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Digital German courses for foreign skilled workers
Foreign skilled workers can improve their language skills with new free German courses. The online courses are aimed at employees…
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Learn German slowly: integration course with more time
For migrants who need more time to learn German, the Tübingen-based association Infö offers a special integration course. It starts…
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The new www.tuenews.de now online
tuenews INTERNATIONAL will look different from December 18: In future, everyone will be able to choose their language and then…
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German is (also) spoken in many Muslim families
The German language has become an integral part of the family language for the majority of parents from a Muslim…
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Promoting early integration through work
By Ute KaiserLanguage is a key to integration – and so is work. One district in Thuringia requires adult asylum…
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Justice Minister Gentges: Less money for integration courses
If the federal government actually cuts the money for integration courses from 1.1 billion to 500 million euros as planned,…
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Free Ukrainian language and literature courses at the University of Tübingen
You can now also learn Ukrainian in Tübingen: from 16 October, the Slavic Department of the University is offering free…
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New language project for refugees who want to study
“Starthilfe Deutsch” is a new project that aims to give particularly gifted young refugees from the Stuttgart area a basic…
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German test for immigrants: new rules
There is a language test especially for immigrants—the German Test for Immigrants (DTZ). With it, they can prove knowledge at…
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Café Sozial offers space for encounters
Refugees of all nations and Tübingen residents can meet at the Café sozial. The café is located on the first…
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Learning Café gets going
The Lern-Café-Tübingen starts from April 26th every Tuesday from 17:30 to 19 o’clock in the Café Sozial (Tübingen, Derendinger Straße…
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First Orientation Course at the Adult Education Center Tübingen
The Volkshochschule Tübingen offers a “First Orientation Course – Welcome to Tübingen!” in March on one morning and one afternoon…
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Pushback “glosses over inhumane processes”
Linguists have named the word “pushback” the “Unwort of the Year 2021”. “Unwort” is a German word that means inappropriate…
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The pandemic sets refugees back in integration
By Lobna Alhindi and Michael Seifert You can hear it everywhere: Refugees complain that their German language skills are not…
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tünews INTERNATIONAL gained reach in 2021
By Wolfgang Sannwald More and more people are taking notice of tünews INTERNATIONAL. This has been confirmed by the doubled…
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Help for refugees in Tübingen at the new location
The Social Welfare Department of the City of Tübingen has moved. It is now located at Derendinger Straße 50. It…
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Let the pig out!
“Let the pig out” is a German expression and means to act out, for example to celebrate at a party.…
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What the heart symbol means
By Oula Mahfouz “The heart breaks”. This metaphor expresses sorrow, but doctors also acknowledge a “broken heart syndrome”. A “strong…
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Learn German online in the VHS learning portal
Those who want to pass the time until they can visit an integration or German course can use the free…
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Sprach-Café in Rottenburg opened again
Refugees can improve their German skills together with volunteers in the Sprach-Café (Language Café) in Rottenburg. There is room to…
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What makes learning German difficult
Level of education, family constellation, health risks and the living situation can negatively influence refugees’ individual language learning capability. This…
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Special secretary for German and integration courses
Combining advice and registration in a better way is the aim of the new registration office of the Adult Education…
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One consequence of the corona crisis: unlearning the German language
“It takes much longer to react verbally and I can no longer say a sentence quickly and correctly, I have…
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German for the job-Professional language courses provide professional
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What does an Ermessensduldung mean?
What does an Ermessensduldung mean? An “Ermessensduldung” (discretionary suspension of removal) is issued, if a person cannot be removed…
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The thousand names of the camel – Arabic is more than a language
world language The thousand names of the camel – Arabic is more than a language by Oula Mahfouz When the…