The Zertifikat Deutsch is an internationally recognized exam of German language

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

 ability. It tests for a level of ability equivalent to level B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, abbreviated as CEFR, is a guideline used to describe achievements of learners of foreign languages across Europe and, increasingly, in other countries...

 (CEFR) scale. Candidates will typically need between 300 and 450 hours of instruction in the German language in order to obtain the necessary fluency to pass the Zertifikat Deutsch exam.

The Zertifikat Deutsch exam is tailored to the needs of adult students of German, regardless of whether they are inside or outside a German-speaking country. Another exam, the Zertifikat Deutsch für Jugendliche (ZD j), is tailored to adolescent students of German.

The Zertifikat Deutsch is the result of a joint collaboration between Goethe Institute

Goethe-Institut

The Goethe-Institut is a non-profit German cultural institution operational worldwide, promoting the study of the German language abroad and encouraging international cultural exchange and relations. The Goethe-Institut also fosters knowledge about Germany by providing information on German...

, the Österreichischem Sprachdiplom (ÖSD), the Schweizer Erziehungsdirektorenkonferenz (EDK) and WBT Weiterbildungs-Testsysteme gGmbH.

External links

• Zertifikat Deutsch at the Goethe Institute website
  • Zertifikat Deutsch für Jugendliche
• Österreichischen Sprachdiplom Deutsch
• Zertifikat Deutsch

• Informationen der Carl Duisberg Centren