DAS Qualification as a Teacher of German as a Second and Foreign Language (GSL/GFL)

This programme is aimed at

• teachers in various fields of adult education, such as the BAMF’s integration courses
• teachers in vocational initial training, further education and continuing professional development, in special needs schools and language schools
• teachers at all school levels and educators working in school-related contexts

You can apply the expertise gained on the certificate programme in the BAMF’s integration courses, in work-related language support across all areas of vocational training, in mainstream lessons, in all-day schools and in special needs schools.

The entry requirements for the certificate programme are

• a completed university degree comprising at least 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 (a), together with evidence of at least 500 hours’ professional experience teaching German as a foreign or second language
• at least one year’s professional experience in the education sector 
• evidence of German language proficiency at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

Please send your application and the required documents by email to the Centre for Academic Continuing Education.

All legal bases, including previous versions, can be found in our Official Notices.

As a participant, you will acquire knowledge and skills relating to

• the critical and sensitive use of language(s), language learning and language teaching in a society of migration
• informal and formal language proficiency assessments as a basis for language training programmes and their targeted use
• the fundamentals of language teaching
• the implementation of language- and content-oriented second-language and multilingualism teaching approaches in teaching and learning settings specific to educational and vocational contexts
• language learning counselling for learners
• 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 exploration of theory-based planning of concepts for DaZ and DaF acquisition, particularly among adults
• 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
• the fundamentals of written language acquisition in adults

The certificate programme runs over two semesters and can be undertaken whilst working. The programme consists of six seminars, each comprising two to three days of face-to-face teaching and distance-learning elements. Three of these seminars form one module. The first module corresponds to the CAS ‘German as a Second and Foreign Language (DaZ/DaF) – Fundamentals’ and the second to the CAS ‘German as a Second and Foreign Language (DaZ/DaF) – Advanced’. Incidentally, you can also book both separately and combine them later to form the DAS.

Each module concludes with an assignment in which, based on the module content, a concept is developed for a teaching and learning setting in the relevant type of school or institution (Module 1) and for a teaching and learning setting within a BAMF integration course (Module 2). Upon successful completion of the continuing professional development certificate “Qualification as a Teacher of German as a Second and Foreign Language (DaZ/DaF)”, you will receive 30 credit points (CP).

Introduction to the course: 8 October 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm (online) 

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

The total fee is 2,400 euros. This includes the following:

• Face-to-face seminars
• Access to the specially developed e-learning modules
• Advice and support throughout all stages of the course
• A prestigious certificate (Diploma of Advanced Studies) upon successful completion of the programme

The applicable legal basis can be found in our Official Notices.