The much-criticised language tests for non-EU nationals wishing to join their partners in Germany are better than their reputation – and should remain in place.More ...
Children of immigrant families often speak the language of their parents when they are at home, but while they are at day care they are immersed in a German-language environment. A number of projects to improve the language skills of these children have been initiated.More ...
Students with foreign ancestry have become an integral part of German universities. In order to make full use of their bicultural orientation, universities have begun offering programs to support these so-called “secondos”.More ...
A little wolf hides at a kindergarten and comes out at night to play with their toys. It paints, looks at picture books and it cooks alphabet soup for the dolls and cuddly toys.More ...
Prospective immigrants into Germany from non-EU countries must now acquire basic language skills. The pre-integration courses run by the Goethe-Institut are mainly attended by women. What do they learn? And how do they cope after they arrive in Germany?More ...
If illiterate immigrants learned German at all it was mostly in an unstructured and informal oral environment. Things have changed dramatically since immigration law reforms were introduced in 2005.More ...
Conveying the German language is the original and primary task of the Goethe-Institut. Now, “Language and Integration” has been added as a new sphere of activity. For good reason: two languages are enriching, as eight Berlin immigrants report in an audio slideshow.
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Ten percent of schoolchildren in Germany come from migrant families, yet not even one percent of the country’s 900,000 teachers do. Education policy is now promoting teachers and teacher training students of multinational origin.More ...
In 2007 the residency laws in Germany were altered to require basic German language skills for foreign spouses who wanted to join their partners here. How does this affect people trying to reunite with their loved ones?More ...
Hans-Jürgen Krumm, professor of German as a Foreign Language, and Wolf von Siebert, head of the language and integration project at the Goethe-Institut, discuss the requirement of basic German language skills for immigrants.More ...
(10 September 2009) Ipek Emrah holds his certificate in his hand. “Sufficient” it says – sufficient for a new life, a life that the Turkish barber will lead in Germany, as many of his fellow countrymen. A report on a special kind of marriage certificate. By Arnfrid SchenkMore ...
Over the past few years Migrantenliteratur (literature written by immigrants living in German-speaking countries) has attracted more and more attention and recognition from readers, critics and academics alike.More ...
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