- TestDaF-Institut
The TestDaF-Institut is an institute for language testing in
Hagen ,Germany . It runs tests in German as a foreign language. The tests are called "TestDaF", short for "Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache": "Test of German as a foreign language", and are aimed at people who would like to study at German universities, academics and scientists.The institute is part of the Society for Academic Test Development, "Gesellschaft für Akademische Testentwicklung e.V.", based in
Bonn , which was founded in2000 by various German-language institutions including theGoethe-Institut , the distance learning university in Hagen, and theCarl Duisberg Centre inCologne . The idea for the society came from the German Academic Exchange service ("Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst", DAAD) and the German Rectors' Conference ("Hochschulrektorenkonferenz", HRK).The tests can be taken in 65 different countries around the world (2004). They cover listening comprehension, reading comprehension, writing and speaking, and are recognised by German universities as proof of prospective students' ability.
There are three levels (TDN 3 - 5) which correspond to the
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages levels B2 - C2.ee also
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Goethe-Institut External links
* [http://www.testdaf.de/ TestDaF homepage]
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