DLL focuses on the skills and competencies needed for teaching and builds upon them. DLL provides numerous examples from real teaching practice in the form of interviews with teachers, examples of teaching materials or lesson plans as well as video recordings of lessons. Practical Exploration Projects encourage reflective experiential learning and allow for new perspectives of teaching.

Format: 100 % online with face-to-face sessions (3 obligatory online live sessions lasting 90 minutes each), in which cooperative projects are worked on and presented, and the subject-related content is discussed. The dates of these live sessions will be decided together in the first week. Participants recieve support from 1 or 2 DLL tutors, depending on the size of the group. Duration: 10 weeks of around 8-10 hours/week for a total of ca. 90 hours Assignments: Exchange in forums on the learning platform Exploration exercises Reflection exercises Tutored portfolio exercises Practical Exploration Project (PEP) in weeks 7 and 8 Important information: Should you not have any teaching experience or are not currently teaching, you should let your DLL tutor know this at the start of the course. The 3 Online-Live sessions are compulsory to pass the course. You can join the Online-Live sessions from your computer at home, you would just need a stable internet connection, a headset with a microphone and headphones as well as a camera.

10 weeks with approximately 8-10 hours of work a week, total 90 hours. All activities take place online. There are both compulsory and optional activities. Some activities will be done in group work, but you can work on these at different times. The groups will consist of teachers from the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland).

Confirmation of attendance

In order to receive a confirmation of attendance you must: have completed all compulsary activities. have taken part in 3 Online-Live Sessions. have planned a PEP in a group, implemented it in your teaching, presented it to your teaching colleagues and to other participants in an Online-Live Session.

A printed copy of the course book is available for each DLL module. You can purchase the book through the Goethe-Institut London at EUR 25,00 incl. shipping fee. However, it is not necessary to use the print edition in order to complete the course.

You can register for our DLL courses if you: teach German as a foreign language in primary, secondary and adult education in North West Europe (UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland) have German language skills at level B2 or higher according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) have teaching experience, including internships or work shadowing, in German lessons

The application fee for each DLL course is €150 . If you would like to apply for a scholarship for the application fee, please contact dll-nwe@goethe.de . If your scholarship application is successful, we will refund your application fee of €150 after you have successfully completed the course. The application fee can not be refunded or put towards another course.

DLL Regional Courses in Northwestern Europe

Regional Courses in Northwestern Europe
DLL - Deutsch Lehren Lernen

Deutsch Lehren Lernen (DLL) is the Goethe-Institut’s practical continuing education and professional development series based on the latest didactical research.

DLL focuses on the German language classroom whether that is in Primary, Secondary or Adult Education and deals with the key players and fundamental elements of lessons. With the DLL approach, traditional topics such as language skills, grammar, vocabulary, phonetics, literature, classroom formats, etc.are integrated into a competence-driven teaching concept.

With our regional DLL courses you will have the opportunity to share and refresh your specialist knowledge with German teachers from the Northwestern Europe region (Ireland, UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands). You will gradually develop your professional skills by trying out new things and reflecting on your own teaching. Take part in this blended-learning format from the comfort of your own home while being accompanied by experienced DLL Tutors.

In our online brochure you will find all information about the programme Deutsch Lehren Lernen® in an interactive format:
An insight into DLL

More information about the DLL programme | www.goethe.de/dll

Our courses for 2025

General Information

DLL units will be taught online in the Northwestern Europe region. The participants will work together in international groups (UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland) on Praxiserkundungsprojekte (Practical Exploration Projects or PEPs) which will further their methodological-didactic skills and foster intercultural exchange. The professional development programme will be offered in modules.

What our participants say

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DLL – Learning How To Teach German
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If you teach, you have to keep learning yourself. This is something the participants of the DLL training course series are fully aware of. What were they most impressed by? And how did they implement what they learned in the classroom situation?

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Regional Courses in Northwestern Europe DLL - Deutsch Lehren Lernen

Our courses for 2025

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Confirmation of attendance

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What our participants say

DLL – Learning How To Teach German “I felt very well looked after”

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Regional Courses in Northwestern Europe
DLL - Deutsch Lehren Lernen

DLL – Learning How To Teach German
“I felt very well looked after”