The University of Bath and the Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), situated close to the beautiful city of Berlin, are delighted to offer a language exchange between the two institutions.
About Virtual Language Exchanges
A Virtual Language Exchange is a great way to broaden your horizons, meet new people, enhance your knowledge of German culture and develop your spoken German.
If you are enrolled on a German course with us it will give you the opportunity to practise the spoken language in a 1:1 setting in an informal way.
However, there’s no need for you to be enrolled in a German class to take part in a Virtual Language Exchange. If you’re not enrolled on a language course but have some knowledge of German and are interested in improving your spoken language and broadening your cultural understanding, this is a great opportunity for you too.
All you need is an AS level or above in German (equivalent to CEFR level B1 or above) to take part.
How the Virtual Exchange works
The programme lasts six weeks.
You will be paired with a student from the Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) who is interested in improving their English proficiency.
The first meeting is an introductory meeting where participants from both universities and staff meet each other for the first time. You will then meet your virtual exchange partner weekly for the next five weeks over a semester. Each meeting takes place online via Teams.
Both partners decide the day and time of the meeting.
Each meeting lasts about 60 minutes (German is used in the first 30 minutes followed by English in the second half of the session).
At the end of the Virtual Exchange we will ask you to write a short journal entry in German (250–500 words) reflecting on your experience.
Key dates
The German Virtual Language Exchange runs once a year, in semester 1. Expressions of Interest open on 1 September, and close on 31 October.
The Expression of Interest Form is only available while enrolments are open. If the form is closed, please come back to express your interest in the next enrolment window.