Placement procedure for courses in English

  • If you are interested in one of the following courses English for Work or Academic Writing you can register directly online for the corresponding course. Please enter your previous knowledge in the "Previous Course" field of the registration form (e.g. 6 years of English in school or English course level B2 in 2019).
  • If you are interested in English: Conversation Training − Advanced please register online for the course. You will then receive an invitation for an oral assessment.
  • If you are interested in any other course, please proceed to the placement test.

Placement test

Please contact us by e-mail at info-sprachenzentrum@unibas.ch to receive personal access to the placement test.

The test lasts a maximum of 90 minutes and consists of 2 parts: Use of English and Listening. Please read the respective tasks carefully and make sure that your speakers are working for the listening comprehension. Please note that the test cannot be paused and must be completed in one go. It is not necessary to prepare for the test. You will receive your result directly at the end of the test. 

Consultation

Please upload your placement result to the registration form.

If you are unsure about your course choice, please send your placement results (score incl. detailed evaluation) to info-sprachenzentrum@unibas.ch to arrange a consultation.

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