Leipzig, Germany
 Began
in 1951 as a program within the
University
 Deutsch als Fremdsprache- DaF is their
program to teach german
 1968 - recognized globally as a place to learn
German
 Partnered with over 12 countries worldwide
http://www.zv.uni-leipzig.de/en/
 student
apartments
 one-person rooms
 share a bathroom and kitchen with a
roommate
 furniture and bedding provided
 bring a bowl and silverware
Lots of storage
space!
 Our
dorm was on Straβe des 18. Oktober
 Leave through the back of the dorm and walk
to the Johannisallee bus stop
 take the 16 Messegelände one stop past the
Hauptbahnhof
 then walk straight down the street to
Lumumbastraβe
 Estimated time: 20 minutes
 Take
a written placement exam to determine
your skill level
 You will be placed in one class with
What!?
others at your skill level
 These range from 1-5 and
had an A and B subsection
 very
similar to your
regular German
language class
 only German will be
spoken
 your class is
determined by your
score on a
placement test of
your language ability
Our happy teacher!
3
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
hours of instruction in the morning
Either regular class work or phonetics
One half hour break
 1.5

hours for lunch
I’m so hungry!
 Varied

activities in the afternoon
May include: recreational activities, educational
excursions, or more class time
 during
your half hour break you can go to a
bakery on Lumumbastraβe!
 Exit the school building and turn right on the
first street - there it is!
 the Kirscheplunder and Leipziger Lerche (a
Leipzig specialty) are especially good!
 There are also vending machines and coffee
in the basement!
Soccer game
Buchenwald Concentration
Camp
Excursions to Dresden, Eisenach,
Leipzig city tour, Erfurt, and
Weimar
Group project to present at the end
of the course
 there
are many food options in the
Hauptbahnhof
 sit-down restaurants and Bratwurst vendors
on Augustusplatz
 University cafeteria
 You can cook! The Rewe grocery store is just
down the street on Straβe des 18. Oktober
 Farmers market every Tuesday and Friday on
Augustusplatz
Only one
Euro!
located off of
Augustusplatz
•offers a variety of premade
plates or custom pasta and
salad bars
•pay with a prepaid Mensa
card (one plate is around 4
euros)
•a pasta plate was a good
deal- you could put as much
as you want on one plate and
it was only 4 Euros!
•
 Shopping
in the Hauptbahnhof and
Augustusplatz
 Parks:
Cospudener Lake
Volkerschlachtdenkmal
Orchestra Hall
Modern Art Museum
Opera House
Leipzig Zoo
•Student
club
•Offers food, bars, dancing,
concerts, poetry readings,
art etc.
•REALLY FUN!
•It’s underground!
•Events planned every night!
 There
are two tests and homework to keep
up on
 One Mündlich (speaking) and one
Schriftlichen (written) exam
 Speaking involves about 5 minutes of
continuous speech on various topics like
yourself
 Written consists of 100-350
words (depending on level)
on one aspect of the trip
 Everyone
signs up for one end of the term
project
 These vary in topics and are presented in
about 10 minutes – all in German !
 This is then followed by a going away
ceremony & party
 Universität
Leipzig’s website
http://www.zv.uni-leipzig.de/en/