EXAM SESSION CALENDAR
Teacher: Katharina Gemperle
WINTER SESSION – exams also open to students who are applying for Erasmus and Overseas scholarships
All exams will be held onsite at Presidio San Niccolò (Via Roma 56) with the following calendar:
A1 LEVEL EXAM: for Erasmus application, enrolment is mandatory
- Friday January 19, 2024: 12:00 – 1.30 p.m., room 450 (4th floor San Niccolò)
A2 LEVEL EXAM
- Friday January 19, 2024: 2:30 – 4:30 p.m., room 349C (3rd floor San Niccolò); please bring a computer/tablet with internet/wifi connection
B1 LEVEL EXAM:
- Monday January 15, 2024, 2.00-4.00 p.m., room 447 (4th flloor San Niccolò); (4th floor San Niccolò); please bring a computer/tablet with internet/wifi connection
B2 LEVEL EXAM:
- Friday, January 19, 2024, 2.30-4.30 p.m., room 349C (3rd floor San Niccolò)
C1 LEVEL EXAM:
- Friday January 19, 2024, 2.30-4:30 p.m.,, room 349C (3rd floor San Niccolò)
Enrolment:
Enrolment through this page with UNISI username e password (for enrolment deadlines please see each exam)
Students should present a valid ID with photo.
A hard copy dictionary is allowed for the written component (composition).
For programs and exam content of the various levels (from A1 to B2) see files below.
Those students who seek validation of an international certificate (Goethe Institut, TELC, Österreichisches Sprachdiplom Deutsch ÖSD, ) are requested to
a) register for the exam
b) send a scanned copy of the original certificate to Katharina Gemperle, at: gemperle@unisi.it by the exam deadline
Please note: If you are not able to come to the exam, remember to cancel your enrolment before the deadline, or send an email to gemperle@unisi.it after the enrolment deadline.
German language courses are OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS enrolled in the University of Siena.
PLEASE NOTE THAT STUDENTS MUST HAVE A MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE OF ITALIAN IN ORDER TO ATTEND A GERMAN BEGINNERS' COURSE.
The following German language courses are held at the San Niccolò Building on Via Roma, 56 (Porta Romana):
All of Katharina Gemperle’s courses are blended courses: lessons in the classroom are integrated with self-study on the Moodle platform.
See attatchments below for programs, bibliographies and information regarding final exams.
ANNUAL A1 and A2 COURSE for BEGINNERS divided into two semesters.
The course is for:
- students from the DFCLAM department who need to pass the GERMAN LANGUAGE I exam. The German Language I (“Lettorato”) consists of an annual course divided into two semestral courses: A1 in the first semester and A2 in the second semester. The A2 level is required in order to be admitted to the German Language I exam. The exam at the end of the second semster, in fact, is preparatory for the professor’s language exam. Alternatively, students can present a internationally recognized certificate (see list at the bottom of this page) Please note: if you have any questions regarding the German Language Single Subject course (“CORSO MONOGRAFICO”) contact the PROFESSOR or visit the department website
- students that choose A2 LEVEL GERMAN LANGUAGE ("IDONEITA') - exam code L99968
- students who are interested in learning the fundmentals of the language without inserting the exam in their curriculum. They will be awarded a certificate from the CLA (see below).
A1 LEVEL and GERMAN LANGUAGE 1 (“lettorato”), first semester (29/09/2023 - 19/01/2024)
Level: beginners
Teacher:: Katharina Gemperle
Lessons will begin on September 29th.
Monday 4:15 – 5:45 p.m.
Friday 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Enrolment: You can enrol in this course by accessing this page with your UNISI username and password.
A2 LEVEL and GERMAN LANGUAGE 1 (“lettorato”), second semester (26/02/2024 - 07/06/2024) – A2“Idoneità” (exam code L99968), 2nd part
Enrolment in the course requires an A1 level.
Lesson times to be decided.
Enrolment: You can enrol in this course by accessing this page with your UNISI username and password.
B1 LEVEL GERMAN COURSE, first semester - (29/09/2023 - 19/01/2024),: B1 “Idoneità” (exam code L99967)
The course requires a basic knowledge of German at A2 level (see program below)
Teacher:: Katharina Gemperle
Lessons will begin on September 29th.
Monday 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Venerdì 10:15 – 11:45 p.m.
Enrolment: You can enrol in this course by accessing this page with your UNISI username and password.
B2 LEVEL GERMAN COURSE, second semester – (26/02/2024 - 07/06/2024) – B2 “Idoneità” (exam code 99966)
A prerequisite to the course is a B1 level of German.
Teacher: Katharina Gemperle
Lesson times to be decided.
Enrolment: You can enrol in the course by accessing this page with your UNISI username e password.
Students who are not awarded credits for a German language exam and who attend at least 70% of the course and pass the final test, will receive a certificate.
The certificate issued by the Language Center is not an external certification. Nevertheless, our lessons follow the European Framework of Reference for Languages. Students interested in obtaining an external certificate can sit the exam at the GOETHE INSTITUT of Rome or at an institution which collaborates with the Goethe Institut, for example, the Deutsches Institut of Florence.
APPROVAL OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATES OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE BY THE UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE CENTER:
The Language Center approves certificates issued by the these official institutions:
- Goethe Institut
- Oesterreichisches Sprachdiplom Deutsch OSD
- TELC
Please contact our German teacher during her office hours for certification approval. You should bring the original certificate with a photocopy (front and back), and a valid ID with photocopy.
Approval of external certificates is given during exam sessions. You need to:
1) enrol in the exam
2) contact our German teacher during her office hours with the original certificate and a photocopy (front and back), as well as a valid ID with relative photocopy.
Otherwise, if submitting online, you should send a scanned copy of your certificate to Katharina Gemperle, who will decide if it can be approved: gemperle@unisi.it
Codes for German "idoneità" examinations:
A2: L99968
B1: L99967
B2: L99966
C1: L99965
For further information contact the teacher Katharina Gemperle: gemperle@unisi.it
Office hours, to be confirmed by email, are held:
- in person, when lessons are in session only, at the following time: Friday, 1.30-2.30 p.m. in room 427, 4° floor S. Niccolò
- or online
Please write to gemperle@unisi.it for an appointment.