Goethe-Institut

The Goethe-Institut is a non-profit-making, publicly funded organisation with its head office in München. It was founded in 1951 to promote a wider knowledge of the German language abroad and to foster cultural co-operation with other countries. As a worldwide organisation with over 140 centres in over seventy countries serving approximately 108,000 students, the Goethe-Institut plays an important role in providing access to German language and culture all over the world.

The Goethe-Institut offers seven examinations, ranging from Threshold to very advanced level, and leading to internationally recognised qualifications in German.

The examinations presented in this document are (in order of increasing difficulty):

Zertifikat Deutsch (ZD)

Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung (ZMP)

Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung (ZOP)

Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom (KDS)

The examinations can be taken at Goethe-Institut centres in Germany and abroad, and at other authorised examination centres.

The Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom (GDS) is not presented in this document, because it is above level 5. This is an examination demanding near-native fluency, which is recognised in certain countries as proof of the ability to teach the German language. The examination was developed in co-operation with the university of Munich.

Examples of materials can be found at: www.goethe.de/pruefungen

For further information about the availability of these examinations around the world and about registration procedures and dates, please ask at your nearest Goethe-Institut or write to:

Dr Michaela Perlmann-Balme
Stefanie Steiner
Goethe-Institut
Dachauer Str. 122
D-80637 München
GERMANY

Tel +49 89 15921 382
Fax +49 89 15921 608
E-mail perlmann-balme@goethe.de
E-mail steiner@goethe.de