The Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache - TestDaF - is a language test suitable for learners of German at an intermediate to high level of language proficiency.
The TestDaF provides the universally recognised proof on the language skills required for admission to any German university. The TestDaF is administered by worldwide net of licensed test centres.
- 09.02.2012 - Deadline: 12.01.2012
- 26.04.2012 - Deadline: 29.03.2012
- 14.06.2012 - Deadline: 17.05.2012
- 18.07.2012 - Deadline: 20.06.2012
- 20.09.2012 - Deadline: 23.08.2012
- 13.11.2012 - Deadline: 16.10.2012
Would you like to take the TestDaF (Test of German as a Foreign Language) at Sprachforum Heinrich Heine, Düsseldorf?
If so, please follow these instructions:
If you would like to register for the TestDaF exam, you can do so only on the website www.testdaf.de.
On the website of the TestDaF institute, you may select Sprachforum Heinrich Heine as your testing center.
The testing fee for the TestDaF is EUR 175.00. This fee is directly paid to the TestDaF institute. You can use the following payment methods to pay for the testing fee:
Credit card payments: The institute accepts MasterCard and Visa Card.
Electronic debit: With your registration, you authorise the TestDaF institute to debit the testing fee to a German checking account.
The TestDaF is a standardised language test assessing linguistic performance within the context of university life at an intermediate to advanced level. Within the scale of the European Framework of Reference the TestDaF comprises the levels B 2 to C 1.
The TestDaF has been developed for candidates with a considerable knowledge of German (e.g. after approx. 800 hours/teaching units). The TestDaF examination may also be taken as a placement test and can be taken any number of times.
The TestDaF measures several levels of language performance. Each candidate's scores are aggregated to determine the candidate's performance as to one of the following levels:
TestDaF-Niveaustufe 5 (TDN 5)
TestDaF-Niveaustufe 4 (TDN 4)
TestDaF-Niveaustufe 3 (TDN 3)
TDN 5 is the highest level. A score below TDN 3 shows that this subtest the candidate has not yet reached the lowest level measured by the TestDaF.
Should you reach the highest level, TDN 5, nothing is in the way of your studies in Germany, as far as language proficiency is concerned (naturally the remaining financial, academic and legal requirements must also be met)
The TestDaF-Institut send us the certificate showing your results within approx. eight weeks following the test. The TestDaF comprises four subtests:
Reading comprehension, listening comprehension, writing and speaking.
Based on the scores achieved in each of the subtests, the TestDaF provides a differentiated linguistic profile of the applicant.
The test papers are compiled at the TestDaF-Institut and are subject to a centralised evaluation procedure. Examinations are carried out in the Test Centers licensed by the TestDaF Institute.
