazed longingly at the sunset as it was to be seen through the crimson curtains on my window.”

The question you have to answer is:

“The writer’s statement that the curtains were crimson means:

A. To symbolise her internal struggle and her longing for the now lost innocence of times long past

B. That the colour of the curtains was seen as crimson due to a combination of the actual colour with the red light of the sunset

or

C. That the curtains were of the crimson colour.”

And you can NEVER know which to choose. In some tests the correct answer is C because for some reason you have to answer in the most simplistic way possible, in others it is B because you have to trust your doubting instinct and realise that in that particular test the simplistic answer won’t serve you, and in others it is A because you have to engage in THE MOST ABSURD MENTAL GYMNASTICS YOUR MIND CAN HANDLE to find the correct answer...

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