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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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Medical language exam (FSP)FSP exam in Germany: cost and format in all 17 medical chambers
The medical language exam (Fachsprachprüfung) chamber by chamber: fee, format, where the written part is done and which chambers run no exam of their own.
7 October 2026 · 4 min read
Medical language exam (FSP)Failed the FSP? Retake rules in the German medical chambers
Failed the medical language exam: how often you may retake it, when, what it costs and how many pass on a later try. Rules from the chambers that publish them.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Medical language exam (FSP)FSP medical terms: switching to patient German and back
In the FSP you switch between patient German and medical German. 41 word pairs by specialty, the most common mix-ups, and each chamber's vocabulary test.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Exams explainedGerman A1 exam format: Goethe, telc and ÖSD compared
German A1 exam: Goethe Start Deutsch 1, telc A1 and ÖSD A1 side by side. Parts, minutes, points, the pass mark and whether you can retake one part.
7 October 2026 · 4 min read
Tips and strategiesHow to pass the German B1 exam: a four-week plan
A plan for the last four weeks before telc B1, Goethe B1 or the DTZ: what to practise each week, when to sit a full mock exam and how to use the final days.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Tips and strategiesGerman B1 listening: which recordings play only once
Listening in telc B1, Goethe B1 and DTZ: which part plays once and which twice, how much reading time you get, and how to score on recordings you hear once.
7 October 2026 · 4 min read
Tips and strategiesGerman B2 speaking exam: telc, Goethe and ÖSD compared
B2 speaking exam in telc, Goethe and ÖSD: parts, minutes, preparation time and points side by side, with phrases for the talk and the discussion.
7 October 2026 · 4 min read
Tips and strategiesGerman exam day: what to bring and how the day runs
telc and Goethe exam day: ID, allowed pens and drinks, what you hand in, why arriving late ends your exam and how the day runs. Based on the exam rules.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Tips and strategiesHow many words? German exam writing tasks from A1 to C2
Word counts for every writing task in Goethe, telc, ÖSD and TestDaF exams from A1 to C2 in one table, plus what to do when no word count is given.
7 October 2026 · 4 min read
Medical language exam (FSP)German exams for nurses: B2 certificate or nursing FSP?
Nurses in Germany need German at B2. A general B2 certificate or the B2 Pflege language exam: where each is offered, the format, the fee and pass mark.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Medical language exam (FSP)German level for doctors: B2, C1 Fachsprache, which comes first
Is B2 enough to work as a doctor in Germany? The two levels the states require, which certificates count, and the order: B2 first, then the FSP.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Exams explainedDeutsch-Test für den Beruf B2 (DTB): format, points, pass mark
DTB B2: 240 points, passed with 144 and 36 points in three of the four skills. Every part, the timings and the rule for your weakest skill.
7 October 2026 · 4 min read