In the USA, Canada, and Germany, DLL units are offered in an online format, with six independent courses per year. Participants work in 3-member intercultural teams (USA, Canada, Germany) on their action research, which promotes the development of their teaching competencies as well as the intercultural exchange among the team members.
DLL offers the perfect combination of theoretical components and coordinated practical sessions. A collection of video recordings from actual lessons will help teachers gain authentic insight into teaching and learning processes. Practical Exploration Projects give participants the opportunity to work in small teams to integrate what they have learned into their own classrooms. This way DLL also offers the opportunity for collaboration and sharing of ideas and materials with other motivated colleagues.
The DLL program is a great addition to our individual Coaching Program.
General information:
- The course lasts 8 weeks.
- The instructors will accompany you throughout the entire course.
- All of the activities take place in the online classroom.
- A Practical Exploration Project (Praxiserkundungsprojekt – PEP) will be done in a group during weeks 7 and 8. During week 8, you will incorporate it into your teaching. Ideally, you have access to teaching in this time. If not, please inform your tutors in the beginning of the course.
- Four Online Live Sessions (90 minutes each) will be held. You will be required to participate in at least two of these sessions. The dates for the Online Live Meetings will be discussed at the beginning of the course.
- If you can't participate in one or two of the Online-Live-Session, you will watch the videorecording of the missed session and write a summary about the content.
- The Online Live Sessions can be done at home on your computer. You simply need a reliable Internet connection, a headset with a microphone and headphones, as well as a webcam.
- An individual technology check will be done prior to the first live online session.
Activities:
- The weekly workload is around 5 hours.
- The assignments may be completed individually in the online classroom.
- There are mandatory and optional assignments.
- There are group work projects, which will require you to work on an assignment with other course participants. Work on these projects may be done at different times.
- The groups will consist of participants from the U.S., Canada, and Germany.
- Two portfolio assignments will be completed, which will provide you with specific support and serve as a guide for incorporating the new material into your teaching.
- The deadline for turning in all mandatory assignments is Friday of each week.
- New assignments for the upcoming week will be posted on Saturday.
Costs:
- The participation is free.
- The registration fee for each DLL course is USD 200.00.
- In case you receive a scholarship we will reimburse the application fee after a successful participation in the course back to you.
- The registration fee is not refundable and cannot be used for another course.
Course book:
A printed copy of the course book is available for each DLL module. You can purchase the book through the Goethe-Institut New York at USD 30.00 incl. shipping fee.
In addition, you can also purchase the complete DLL series Glossary, which contains explanations of all terms and concepts. The Glossary costs USD 15.00 incl. shipping fee.
Both books together cost USD 40.00 incl. shipping fee.
The print version of the course book is not required to complete the course.
