TestDaF Preparation

Intensive preparation course for the paper-based or digital TestDaF examination

Available either as an offline course on site or an online course with Zoom

At the TestDaF Examination Centre: Kapitel Zwei Berlin

Face-to-face teaching in a real classroom (#offline) – € 319!

Classes in our virtual classroom (#online) – from € 319!

Our preparation courses (online or offline in presence) start in the month before the respective TestDaF exam here at Kapitel Zwei Berlin.

Whether virtual or real life lessons – our German courses remain high quality, professional, well-founded and reliable.

You require the TestDaF certificate in order to get access to a German university? Then sign up for our intensive preparation course TestDaF – Online with Zoom or in-house in Berlin.

This German course will provide the optimal preparation for the TestDaF levels 3, 4 and 5. You will be prepared for all 4 parts of the actual exam (reading, listening, writing and speaking) under regular exam conditions. The course content is based on previous tests and will assist you in developing the best strategy.

TestDaF - preparation course - Overview of offline & online courses

Offline courses real classroom 4 weeks (Mon - Thu)	Online courses virtual classroom 4 weeks (Mon - Thu)
Start of the course Always in the month before the "digital" or "paper-based" TestDaF
Examination day and format	Course dates of the preparation course
15 October 2026 (paper-based)	31 Aug – 24 Sep 2026
12 November 2026 (digital)	28 Sep – 22 Oct 2026
10 December 2026 (digital)	26 Oct – 19 Nov 2026
20 January 2027 (digital)	23 Nov – 17 Dec 2026
2 February 2027 (paper-based)	4 Jan – 28 Jan 2027
3 March 2027 (digital)	1 Feb – 25 Feb 2027
14 April 2027 (digital)	1 Mar – 25 Mar 2027
13 May 2027 (paper-based)	30 Mar – 22 Apr 2027
8 June 2027 (digital)	3 May – 27 May 2027
19 August 2027 (digital)	28 Jun – 22 Jul 2027 or 26 Jul – 19 Aug 2027
15 September 2027 (digital)	26 Jul – 19 Aug 2027
7 October 2027 (digital)	30 Aug – 23 Sep 2027
Prices
319 € Classic Course Tariff
Course location Kapitel Zwei Berlin Thanks to our central location, you can usually reach Kapitel Zwei in less than 30mins by subway or tram.	Location of your German course No matter if you want to take a German course in Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Munich or Dusseldorf, in the virtual world you will find Kapitel Zwei everywhere. You will receive the zoom link to the virtual classroom 24 hours before the course starts.
Number of participants 5-12 participants Available class times 03 pm - 06 pm (preferably) 06 pm - 9 pm	Number of participants max. 8 participants Available class times 09 am - 12 pm 03 pm - 06 pm 06 pm - 09 pm
Units per week 16 (4 × 45 minutes a day), 20 teaching units possible by course combination at extra charge
Level at least B2.2

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What is the TestDaF?

TestDaF stands for the Test – Deutsch als Fremdsprache (German as a foreign language). The TestDaF is a standardized exam that is conducted externally by the TestDaF Institute. This takes place at hundreds of TestDaF centers around the world on the same day – including at Kapitel Zwei Berlin. The standard and quality of the exam are reviewed periodically.

The Digital TestDaF
210 €
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The Paper-Based TestDaF
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Recognition of the language certificate TestDaF

The TestDaF is a nationally recognized language certification for the admission to higher education as well as an internationally recognized language certification for the sciences and academic professions. It covers all proficiency levels of the Common European Framework of Reference of Languages (CEFR) from B2 to C1+.

The TestDaF authorizes you to enroll in studies in Berlin and all of Germany as a foreign student applicant. It is comparable to the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) and the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

There are five areas of application for the TestDaF certificate:

You acquired your university qualification at a foreign school and would like to begin studying in Germany.

You already started your studies abroad and would like to continue your studies in Berlin or Germany.

You need to certify your German skills in your home country.

You are taking part in an exchange program and need to certify your German skills.

You need a certification of your German skills for a scientific job that you would like to pursue.

Once you have passed all four exam parts of the TestDaF with the proficiency level 4, your “report card” counts as a language certificate needed for admission to nearly all subjects and degrees at German colleges and universities.

Our level graph below clarifies the different increments of the TestDaF:

aIntensive preparation course for the TestDaF in Berlin

Participation requirement for the intensive preparation course TestDaF in Berlin

The TestDaF is suited for you if you have already obtained advanced proficiency in German. We therefore recommend to have completed the B2.2 level as a minimum, in order to take part in our preparation course for the TestDaF in Berlin.

What does TestDaF – level 4 mean?

The exam assesses the B2 / C1 level by means of internal differentiation. However, TDN4 is required for access to higher education. TDN4 is short for TestDaF-proficiency level (= Niveaustufe).

The preparation course in Berlin was designed to be appropriately demanding. You can review the description of proficiency level 4 in the following:

Reading comprehension

TDN 4 You understand written text, its details and context. These texts are taken from university-related daily life or interdisciplinary scientific fields.

Listening comprehension

TDN 4 You understand spoken text, its details and context. These texts are taken from university-related daily life or interdisciplinary scientific fields.

Written expression

TDN 4 You can express yourself in writing regarding university-related daily life as well as interdisciplinary scientific fields in a largely coherent, structured and appropriate manner; possible linguistic deficiencies do not affect your comprehension of text.

Topics include reports for your scholarship provider, protocols, theses, etc.

Verbal expression

TDN 4 You can express yourself verbally regarding university-related daily life as well as interdisciplinary scientific fields largely according to the situation; possible linguistic deficiencies do not affect your communication.

Everyday situations include your enrollment, registering for seminars/classes, social-political discussions, etc.

Taking the oral exam at a computer takes a bit getting used to, i.e. you will need to talk to a computer. Hence your interlocutor will not be a university teacher from your field of study.

On the other hand, you can breathe a sigh of relief as there is no explicit grammar part.

Contents of the intensive preparation course TestDaF in Berlin

The preparation course for the TestDaF in Berlin is meant to help you successfully pass the test and thus enable you to study at a German university.

Intensive preparation course for the TestDaF in Berlin

1) You will get to know the format of the TestDaF in the first week under guidance. That means that you will learn details about the scope, setup and concept of the content. The TestDaF especially checks whether you properly receive (reading and listening) texts written in a scientific language, in order to be able to attend seminars and courses at universities in Germany. Hence your communicative skills are more important than an exact repetition of grammar rules or structures, for example. A lot of topics revolve around studies and everyday university and student life in Germany.

2) In the following weeks of your preparation course for the TestDaF in Berlin you will develop your proficiency in four areas: reading and listening comprehension, written and verbal expression. Training your written expression as the core of the exam is paramount here. We pointedly practice writing scientifically, argumentation and discussions on a university level.

3) Furthermore, we intensively train your verbal expression with seven different tasks. These include hypotheses, assumptions and forecasts, providing advice or obtaining information over the phone. Our collection of verbal expressions supports you in this matter.

4) Further special attention is given to the description of graphics. To do so, we utilize a specially designed and optimized program to get the most out of your linguistic skills. We can also flexibly react to requests by individual participants as part of the preparation course for the TestDaF.

5) The grammar spectrum especially covers nominalization, subject-verb combinations, genitive prepositions and sentence conjunctions or prepositional groups, subjunctive I, passive forms and adjectives of participles. In addition, we will continuously expand your vocabulary by practicing with texts.

At the end of the intensive preparation course for the TestDaF in Berlin you will have acquired the right strategy to master the exam.

Instruction materials and concept for the intensive preparation course TestDaF in Berlin

We will discuss all five sample exams available including the listening skills in detail and note the answer formulations for task 3.

Our teacher has compiled an extraordinary, intelligent concept for you and will develop it together with you using a compiled file. These materials are not included in the course fee but do not exceed a small budget. No need to worry.

We are thrilled by the fact that numerous participants of our intensive preparation course have already passed the test “German as a Foreign Language” with the help of Kapitel Zwei Berlin!

Intensity of your preparation course TestDaF in Berlin

We will intensively prepare you for the TestDaF 12 hours per week across four weeks. This preparation course takes place Monday to Thursday for 3 hours per day (i.e. 4 instruction units per day). At the end of this intensive course, you will thus have completed a total of 64 instruction units.

Teacher of the intensive preparation course TestDaF in Berlin

Our teacher has taught the intensive preparation course for TestDaF in Berlin for what feels like a thousand times and is thus an absolute pro in this field. He teaches all language levels with a specialization on higher education admission tests. In the past, he also offered literacy courses.

He completed his DaF studies in Freiburg as well as his Magister in Philology of German as a Foreign Language and slavistics. He is raising his children bilingually and they are just as likeable as their father.

He spends his free time travelling in the Caucasus, Iran, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Morocco and the Iberian Peninsula. He also walks his ball-of-wool dog in Berlin’s different parks.

Further information

Are you already set for the DaF-Test? Tips and exercises are available here as a pdf.

What’s the difference between TestDaF exam and telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule? You will find the answers here.

What’s the difference between TestDaF exam and the DSH exam? You will find the answers here (written in German).

of course, you can always take the exam with us, Kapitel Zwei Berlin, a licensed examination centre.

Feel free to email us should you have any further questions regarding your intensive preparation course TestDaF in Berlin: berlin(at)kapitel-zwei.de

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