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Pre-integrative language training

Since August 2007, spouses have only been allowed to move to Germany if they can demonstrate basic knowledge of the German language. The Goethe-Institut is creating internationally fair conditions for the language certificate.

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Transition Management

The transition from a language course in the home country to an integration course in Germany does not always run smoothly. This has prompted the Goethe-Institut to focus more closely on the issue of “transition management”.

Integration courses

The integration courses introduced in 2005 aim to improve and facilitate the linguistic integration of immigrants in Germany.

Framework Curriculum for Integration Courses

In autumn 2006, the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) commissioned the development of a framework curriculum for the integration courses and a tiered language examination for immigrants (A2–B1).

German test for immigrants

On 1 July 2009, a new German examination was introduced to complete the integration courses in Germany, the ‘Deutschtest für Zuwanderer’.

Teaching qualifications

Specialist, professionally trained teaching staff are required for successful lessons in German as a Second Language. The Goethe-Institut offers specific teacher training for German as a Second Language.

Training courses for imams

"Imams for Integration" - further education in German language and cultural studies for Imams working in Germany

Further Reading

Stories of Migration

Arrived? – European expats talk about living abroad in Europe

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French cooks in Antwerp and Greek information specialists in Berlin: Seven Goethe-Instituts in Europe have come together to collect letters from EU citizens who live and work abroad within Europe. Why have they left their home countries? And have their dreams come true? More ...

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    Migration Stories

    Video series “Germany: The Opportunity”

    People from all over the world come to Germany to live, work and study. How do they prepare for this? What kind of world do they leave behind? A new series of video portraits offers a lively insight into the world of European immigrants before their arrival in Germany. More ...
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      Our Focus

      My Path to Germany – Transition Management website online!

      “My Path to Germany” contains a wide range of innovative language learning offers as well as accessible, easy-to-use information for migrants and a guide to (migration) advisory services. More ...
        Adelbert-von-Chamisso-awardees: above f.l.t.r.: Yoko Tawada, photo: Yves Noir; Emine Sevgi Özdamar, photo: Helga Kneidl; Libuše Moníková, photo: Renate von Mangoldt; below f.l.t.r.: Galsan Tschinag, photo: Rosemarie von Schnoy; Ilija Trojanow, photo: Yves Noir; Catalin Dorian Florescu, photo: Yvonne Böhler

        Cultural Scene

        Hardly Anybody Any Longer Says “Immigrant” – German literature by authors whose mother tongue is not German

        It has become perfectly natural to see in Rafik Schami and Terézia Mora notable German-language authors. More ...
          „Heroe“-Logo; © Strohhalm e. V.
          The association “Typisch Deutsch” isn’t split along the lines of Germans and immigrants. Photo: © Typisch Deutsch e. V.

          Integration Debate

          We are the new Germans

          Their parents come from Turkey, Ghana or Korea and they are not fans of being labeled as people with “immigrant backgrounds”. The members of “Typisch Deutsch” (lit. typically German) prefer to be called “new Germans” and are out to redefine what it is to be German. More ...
            Die Abschluss-Pressekonferenz des 6. Integrationsgipfels 2013; Quelle: Mediathek der Bundesregierung

            Storify-Zusammenfassung des Integrationsgipfels 2013

            Am 28. Mai fand im Bundeskanzleramt in Berlin der 6. Integrationsgipfel statt. Die Schwerpunkte in diesem Jahr: Arbeitsmarkt und Ausbildung. Wir fassen die Stimmen zusammen, die den Gipfel im Netz flankierten.
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            Korean miners in the mine Merkstein (Herzogenrath) © Union of Miners and Nurses dispatched to Germany and Professor Kwon

            Migration history

            Koreans Have Made It in Germany – 50 years of the Korean-German labour recruitment agreement

            Koreans have been part of German society for decades. 2013 is the 50th anniversary of the labour recruitment agreement between Germany and Korea. Mehr ...
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              The Circumcision of Jesus, detail; Guido Reni about 1635-1640, photo: public domain

              Integration Debate

              Circumcision, Judges and the Law. An interview with Ilhan Ilkiliç

              In June 2012 the Cologne District Court judged the circumcision of boys to be a form of bodily harm. Meanwhile the Bundestag has passed a law on circumcision. More ...
                „Heroe“-Logo; © Strohhalm e. V.
                Skilled personnel wanted!; ©_FM2/Fotolia.com

                Migration Politics

                Skilled Personnel Welcome – Germany Is Becoming Increasingly Attractive to Immigrants

                Young immigrants from southern Europe are fleeing the crisis. More ...
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                  Dr. Holger Kolb (Photo: Dr. Holger Kolb)

                  Integration debate

                  “You can’t wall people in” – An interview with Dr. Holger Kolb

                  The trend to emigration from Germany of the past decade continues. About its motives we can only speculate. More ...
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                    Integration Debate

                    Sharia in western democracies – two interviews

                    To what extent is the application of Islamic Sharia laws compatible with the legal systems of western constitutional states? And how are the interpretive framework of Islamic sources and efforts at reform of Islamic law developing? In two interviews, political scientist Manfred Brocker and Mouhanad Khorchide, professor of Islamic religious education, discuss Sharia and its application in western democracies. More ...
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                      Our Focus

                      “In our minds, we were already in Germany”

                      Stories of family reunification, captured in word and image. More ...
                        Events
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                        Language and Integration

                        Portfolio outlining the Goethe-Institut’s focus on the topic of “Language and Integration” (PDF, approx. 2 MB)

                        Deutsch für den Beruf

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                        Hinweise auf Lernmaterial und Lehrbücher aus verschiedenen Fachgebieten sowie Informationen zu Methodik und Didaktik

                        Fikrun wa Fann

                        Edition on “Migration” of the cultural magazine for the dialogue with the Islamic world
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