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DLL-Bände alle Titel Goethe-Institut

Get an overview of the content of the 13 DLL units. DLL distinguishes between basic and supplementary GFL units and units focusing on GSL.

DLL BASIC UNITS FOR GFL

DLL Basiseinheiten Goethe-Institut

Prof. em. Dr. Michael Legutke (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen)
Prof. Dr. Michael Schart (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena)

Our decisions as teachers determine what goes on in our classrooms. What informs those decisions? How do we define good teaching? What are the unique challenges we face? How do we create and sustain an anxiety-free, motivating, and supportive learning environment? How do we steer the learning process and accompany our students along the path to success? How can we as teachers further develop ourselves professionally?

Prof. Dr. Sandra Ballweg (Universität Paderborn)
Prof. Dr. Sandra Drumm (Universität Kassel)
Prof. Dr. Britta Hufeisen (Technische Universität Darmstadt)
Dr. Johanna Klippel (Technische Universität Darmstadt)
Lina Pilypaityte (Universität Koblenz)

The students themselves, along with everything they bring with them into the classroom, greatly influence not only how they learn, but how we teach. The better we get to know our students, the better we are able to support and guide them by adapting our instruction to their specific needs and abilities.

Prof. Dr. Hans Barkowski (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena)
Dr. Patrick Grommes (Universität Hamburg)
Beate Lex (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena)
Sara Vicente (Technische Universität Darmstadt)
Dr. Franziska (WallnerUniversität Leipzig)
Dr. Britta Winzer-Kiontke (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena)

This unit focuses on the language we teach itself. What is characteristic of German in terms of its vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and practical use? What must we know in order to explain to students how German works so that communication is possible? How is German presented in learning materials and how can we best teach vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation?

Prof. Dr. Hermann Funk (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena)
Dr. Christina Kuhn (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena)
Dr. Wolf-Dirk Skiba (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena)
Dr. Dorothea Spaniel-Weise (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena)
Rainer E. Wicke (Zentralstelle für das Auslandsschulwesen)

Assignments, exercises, and interaction in the classroom are ways to practice using the language in the real world. This unit shows you what this looks like in the modern language classroom by means of speaking and writing.

Prof. i.R. Dr. Dietmar Rösler (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen)
Prof. Dr. Nicola Würffel (Universität Leipzig)

In language lessons, teaching and learning media support the learning process right from the start. The wide selection of media makes communication possible in a way that reflects reality outside the classroom for many learners. It’s important that teachers are able to select and curricularise teaching and learning media so that it’s suitable for their target group, and that they know how to adapt supplementary material for their own lessons.

Karin Ende (Goethe-Institut)
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Grotjahn (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
Prof. Dr. Karin Kleppin (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
Dr. Imke Mohr (Goethe-Institut)

What do we refer to and rely on when lesson planning? What learning goals and proficiencies serve as our foundation? How do we plan different units? How do we design phases of the lesson in a logical sequence? How we plan is influenced by guidelines and by methodological and didactic principles. In this unit, you will develop up-to-date points of reference for your daily work as a teacher and learn about new innovations in the field of lesson planning.

DLL SUPPLEMENTARY UNITS GFL

DLL Ergänzungseinheiten Goethe-Institut

Prof. Dr. Karin Kleppin (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Grotjahn (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)

What function do assessments (e.g. tests, exams, etc.) serve and what principles and standards should they adhere to? How do we develop effective assessment tools for our own classrooms? How do we use the results of these tools to improve the learning process? These are the questions we explore in this unit.

Angelika Lundquist-Mog (Universität Tübingen)
Beate Widlok (Goethe-Institut)

The focal points of this unit are language acquisition and the learning process of early childhood, facets of developmental psychology, skill-building, and, above all, methodological and didactic aspects of teaching children.

Bärbel Brash (The Open University)
Andrea Pfeil (Goethe-Institut)

In this unit of DLL, participants will learn how to use their digital media skills to enhance their teaching. This unit will deal with building a basic understanding of digital media based teaching and learning, its practical application and pedagogical integration into lessons.

Dr. Imke Mohr (Goethe-Institut)
Dr. Dorothé Salomo (Universität Leipzig)

German for teens is specifically designed for German teachers of adolescents ages 12 to 19.
This unit explores the latest findings in scientific research regarding cognitive, physical, social, and linguistic developmental processes in adolescents, and their relevance to language learning. Results of a survey of teenagers illustrate the role of motivation in the learning process as well as their ideas about what makes a good German teacher.

DLL UNITS FOR GSL

DLL DaZ-Einheiten DLL DaZ-Einheiten

Dr. Diana Feick (University of Auckland)
Anja Pietzuch (Universität Bergen)
Prof. Dr. Karen Schramm (Universität Wien)

This unit contains a comprehensive compilation of current research-based and practical strategies for teaching literacy skills to adult migrants in Germany. It familiarizes teachers with the unique demands and challenges of developing literacy in a second language and is suited for instructors experienced with the target group as well as those new to the field.

This unit not only illustrates in detail the theoretical foundations of working with inexperienced readers/writers, but provides a number of concrete strategies for both beginners and advanced learners as well.

Dr. Melanie Beese (Universität Duisburg-Essen)
Dr. Claudia Benholz (Universität Duisburg-Essen)
Christoph Chlosta (Universität Duisburg-Essen)
Dr. Erkan Gürsoy (Universität Duisburg-Essen)
Dr. Beatrix Hinrichs (Universität Bielefeld)
Prof. Dr. Constanze Niederhaus (Universität Paderborn)
Sven Oleschko (Universität Münster)

This unit examines the question of how to promote language learning in subjects other than German. It is designed not only for teachers of students with migrant backgrounds, but for educators of all subjects working to improve German as an academic language. Other themes explored in this unit include culturally relevant teaching and multilingualism in the classroom. You will discuss real-world examples with the help of interviews and video clips from actual lessons.

Dr. Tülay Altun (Universität Paderborn)
Claudia Handt (Universität Duisburg-Essen)
Dr. Beatrix Hinrichs (Universität Bielefeld)
Anna Hoffacker (Universität Duisburg-Essen)
Prof. Dr. Constanze Niederhaus (Universität Paderborn)
Ingrid Weis (Universität Duisburg-Essen)

Participation in education and learning success are strongly dependent on language competence (capacity to learn). For this reason it is important for learners in school – particularly at primary level – to develop these capabilities rapidly and to a high standard. It isn’t just a matter of boosting linguistic ability in German as a teaching language, it’s also essential to value, include and reinforce the first language(s) of all children. Teachers have the tough challenge of embracing the language diversity in their classroom and supporting all children in terms of a comprehensive language education.

DLL Online modules

DLL Digitale Bausteine Goethe-Institut

Christiane Bolte-Costabiei (Goethe-Institut)
Stefan Häring (Goethe-Institut)

On the Goethe-Institut’s learning platform, the basic DLL units (2−6; DLL 1 will follow shortly) are supplemented by online modules. In these modules, participants in our DLL courses examine the role digital media plays in the topics of the respective DLL unit. They also find out how these can be implemented in face-to-face or online teaching sessions.

The online modules relate to specific content in the respective DLL unit. These modules are available only online and not in print format.

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Summary of content

DLL BASIC UNITS FOR GFL

DLL 1: TEACHING COMPETENCES AND LESSON PLANNING

DLL 2: LEARNING GERMAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

DLL 3: GERMAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

DLL 4: ASSIGNMENTS, EXERCISES, AND INTERACTION

DLL 5: TEACHING AND LEARNING MEDIA

DLL 6: CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS AND LESSON PLANNING

DLL SUPPLEMENTARY UNITS GFL

DLL 7: ASSESSMENT TOOLS

DLL 8: GERMAN FOR CHILDREN

DLL 9: TEACHING WITH DIGITAL MEDIA

DLL 10: GERMAN FOR TEENS

DLL UNITS FOR GSL

DLL 15: LITERACY FOR ADULTS

DLL 16: LANGUAGE LEARNING IN ALL SUBJECTS

DLL 17: LANGUAGE LEARNING AT PRIMARY SCHOOL

DLL Online modules

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