How important is language acquisition to the integration of skilled immigrants? This is the subject of “Deutsch lernen für ein Leben in Deutschland” (Learning German for a Life in Germany), a report ...

From April, the German courses for refugees in Austria will be reformed: In addition to classroom instruction, mandatory self ...

The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) stopped issuing approvals for integration courses without warning, according to course providers. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Christoph Soeder ...

State integration ministers have called for a more positive discussion around immigration, and better funding for language and integration courses throughout Germany. At a time when populism and ...

Austria's government is tightening rules around mandatory German language courses for refugees and asylum seekers in a bid to ...

“My philological studies have satisfied me that a gifted person ought to learn English (barring spelling and pronouncing), in 30 hours, French in 30 days, and German in 30 years.” – Mark Twain, “That ...

Worldwide an additional four thousand German teachers are needed. Language skills are the key to successful integration for immigrant students and skilled workers alike – hence the need for ...

Introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in German and to the culture of German-speaking regions. This course meets three (3) hours per week in the classroom and requires at least one ...