CAS German as a Second and Foreign Language (GSL/GFL) - Advanced course

This programme is aimed at teachers in various fields of adult education, such as the BAMF’s integration courses, vocational training, further education and professional development, support centres and language schools, as well as teachers at all school levels and educators working in school-related settings.

You can apply the expertise gained on the certificate programme

• in mainstream teaching and in all-day school settings,
• in special needs schools,
• in the BAMF’s integration courses and
• in vocational language support across all areas of vocational education and training.

The entry requirements for this certificate programme are

• a completed university degree comprising a minimum of 180 CP a) in German Studies or other modern and classical philologies, Pedagogy, Adult Education, Educational Science, psychology, or a degree programme that does not differ significantly in terms of content, scope and requirements; or b) a degree programme other than those listed under point a), and evidence of at least 500 hours’ professional experience teaching German as a foreign or second language,
• successful completion of the Continuing Education Certificate in German as a Second and Foreign Language (DaZ/DaF) – Basics (CAS),
• at least one year’s professional experience in the education sector, and
• evidence of German language proficiency at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Please email your application, together with the required documents, to the Centre for Continuing Academic Education.

Together with the other participants, you will gain in-depth knowledge of:

• migration, integration, inclusion,
• approaches such as the multicultural, intercultural, transcultural and pluricultural approaches, as well as the concept of superdiversity, intercultural awareness,
• findings from research into second-language acquisition and multilingualism in adulthood,
• a comparative analysis of the didactics and methodology of DaZ and DaF teaching for adults,
• in-depth theory-based planning of concepts for DaZ and DaF acquisition, particularly for adults, the implementation of language- and content-oriented second-language and multilingualism teaching concepts in the teaching and learning settings of integration courses,
• theory-based, critical review and evaluation of existing language support programmes and materials, as well as German as a Foreign Language (DaF) textbooks,
• teachers’ tasks, roles and professional practice in integration courses, as well as
• the fundamentals of written language acquisition in adults.

The certificate programme runs for one semester and can be undertaken whilst you are in employment. The course consists of three seminars, each comprising two to three days of face-to-face teaching and distance-learning elements.

You will complete the certificate by producing a dissertation in which, based on the course content, you develop a concept for a teaching and learning setting within a BAMF integration course. Upon successful completion of the continuing professional development certificate ‘German as a Second and Foreign Language (DaZ/DaF) – Advanced’, you will receive 15 credit points (CP).

The face-to-face sessions take place on Fridays and Saturdays on the following dates:

The total fee is 1,200 euros. This includes the following:

• Face-to-face seminars and e-learning modules,
• advice and support from lecturers throughout all stages of the course,
• use of the university’s information and communication platform, and
• a recognised certificate (Certificate of Advanced Studies) upon successful completion of the programme.

The legal basis can be found in our Official Notices.

Our Centre for Academic Continuing Education is here to advise you on all matters relating to admission, the organisation of your studies, funding and the recognition of prior learning.