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Format, timings and marking of every exam, tips for every part, and what is changing. Every figure with its source and date.
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NewsJob-related German courses 2026: what changed and what applies from October
Admission with a job contract, a new income limit, courses for repeaters, more B2 and C1 courses from October, and a digital DTB from May 2027.
10 October 2026 · 4 min read
Recognition and workForeign qualification recognition in Germany: how it works
Who decides, which documents you need, how long it takes and what it costs: Germany's recognition procedure step by step, with the legal references.
9 October 2026 · 5 min read
Exams explainedGerman A1 exam for kids: Fit in Deutsch 1 vs Start Deutsch 1
Goethe A1 for teens or adults? Fit in Deutsch 1 and Start Deutsch 1 compared: minutes, points, pass mark, age advice and whether kids can sit it online.
9 October 2026 · 8 min read
CitizenshipGerman citizenship test: how many questions must be correct?
33 questions, 17 correct, 60 minutes, 25 euros: how the German citizenship test (Einbürgerungstest) works, who is exempt and how to practise.
9 October 2026 · 3 min read
Studying in GermanyStudienkolleg in Germany: who needs it and how the entrance exam works
Who has to attend a Studienkolleg, the German level for the entrance exam, the course types, and what the Feststellungsprüfung gives you at the end.
9 October 2026 · 3 min read
Exams explainedTestDaF digital vs paper: format, scoring and results compared
TestDaF digital or paper-based? Tasks, minutes, scoring, results in 3 or 6 weeks, fees and the combined certificate, side by side from official data.
9 October 2026 · 9 min read
Learning GermanDescribing a picture in a German exam: where and how
Describing a photo in the DTZ, ÖSD B2 and ÖSD C1: what each exam asks, the order that works, and German phrases for position, guesses and opinion.
8 October 2026 · 3 min read
Learning GermanGerman B1 grammar: the topics the exam actually tests
Which grammar comes up in the German B1 exam? Counted across 100 telc B1 grammar gaps: verb forms, case, connectors, prepositions, with examples.
8 October 2026 · 2 min read
Learning GermanGerman B1 letter phrases: by purpose, with du and Sie
Inviting, declining, apologising, asking, complaining: German phrases for every B1 writing task, informal and formal, with a model answer.
8 October 2026 · 3 min read
Learning GermanGerman B1 vocabulary: what the official word list contains
The Goethe and ÖSD B1 word list has about 2,400 entries. What is in it, how to use it, and which topics keep coming back in B1 tasks.
8 October 2026 · 3 min read
Learning GermanGerman B2 phrases: forum post and complaint letter
The two typical B2 writing tasks: a forum post in Goethe, a complaint in telc. Phrases for each point, in the order that works.
8 October 2026 · 3 min read
Learning GermanGerman exam instructions: the 30 words you must know
ankreuzen, zuordnen, Antwortbogen, Aussage: the 30 instruction words that come up most in German exam tasks, counted across 831 instructions.
8 October 2026 · 2 min read