Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.
Course duration
20.04.2026 - 24.07.2026
Whitsun holidays (lecture-free period) from 26.05.2026 to 29.05.2026
Online consultation Link to chat here
Personal consultation
Dates can be seen here
Registration deadline
Registration for regular courses has closed. During the course of the day, you will find the link to the remaining places exchange on this page.
Students of Ruhr University Bochum can still register for intensive courses during the lecture-free period via eCampus.
Examination dates
You will find an overview of the exam dates as well as important information on the exam modalities and formats in the section End-of-course Exams.
Please note that the individual parts of the listening comprehension, oral examination and written production (including reading comprehension) are spread over several dates in most languages.
Anna Soltyska
OVB 17, 1.OG 7
Tel. +49 (0)234 32-26559
anna.soltyska@rub.de
For enquiries regarding DAAD-Sprachnachweis English:
zfa-sprachnachweis@rub.de
Dr. Seth Berk
Tel. +49 (0)234 32 23817
seth.berk@rub.de
Alan Davis
Tel. +49 (0)234 32-25079
alan.davis@rub.de
Brian Laird
Tel. +49 (0)234 32-26568
brian.laird@rub.de
Melissa Oldfield-Mariano
Tel. +49 (0)234 32-25179
melissa.oldfield-mariano@rub.de
Anna Timukova
Tel. +49 (0)234 32-18459
anna.timukova@rub.de
Kristina Baute / Kara Callahan
Eva Cantürk / Dr. Natalia Fritsler
PD Dr. Kimberly Henkle-Dührsen
Ben Scherer / Kanu Shenoi
Sarah Stone / Anna-Luisa Samson
Natalia Tolstopyat / Marius Wagner
Das ZFA bietet aktuell Kurse ab der Niveaustufe B1 . bis zur Niveaustufe C1/C2 GeR an. Bitte informieren Sie sich im Vorlesungsverzeichnis über die jeweiligen Teilnahmevor-
aussetzungen. Weitere Informationen zum GeR finden Sie hier:
Niveaustufenübersicht
Veranstaltungsbeschreibungen
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