Consultation and placement tests
Consultation
Do you have any questions about the course offer, the placement procedure or registration?
Call us (Tel. +41 58 934 60 90) or send us an email at info.daf@zhaw.ch.
Or come to our placement tests. Experienced lecturers will evaluate your test and advise you.
Take the opportunity to get to know our school and the examination centre and visit our information events in Zurich and Winterthur.
Learning advice
If you have any questions about learning materials or exams or need advice on writing, come to our office in Zurich. We would be pleased to advise you from Monday – Thursday, 16:00 – 17:30 (no consultation during the holidays).
Located in room ZL O2.06, 2nd floor, Lagerstrasse 41, 8004 Zurich.
You do not need to register, but you can send your questions by email in advance to info.daf@zhaw.ch.
If you are interested in a detailed writing consultation, please contact Anne Ribbert at anne.ribbert@zhaw.ch.
Office opening hours
Winterthur: Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 11:00 / 14:00 – 16:00
Secretariat German as a Foreign- and Second Language
Theaterstrasse 17, 2nd floor
8401 Winterthur
Zurich: Monday – Thursday, 14:00 – 17:30
German as a Foreign- and Second Language
Lagerstrasse 41, EG
8004 Zürich
Placement tests
A placement test is necessary to determine your current knowledge of German. The test will be evaluated immediately and experienced lecturers will advise you according to your goal.
Registration for the placement test is not necessary. Please reserve approx. 60 – 90 minutes for the test and subsequent consultation.
A placement test is not necessary
- if you can prove your German language skills with a Goethe or telc certificate (not older than 1 year).
- if you have passed the ZHAW internal exam.
Start of the semester on 16 September 2019: Appointments for placement tests can be arrangend by telephone: 058 934 60 90
Dates of placement tests
| day: | date: | time: | location: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 20 / 27 August 2019 | 16:30 – 18:30 | Winterthur, Theaterstrasse 17 Zürich, Lagerstrasse 41 |
| Thursday | 22 / 29 August 2019 | 09:00 – 11:00 | Winterthur, Theaterstrasse 17 Zürich, Lagerstrasse 41 |
| Friday | 23 / 30 August 2019 | 17:00 – 19:00 | Winterthur, Theaterstrasse 17 Zürich, Lagerstrasse 41 |
| Saturday | 24 / 31 August 2019 | 09:30 – 12:00 | Winterthur, Theaterstrasse 17 Zürich, Lagerstrasse 41 |
Registration for the placement tests is not necessary.
German courses and Goethe certificates
At our information event, we will inform you about our course offering and the Goethe Examination Centre.
You will learn important information about learning German at the ZHAW, our course formats and additional offers to help you learn German.
If you wish to earn a Goethe certificate as proof of your German skills, you will also receive important details about the exam.
Come by and get to know us.
Information events
| day: | date: | time: | location: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 23 August 2019 | 17:00 – 18:00 | Zürich, Lagerstrasse 41 |
| Thuesday | 27 August 2019 | 17:00 – 18:00 | Winterthur, Theaterstrasse 17 |
Registration for the information event is not necessary.
Office opening hours
Winterthur:
Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 11:00 Uhr / 14:00 – 16:00
German as a Foreign- and Second Language
Theaterstrasse 17, 2nd floor
8401 Winterthur
Zürich:
Monday – Thursday, 14:00 – 17:30
German as a Foreign- and Second Language
Lagerstrasse 41, EG
8004 Zürich