Learn German

The department International Relations and Languages supports you in learning German. Individually or as a part of a group, online or in the classroom: This is the right place for you.

Our offer services are open for all international students and (guest) employees of Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences who want to improve their German language skills.

Preparatory German courses (e.g. DSH) and official exams (e.g. TestDaF) are currently not offered.

Programme for winter semester 2025/2026

B1 German Training

Date: 07/10 - 18/11/2025 (each Tuesday)

Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM

Location: Raum E1.016

REGISTRATION until 6th October 2025 über OpenOLAT here

ECTS-Points: 1 ECTS (with at least 80% attendance and active participation in the course)

You want to:

  • Intensify grammar topics on advanced level
  • Practise your speaking skills with situations of your everyday-life
  • Extend your vocabulary
  • Attend an interactive and modern German class

In this case: this B1 intensive German training is the right thing for you!

Language trainer: Ms. Cornelia Hahn

A1 German Training in Zweibrücken

Date: 13/10/2025 - 12/01/2026 (each Monday)

Time: 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Location: Room C.112 in Zweibrücken

REGISTRATION until 12th October via OpenOLAT here

ECTS-Points: 2 ECTS (with at least 80% attendance and active participation in the course)

 

You want to:

  • gain first language skills to be prepared for situtations in everyday-life in Germany
  • have a little treasury of German words
  • get into German grammar
  • experience an interactive and interesting German lesson

In this case: this weekly German A1 training is the right thing for you!

Language trainer: Frau Theresa Kettering

A2 German Intensive Training online

Date: 25/08 – 29/08/25

Time: 3.00 pm – 6.15 pm

Location: online via BigBlueButton

REGISTRATION until 20th August via OpenOLAT

 

You want to:

  • Understand the basics of German grammar
  • Improve your German intensively and quickly
  • Learn important vocabulary about relevant topics
  • Attend an interactive and modern German class

In this case: this German A2 intensive training is the right thing for you!

Grammar Topics:

1. Perfect
2. Simple Past of sein, haben and Modal Verbs
3. Imperative
4. Dative- and Accusative Object
5. Subordinate clauses with weil, dass, ob, wenn, W-question words

Language trainer: Ms. Grazyna Schneider

B1 German Training (online)

Date: 25/08 – 29/08/25

Time: 12:30 – 15:45 Uhr

Location: online via BigBlueButton

Registration: via OpenOLAT

 

You want to:

  • Intensify grammar topics on advanced level
  • Practise your speaking skills with situations of your everyday-life
  • Extend your vocabulary
  • Attend an interactive and modern German class

In this case: this B1 intensive German training is the right thing for you!

Grammar Topics:

  1. Verbs with prepositions (e.g. denken an, …)
  2.  Adjektivdeklination
  3. Sub-clauses (e.g. with um zu/damit)
  4. Past
  5. Local Prepositions / Dativ- and Akkusativ Addition

Language trainer: Ms. Gunda Heck

A1 German Training in Kaiserslautern

Date: 15/10/2025 - 14/01/2026 - each Wednesday

Time: 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Location: Room E1.016 in Kaiserlautern

REGISTRATION until 14 October via OpeOLAT here

ECTS-Points: 2 ECTS (with at least 80% attendance and active participation in the course)

 

You want to:

  • gain first language skills to be prepared for situtations in everyday-life in Germany
  • have a little treasury of German words
  • get into German grammar
  • experience an interactive and interesting German lesson

In this case: this weekly German A1 training is the right thing for you!

Language trainer: Frau Theresa Kettering

B2 German Training in Kaiserslautern

Date: 15/10/2025  to 14/01/2026 (every Wednesday)

Time: 3:45 – 5:15 PM

Location: Room E1.020 in Kaiserlautern

REGISTRATION until 14th October 2025 via OpenOLAT here

ECTS-Points: 2 ECTS (with at least 80% attendance and active participation in the course)

 

You want to:

  • improve your speaking skills and expand your vocabulary
  • practice listening and reading comprehension
  • dive deeper into German grammar
  • experience an interactive and interesting German lesson

In this case: this weekly German B2 training is the right thing for you!

Language trainer: Frau Theresa Kettering

 

Your Academic Compass - Navigating Student Life at Hochschule Kaiserslautern

Date: 8 October 2025

Time: 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm

Location: E1.020 in Kaiserslautern

Language: in English

ECTS Points: 0.5 ECTS

REGISTRATION until 2th October 2025 via OpenOLAT

This training is designed to ease your transition into university life and let you experience the following:

  • Understanding of the German higher education system and comparison with previous educational experiences
  • Communication strategies with professors and fellow students
  • Cultural analysis of typical academic situations
  • Development of a personal action plan for the first semesters
  • Building a supportive peer network

Your trainer: Ms Moutushi Künne

 

Starting your Professional Life: on April 2nd, 9th, and 16th (Wednesdays in April) in E1.020

Date: December 4th, 11th, and 18th

Time: 3.45 pm – 5.15 pm

Location: Room E1.020 in Kaiserslautern

REGISTRATION until 28th November 2025 via OpenOLAT hier

ECTS-Points: 0.5 ECTS (with at least 80% attendance and active participation in the course)

 

This training series prepares you for your professional career in Germany!

These are the topics of this training series:

1. Letter of motivation (on 4th December 2025)

2. CV (on 11th December 2025)

3. Job interview (on 18th December 2025)

  Each module needs to be booked individually!

 

If you like to start your professional career, this training series is the right thing for you!

Language trainer: Theresa Kettering

Conversation Meet Ups

KAISERSLAUTERN

Would you like to come have a chat in German?
Practice your language skills in an enjoyable way with our language coaches and meet new people!

GERMAN & ENGLISH SPRACHTREFF

Every last Wednesday of the month from 5:00 p.m. (earlier in December due to the holidays)
- Wednesday 29th October
- Wednesday 26th November
- Wednesday 17th December
- Wednesday 28th January

KAISERSLAUTERN
Campus Kammgarn, Building A, Tower Room

>>> Follow the signs to our language coaches.

PIRMASENS

GERMAN & ENGLISH CONVERSATION DROP-IN

  • 3rd November, 1st December, 5th January
  • 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
  • Pirmasens - the Atrium

No registration – just come along!

Take part in sponatenous conversations in a relaxed environment!

Language Coach: Theresa Kettering (theresa.kettering@hs-kl.de)

Self-study German - Your online course

International students at Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences are offered a digital learning programme in the area of German as a foreign language here so that they can improve their language skills independently.

Click here for the online course

Personal consultation

In Kaiserslautern:

  • Tuesday 14.00-15.00 h
  • and also by appointment

Campus Kammgarn, building A, tower room (follow the Language Coach signs "Sprachcoaches")

 

Online: 

Sprachcoach Deutsch / Language coach German