Professional development in Ireland

DLL units will be taught online in the Northwestern Europe region. The participants will work together in international groups (UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland) on Praxiserkundungsprojekte (Practical Exploration Projects or PEPs) which will further their methodological-didactic skills and foster intercultural exchange. The professional development programme will be offered in modules.

DLL focuses on the skills and competencies needed for teaching and builds upon them. DLL provides numerous examples from real teaching practice in the form of interviews with teachers, examples of teaching materials or lesson plans as well as video recordings of lessons. Practical Exploration Projects encourage reflective experiential learning and allow for new perspectives of teaching.The course lasts 10 weeks
Participants receive support from 2 DLL tutors during the entire training program
All activities take place online courses are supported through Online-Live Sessions
The Practical Exploration Project (PEP) will take place in groups in weeks 8-10
In week 9 you incorporate these into your teaching. Ideally you will be teaching during this time. If not, please let your DLL tutor know at the start of the course
There are 5 Online-Live sessions, 4 of which are compulsory
You can join the Online-Live sessions from your computer at home, you would just need a stable internet connection, a headset with a microphone and headphones as well as a camera
Before the first Online-Live session you wil have an individual technical set-up checkActivities: The weekly workload amounts to c. 5 hours
All activities take place online
There are both compulsory and optional activities
Some activities will be done in group work, but you can work on these at different times.
The groups will consist of teachers from the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland)
There will be 2 Portfolio activities, in which you will receive specific support and guidance in how to implement the new content in practice.
In order to receive a confirmation of attendance you must: have completed all compulsary activities
have taken part in 4 Online-Live Sessions
have planned a PEP in a group, implemented it in your teaching, presented it to your teaching colleagues and to other participants in an Online-Live Session

DLL is aimed at German as a Foreign Language (DaF) instructors in primary schools, secondary schools, and in adult education programs in Northwestern Europe (UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland).

DaF instructors without formal training can also build their knowledge from one of the DLL units. Knowledge of German must be at the B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). 

The DLL units are particularly encouraging if you are already teaching, have teaching experience or have undertaken internships or observed German teaching. 

If there are more applicants than spaces then priority will go to German teachers who have less professional experience (fewer than 4 years)

The application fee for each DLL course is €150. 

If you would like to apply please contact dll-nwe@goethe.de.

If you have any further questions, please contact Marlies.McGuire@goethe.de.