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What opportunities and changes do language policy decisions create for education and multilingualism? The articles in this section explore current developments in teacher education, (foreign) language education and language policy. They also highlight educational partnerships and the growing importance of international stakeholders in shaping educational infrastructure and learning processes.

Technology can make the teacher's tasks easier, make lessons more varied and effective, and give people better chances to learn, understand and utilize languages. How can this be achieved in practice? What should we take into account and reflect on? Which competencies need to be developed to enable a responsible use of AI?

How can inclusive teaching be effectively implemented in a diverse society? This focus page demonstrates how multilingualism can be fostered, diversity made visible, and language taught and learned in more accessible ways. It provides insights into inclusive, diversity-sensitive, and discrimination-critical teaching practices. Culturally sensitive behavior, identity, positionality, … — the topic encompasses many aspects.

How specific do professional language skills need to be, how can they be acquired, and how can they be evidenced? The focus page “German in Professional Contexts” explores these questions from different perspectives.
 

How do we achieve sustainable language teaching and learning? What factors, resources, and methods are essential for sustainability in education? This focus page assembles thoughts and inspiration on sustainability in German language teaching and learning.