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Integration Courses
The general integration course consists of a total of 700 lessons, each lasting 45 minutes. Of these, 600 lessons are dedicated to the language course and 100 lessons to the orientation course.
The relevant information can be found on the website of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees in the following languages: German, English, French, Russian, Arabic, and Turkish.
The integration course for low-literacy learners is primarily intended for people who are already familiar with the Latin alphabet but have limited experience with reading, writing, and structured learning, and whose literacy skills are at such a low level that they cannot fully meet the demands of a highly text-based society.
The course also targets functional and secondary illiterate learners, as well as people who are learning a second writing system.
In 1,200 lessons, participants acquire basic German language skills at levels A2/B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
In the orientation course (100 lessons), topics such as politics in a democracy, history and responsibility, and people and society are covered.
Not only among the German population but also among immigrants, there are people who cannot read and write sufficiently.
Many of them face an additional challenge: they are expected not only to speak German but also to learn to read and write in the Latin alphabet at the same time.
Literacy courses help these people. If you know someone who…
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would like to learn to read and write for the first time,
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can read and write but not sufficiently,
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would like to improve their German speaking and comprehension skills, and
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wants to learn how to navigate everyday life in Germany without fear,
…then a literacy course might be the right choice for that person.
In the literacy course, participants learn the Latin alphabet and German at the same time in up to 1,200 lessons.
In addition, participants learn learning strategies and how they can support themselves and each other in order to make progress. They are also encouraged to discover their potential and realize that they, too, can actively participate in social life.
The 100-hour orientation course follows the language course and provides participants with knowledge about the legal system, culture, and history in Germany.
The aim of the orientation course is to familiarize immigrants with the social values in Germany and thereby contribute to constructive and positive coexistence in society.
Topics covered in the orientation course include, among others, the most important constitutional principles, recent German history, religious diversity, and gender equality between men and women.