Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs: Foreign Language Assistants from Abroad Teaching at German Schools

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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 (Anglophone and Francophone), France, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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 • housing allowance, 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 .

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