Learn German with literacy

The "Integration Course with Literacy" of the Bildungswerk der Hessischen Wirtschaft eV [BWHW] offers adult immigrants who are not sufficiently literate the opportunity to learn German in a small group.

Target group

The offer is aimed at immigrants who have only limited or no familiarity with the Latin alphabet and who cannot attend a general integration course due to a lack of or insufficient written language skills.
The prerequisite for admission is a certificate of eligibility or commitment from a job center or the immigration office.

Goals

• Functional literacy
• Master the vocabulary needed for speaking, reading, understanding and writing in everyday life
• Be able to read letters, addresses, newspapers, etc. and fill out forms without help
• Important information about German history, legal system and politics

Content & Services

• Individual support of learners through small groups
• Building a vocabulary in writing and speaking, as well as teaching grammar and oral skills
• Instruction in learning strategies and techniques that promote self-learning
• Preparation for the German Test for Immigrants [DTZ] and the "Living in Germany" test

Duration & Course

The integration course consists of a language course with 900 teaching units [45-minute teaching units], divided into a basic language course [300 teaching units] and an advanced language course A + B [600 teaching units, as well as a subsequent orientation course with 100 teaching units].

The course ends with the German Test for Immigrants [DTZ] + Test "Living in Germany"

Financial support

The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees [BAMF] may cover the course costs.

An application is required for this; funding also requires reliable participation in the course.

Course start

Start of the new course planned for September 2023

Classes are Monday to Friday 8:30 to 12:30