Study Abroad Credits Excluded from the Credit Limit!
To all German course students:
It has been decided that study abroad courses will no longer count toward the credit limit. Previously, these credits had to be included within your limit, but going forward, they will be counted as additional credits. This applies not only to German but to all languages offering study abroad programs at SFC.
This change will take effect starting with the spring 2024 study abroad programs. Let’s actively participate in study abroad opportunities!
About the Placement Test
If you fall into any of the following categories, please take the Foreign Language Proficiency Certification Test conducted before classes begin in April or in October. The certification test assesses both writing and speaking skills at each level. If you hold certifications such as those from the Goethe-Institut or the German Language Proficiency Test (Dokken), please notify us in advance.
- Those who have already studied German in high school or elsewhere and wish to start from an intermediate level
- Those who wish to skip levels
Those who are certified can start from higher-level classes, such as Intensive 2 or 3, Basic 2, Skill, or Content (lecture courses). Even non-freshmen can take the proficiency test and skip levels, for example, advancing from Intensive 1 to 3 or from Basic 1 to Intensive 2.
For any other questions, please contact the German Lab (Building λ, Room 410, doiken [at] sfc.keio.ac.jp).
Fall Semester 2025
This semester’s German language courses will primarily be conducted face to face (some content courses will be online).
The main tools used are Slack and K-LMS.
Depending on the situation, classes may shift to online, in which case ZOOM will be used.
Communication Tool with Instructors: Slack
A workspace is set up for each class. Please install Slack on your computer in advance.
Mac: https://slack.com/intl/ja-jp/help/articles/
Windows: https://slack.com/intl/ja-jp/downloads/windows
Once you receive the invitation message, please access it and complete your registration.
K-LMS
General email communications and important information will also be sent via K-LMS. Be sure not to miss any notifications. Additionally, please follow any instructions from the course instructor.
＊Consultations with the German Lab faculty or SAs are available at any time. Even if it’s not directly related to the course content, feel free to reach out for advice on study methods, useful learning websites, or anything else. You can also use Slack as well! 🙂
Timetable (Fall Semester 2025)
| Mo. 月 | Di. 火 | Mi. 水 | Fr. 金 | |
| 1 9:25～10:55 | G1A(Meyer) κ13 G2B(Grasmück) κ14 | G2A(Sato) κ15 | G1A(Yamada) κ16 G2A(Ogasawara) κ15 | G2B(Brückner) κ15 |
| 2 11:10〜12:40 | G2A(Kunst) κ13 G3A(Grasmück) κ14 | G1A(Ogasawara) κ16 G2B(Waragai) κ17 | G2B(Yamada) κ16 Preparation for the German Certificate (Ogasawara) κ15 | G1A(Nakagawa) κ14 G2A(Neuber) κ15 G3A(Häußermann) κ16 |
| 3 13:00～14:30 | G5A(Kunst) κ13 | Preparation for the Short-term Programme (Meyer) κ15 Media and Society(Waragai) κ16 | B2A(Yamada) κ16 | G3A(Neuber) κ16 B1A(Nakagawa) κ14 G4B(Häußermann) κ15 |
| 4 14:45～16:15 | B1A(Kunst) κ13 | G4A(Meyer) κ15 | B1A(Nakagawa) κ14 G5B(Häußermann) κ15 | |
| 5 16:30～18:00 | Society in Japan und Germany (Grasmück) Online | G3A(Meyer) κ15 |
Link to the Syllabus
Skill：G4A G4B G5A G5B Preparation for the Short-term Programme Preparation for the German Certificates
Contents：Society in Japan und Germany Media and Society
Class Schedule（Fall Semester 2025）
