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Placement Procedure

Who must take a placement test?

  • If you have never learned any Italian, you clearly do not have to take a placement test. Your only booking option then is an A1 course.
  • If you have learned some Italian in the past, a placement test is mandatory. The result will indicate at which level you can continue at the Language Center.
  • Exception: Students who have successfully completed an Italian course at the Language Center in the previous semester and have gained a grade of 8 or higher can book a class on the next level without an additional test (follow-up registration). However, this is limited to a certain period of time, as specified in the email notifications sent out to those eligible for follow-up registration.

What does the placement test for Italian look like?

1. Online C-test (cloze test)

A C-test consists of a set of multiple cloze texts in which the second half of every other word is missing starting from the second sentence. You will try to complete the gaps so that the text makes sense. This can be done by combining your knowledge of vocabulary and grammar as well as by “intelligent guessing”. If you are interested in the design of the test, you can take 5-minute trial test anonymously.

Winter semester 2024/25

Online from Monday 9 Sptember 2024.

ATTENTION: Please use only letters of the German alphabet for entering your personal data. Don’t use Umlauts ('Ä/ä', 'Ü/ü', 'Ö/ö') and special letters such as 'ß' and foreign language letters and accents. 

Please note: The result of the online C-Tests will be displayed to you directly after this test.

2. Oral test

If the test result differs greatly from your own expectations, or you are not comfortable with the test format, you can arrange a consultation interview with Sara Vianello: vianello@staff.uni-marburg.de.

The office hours take place on the following dates in room 029 (Biegenstraße 12):
- Wednesday, 16 October: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
- Thursday, 24 October: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 
- Wednesday, 30 October: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Placement results

You will be told your placement result directly after the online C-test. You can also access your result ONLINE.

The placement result determines the level at which you can register for a course online. If you have any questions about your placement, please ask Sara Vianello: vianello@staff.uni-marburg.de.