Spanish courses, Italian courses, French courses, Japanese courses, Chinese courses, Russian courses and more

Learn languages in Heidelberg at F+U Academy of Languages:

• German courses
  
• English courses
• Spanish courses
• Italian courses
• French courses
• Japanese courses
• Chinese courses
• Russian courses
• Other language courses in individual training

General information for all languages courses of F+U Academy of Languages

Registration Fee : 20 €
Includes: Placement test, Internet access (three computer rooms, 50 computers, WLAN), use of library, visa advice, student ID, information about school, academic and professional further education in Germany, leisure programme and certificate.
Course material : Purchasing or borrowing (for a fee and with a deposit).

Public holidays
There are no language lessons on the following days:
(To compensate, the course may be extended. Alternatively, a credit voucher will be given on request.)
2010: New Year: Friday, 1st January, Epiphany: Wednesday, 6th January, Good Friday: Friday, 2nd April, Easter Monday: Monday, 5th April, Ascension Day: Thursday, 13th May, Whitsun: Monday, 24th May, Corpus Christi: Thursday, 3rd June, All Saints: Monday, 1st November, New Year’s Eve: Friday, 31st December

Christmas course (for students of German): 20.12.-24.12.2010 (No intensive course offered in this week)
Obstacle-free access to the school for wheelchair users. A disabled WC is available.
Minimum age: 16 years (junior courses: 7 years)
Value added tax: As an educational establishment with non-profit status, F+U is exempt from VAT.

Provision guarantee for all courses described in the brochure.
Information event: Every first Saturday of the month.
School opening times:
Monday - Friday: 07:30 – 21:00 (administration: 07:30-20:00); Saturday: 10:00 – 18:00 (administration: 10:00-16:00)
Committed to quality
As provider of language schools, universities of cooperative education, technical schools, high schools, vocational schools and a distance learning-based university of applied sciences, F+U is able to look back over twenty-nine years’ experience in the provision of foreign language teaching. A certified quality management system (DIN EN ISO 9001: 2000) permanently monitors the adherence to quality standards.

Language lessons: methods and teachers

Learning a foreign language has never been so easy! You will get to use the new language from the very beginning. From the very first day you will notice your first progress!
Through systematic language work our teachers teach vocabulary, grammar, and train the students in the skills of aural understanding, reading, writing and, above all, speaking. Our teachers are academically well-qualified.

Language courses in 8 different levels

We comply with the EU parameters of assessment and UNICERT certificate levels (8).
Elementary 1/2/3 : the elementary level focuses on conversational language. It leads to basic skills The final acquired level (German courses) is equivalent to Zertifikat Deutsch (Certificate German) of the Goethe Institute.
Intermediate 1/2/3 : the intermediate level not only extends the knowledge of conversational language but also offers an introduction to specialised fields, for example science, technology, culture, civic matters. It provides adequate communication skills for university studies and career purposes. The final acquired level is equivalent to Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung (Central Examination Ordinary Level) of the Goethe Institute.
Advanced 1/2 : successful completion of the advanced level course enables participants to fully meet the language requirements for university studies or employment in Germany.

We teachGerman as a Foreign Language throughout the year in 8 different levels, in summer up to 14. We teach English, Spanish, French and Italian also in 8 different levels. Every level includes about 100 group instruction hours or 50 individual instruction hours.