A2 exams in German as a Foreign Language

This week, the annual Internationale schulische Vergleichsarbeiten 2 (Engl: international school comparative exams 2) of the Central Agency for German Schools Abroad at level A2 (CEFR) took place for the students of the IGS Orientation Stage (grades 5/6) who have not previously had the chance to complete them.
Not only did they show their abilities in listening as well as reading comprehension and writing, but they also impressed the examiners during the two full days of individual orals on Thursday and Friday. The students had prepared presentations and showed how passionate they were about famous persons such as Albrecht Dürer, Albert Einstein or Miroslav Klose. Austria’s famous dessert the Kaiserschmarrn, and big cities like Frankfurt and Hamburg were also presented. Students not only showed off their language skills but also their multimedia and presentation skills.
The Internationale schulischen Vergleichsarbeiten have the secondary purpose of preparing students for the DSD level I and II (German Language Certificate of the Education Ministers Conference), which the students will take during middle school, and which is considered as official proof of language proficiency for German preparatory colleges and universities. 

We congratulate all successful participants on reaching this milestone.

Franziska Barnickel
German as a Foreign Language Coordinator