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Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs: Foreign Language Assistants from Abroad Teaching at German Schools
Contact
Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs
Pädagogischer Austauschdienst (PAD)
Postfach 22 40
53012 Bonn
Germany
Contact
Tel.: +49 228/501-0
Fax: +49 228/501-333
E-Mail: fsa@kmk.org
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Overview
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A print version of this announcement (PDF) is available in the further tabs (e.g. “Application requirements”).
Programme Description
Every year about 800 foreign students come to Germany as foreign-language assistants (FLA) to be placed in host schools and support the local subject-specialist teachers in their native languages. The FLA assist the teachers during 12 lessons per week and help make the situation of learning a foreign language lively and inspiring for the pupils.
The FLA’s responsibilities include
- language tutorials and providing information for cultural studies lessons
- role playing or rehearsing exam situations with the pupils
- conversation exercises in small groups
- preparing illustrative and teaching materials.
Target Group
students from Australia, Belgium, Canada (anglophones and Quebec), France, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and China.
Academic Requirements
As a rule, the future foreign-language assistants should have completed a degree course of at least 2 years at a higher education institution in their home countries with one of the subjects being German.
Number of Scholarships
about 800 grants each year
Duration
about 6 to 9 months
Scholarship Value
- monthly stipend of 1,000 EUR
- health-, accident- and liability insurances
- contribution to travel expenses, if necessary
Application Papers
International students may apply directly in their home countries. The contact data of the relevant partner organisations are available here.
Application Deadline
The competent partner organisations in your country of origin will provide you with the application deadlines. Please find a detailed list at the website of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs.
Application requirements
Application Requirements
Foreign-language assistants should have completed a degree course of at least 2 years at a higher education institution in their home countries with one of the subjects being German. Applicants are furthermore required to have a good command of German and must be under 30 years of age when submitting their application.
Further participation requirements:
- Europe: Applicants are welcome to participate if they study German language and literature. Students from France and the United Kingdom may also apply if they are studying subjects other than German.
- non-European countries: Students are invited to participate if they study German language and literature. Future teachers who have successfully completed a degree at a higher education institution (e.g. Bachelor of Arts) upon the start of the assistance year are favoured in the selection process.