Network

Netzwerk Goethe-Institut USA

 Entire network
  Goethe-Institut or Goethe-Zentrum locations
  Affiliated Organizations
  Examination Centers
  Expert Teaching Consultants
    In the USA, there are six Goethe-Institut locations: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC, as well as the Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta.

    There are also several affiliated cultural organizations in our network across the United States.

    Examination centers are accredited to conduct the Goethe-Institut's own examinations. Most also offer language courses preparing candidates for the exam. The examination procedure is under the direct control of a Goethe-Institut in the United States or of the Goethe-Institut’s central office in Munich.

    The Goethe-Institut's Expert Consultants for Teaching German

    • organize training sessions for teachers and decision makers in the United States
    • advise trainer networks
    • offer advice to teacher training institutiuons touching all areas of German teaching in the USA (curricula, text books, educational planning)
    • visit schools upon request in cooperation with American authorities
    The Goethe-Institut’s Expert Consultants for Teaching German have their offices at the Goethe-Institut Chicago, the Goethe-Institut New York, and in St. Louis, MO (attached administratively to the Goethe-Institut Chicago).

    The  Consultants for German from Germany’s Central Office for German Schools Abroad provide services in the field of German as a foreign language within US school systems and are the direct contacts for German-language schools and German-language immersion schools.

      Common European Framework of Reference in the US

      The applicability of the CEFR to the US context

      Trainer-Network for Teachers of German USA

      Training Courses and Exchange of Teaching Material