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  • 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.

Learn how to Teach German @Goethe-Institut

GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE DLL- CONCEPT

DLL courses are intended to qualify teachers to teach German as a world language. Take a visual and audio tour to obtain information about the professional development series Learn how to teach German (DLL) at the Goethe-Institut. You will learn about course content,  format, requirements for successful participation, dive into a taster course and take a quiz to test your knowledge before you book a course below.

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

2025
We will be announcing next year's schedule later this fall!

DLL- Course Portfolio 2024

  • DLL 1 © Goethe-Institut

    DLL 1

    TEACHING COMPETENCE AND LESSON PLANNING

    Course offerings in 2024: 

    May 7- July 2, 2024
    Register by April 23, 2024

    August 27- October 22, 2024
    Register by August 13, 2024

    NEW! October 22- December 17, 2024
    Register by October 8, 2024

    Details
  • DLL 2 © Goethe-Institut

    DLL 2

    LEARNING GERMAN AS A WORLD LANGUAGE

    Course offerings in 2024:

    March 12- May 7, 2024
    Register by February 27, 2024

    October 22- December 17, 2024
    Register by October 8, 2024


     

    Details
  • DLL 3 © Goethe-Institut

    DLL 3

    TEACHING GERMAN AS A WORLD LANGUAGE

    Course offerings in 2024: 

    May 7- July 2, 2024 
    Register by April 23, 2024

    October 22- December 17, 2024
    Register by October 8, 2024
     

    Details
  • DLL 4 © Goethe-Institut

    DLL 4

    ASSIGNMENTS, EXERCISES, AND INTERACTION

    Course offerings in 2024: 

    March 12- May 7, 2024 
    Register by February 27, 2024 

    August 27- October 22, 2024
    Register by August 13, 2024

    Details
  • DLL 5 © Goethe-Institut

    DLL 5

    TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA IN THE GERMAN CLASSROOM

    Course offerings in 2024: 

    January 16- March 12, 2024
    Register by January 2, 2024

    May 7- July 2, 2024
    Register by April 23, 2024

    NEW! October 22- December 17, 2024
    Register by October 8, 2024

    Details
  • DLL 6 © Goethe-Institut

    DLL 6

    CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS AND LESSON PLANNING

    Course offerings in 2024: 

    January 16- March 12, 2024 
    Register by January 2, 2024

    October 22- December 17, 2024
    Register by October 8, 2024

    Details
  • DLL 7 © Goethe-Institut

    DLL 7

    ASSESSMENT TOOLS

    Course offering 2024: 

    July 2- August 27, 2024 
    Register by June 18, 2024

    Details
  • DLL 8 © Goethe-Institut

    DLL 8

    GERMAN FOR CHILDREN

    Course offerings in 2024: 

    July 2- August 27, 2024 
    Register by June 18, 2024



     

    Details
  • DLL 10 © Goethe-Institut

    DLL 10

    GERMAN FOR TEENS

    Course offerings in 2024: 

    August 27- October 22, 2024
    Register by August 13, 2024

    Details
Contact: teacherservice-boston@goethe.de
Make your learning count. Attend Goethe-Institut workshops and courses, and earn PD hours or graduate credit through Idioma. Learning options through the Goethe-Institut include DLL courses, GEMs and SPARK series, in-person and online workshops, GETVICO24 conference and more. Graduate credits are available through Idioma’s partners: Colorado State University Pueblo, Southern New Hampshire University and University of The Pacific. Goethe-Institut

Idioma Partnership

In 2022, the Goethe-Institut USA and Idioma Education & Consulting founded a partnership to support the development of new and established German language teachers in the US. Through this partnership, teachers can continue to attend free high-quality workshops and low-cost premier training courses from the Goethe-Institut with the additional opportunity to earn professional development hours or graduate-level credit through Idioma Education for salary advancement, recertification, a graduate-level certificate, or M.Ed.
Our gift to you: Get DLL course books for free (plus shipping costs)! DLL Course Books ($25 value) are available for free (plus shipping costs) from the Goethe-Institut for German teachers in the USA. Order now while supplies last! Available editions: 1 to 10, 16 and 17. Goethe-Institut

DLL Course Books: Our Gift to You!

While supplies last, German language teachers in the United States can request Deutsch Lehren Lernen (DLL) course books. These books are valued at $25 each and are our gift to you! You only need to pay for the cost of shipping.

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