Placement

The h_da makes use of the Oxford Online Placement Test (OOPT) for English.

Register for the OOPT in “my.h-da My University Portal”.

Login using your username and password
"Course Overview"
"Language Center"
"Placement Tests"
"English-Oxford Online Placement Test" --> Handle applications

You can also find the placement test by searching for “Placement Test” ("Einstufungstest"). You may first have to delete the default degree programme in the search mask.

Please register only if you are able to take the test within one week of receiving the login data.

After you register, a mail containing all further details will promptly be sent to your university email address.

The test result will be entered in my.h-da. Any results from previous placement tests remain valid.

We issue no certification documenting your participation or result.

Contact: englisch-einstufung@h-da.de

You must take the placement test if you have learned Spanish at any time in the past (at school, at another institution, at the VHS (“Volkshochschule” - adult education centre), during a semester abroad, etc.)

You do not need to take a placement test:

• if you are a beginner in Spanish (enrol for A1.1 course),
• if you have already successfully completed a Spanish course at h_da, or
• if you have already taken the placement test at h_da in a previous semester.
   

Test procedure
Do the test by yourself, without the aid of a dictionary or internet. Allow a maximum of 10 minutes per level. Please note that some of the tasks involve audio files.

Start with level 1. When you finish the questions for this level and click on "Finish test", you will receive one of the following messages:

1)       "Please proceed to level 2 of the test to determine your level". In this case, return to the list and continue with the next test in each case until you receive the following message:

2)       "Based on your test result, we recommend that you start with lesson xy from Universo.ele xy". Your test is now complete and your level has been established. In this case, click on "Send result". A form will appear which you should fill in. At the end you have the possibility to leave a comment. Be sure to enter your name, matriculation number and degree programme/faculty here and answer the following questions: When, where and for how long did you learn Spanish? How much time has passed since then? Give a short description of the situations and the amount of time in which you have used Spanish recently.

Notification of the result
Send the completed form via your university email account to: spanisch@h-da.de (emails from private email accounts will not be processed). The result is stored in “my.h-da - My University Portal”. You can then take a course at the appropriate level (e.g.: level "A12" means that you should take a course at level A1.2, etc.).

Link to the test

The result of the placement test can be found in the attainment overview section of “My.h-da”.

Please note that it is only possible to enrol for courses that match your placement test result. Students with an A21 result can take an A2.1 course, and will only be admitted to this level.

However, the placement test only tests passive knowledge. For this reason, the level will be further assessed in class, where teachers might upgrade or downgrade students if their actual knowledge appears to differ from the test result.