This course will provide teachers with an opportunity to reflect on their own classroom experiences while gaining practical insight into German language teaching theory, methods, and approaches. By the end of the week, participants will feel confident and well-equipped to deliver German classes at 5th and 6th class level, leaving with a corpus of topics and tasks they have developed themselves and can immediately apply in their own schools.

Course Dates:

06/07-10/07/2026
13/07-17/07/2026

Delivery Mode:

15 hrs Online Live Sessions + 5 hrs of offline learning
Total Duration: 20 hours
Daily Schedule: 5.30pm to 8.30pm (3 hours)
Course Fee: €125

Requirements for Admission:

• Be a registered primary teacher (participants must use their name as registered with the Teaching Council).
• Have access to a stable internet connection and a suitable device for synchronous sessions.
• Commit to completingall 20 hoursin order to receive a completion certificate and qualify for EPV days.
• Willingness to participate actively in discussions, group tasks, and reflective activities.

Language

• Basic familiarity with German (A1–A2).

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Apply age‑appropriate strategies for teaching German in primary classrooms.
• Integrate communicative and playful language‑learning approaches.
• Use digital and non‑digital resources to support language acquisition.
• Reflect on their own teaching practice and plan next steps for implementation.

Course Structure

• Synchronous (Real‑Time) Sessions
• Tutor‑led online meetings
• Live demonstrations of teaching strategies
• Breakout‑room discussions
• Collaborative tasks
• Real‑time Q&A and reflection
• Asynchronous Learning
• Independent tasks
• Readings and resource exploration
• Forum discussions (minimumtwo posts per modulerequired).
• Offline Learning (5 hours)
• Classroom‑based planning
• Reflective journaling
• Preparation of teaching materials

Participant Engagement

Central to this course is active, collaborative learning. Following an initial theoretical input, participants will work with their peers to design and develop their own classroom materials, translating new knowledge into authentic, real-world teaching contexts. This process is designed to ensure that what participants take away is not only theoretically grounded but practically meaningful and ready for use in their own classrooms.

Register by 17 June 2026 at german-dublin@goethe.de or at the link below: 
This course is approved by the Department of Education and Youth as part of the Summer Course Programme of the Drumcondra Education Centre. Participating teachers are therefore eligible for EPV days under Rule 58 of the Rules for National Schools, provided they meet all course completion requirements.