Offers for Teachers of German

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Whether your interests are in local culture, methodology and didactics, or in improving your language skills - the Goethe-Institut offers German teachers a comprehensive selection of professional development courses.

Topics covered include:

  • classroom/teaching resources
  • socio-cultural information about Germany
  • language refreshers
  • teaching methods
  • use of electronic media in language teaching

Qualification

  • Classroom Action Research Projects (CARP)

    Diese Initiative unterstützt Lehrkräfte dabei, praxisnahe, unterrichtsbezogene Forschung durchzuführen. Ausgangspunkt ist eine Leitfrage. 

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  • EduLounge Deutsch

    eduLOUNGE Deutsch – die neue Onlineseminarreihe des Goethe-Instituts Australien: praxisnahe Ideen, Austausch und Inspiration für den DaF-Unterricht. Kostenlose Teilnahme.

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  • DLL - Deutsch lehren lernen

    Verbessern Sie Ihre Unterrichtskompetenz mit der praxisnahen Fort- und Weiterbildungsreihe des Goethe-Instituts für DaF-Lehrkräfte.

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Gaining Work Experience and Starting Your Career

  • in Germany and Australia

    Language Assistants

    The program by the Pädagogischen Austauschdienst offers Australian university students the unique opportunity to live and work in Germany or Australia for 9 months. 

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  • in Australia

    Language Assistants in South Australia

    The Language Assistant Programme in South Australia offers the opportunity to support German teachers at schools in South Australia and to gain teaching experience.

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  • in Germany

    Scholarships for Language Courses and Seminars

    The Goethe-Institut awards scholarships for participation in language courses and professional learning seminars (e.g. cultural studies, teaching methods) in Germany. 

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Deutschstunde

Deutschstunde is the portal for teaching materials of German as a foreign language, advanced training and magazine language. Contact with other teachers via local communities is just a few clicks away.

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