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Teacher Training

Practical continuing education and professional development series
Designed around your own instruction needs and that of your students
Suited for professionals switching careers

The innovative concept of DLL puts the attention on the daily practices and challenges of the German language classroom and deals with the key players and fundamental elements of instruction. Topics such as language skills, grammar, vocabulary, phonetics, literature, classroom formats, etc. are integrated into a competence-driven teaching concept. With the help of a collection of lesson recordings and the Practical Exploration Projects (PEPs), participants acquire action-relevant knowledge for their own teaching.

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GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE DLL- CONCEPT

DLL at a glance:

Qualifications for teachers of German as a World Language and German as a Second Language
Advanced training and professional development programmes at the Goethe-Institut
Course taught entirely in German
Developing and improving teaching skills
Learning under the guidance of professional DLL tutors
Observing own and other people’s lessons with video recordings of DaF-lessons worldwide
Reflecting on and optimizing teaching practices

German teachers in the US can earn professional development hours or graduate-level credit through Idioma Education & Consulting for attending DLL courses.

Starting next

January 12 - March 23, 2027
DLL 1: Teaching Competence and Lesson Planning
DLL 3: Teaching German as a World Language
DLL 5: Technology and Media in the German Classroom
DLL 6: Curricular Requirements and Lesson Planing

Register now
Registration closes 16. December 2026

Contact: dll.usa@goethe.de

Goethe-Institut

Idioma Partnership

German teachers in the USA can register for DLL courses through our partner Idioma Education & Consulting and earn professional development hours or graduate-level credit for salary advancement, recertification, a graduate-level certificate, or M.Ed.

For general course participants as well as Idioma participants who wish to earn 45 PD hours	For Idioma participants who wish to earn 3 graduate level credits
6 completed exploration exercises all reflection exercises Participation in at least 2 of 3 online live sessions (if one of the 3 sessions is missed, the participant can instead watch the recording and submit a summary) successful Practical Exploration Project (PEP)	all exercises as for general course participants plus: all tutored portfolio exercises

Deutsch lehren lernen Teacher Training

GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE DLL- CONCEPT

Objective and target group

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Teaching Approach

Format and scope

Course requirements

DLL Course Portfolio 2027

DLL 1

DLL 2

DLL 3

DLL 4

DLL 5

DLL 6

DLL 7

DLL 8

DLL 10

Idioma Partnership

Deutsch lehren lernen
Teacher Training