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Open letter from academia on the current access restrictions for integration courses (19.03.2026)

The Federal Ministry of the Interior is massively restricting access to integration courses, thereby jeopardizing the federal government's "overall language programme". However, the decision to restrict access disregards fundamental scientific findings on the connection between language acquisition, labor market integration and social participation. In an open letter 190 academics from the field of German as a foreign and second language and related disciplines have therefore written to the Federal Minister of the Interior calling for the restrictions to be reversed.

DAAD Prize 2025 goes to Liana Baghdasaryan

The Department of German as a Foreign and Second Language warmly congratulates Liana Baghdasaryan , a Master's student of German as a Foreign and Second Language, on receiving the DAAD Prize 2025. With this award, the German Academic Exchange Service not only recognizes her outstanding academic achievements, but also her special social and intercultural commitment.

Liana Baghdasaryan was deeply moved by the award:

"Even after a week, I am speechless and feel very honored. This award encourages me to develop even more and to get even more involved. Many thanks to everyone who nominated me and made this award possible."

We share Liana's delight at this well-deserved recognition and wish her all the best and every success in her future academic and personal endeavors!

Find out more about the DAAD Prize and Liana Baghdasaryanhere.

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Interaction competence in DaFZ

Publication of the 3rd issue of the "Zeitschrift für Interaktionsforschung in DaFZ"

The third issue of the "Zeitschrift für Interaktionsforschung in DaFZ" has just been published. It brings together articles in which the numerous facets of interactional competence are examined from different perspectives, thus contributing to a further differentiation and modeling of the term through context-specific descriptions and providing food for thought for research and teaching practice.

Publication of the 3rd issue of the "Zeitschrift für Interaktionsforschung in DaFZ" : Zur Zeitschrift

"DigiLex UniComm" is online!

The freely accessible digital service DigiLex UniComm offers (international) students a large repertoire of expressions for dealing with university communication situations, including detailed descriptions of their specific conditions of use. This gives them the opportunity to prepare themselves independently for key university communication situations at any time and from any location.

"DigiLex UniComm" is online!: More

"Mein Studienstart in Deutschland" is online!

"Mein Studienstart in Deutschland" is a freely accessible digital service that allows both prospective students and first-year students from all over the world to prepare for their studies at a German university independently, across disciplines and independent of location, time and textbooks.

"Mein Studienstart in Deutschland" is online!: More

VocationalGerman lessons [Status: May 17, 2022]

Against the background of the current demand for skilled workers, the topic of "vocational German lessons" is becoming increasingly important. From 01.07.2022, teachers must provide proof of a qualification for teaching job-related German language skills in accordance with the regulation for job-related German language support (§18 para. 5 DeuFöV) in order to be allowed to teach in vocational language courses.

The Master's degree course in German as a Foreign and Second Language at the University of Kassel includes courses on numerous aspects of vocational German language teaching. The individual courses are integrated into various modules.

The coursework and examinations completed in these courses in the field of "Vocational German Teaching" are certified separately so that they can be submitted to the BAMF for examination after graduation.

Recognition is currently based on individual case decisions. If the requirements stipulated by the BAMF are met, the qualification to teach job-related German language skills is deemed to have been proven.

Information for students majoring in BA German Studies/Module 13: Practical Orientation II B: Career-related project work in GFL/German Studies (specialization module)

Here, BA students majoring in German Studies will find details on practical module 13 (II B), which they can complete as part of selected courses in the DaFZ Master's program.