English A2–B1

This course builds the essential foundations for more complex structures in English. You will learn vocabulary, phrases, and grammar necessary for simple and short oral and written communication. You will practice and improve your speaking (both short monologues and dialogues), listening (video clips and short presentations), reading (short and simple texts from everyday and university life), and writing. This course can serve as a refresher or as a starter.

Examples of activities include:

  • training some basic tenses so that you can talk about present, past, and future events;
  • using adjectives and adverbs so that you can describe objects and actions in detail;
  • interacting with partners so that you can ask and answer questions.

This is a small-group course: The number of participants is limited to ensure greater individual attention. The minimum number of participants is 6; the maximum 10.

Course information

Places available
Course level
A2 - B1
Date
10.03.2026 - 26.05.2026
Tuesday, 12:15 - 13:25
18 Lessons
Lecturer
Stephan Meyer, MA
Credit points
1 ECTS
Registration deadline
Sunday 22.02.2026
Course fee
Students and PhD candidates: CHF 303.00
Members of staff: CHF 543.00
Alumni: CHF 543.00
Registration

Course materials

The course materials will be provided by the instructor.

Attendance

Number of absences allowed: 2

Coursework

Participants are expected to:
  • participate actively in class;
  • complete learning assessments;
  • spend 1-2 hours per course session on preparing and reviewing the lesson and on autonomous learning.

Credit points

To earn the credit points, students must fulfill the attendance requirement, complete the coursework, and pass the required number of assessments. The course is graded on a pass-fail basis.

Important

The courses and services offered by the Language Center are open to the groups of people listed under Eligibility for Admission. Students must also be matriculated:
a) students at the University of Basel should enter their matriculation number on the registration form;
b) students from other Swiss universities or EUCOR universities should upload a valid confirmation of their matriculation when registering.
Registrations without proof of student status will not be considered.

Placement test

To register for this course, you are required to demonstrate that you are on the corresponding language level in one of the following ways:

a) on the registration form, note the title and semester of a successfully completed course at the University of Basel Language Center from the last two semesters; or
b) upload an officially recognized language certificate or a confirmation of a language course, both from the last two years, during registration; or
c) take a placement test and upload a PDF or other copy of the results during registration.

Date for rescheduled sessions

If the course instructor has to cancel one or more sessions, they will be re-scheduled for Saturday, 9 May 2026, between 10:00 and 16:00.

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