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Course II Fortbildungs­kurs

The Fortbildungskurs (FBK) is designed for non-native teachers of German as a Foreign Language (GFL-teachers) and non-native postgraduate students of German. It aims to expand participants' language abilities and develop their GFL teaching skills.

Language level: GER/CEF C1 / C2

You will learn how to use film, pop music, literature, drama and syntactic features in language lessons and how to teach literature in a creative and motivating way. You will be able to use innovative didactic concepts and modern methods to make your lessons lively, effective and sustainable.

Participants are given the opportunity to work with various instructors and can choose their own set of modules from a wide variety of topics.

Wortwolke mit den Begriffen „Neue Methoden“, „qualifiziert - modern - erfolgreich“, „Literatur kreativ“, „Interkulturelle Kompetenz“, „Spielend Lernen“, „Lernen mit allen Sinnen", „Literatur sprechen“, „Lieder, Filme, Szenisches Spiel“, „Landeskunde praktisch“ und „Rethorik & Selbstpräsentation“

Classes in the morning

Didactic training according to your interests

Classes consist of a total of 20 hours per week, taught in the morning. Upon your arrival, you select a total of three modules according to your individual interests, as follows: one module out of three Basic Modules; and one module each from Additional Modules Group A and from Additional Modules Group B. In addition, your choice of modules will be supplemented with the Project Module Special Focus: GFL Goes Digital. Effective Video Conferencing. Typical modules may be:

Basic Modules (8 hours per week each)

  • Multimedia: The Possibilities of Film in GFL Teaching
  • Exam Preparation GFL
  • Grammar Didactics for GFL

Additional Modules: Group A (4 hours per week each)

  • Development of Subject-Specific Syntactical Competence
  • Learners as Discoverers, Researchers and Inventors

Additional Modules: Group B (4 hours per week each)

  • The Diary: a Cultural Historical Perspective
  • German phonetics and phonology in GFL lessons

Project Module Special Focus (4 hours per week)

  • Teaching units in practice

Complementary Afternoon Classes

Seminars on language, literature, art and regional studies, workshops

The seminars listed below illustrate some of the complementary classes typically offered for Course II, Fortbildungskurs. The final program will be presented to you after your arrival in Heidelberg.

  • Individual learning opportunities for German as a foreign language
  • Intercultural Training: Focus on Germany
  • Advanced Phonetics and Phonology

Also, FBK participants are welcome in any other complementary afternoon class requiring GER level B2 or above.

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