Exam Schedule

The following gives you an overview of departmental exams. i.e. exams that take place after the teaching period. Exams that are not listed below will usually take place during the last regular session within the teaching period. Please check here for future semester dates and holidays.

The exam scheduled to immediately follow the teaching period has to be registered during the general QISPOS and SLCM exam registration period:

26 October 2026 to 15 December 2026

(Please note that QISPOS may offer you different buttons for registering an exam as a regular attempt or as a re-sit. Only one of those buttons will work for you.)

 

  • Introduction and Foundation Modules
    (1st Semester Bachelor)

    General information:

    		 The exams "Introduction to Language Learning in Primary School"  (BA G) and "Foundations I" (BA HRSGe, Zwei-Fach, BK) are offered twice at the end of the winter semester (February and late March). The later date may be registered either as a first attempt or as a re-sit. We generally advise students to pick the first available exam dates whenever possible. This exam is not offered during the summer semester. 
    Duration: 60 minutes (both exams)
    Next exam date & venue: February 15, 2027, timing will be specified soon, we are planning to be finished by early afternoon.

  • Foundations II
    (2nd Semester Bachelor HRSGe, Zwei-Fach, BK)

    General information: The exams are offered twice at the end of the summer semester (July and September). The later date may be registered as a first attempt or as a re-sit. We generally advise students to pick the first available exam dates whenever possible.
    Duration:

    HRSGE: 60 minutes
    Zwei-Fach and BK: 120 minutes 
    Next exam date & venue:

    tba

    The exam for BK and Zwei-Fach students lasts 120 minutes. The exam for HRSGE students lasts 60 minutes. 

    Further details about the exam will be communicated by the lecturers of GK2.

     

    Re-sit: tba
    QISPOS registration period: tba

     

  • Language Practice
    (2nd or 3rd Semester Bachelor G, HRSGe, Zwei-Fach, BK)

    General information:

    The ILS exam is offered once per semester (February and July)
    The Spoken English oral exams are offered once per semester, usually starting with the last week of classes. Appointments for the oral exams are made with your instructors via Learnweb.
    Duration: ILS (G, HRSGe): 60 minutes
    ILS (Zwei-Fach, BK): 120 minutes
    Spoken English (all programmes): 20 minutes
    Next exam dates and venues:
    tba
                             

  • EFL & Classroom Discourse
    (4th semester Bachelor G, HRSGe, Zwei-Fach, BK, 2018 version)

    General information:

    The exam is offered twice at the end of the summer semester (July and September). The later date may be registered either as a first attempt or as a re-sit. The exam is designed based on the courses taught during the previous two semesters. 

    Contrary to any rumours currently circling the English Department, this exam will also be offered in 2027.
    Duration: 120 minutes
    Next exam dates and vanues:

    tba

     

    Re-sit: tba
    QISPOS-registration period: tba

     

  • Readings in Language, Literature and Culture
    (6th Semester Bachelor HRSGE, Zwei-Fach, BK) 

    General information:

    The exam is offered once at the end of the winter semester (February) and twice at the end of the summer semester (July and September). 

    An online exam is offered for students who take this exam in linguistics. An on-site exam is offered for students who take this exam in literary and cultural studies and for students combine literary and cultural studies and linguistics. Both exams take place at the same time.  The later date may be registered either as a first attempt or as a re-sit.

    As the “Readings” module is being replaced by the new elective modules “Surveys” and “Readings in Varieties of English”, the Readings exam will no longer be offered after July 2027. 
    Duration: 90 minutes
    Next exam dates and venues: 

    tba

    Re-sit: tba
    QISPOS registration period: tba

     

  • Readings in Varieties of English
    (5th or 6th Semester Bachelor HRSGE, Zwei-Fach, BK)  

    General information: The exam is held in pen & paper format and covers the two reading classes attended by the exam candidates. The exam is offered once at the end of the winter semester (February) and twice at the end of the summer semester (July and September).
    Duration: 60 minutes
    Next exam dates and venues:

    tba
    QISPOS registration period: tba

     

  • Foundations of National and Transnational Studies

    (MA NTS, 1st semester)

    General information: The exam is offered once at the end of the winter semester (Feburary). 
    Duration: 180 minutes
    Next exam dates and venues: February 9, 2027, 10-13, JO 1