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Max Mueller Bhavan | India

Professional development in Germany

Expand your skills as a German as a foreign language teacher and benefit from exchanges with colleagues from all over the world. We offer a wide range of face-to-face and blended learning courses at Goethe-Instituts in Germany.

About the training

The training courses take place at the Goethe-Institutes in Berlin, Bremen, Dresden, Munich and Schwäbisch-Hall. In-person and blended learning formats are offered on various topics, including:

  • Deepening knowledge of German, culture and society
  • Methodology/didactics and planning German lessons
  • Use of digital media
  • Qualification for early foreign language learning

Scholarships

The Goethe-Institut offers scholarships for professional development courses in Germany.

Prerequisites

  • You are a teacher of German as a foreign language (e.g. at a PASCH school), teach a subject in German, or train or provide further training for German teachers.
  • You have the necessary German language skills for the type of professional development course or German language course for teachers that you are interested in.
  • You are ready to share the knowledge you have gained in the professional development program or German language course for teachers with your colleagues in your home country.
  • You are ready to participate fully in the entire training program, including the cultural activities.
  • You can confirm that you would be available for all of the training sessions you listed.
Additionally, for courses in a blended learning format
  • You have a solid understanding of how to use a PC or other suitable devices (e.g., laptop, tablet) and have a reliable and fast Internet connection, either at home or at work.
  • You are ready to participate fully in the specified online sessions.
We also offer scholarships for professional development courses at a Goethe-Institut or Max Mueller Bhavan in India.

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact your local Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan. PASCH teachers should contact their PASCH contact person. Information for self-funded participants can be found below.