German Language Courses
Integration Courses of BAMF
Aim of the courses
The courses aim to foster the integration of immigrants. You learn at different levels how to communicate in important situations of everyday life. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are trained.
The language course is designed to attain level B1 of CERF. The course finishes with the final exam Deutschtest für Zuwander/innen.
In addition to everyday knowledge, the orientation course is supposed to give you an overview of Germany’s legal order, culture and history.
Course Organization
| Kurs | Dauer | Stufe |
|---|---|---|
| Basic course | 100 teaching hours | A 1 to A 2 |
| 100 teaching hours | ||
| 100 teaching hours | ||
| Aufbaukurs | 100 teaching hours | A 2 to B 1 |
| 100 teaching hours | ||
| 100 teaching hours | ||
| Orientation course | 45 teaching hours | after B 1 |
Special Integration Courses (adolescents, women / parents, alphabetization courses) comprise 900 teaching hours.
Categories of course participants
The following persons are either obliged or permitted - if they file an application with BAMF – to attend the course:
- Foreign citizens
- Citizens of the European Union
- Late immigrants of German descent and their family members
- Quota refugees and persons who have been granted asylum
- German citizens
Fees
The courses are subsidized through public funds. Persons who are obliged or permitted to attend the course pay 100 € for 100 teaching hours.
No fee is paid when you receive social assistance or unemployment benefits (Arbeitslosengeld II).
Textbooks must be paid extra.
As long as the course is not booked up, persons who have no permission to sit in the course may be admitted. As they do not profit from public subsidies, they must pay 300 € for 100 teaching hours.
Course Chart
| City District | Course Type and Times | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osdorf Lurup |
Parttime Courses and Alphabetization Courses Three times a week 9:30 am – 12:45 pm also every afternoon |
Kulturhaus Lurup des Blinden- und Sehbehindertenvereins DRK foerdern und wohnen |
Wednesday Stadtteilbüro Osdorf
Mrs. Gerigk Tel.: +49 (0)163 / 568 25 45 |
| Bramfeld Farmsen |
Intensive Courses and Alphabetization Courses daily 10:00 am – 2:15 pm also every afternoon |
IBH Turnierstieg 16 Haus C 22175 Hamburg |
Monday through Thursday
Mrs. Gerigk and Mrs. Wilhelm Tel.: +49 (0)40 / 696 41 115 E-Mail: petra.gerigk@ibhev.de and angelika.wilhelm@ibhev.de |
| Hamm | Intensive Course daily 9:00 am – 1:00 pm |
Europaschule Gymnasium Hamm Ebelingplatz 8 20537 Hamburg |
Monday through Thursday
Mrs. Gerigk Tel.: +49 (0)40 / 69 64 11 15 E-Mail: petra.gerigk@ibhev.de |
| Bergedorf Nettelnburg |
Intensive Course child care at INVIA |
Commundo Tagungshotel Oberer Landweg 27 21033 Hamburg Gewerbeschule G 19 Billwerder Billdeich 622 21033 Hamburg (access via Ladenbeker Furtweg) |
Wednesday Thursday
Mrs. Moll-Schneck Tel.: +49 (0)40 / 800 056 221 E-Mail: moll-schneck@ibhev.de |
| Neuwiedenthal | Parttime Courses and Alphabetization Courses Two to four times a week 9:30 am – 12:45 pm |
Stadtteilhaus Neuwiedenthal Stubbenhof 15 Schule Quellmoor Neuwiedenthal |
Thursday
Mrs. Schäffer Tel.: 0176 / 50 38 91 14 E-Mail: eva.schaeffer@ibhev.de |
Flyer
- BAMF Brochure (German): "Deutsch lernen – für die Zukunft Ihrer Familie"
- BAMF-Brochure (German): "Deutsch lernen - Chancen verbessern"