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Teaching German

The Goethe-Institut’s mission is to promote German culture and advance the teaching and learning of German as a foreign language. We are committed to providing high-quality professional development training for teachers and free-of-charge teaching materials to make learning German fun and easy.

Professional development

  • Deutsch lehren lernen

    Improve your teaching skills with the Goethe-Institut's practical education and training series for teachers of German as a foreign language.

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For your lessons

The portal for DaF teachers

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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  • Digital Library

    In the ‘Onleihe’ you will find a wide range of German as a foreign language materials, teaching books, eBooks and audiobooks for learning the German language and culture.

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  • Reading made easy

    For learners of German from language levels B2 and C1 (of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), we recommend the following works of contemporary German-language literature in the Onleihe, our free digital library.

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Contact

The Teaching Advice Service supports teachers, schools and institutions in the teaching of German. We offer professional development for German teachers, from one-day events to seminars lasting several weeks. We also offer Ideas and materials for advertising German and an overview of current teaching materials.

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