Luxembourg Times published an interesting article about the Sproochentest, including comments from INLL deputy director Luc Schmitz.

One thing that really stood out to me (in addition to the 40% fail rate) was that candidates can arrive without fully understanding what the assessment requires and can be surprised by the questions. That was certainly the case for me. I had memorized the basic questions and answers- but got lost when different tenses were used.

Knowing vocabulary or practicing familiar questions is one thing. Being able to recognize where a question is going- present, past, future, opinion, explanation and respond when the direction changes is another.

I created a free Sproochentest Interview Self-Check to help you test exactly that. It's something that I would have wanted to know. It’s not an official assessment and it doesn’t predict whether you’ll pass. It’s simply a way to see what happens when the questions start changing direction.

Free GPS Interview Self-Check:
Free Sproochentest Practice Resources | GPS Luxembourgish — GPS Luxembourgish

Luxembourg Times article:
https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/what-sort-of-questions-are-on-the-sproochentest-that-four-in-ten-fail/160790947.html

GPS Article:
Are You Ready for the Sproochentest Interview? — GPS Luxembourgish

I created GPS Luxembourgish, so the self-check is my own resource. I’m sharing because I think the articles provide useful context for anyone preparing right now.

Just a reminder that registration for the January 2027 Sproochentest sessions opens tomorrow (September 1) at 10:00 AM.

I know getting a slot can be stressful, so good luck to everyone trying tomorrow!

The INLL assessment grid gives some useful information about what is actually evaluated during the speaking portion.

It identifies four areas: Lexik, Morphosyntax, Phonetik and Aufgabenerfüllung.

The grid also shows a 0–5 scale and explains how the two assessments are weighted. What it doesn't provide are individual descriptors explaining exactly what separates each score on that scale.

I went through the published grid and put together a plain-English explanation of what it tells us and how the four areas can be useful when reviewing your own speaking practice.

How Is the Sproochentest Speaking Test Actually Scored? — GPS Luxembourgish

Anyone who took the exam recently could suggest what the topics were? To get an idea

One thing that changed my Sproochentest preparation was realizing how different it felt when I didn’t know which question was coming next.

A simple practice change: give the questions to someone else, don’t preview them, listen, and answer out loud.

I wrote up some of the ways I used this approach here, in case it’s useful to anyone preparing:

Sproochentest Questions: How to Practice for the Oral Interview

Hi all!

Im an American living in America looking to opt into my wife's Lux nationality through taking the Spoochentest and the citizenship test. Ill need to fly over for the Sproochentest and am curious whether folks know whether the citizenship test is easy enough to schedule that I could get them both done in a single visit. thanks for any advice.

Even if I pass them both Ill have to go over again to register, so Im trying to minimize trips right now

Be very careful when choosing a tutor on iTalki, as most of them are fraudulently claiming to be native speakers while barely being able to say one simple sentence in Luxembourgish. I've reported them to iTalki, but apparently all you need for iTalki is an ID from the country and to claim that you're a native speaker.

From iTalki:

I appreciate you sharing the tutor IDs. I’ve checked these profiles and can confirm that each tutor is from Luxembourg and Luxembourgish is listed as their native language. Please know that they had an ID verification when applying for their teaching language. We appreciate your feedback.

So simply having a Luxembourgish ID (which is something all of us will have at some point after barely passing the Sproochentest) and listing Luxembourgish as your native language is enough to be able to take people's money. iTalki apparently doesn't do any additional verification of language ability.

In addition to barely speaking Luxembourgish in their video, these people interestingly do not list French or German as languages they also speak, something you would expect a native Luxembourgish speaker to have.

The real Luxembourgish teachers are expensive, but they're actually native speakers. I took multiple lessons with one of them and can confirm that they are a native speaker and they helped me immensely with the Sproochentest preparation.

I made another free resource for anyone preparing for the Luxembourgish Sproochentest oral interview.

The GPS Question Decoder is a one-page reference designed to help when you get a question you haven’t specifically prepared for.

Instead of trying to remember a prepared answer, the idea is to first recognize what the question is asking you to do:

Wat? / Wat fir…? → Give information
Wéini? / Wéi dacks? → Give time or frequency
Firwat? → Give a reason
Wéi? → Explain how
Hutt Dir schonn emol…? → Give an experience or example
Wat mengt Dir? / Wéi fannt Dir…? → Give your view

Then:

Understand the question → answer directly → add one relevant detail → add another if it helps → stop and listen for the next question.

The PDF is completely free and designed to keep beside you while practicing.

I also wrote a new article about how to approach a Sproochentest question you didn’t prepare for, if you want a little more explanation of the strategy.

Both are here:

https://www.gpsluxembourgish.com/resources

Hope it helps someone with their practice!

September testing is coming up, and there are quite a few people here getting into the final stretch of preparation.

For those of you who have already taken the Sproochentest- what do you wish someone had told you before you took it?

It could be something about:
preparing for the oral interview
understanding the questions
picture description
listening
vocabulary
nerves on the day
how you practiced
something you spent too much time studying
something you wish you had practiced more

Basically: if you could give the September group one piece of advice based on your own experience, what would it be?

Hopefully we can put together a useful thread for everyone testing soon.

I made a new short free resource for anyone preparing for the Sproochentest oral interview.

It’s about something I struggled with when preparing: knowing what I wanted to say, but not knowing one of the Luxembourgish words I needed.

The resource gives a few simple ways to keep answering without needing that exact word.

No email signup required- just a free download.

https://www.gpsluxembourgish.com/resources

Hope it helps someone preparing!

A few weeks ago I shared that I was working on some additional Sproochentest practice resources after taking the test myself this summer. I’ve now finished Collection 1 of the GPS Interview Series.

The idea is a little different from a traditional question bank.

Instead of giving you a long list of disconnected questions, I organized the practice into structured interviews so you can practice recognizing where questions are going, answering naturally, adding detail, handling follow-up questions, and moving from one part of an interview to another.

Collection 1 is available now, and I’ve also made the individual themes available separately. So if you only want to practice a particular area, you don’t have to purchase the whole collection.

These are original, independent practice materials. They aren’t official INLL materials, and they aren’t intended to represent “the questions” anyone will receive on the test.

Since this is the first launch, I’m also doing a small launch special:

10% off your first Interview Series purchase with code LAUNCH10 through August 16.

Everything is available at GPSLuxembourgish.com.

And if your test is coming up soon — good luck! 🇱🇺

Sorry if this post is irrelevant!

Hello, I heard that Luxembourg government is no longer reimbursing the cost that is spent with Anne. Is this true?

Looking for Luxembourgish Tutors for the sproochentest and looking for best in class. anyone knows if we can reach out to the tutors in Luxembourgish with Anne irrespective of signing up to course so to arrange private lessons. #sproochentest

Hi everyone! I passed the July Sproochentest and one of the things that helped me most while preparing was recording practice answers and getting feedback on them. That experience inspired me to develop a structured review process for practice interviews.

Before I officially offer it, I’d like to work with a few volunteers who are preparing to take the exam.

If you’re willing to receive questions, record a short practice interview, I’ll provide detailed written feedback at no charge. In return, I’m simply looking for honest feedback about whether the process is useful, what’s clear, and what could be improved.

There’s no obligation and no expectation to purchase anything afterward. I’ll probably limit it to 5 volunteers so I can spend enough time with each person.

If you’re interested, feel free to send me a DM or comment.

If you're sitting the exam in December, this thread is for you. The idea is simple: find others testing at the same time, swap prep plans, pair up for speaking practice, and keep each other on track through the final weeks. Preparing alongside people on the same timeline makes a real difference, especially for the oral part.

Introduce yourself in this format:

Exam date:
Your current level (A1 / A2 / B1):
The part you're most worried about (topics / picture / listening):
How you're preparing (course, tutor, self-study):
Looking for a study or speaking partner? (yes/no, online or in person, which languages you can use to explain things):

A few ways to use this thread:

• Pair up for weekly speaking calls. Even 30 minutes of describing pictures or running topic questions out loud beats another hour of silent study.
• Share what's working: a course, a playlist, a vocab set, a listening resource.
• Post your questions as they come up. Someone a week ahead of you has probably already solved them.

1 December Tuesday 10:00–16:00 Glacis

1 December Tuesday 12:00–14:00 Belval

2 December Wednesday 12:00–16:00 Glacis

3 December Thursday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

8 December Tuesday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

8 December Tuesday 14:00–16:00 Glacis

9 December Wednesday 12:00–16:00 Glacis

10 December Thursday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

10 December Belval 12:00–14:00 Belval

15 December Tuesday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

15 December Tuesday 12:00–14:00 Belval

If you're sitting the exam in November, this thread is for you. The idea is simple: find others testing at the same time, swap prep plans, pair up for speaking practice, and keep each other on track through the final weeks. Preparing alongside people on the same timeline makes a real difference, especially for the oral part.

Introduce yourself in this format:

Exam date:
Your current level (A1 / A2 / B1):
The part you're most worried about (topics / picture / listening):
How you're preparing (course, tutor, self-study):
Looking for a study or speaking partner? (yes/no, online or in person, which languages you can use to explain things):

A few ways to use this thread:

• Pair up for weekly speaking calls. Even 30 minutes of describing pictures or running topic questions out loud beats another hour of silent study.
• Share what's working: a course, a playlist, a vocab set, a listening resource.
• Post your questions as they come up. Someone a week ahead of you has probably already solved them.

10 November Tuesday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

10 November Tuesday 12:00–14:00 Belval

11 November Wednesday 12:00–16:00 Glacis

12 November Thursday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

12 November Thursday 12:00–14:00 Belval

17 November Tuesday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

17 November Tuesday 12:00–14:00 Belval

18 November Wednesday 12:00–16:00 Glacis

19 November Thursday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

19 November Thursday 12:00–14:00 Belval

I've been told the registration slots for this autumn (September and October) are already completely full. Before I take that as final, I wanted to ask the community, since people here have been through this more than once.

A few questions:

• Do new autumn dates ever get added after they first look closed, or is that it until the next registration window?
• Does INL have a waitlist, and do cancellations actually free up spots? Has anyone landed a slot that way when everything looked booked?
• For those who got a place when the calendar seemed full, how did you do it? Refreshing the portal, checking at a certain time of day, calling them directly?
• I heard the next registration opens around 1 September and that the earliest free dates then are already as far out as March. Is that what others are seeing, or do earlier slots sometimes appear?
• Any general tips for getting an earlier date, especially for someone who needs to sit the exam sooner rather than later?

For those who passed recently, please share your experiences

Which training programs or resources did you use?
How long did it take from 0 to sproochentest?
What helped the most?

As the title said. New article today about Sproochentest update.

https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/registering-for-luxembourgs-sproochentest-set-to-become-easier/159115667.html

I sat the the test on the 10th of July and just got my grade. I was 5 grades away in the speaking though im sure i did well enough to pass it.
Has anyone been in this situation? I dont want to wait till jan to redo the test and everything is completely booked out till then

If you're sitting the exam in September, this thread is for you. The idea is simple: find others testing at the same time, swap prep plans, pair up for speaking practice, and keep each other on track through the final weeks. Preparing alongside people on the same timeline makes a real difference, especially for the oral part.

Introduce yourself in this format:

Exam date:
Your current level (A1 / A2 / B1):
The part you're most worried about (topics / picture / listening):
How you're preparing (course, tutor, self-study):
Looking for a study or speaking partner? (yes/no, online or in person, which languages you can use to explain things):

A few ways to use this thread:

• Pair up for weekly speaking calls. Even 30 minutes of describing pictures or running topic questions out loud beats another hour of silent study.
• Share what's working: a course, a playlist, a vocab set, a listening resource.
• Post your questions as they come up. Someone a week ahead of you has probably already solved them.

Good luck to everyone in the September round. Say hi below and let's get organised.

22 September Tuesday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

24 September Thursday 12:00–14:00 Belval

29 September Tuesday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

30 September Wednesday 12:00–16:00 Glacis