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.

© GettyImages © GettyImages
Grünes Diplom

“Grünes Diplom”– the worldwide basic qualification for teachers of German as a Foreign Language at the Goethe-Institut.

Photo: Bernhard Ludewig Photo: Bernhard Ludewig
Professional Development in Germany

Network with teachers from around the world and expand your skills as a German teacher.

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.

Deutschstunde – Das Portal für DaF-Lehrkräfte Marc Bibas © Goethe-Institut Marc Bibas © Goethe-Institut

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.

Illustration: Maria Tran Larsen © Goethe-Institut Illustration: Maria Tran Larsen © Goethe-Institut
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.

© Goethe-Institut © Goethe-Institut