Grünes Diplom

The Grünes Diplom professional development programme provides prospective teachers with practical, hands-on preparation for teaching German as a foreign language. Theory and practice are closely interconnected throughout the programme: from initial classroom observations and guided teaching practice to independently leading courses, participants gain valuable experience and steadily develop their teaching skills and professional competence step by step.

Pre-Phase: If required: online German courses at level B2 and C1 from January to November, as well as Goethe-Zertifikat C1

Observation Phase: Introduction to Methodology and Didactics

• Duration: 1 July to 30 April
• Workload: approximately 25 hours per module every two weeks
• Theory: 12 curriculum-based modules introducing the methodology and didactics of teaching German as a foreign language
• Practice: classroom observations and initial supervised teaching practice
• Assessed Teaching Demonstration 1: conducted at the end of the observation phase

• Duration: 1 to 2 years
• Workload: 90 hours per unit
• Theory: completion of DLL 6, DLL 4, one elective DLL unit (DLL 1, 2, 3, or 5), and a second elective DLL unit (DLL 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, or 10) from the Deutsch Lehren Lernen series
• Practice: further classroom observations, team teaching as required, and independent teaching

The Goethe-Institut does not charge a participation fee. You will not receive any remuneration for the time you invest in the training programme.

Over the course of the 1.5-year training programme, the Goethe-Institut invests approximately €5,000 in each training place. For this reason, the Goethe-Institut expects participants to be available to work as a German as a Foreign Language (DaF) teacher at the training institute for at least two years after completing the programme. At the beginning of the training programme, participants are required to sign a binding training agreement.

If the required assessments are not completed, or are not completed on time, the Goethe-Institut reserves the right to terminate the training agreement prematurely.

If your interim results are satisfactory, you will begin teaching your own courses as a probationary DaF teacher during the course of the programme. However, there is no legal entitlement to such a position.
No later than 12 months after completing the training programme, all graduates are required to successfully pass the Goethe-Zertifikat C2: Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom examination.