Workshops
DLT 2025

DLT 2025 © Goethe-Institut Philippinen

This year’s conference features a dynamic selection of expert-led workshops designed to equip educators with innovative strategies for teaching German as a foreign language.

Discover innovative teaching strategies, explore new materials, and gain practical insights to enhance your lessons.

List of Workshops Available

Phonetics in the classroom: effective and creative design

Speaker: Aleksandra Ryzhkova
May 23, 2025 | 2:15PM - 4:15PM | LKG Tower, Classroom 1
May 24, 2025 | 1:30PM - 3:30PM | LKG Tower, Classroom 4

The presentation focuses on the role of phonetics in German language lessons and explores practical ways to improve pronunciation. It introduces engaging games and exercises that help learners train specific sounds and develop fluency in longer sentences. The session will provide teachers with effective strategies to integrate phonetic training into their lessons, making pronunciation practice both interactive and enjoyable.

Aleksandra Ryzhkova

Aleksandra Ryzhkova is a German language teacher at Goethe-Institute Manila. She studied German studies at Kuban State University, taught German as a foreign language to students of different fields of study, from 2016 to 2022 worked as a German language teacher at a Goethe Institute partner language center, since 2023 - a teacher at Goethe Institute Manila. Since 2024 she has started her journey as an expert for the professional development of German language teachers. Main areas of expertise and interests: phonetics of German, culture-specific features in German language teaching.

Aleksandra.Ryzhkova@goethe.de

Talk like a waterfall - the classroom as a communication center

Speaker: Hannilette Diola
May 23, 2025 | 2:15PM - 4:15PM | Adamson Centre, 4th floor, Classroom 1
May 24, 2025 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | LKG Tower, Classroom 2
May 24, 2025 | 1:30PM - 3:30PM | LKG Tower, Classroom 2

What does teaching look like when as many learners as possible are active at the same time? How can learners be activated and led to interact successfully in large classes? Teaching in large groups can pose a challenge for many German teachers at schools and universities. In this workshop, you will see examples of methods that you can use to initiate authentic communication and interaction - and not just in the application phase. You will also learn about quality factors in classroom communication and come up with creative ways of implementing them in the classroom.

Hannilette Diola

Over the past 15 years, Hannilette Diola has worked for the Goethe-Institut in several locations in Southeast Asia, most recently in Hanoi as a teacher trainer in the region. She currently heads the language department of a cooperation partner of the Goethe- Institut in East Java, Indonesia, and is currently researching the topic of sustainable labor migration to Germany with a focus on pre-integration measures.

Thinking out of the book – using digital learning resources in your A1-classes (for DepEd Teachers)

Speaker: Jens Hericks
May 23, 2025 | 2:15PM - 4:15PM | LKG Tower, Classroom 2
May 24, 2025 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | Adamson Centre, 5th floor, Classroom 6
May 24, 2025 | 1:30PM - 3:30PM | LKG Tower, Classroom 1

Teaching German at A1 level goes beyond textbooks! In this interactive workshop, we will explore online portals such as the Goethe-Institut's virtual Deutschstunde which offers a variety of teaching materials for German teachers and many more. Additionally, we will navigate the Deutschland. Kennen. Lernen. app, a tool that provides cultural insights and facts about Germany.

Those resources enhance engagement, encourage communication among students, and create a dynamic classroom experience. This workshop is designed for DepEd teachers who are teaching German at the A1 level and are eager to incorporate new resources into their classrooms.

Please bring your smartphone and/or laptop. Tablets will be provided if needed.

Jens Hericks

Jens Hericks is the Head of Language Courses at the Goethe-Institut Manila. With an academic background in translation, cultural studies, and political science, he is fluent in several foreign languages alongside his native German. As a trainer specializing in digital literacy and "digital by default" approaches, Jens has over seven years of experience in international and intercultural cooperation. Currently teaching conversational courses, his expertise lies in digital learning strategies and culturally-informed teaching methodologies.

Jens.Hericks@goethe.de

Analog games in DaF classes

Speaker: Markus Maleyka
May 23, 2025 | 2:15PM - 4:15PM | Adamson Centre, 5th floor, Classroom 6
May 24, 2025 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | LKG Tower, Classroom 4

This workshop reflects on how the targeted use of analog board games increases motivation to learn, strengthens social interaction and creates authentic speaking opportunities. Participants will learn in a practical way how vocabulary, grammar and idioms can be trained, consolidated and used in everyday contexts through play. Three to four selected games are used as examples to illustrate how they loosen up DaF lessons, enrich them emotionally and provide targeted didactic support.

Markus Maleyka

Markus Maleyka currently teaches music and DaF at the German European School in Manila. He completed his studies at TU Berlin with a Magister Artium (M.A.) degree, followed by further training in GFL at the Goethe Institute Munich and at the Philipps University Marburg (GFL Master). During his professional activities, he worked at various (language) schools such as the Volkshochschule Schaumburg (BAMF), at the Goethe Institute Dubai and at various schools abroad as a German and GFL teacher and got to know a wide range of GFL groups and learners.

Multimedia teaching with Hueber – Interactive and practical

Speaker: Leila Finger
May 24, 2025 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | LKG Tower, Classroom 1
May 24, 2025 | 1:30PM - 3:30PM | Adamson Centre, Room 6

Teaching requirements are constantly changing – sometimes quite suddenly. Flexibility and the right methodology are essential, whether in face-to-face, online or hybrid formats. In this workshop, you will discover creative and interactive ways of incorporating multimedia elements into your lessons.

Using the latest textbooks for teenagers from Hueber for reference, we will experience together how digital and analogue materials can be used in a lively way. You can look forward to practical impulses, motivating methods and lots of new ideas for varied and sustainable lessons!

Leila Finger

Leila Finger has been teaching German as a foreign language for over 20 years and extensive experience with various target groups. She works as a trainer for the BAMF's additional qualification for German as a second language and is an authorised specialist consultant for vocational language courses. She is running the preparatory course for training as a nursing assistant at the Münchner Volkshochschule. Leila Finger studied to become a teacher of German as a foreign language, completed a master’s degree in Applied Linguistics and has already received a Diploma in Advanced Studies in Language Teaching and Education for Global Citizenship as part of her ongoing doctorate. 

Cornelsen: The mind seeks new things, the heart loves repetition – strategies for successful exam results 

Speaker: Irina Myshkovaja
May 24, 2025 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | Adamson Centre, 4th floor, Classroom 1
May 24, 2025 | 1:30PM - 3:30PM | LKG Tower, Classroom 3

Doing a huge number of model tests is not what leads to exam success but rather using the right strategies and types of practice exercises. If these basic skills are promoted, your learners will pass their language exam and remain successful later on. This is a theory from the psychology of learning and we will show you how to put it into practice.  

Irina Myshkovaja

Irina Myshkovaya completed her studies at the Pedagogical Institute with a focus on German Studies and then completed a Doctorate in Linguistics. She gained professional experience at the Goethe Institute and at universities in Moscow, where she worked as a lecturer at the Foreign Language faculties. She currently lives and works in Hanoi, teaches German at all levels and is a certified examiner for all language levels. She also gives webinars and leads methodological training courses for teachers. Since 2024, she has been working as a consultant for Cornelsen Verlag.

Klett: Pre-integration for trainees and skilled workers

Speakers: Jennifer M. Swanda & Enrico Lobrigo
May 24, 2025 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | LKG Tower, Classroom 3
May 24, 2025 | 1:30PM - 3:30PM | Adamson Centre, 4th floor, Classroom 1

The linguistic and cultural preparation of skilled workers and trainees abroad is a key building block for the successful migration of skilled workers. The aim of pre-integration is to prepare learners for the linguistic, professional and cultural requirements before they arrive in Germany. The aim is to make the transition to life and work in Germany as smooth and efficient as possible.

A particular focus is placed on imparting knowledge of the country. In addition to acquiring language skills, skilled workers and trainees should develop a basic understanding of German culture, social values and customs. This not only facilitates professional integration, but also integration into social life. Topics such as work culture, social norms and dealing with authorities are specifically taken into account.

In addition, pre-integration offers solid preparation for recognized examination formats. This creates the necessary conditions for a successful entry into the German labor market. The event is aimed at teachers and those interested in preparing skilled workers abroad for their start in Germany. Discover proven approaches and methods that enable efficient and holistic pre-integration and address the individual needs of learners.

Jennifer Swanda

Jennifer M. Swanda has been an educational consultant and lecturer for German as a foreign language at Ernst Klett Sprachen in Stuttgart since September 2016, overseeing Asia, MENA, and Southeastern Europe. She has focused on professional migration and German for professional purposes, regularly leading workshops on the "DaF-Übungsfirma jms" project. Notably, she conducted workshops at the Armenian Pedagogical University in Yerevan (2022, 2024) and the German Jordanian University (GJU) in Madaba (2023, 2025). She also participated in the Flying Faculty Program at GJU in 2020 and visited for observation in 2022. From 2009-2016, she taught at the Goethe-Institut in Bangalore, led seminars in India, and worked as a freelance language specialist and translator (English-German).
Enrico Lobrigo

Enrico Lobrigo is the Executive Director of Tandem Language and Training Center in the Philippines, overseeing management and strategic development across its subsidiaries in India and Morocco. He began his teaching career as a lecturer and research associate at academic institutions in Germany, including Bremen University, Jacobs University, and Hamburg School of Business Administration. Passionate about languages, he started learning German at a young age and later studied Danish, French, Spanish, and Portuguese in Europe and South America. He is now a pedagogical consultant for German as a Foreign Language in the Philippines for Klett Publications and a telc-certified German language instructor for healthcare professionals.