Learning German for New Immigrants

LEARNING GERMAN FOR NEW IMMIGRANTS

IN THE CITY AND DISTRICT OF HEILBRONN Englisch 2 FOREWORD

This brochure provides information about the options for learning German in the City and District of Heilbronn. It therefore helps people who are moving in from abroad or who have been living in Germany for some time and have so far little or no knowledge of German. But it also supports volunteers and institutions as it helps them to find their way in this field providing an overview of the German language courses on offer.

Being able to speak German offers many advantages. You are able to

>>qualify for a profession or take up a job faster and better >>accompany and support your child appropriately at school >>build up your social contacts >>take a more active part in the life of the City and District of Heilbronn and take advantage of their opportunities.

This brochure also gives families with children useful tips on how to support their child’s language acquisition.

We wish you every success in learning German!

District of Heilbronn Educational coordinator for new immigrants Migration and Integration

Stadt Heilbronn Staff unit Participation and Integration

3 4 CONTENTS

FOREWORD ��3

CONTENTS ��5

INTEGRATION COURSES ��6 General information �� 7 Access to the Integration Course �� 10 Integration Course Providers �� 15

FURTHER GERMAN COURSES ��18 Professional language courses (Deuföv) �� 19 Language courses of the City and District of Heilbronn (VwV-Deutsch) �� 21 Language courses of the aim academy �� 22 Provision of commercial language schools �� 22 Online courses – learning German on the Internet �� 23

SELF-STUDY GERMAN LEARNING ��24

TIPS FOR LANGUAGE ACQUISITION OF CHILDREN IN MULTILINGUAL FAMILIES ��28

ADVICE CENTRES ��32

5 6 INTEGRATION COURSES

6 GENERAL INFORMATION

WHO CAN ATTEND? According to the Common Euro- pean Framework of Reference for Foreigners and Germans with a Languages, the language levels corre- migration background can attend spond to the following knowledge: the Integration Course with a written A1 – Beginner: obligation to participate issued by communication in simple sentences is the Aliens Department (Ausländer- possible if spoken very slowly. behörde) or the Jobcenter. Also A2 – Basic knowledge: citizens of the European Union (EU) simple exchange of information can apply to attend if there are places possible, e.g. about origin or educa- free (the language institute can help). tion with common words Under certain conditions, the course B1 – Advanced use of language: is free of charge. Information for Discussion on familiar topics such as different immigrant groups on how to work, school, leisure, events, hopes access the Integration Course can be and goals is possible. found further down. B2 – Independent use of language: Main content of complex texts are Target: understood, spontaneous and fluent In the Integration Course language conversation on many topics is level B1 should be reached. The entirely possible. Generally, Level language level is a good basis for B2 is the linguistic prerequisite for coping well in many situations in successfully completing vocational everyday life. training. C1 – Proficient language skills: Demanding texts are understood. Language within and outside the profession/university study can be flexibly used for complex issues. C2 – Almost mother tongue skills Effortless communication possible; very precise expressiveness with subtle nuances of meaning.

7 TYPE AND DURATION attend the Integration Course pay 195 euros per 100 units (half of which In addition to general Integration will be refunded if they successfully Courses , there are special Integra- complete the course). Non-eligible tion Courses for illiterate persons, participants pay 390 euros per 100 for parents or youth Integration units (no refund). Whether eligibility Courses (Jugenditegrationskurse) exists depends on the individual for 18-27-year-olds. Each Integration conditions. Course consists of a language course and an Orientation Course (Orienti- erungskurs). The language course REGISTRATION lasts between 700 teaching units (= TU 1TU = 45 minutes) and 1,000 TU Registration for the Integration (intensive course 430 TU). After the Courses can be done directly with the language course follows the Orienta- language institutes. They give indi- tion Course (Orientierungskurs) with vidual advice and conduct language 100 TU. The contents of the Orien- placement tests. In addition, they tation Course are the history, culture help with the application for admis- and legal system of Germany. sion to the Integration Course (if there is no compulsion). If applicable, please take your current benefit COST certificate or other proof of receipt of social benefits such as housing On application, attendance at the benefit (Wohngeld), child benefit Integration Course is free of charge supplement (Kindergeldzulage) or for those immigrants who are in exemption from fees (e.g. GEZ (TV receipt of social benefits (Unem- licence) or kindergarten fee) with you ployment benefit (Arbeitslosen- when registering with the language geld) II, welfare (Sozialhilfe), child school. General questions about Inte- benefit (Kindergeld), housing benefit gration Courses can also be answered (Wohngeld), child benefit supple- by the responsible offices in the city ment (Kindergeldzuschlag), BAFöG and at the Heilbronn District Office or benefits under the Asylum Seekers (see Further information). Benefit Act (Asylbewerberleistungs- gesetz)) who are exempt from paying daycare centre fees (Kita-Gebühren) SEARCHING FOR or the TV licence fee (GEZ-Gebühr). INTEGRATION COURSES The language course providers will IN THE REGION help with the application. In some cases travel allowances are also 1. Open the paid. Immigrants who are entitled to webgis.bamf.de/BAMF/control page 8 2. Click on “Schnellsuche” MORE INFORMATION (on the left hand side) 3. Enter a place or the INFORMATION ABOUT Postcode (Postleitzahl (PLZ)) LEARNING GERMAN IN THE 4. Check the box next to DISTRICT OF HEILBRONN “Integrationskurs” and choose the Landratsamt Heilbronn type of course (e.g. allgemeiner Dezernat 6: Migration und Integration Integrationskurs). Both current and Lerchenstraße 40 planned courses can be selected and 74072 Heilbronn displayed. Email: deutschkurse@ landratsamt-heilbronn.de

MORE INFORMATION Office hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 – 12:00, additionally Wednesday 13:30 – Further information is available on 18:00, First Floor, Rooms E140 – E144 the website of the Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF): Web address: www.bamf.de/DE/ Willkommen/DeutschLernen/ www.landkreis-heilbronn.de/ deutschlernen-node; directly from the deutsch-lernen course providers (see p. 15 f.), or from the migration advice centre respon- INFORMATION CENTRES sible (see p. 33). FOR INTEGRATION COURSES OF THE CITY OF HEILBRONN Marktplatz 7 WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP? 2. Floor, Rooms 213A – 214 74072 Heilbronn After the Integration Course has Phone: 07131 563868, 07131 561201 been successfully/not successfully Email: [email protected] completed (repetition is possible), it may be possible to attend a voca- Office hours: Monday 8:30 – 12:00 tional German course (berufsbez- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday ogener Deutschkurs) (called DeuFöV) 8:30 – 12:00, Thursday 14:00 – 18:00 or a vocational qualification scheme, which is provided by the unem- Web addresses: ployment agency or the Jobcenter. Further information can be obtained www.heilbronn.de/leben/ from the language course providers partizipation-integration/ or from the placement officers/ integrationskurse careers advisers at the Jobcenter or the Arbeitsagentur. welcome.heilbronn.de/de/integration 9 ACCESS TO THE INTEGRATION COURSE

CITIZENS OF THE >>If they have passed the final test, EUROPEAN UNION (EU), persons who have paid for the THE EUROPEAN Integration Course can apply to the ECONOMIC AREA (EEA) BAMF regional office for reimburse- AND SWITZERLAND ment of half of their course costs (if a maximum of two years have elapsed >>EU citizens can apply for admission between the date of eligibility and to the Integration Course within the the final test). scope of free course places if they have poor German language skills or have not been integrated into the GERMANS WITH labour market. However, there is no IMMIGRATION HISTORY entitlement to an Integrations Course. That means they have no actual right >>Admission is possible upon appli- to attend. cation to the BAMF if the applicant >>Application forms are available does not yet have adequate German on the BAMF website: skills and has not been integrated www.bamf.de/DE/Willkommen/ (e.g. into the labour market). DeutschLernen/Integrationskurse/ >> Application forms are available on integrationskurse-node. the BAMF website: Language schools usually help with www.bamf.de/DE/Willkommen/ the application process for admission. DeutschLernen/Integrationskurse/ >>EU citizens contribute 195 euros integrationskurse-node. per 100 units. Recipients of Unem- Language schools usually help with ployment Benefit (Arbeitslosengeld) the application process. II or welfare (Sozialhilfe) are exempt >>A contribution of 195 euros per from the cost upon application. To 100 units must be made. Recipients register for the course at the lan- of social benefits (for more informa- guage school, please bring with you tion see “Cost” on page 8, Integra- your eligibility to participate, your tion Courses section) can apply for identity card and, in the case of mar- exemption from costs. The language ried couples, also that of your spouse, institutes can help with this too. To and a certificate of performance. register for the language course, please bring your eligibility to attend, your identity card (in the case of married couples, also that of your spouse) and any benefit entitlements.

10 LATE REPATRIATES >>as a prerequisite for long-term residence, a residence permit of at >>Late repatriates are entitled to a least one year is usually required. free Integration Course. This also Questions about the residence status applies to family members who have can be answered by the competent been included in the notification of immigration authority. admission. >>If a B1 language certificate is >>The Federal Administration Office already available or if the need for (Bundesverwaltungsamt) in Friedland integration is clearly low, there is no issues the individual entitlement to entitlement to the Integration Course. attend upon entry. >>The immigration authority requires attendance at the Integration Course BUNDESVERWALTUNGSAMT when the residence permit is issued Außenstelle Friedland if no simple or adequate communica- Heimkehrerstraße 16 tion in German is possible. Recipients 37133 Friedland of Unemployment Benefit (Arbeit- Phone: 0228 993589192 slosengeld) II can also be required by Email: [email protected] the Jobcenter to attend the Integra- www.bva.bund.de tion Course. Questions regarding the obligation to take the Integration Course should be directed to the Al- CITIZENS FROM iens Department (Ausländerbehörde) THIRD STATES or the Job Centre! >>As a rule, 195 euros must be paid Persons from countries outside the per 100 units. Recipients of Unem- EU/EEA/Switzerland ployment Benefit (Arbeitslosengeld) II, housing benefit (Wohngeld) or Persons with a residence permit child benefit supplement (Kin- of at least 1 year dergeldzuschlag) or persons who are >>An entitlement to an Integration exempt from paying the TV licence Course exists if the first residence (GEZ) or kindergarten fee or receive permit was issued after 01/01/2005: welfare (Sozialhilfe) are exempt from >>as an employee the cost upon application. To register >>for the purpose of for the course at the language school, family reunification please bring with you your eligibility >>on humanitarian grounds to participate, your identity card and, in the case of married couples, also that of your spouse, and a certificate of performance.

11 Persons with a residence permit Exchange/full-time students of less then 1 year Students are requested to contact Whether persons with a residence the International Office or the permit of less than one year may be Language Centre of their univer- admitted to an Integration Course sity if they are interested in German must be clarified with the Aliens courses. Students can also use the Department (Ausländerbehörde) on a extensive range of courses on offer case-by-case basis. at the commercial language institutes as self-payers. As a rule, they pay a Working immigrants reduced price. Depending on their residence status, employed immigrants may be entitled University graduates to attend the an Integration Course >>EU/EEA/Swiss university graduates or may be admitted to the Integra- are subject to the same rules as EU tion Course or a job-related German citizens (see p. 10). course. The individual situation can >>University graduates from third be clarified with the Aliens Depart- countries with a German degree can ment (Ausländerbehörde) or at a attend an Integration Course or a personal consultation with an Inte- language course at a commercial gration Course provider (language language school as a full-payer. school). >>From language level A2 onwards, vocational German courses may also be considered (DeuFöV, see p. 19). AU PAIRS Information on this can be obtained from the: Au pairs can take advantage of various German language courses BUNDESAGENTUR FÜR ARBEIT offered by commercial language insti- Rosenbergstraße 50 tutes as self-payers. Most language 74074 Heilbronn schools offer a discount for au pairs. Phone: 0800 4555500 www.arbeitsagentur.de/ vor-ort/heilbronn/startseite INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS >>University graduates who work in a company can also ask their human Students from the EU/EEA/Switzer- resources department about support land and third countries in learning German.

12 ASYLUM MIGRANTS the opening hours without advance notice. Confirmation of this will be Persons in the asylum procedure issued immediately. Asylum seekers with a residence >>For asylum seekers with access to permit under § 55 Abs. 1 AsylG with the Integration Course it is free of residence permit/asylum seekers with charge. The responsible social service proof of arrival or integration manager will help with >>Asylum seekers from Eritrea and the application and provide further Syria may, upon application to the information. The criterion of being BAMF, be admitted to the Integra- close to work does not apply to par- tion Course prematurely during the ents with children for whom attend- asylum procedure (irrespective of the ing school is not compulsory. date of their entry into Germany). >>Asylum seekers with a residence Persons in the asylum procedure permit who are close to work and who cannot be admitted to the Inte- who have arrived in Germany before gration Course prematurely should 01/08/2019 can be admitted to the contact the Integration Service or Integration Course upon application Integration Management for informa- after a three-month authorisation tion on alternative language courses. period. Being close to work refers to Further language course provision, the following criteria: combined with practical parts, are >>Already registered with the Em- available via the: ployment Agency (Arbeitsagentur) as seeking employment, training or BUNDESAGENTUR FÜR ARBEIT unemployed Rosenbergstraße 50 >>Already in an employment or train- 74074 Heilbronn ing relationship or attending Entry Phone: 0800 4555500 Qualification (Einstiegsqualifizierung, www.arbeitsagentur.de/ EQ) vor-ort/heilbronn/startseite >>Attending pre-vocational training measures (berufsvorbereitende Bildungsmaßnahmen, BvB) or the pre-vocational training phase of assisted training (assistierten Ausbil- dung, AsA) Being close to work must be docu- mented with a confirmation attached to the application for admission to the Integration Course. Registering as a looking for work can be done at the Employment Agency during 13 Rejected asylum seekers Recognised asylum seekers with residence permit with residence permit/ Rejected asylum seekers, who cannot subsidiary protection be deported, residence permit under Persons entitled to asylum or refugees § 25 Abs. 3. AufenthG under the Geneva Refugee Conven- >>Recipients of social benefits (fur- tion; Persons recognised with refugee ther information under “Cost” on passport or one-year residence permit page 8, section Integration Courses) >>They are entitled to an Integration are entitled to attend the Integration Course (free of charge if entitled to Course free of charge subject to the social benefits). availability of places. >>Persons who cannot communicate >>Persons in work must bear 50% of in German in a simple or adequate the cost. way are required to take the Inte- grationskurs. The Aliens Department Persons with exceptional leave to (Ausländerbehörde) determines the remain § 60a Abs. 2 S. 3 AufenthG obligation to attend when issuing the (Residence Act) residence permit. Persons who for the time being >>Recipients of Unemployment Ben- cannot be deported efit (Arbeitslosengeld) II can also be >>This group is entitled to attend the required by the Jobcenter to attend Integration Course free of charge the Integration Course. subject to the availability of places. >>You can get further information >>Support is provided by the relevant from the relevant social/integration social workers/integration managers, service or integration managers, the the migration advice centres or job centre or directly from the Inte- the Integration Course providers gration Course providers (see p. 15). (see p. 15). >>Persons with exceptional leave to Resettlement refugees remain without discretionary leave Persons with a residence permit to remain under § 60a Abs. 2 S. 3 under § 23 Abs. 4 AufenthG (Resi- AufenthG are excluded from attend- dence Act) ing the Integration Course. >>Resettlement refugees are entitled to an Integration Course (free of charge if they receive social benefits). >>People who cannot communicate in German in a simple/adequate way are required to attend the Integra- tionskurs. The Aliens Department (Ausländerbehörde) determine the obligation to attend when issuing the residence permit. 14 Family reunification for dependents ARKUS GGMBH Persons who have come to Germany Happelstraße 17 for the purpose of joining family, 74074 Heilbronn e.g. spouses, children or other Phone: 07131 991230 family members (§§ 29, 30, 32, 36 Email: AufenthG) [email protected] >>They are entitled to attend an www.arkus-heilbronn.de Integration Course (free of charge if Course type: Literacy course, receiving social benefits). integration course for parents >>Persons who cannot communi- Registration: By phone, cate in German in a simple way are Monday to Friday 9:00 – 12:00 required to attend the Integration Course. The Aliens Department ATACON-BILDUNG GMBH (Ausländerbehörde) determines the Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 25 obligation to attend when issuing the 74076 Heilbronn residence permit. Phone: 07131 133570 >>Recipients of Unemployment Ben- Email: [email protected] efit (Arbeitslosengeld) II can also be www.atacon-bildung.de required by the Jobcenter to attend Course type: General integration the Integration Course. course, literacy course, second script learner learners (also in the evening and at weekends). All types of courses with child care. INTEGRATION Registration: Monday to Friday COURSE PROVIDERS 8:00 – 17:00

BILDUNGSPARK AAW ARBEITSKREIS FÜR HEILBRONN-FRANKEN GGMBH AUS- UND WEITERBILDUNG E.V. Hans-Rießer-Straße 7 Allee 40 74076 Heilbronn 74072 Heilbronn Phone: 07131 770700 Phone: 07131 797926 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.bildungspark.de www.aaw.de Course type: General integration Course type: General integration course, Literacy course, course, literacy course parents’ integration course with Registration: By phone childcare, second script learners Registration: By phone, Monday to Friday 8:00 – 12:00

15 CBZ MUNICH GMBH SIH SPRACHINSTITUT Gartenstraße 47 Allee 40 74072 Heilbronn 74072 Heilbronn Phone: 089 5426120 Phone: 07131 8882719 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.cbz-muenchen.de Course type: General integration Course type: General integration course course, literacy course, Registration: By phone, second script learners Monday to Friday 9:00 – 18:00 Registration: Mornings at the Heilbronn location USS GMBH Etzelstraße 34 GO LANGUAGE 74076 Heilbronn Austraße 111 Email: [email protected] 74076 Heilbronn www.uss.de Phone: 07131 7249870 Course type: General integration Email: [email protected] course, Literacy course www.golanguage.de Registration: By phone, Course type: Integration Course, Tuesdays 10:00 – 16:00 Intensive course on Integration Registration: By phone, USS GMBH Monday to Friday 8:00 – 18:00 Salzstraße 185 74076 Heilbronn INTERNATIONALER BUND E.V. Phone: 07131 89895911 Knorrstraße 8 Course types: General integration 74074 Heilbronn course, literacy course; Phone: 07131 78090 Repeater course Email: BZ-Heilbronn@ Registration: during opening hours: internationaler-bund.de Monday to Thursday 8:30 – 16:00 www.internationaler-bund.de Course type: Youth integration course VDV E.V. Registration: By phone Salzstraße 31 74078 Heilbronn Phone: 07135 35342018 Email: [email protected] www.vdv-leonberg.de Course type: General integration course (also evenings)

16 VHS HEILBRONN TRICOS GBR Kirchbrunnenstraße 12 Karlstraße 51 74072 Heilbronn 74072 Heilbronn Phone: 07131 996520 Phone: 07131 1245722 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.vhs-heilbronn.de www.tricos-bildung.de/ Course type: General integration tricos-in-heilbronn course (also evenings), literacy Course type: General integration course, second script learner learner course (also evenings and weekends) Registration: Tuesday + Wednesday Registration: Tuesday to Thursday 10:00 – 13:30 and Thursday 14:00 – 18:00 personally 15:00 – 18:00, placements with appointment

VHS NECKARSULM Seestraße 15 74172 Neckarsulm Phone: 07132 35370 Email: [email protected] www.vhs-neckarsulm.de Course type: General integration course (also evenings) Advice and registration: Wednesday 14:00 – 17:30 Opening hours of the secretariat German as a foreign language: Monday + Thursday 10:00 – 12:00 and 15:00 – 18:00

17 FURTHER GERMAN COURSES PROFESSIONAL LANGUAGE COURSES (DEUFÖV)

These courses are job-related German >>Persons with residence permit un- courses with a duration of 400 to 500 der § 25 Abs. 5 AufenthG units (45 minutes each), which include >>Citizens of third countries with a grammar and job-related vocabulary. residence permit A2 courses, B1 courses, B2 courses >>Persons with leave to remain from and C1 courses are offered. This is Syria and Eritrea after registration as intended to make communication with unemployed or seeking work colleagues, superiors and customers >>Persons with leave to remain from easier. In addition to basic vocational Iraq, Iran and Somalia can only attend courses (Basisberufskursen), there are the professional language course special courses that teach vocational if they entered the country before German for certain professions (e.g. 01/08/2019 and have registered with academic and non-academic healing the Employment Agency (Arbe- professions). itsagentur) as unemployed or seeking As a rule, vocational language work. courses can only be attended once all The following are excluded: options for attending the Integration >>Asylum seekers from safe countries Course have been exhausted. of origin (EU countries, Albania, Bos- The following may attend: nia and Herzegovina, Ghana, Kosovo, >>Citizens from the EU/EEA/Switzer- Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Repub- land lic, Montenegro, Senegal, Serbia; as >>German citizens with a migra- of: July 2019) tion background/late repatriates >>Self-employed persons (regardless (Spätaussiedler) of residence status) >>Persons with exceptional leave to remain under § 60a Absatz 2 Satz 3 The Employment Agency (Agentur AufenthG für Arbeit) and the Jobcenter issue an >>Persons with exceptional leave to eligibility to attend for their clients. remain close to the job market after Employed persons and trainees who six months of that leave to remain. are not registered with the job centre >>Asylum seekers close to the labour or the employment agency can also market who arrived in Germany be- take part in the job-related language fore 01/08/2019 (after three months training if their language skills are not permission). yet sufficient to cope with everyday >>Immigrants for the purpose of fam- working life. Persons in the profes- ily reunification sional recognition procedure are also >>Recognised asylum seekers entitled to attend. 19 Employees/trainees can also make a PROVIDER OF VOCATIONAL separated application directly to the LANGUAGE COURSES BAMF: www.bamf.de: Infothek / Berufsbez- AAW ARBEITSKREIS FÜR ogene Sprachförderung / Berufsbe- AUS- UND WEITERBILDUNG E.V. zogene Sprachförderung gem. §45a Allee 40 AufenthG / Vordrucke und Formulare 74072 Heilbronn / “Antrag auf Teilnahmeberechtigung Phone: 07131 797926 für Beschäftigte” und “Antrag auf Email: [email protected] Teilnahmeberechtigung für Auszubil- www.aaw.de dende”. BERLITZ DEUTSCHLAND GMBH Attending a professional language Marktplatz 13 course is generally free of charge. 74072 Heilbronn Employed persons whose taxable Phone: 07131 5944809 annual income exceeds 20,000 euros www.berlitz.de (40,000 euros for jointly assessed persons) must pay a contribution BILDUNGSPARK towards the cost of approx. 2 euros HEILBRONN-FRANKEN per lesson. Trainees are in all cases Hans-Rießer-Straße 7 exempt from an additional payment. 74076 Heilbronn Travel allowances are also paid Phone: 07131 770700 under certain conditions. Information Email: [email protected] about this can be obtained from the www.bildungspark.de language course providers. Search for professional language GO LANGUAGE courses (Deuföv) in the region: Austraße 111 1. Open the page 74076 Heilbronn www.kursnet.arbeitsagentur.de Phone: 07131 7249870 2. Enter “deuföv” in the Email: [email protected] search field and “Heilbronn” www.golanguage.de in the Veranstaltungsort field Registration: By phone, 3. Press the Suche starten button Monday to Friday 8:00 – 18:00

INTERNATIONALER BUND E.V. Knorrstraße 8 74074 Heilbronn Phone: 07131 78090 Email: BZ-Heilbronn@ internationaler-bund.de www.internationaler-bund.de 20 USS GMBH language courses, intensive language Etzelstraße 34 courses, literacy courses and parents’ 74076 Heilbronn and women’s language courses with Phone: 07131 155330 childcare. Email: [email protected] www.uss.de Information about current course provision is available: VHS HEILBRONN Kirchbrunnenstraße 12 For residents of the 74072 Heilbronn City of Heilbronn: Phone: 07131 996520 Stadt Heilbronn Email: [email protected] Stabsstelle Partizipation www.vhs-heilbronn.de und Integration Lohtorstraße 27 VHS NECKARSULM 74072 Heilbronn Seestraße 15 Phone: 07131 562728 74172 Neckarsulm [email protected] Phone: 07132 35370 welcome.heilbronn.de Email: [email protected] www.vhs-neckarsulm.de For residents of the District of Heilbronn: Landratsamt Heilbronn Migration und Integration LANGUAGE COURS- Lerchenstraße 40 ES OF THE CITY 74072 Heilbronn AND THE DISTRICT Phone: 07131 9948470 deutschkurse@ OF HEILBRONN landratsamt-heilbronn.de (VWV-DEUTSCH) www.landkreis-heilbronn.de

Through the state language promotion programme “VwV Deutsch”, the state of Baden-Württemberg makes funds available annually to city and District (Landkreis) for German courses (co-financed by the city and District (Landkreis)). The programme is aimed at all those who do not have access to Integration Courses. Support is provided for traditional 21 LANGUAGE COURSE PROVISION OF PROVISION OF THE COMMERCIAL LAN- AIM ACADEMY GUAGE SCHOOLS

The Akademie für Innovative Bildung Irrespective of the possibility of und Management Heilbronn-Franken attending Integration Courses, all gGmbH (aim) offers German courses those interested can use the exten- free of charge for schoolchildren, sive range of commercial language trainees and young adults who wish schools as self-payers. Integration to study in Germany. Depending on Course providers (see p. 15) often the target group, the courses take offer additional German courses place during the school holidays or at different times and in different during the week during the day or numbers of hours per week. Further in the evening for different levels language institutes can be researched (A1 – C1) and regardless of the origin via the Gelbe Seiten or on the of the immigrants. Further informa- Internet. tion about the courses and registration from Nadine Skrotzki, phone: 07131 39097393 Email: [email protected].

22 ONLINE COURSES – LEARNING GERMAN ON THE INTERNET

There are excellent opportunities to >>Deutscher Volkshochschul- learn German on the Internet. Some Verband: www.vhs-lernportal.de of them are even free of charge. Most Free digital learning provision of the of them are suitable for learning Deutschen Volkshochschul-Verbands German on your own. A number of e.V. (DVV) for free online courses apps also support learning German, in German as a second language sometimes for a fee. (A1 – B2). There are exercises for reading, listening, writing and Deutsche Welle: speaking. Learners are supported by www.dw.com/deutschlernen online tutors. >>Online learning provision by the The desktop version offers a huge Stadtbibliothek Heilbronn: range of German courses and stadtbibliothek.heilbronn.de exercises free of charge: German For registered customers of the language courses (in 29 languages) Stadtbibliothek there is the online from A1 to C2, online learning, videos, service LinguaTV for learning audios and podcasts – also German. There are also laptops and worksheets for printing. There you computer workstations in the library. can also find: The staff of the municipal library will >>Exercises at all levels be happy to help with registration. >>Placement tests The membership fee for adults 19 >>Slowly spoken messages years and older is 8 euros for >>Vocabulary builders 3 months, 20 euros for one year. >>Pronunciation coaching Under 19 years of age use is free of A limited German learning charge. provision is available on the mobile version learngerman.dw.com. Stadtbibliothek Heilbronn >>Goethe Institute: www.goethe.de / im Theaterforum K3 Online Deutsch lernen Berliner Platz 12 In addition to the paid service, there 74072 Heilbronn are also free online exercises such Phone: 07131 562663 as pronunciation exercises, vocabu- stadtbibliothek.heilbronn.de lary exercises (on social or technical professions, crafts, office, services or culture) – with tasks, interviews and films. 23 SELF-STUDY GERMAN LEARNING It is not always possible to attend DEUTSCHTREFF AT a language course immediately. THE STADTBIBLIOTHEK Sometimes there are waiting times HEILBRONN between two courses. Especially for people with learning experience, Every Monday from 15:30 – 17:00 learning German on their own is a an open, free Deutschtreff takes good supplement – provided that place. Every week a large number they are motivated and disciplined. of German-speaking mentors learn, speak and play here with guests from all over the world who would like to LANGUAGE LEARNING learn German. Attendance is free and BOOKS FOR SELF-STUDY possible at any time.

For learning German on your Stadtbibliothek Heilbronn own there are extensive learning im Theaterforum K3 materials available, e.g. from the Berliner Platz 12 publishing houses PONS, Hueber, 74072 Heilbronn Klett and Cornelsen. Some text- Phone: 07131 562663 books are in German-English or in stadtbibliothek.heilbronn.de other languages. In order to enable self-monitoring, self-study German learning books should include the “DEUTSCH PERFEKT” solutions to the tasks. The works MAGAZINE listed here are given as examples. Local bookshops will give further In larger magazine shops advice. You can also get an over- (e.g. at the railway station) there view of what is on offer at the local is the monthly magazine “Deutsch libraries. Here are a few examples: perfekt” (Spotlight Verlag), which >>Sprachkurs Plus Deutsch (Hueber) supports learning German. >>Motive, A1 – B1 (Hueber) >>Grammatik aktiv, A1 – B1 und More information: B2/C1 (Cornelsen) www.deutsch-perfekt.com >>PONS Grammatik kurz & bündig Deutsch (PONS) >>To prepare for the TELC exam, there are books from the publishers TELC and Klett, for example.

25 PRACTISE COMMUNICATION LEARNING GERMAN WITH IN THE SPONSORSHIP VOLUNTEER LANGUAGE PROGRAMME “SPRACHE TEACHERS VERBINDET” In many municipalities of the District Regardless of origin, religion or (Landkreis) there are asylum and age, immigrants can practise their helper groups whose members oral communication with German- volunteer to give language lessons. speaking inhabitants. The “Sprache Contact with the asylum groups is verbindet” programme is carried provided by the town halls. out in the city of Heilbronn by ARGE Flüchtlingsarbeit Heilbronn and in the District (Landkreis) Heilbronn by Caritas Heilbronn Hohenlohe. The staff place language mentors with whom German is spoken in regular, self-organised meetings.

Further information and registration: Kerstin Denner-Woerner ARGE Heilbronn Phone: 0176 18980939 Email: denner-woerner@ caritas-heilbronn-hohenlohe.de

Language mentor placement in Neckarsulm and Bad Friedrichshall: Brunhilde Massa Phone: 07132 5858 Email: massa.b@ caritas-heilbronn-hohenlohe.de, www.caritas-heilbronn-hohenlohe.de/ de/was-wir-bieten/treffpunkte/ sprache-verbindet

26 CERTIFICATION OF SELF-ACQUIRED LANGUAGE SKILLS

With larger language schools, you can take a language test for a fee in order to have your self-acquired language skills certified. This test costs approx. 100 – 200 euros depending on the language level. Information can be obtained from the language institutes (see overview). A free assessment of the level under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is provided by online tests such as those published by Spotlight Verlag: www.sprachtest.de/ einstufungstest-deutsch

Refugees can take the online language assessment test (onSET) free of charge, which gives an assessment of their language skills. refugees.onset.de

27 TIPS FOR LANGUAGE ACQUISITION OF CHILDREN IN MULTI- LINGUAL FAMILIES Speaking several languages has many READING AND advantages: You gain access to diffe- READING ALOUD rent cultures and your children feel at home in various cultures. Children can Read to your children regularly – easily learn different languages at the preferably daily, e.g. before bed time. same time: simultaneously, consecuti- vely or together. Tipp: A sound command of German The project “Amira Lesen” is important for your child to be www.amira-lesen.de offers free multi- successful in school. Your child will lingual children’s books in German, learn German in the child day-care Italian, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, centre, kindergarten and school. As English, Polish, Farsi and Spanish. The parents, you are your child’s most stories are based on primary school important helpers in learning German. vocabulary. The texts are read out The following tips will show you how slowly. you can support your child in this Multilingual children’s books in process. German, Arabic, Farsi, Polish, Roma- nian, Russian, Tamil and Turkish are available – also free of charge – from ACTIVE USE OF LANGUAGE the Mulingula projects at IN THE FAMILY www.mulingula-praxis.de

Talk a lot to your child at home. Use your preferred language – the “language of your heart”. Usually this is your native language. For example, ask your child to help you: “Let‘s put the laundry away now. You can fold the socks. Then I will put the towels into the cupboard.” In case the parents have different mother tongues, father and mother should speak to the child in their respective language, e.g. mother Romanian, father German. Also sing children’s songs from your home country or in other languages with your child.

29 ATTENDING A CHILD EXTENDING ACCESS TO THE DAY-CARE CENTRE (“KITA”) GERMAN LANGUAGE / DAY-CARE PROVIDERS OR KINDERGARTEN Library: Visit the local library with your child. The longer children attend the Free passes are available for children day-care centre, kindergarten or and teenagers and you can borrow day-care provider, the more time books, audio books, games and DVDs they have to learn German – and the free of charge with your child. Ask better prepared they are for school. the library staff for age-appropriate In the child care centre and kinder- books for your child. garten children learn to hear and Children’s libraries also have good speak and acquire a broad vocabu- offers for reading promotion. Chil- lary: At the start of school, a child dren who are used to books and read with German as a first language has regularly are better at spelling and a command of about 5,000 different text writing. words. Pupils with an extensive vocabulary can better understand lesson Leisure activities: contents than pupils with a limited Find out (e.g. at the town hall), which vocabulary. Ideally, your child should leisure and sports activities there attend a child day-care centre before are in your area. Your child will come the age of three. into contact with other children of The town halls provide information the same age while playing foot- about childcare services. ball, making music or participating in other hobbies. This improves the child’s communication skills and enables him or her to find friends.

30 School offers: LEARN GERMAN YOURSELF Ask your school for offers in addition to lessons, e.g. homework assistance By learning German themselves, or reading sessions. If afternoon parents as role models can send an care is available (as core-time care important signal to their children. or after-school care), make use of it Children realise that learning German if possible. This way, your child will is important and worthwhile. Find out acquire German language skills more about your own options for taking quickly. part in a German course.

Children’s channel: If your child has already started learning German, he or she can also watch age-appropriate children’s films or television programmes on the children’s channel (Kinderkanal KIKA) (www.kika.de). This improves the listening comprehension and expands the vocabulary. Films and children’s programmes should only be used for a limited period of time. They complement the other measures, but do not replace them.

31 ADVICE CENTRES Information on language acquisition From 27 years of age: or the Integration Course is also available free of charge from the following MIGRATIONSBERATUNGSSTELLE offices. (MBE) DIAKONISCHES WERK Schellengasse 7 – 9 74072 Heilbronn ADVICE CENTRES FOR Phone: 07131 9644801 MIGRANTS Email: [email protected]

The advice centres have divided up MIGRATIONSBERATUNGSSTELLE their regional responsibilities. There (MBE) CARITAS-ZENTRUM are advice centres for adults (Migra- HEILBRONN tionsberatung, MBE) and for young Bahnhofstraße 13 people (12 – 27, Jugendmigrationsdi- 74072 Heilbronn enst, JMD). Phone: 07131 89809300 Email: migrationsberatung@ 12 – 27 years of age: caritas-heilbronn-hohenlohe.de

EVANGELISCHER MIGRATIONSBERATUNGSSTELLE JUGENDMIGRATIONSDIENST (JMD) (MBE) Schellengasse 7 – 9 Deutsches Rotes Kreuz 74072 Heilbronn Kreisverband Heilbronn e.V. Phone: 07131 9644801 Frankfurter Straße 12 Email: [email protected] 74072 Heilbronn Phone: 07131 623627 IN VIA JUGENDMIGRATIONSDIENST Email: [email protected] (JMD) Bahnhofstraße 13 74072 Heilbronn Phone: 07131 89809220 WELCOME CENTER Email: [email protected] HEILBRONN-FRANKEN Weipertstraße 8 – 10 74076 Heilbronn To make an appointment: Phone: 07131 7669868 Open consultation hours: Monday 9:00 – 14:00, Thursday 14:00 – 19:00 Email: welcomecenter@ heilbronn-franken.com www.welcomecenter-hnf.com

33 INFORMATION ABOUT LEARNING GERMAN IN THE DISTRICT OF HEILBRONN Landratsamt Heilbronn Dezernat 6: Migration und Integration Lerchenstraße 40 74072 Heilbronn Email: deutschkurse@ landratsamt-heilbronn.de

www.landkreis-heilbronn.de/ deutsch-lernen

INFORMATION CENTRES FOR INTEGRATION COURSES OF THE CITY OF HEILBRONN Marktplatz 7 2. Floor, Rooms 213A – 214 74072 Heilbronn Phone: 07131 563868, 07131 561201 Email: integrationskurs@ heilbronn.de

www.heilbronn.de/leben/ partizipation-integration/ integrationskurse

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34 MY NOTES LEGAL NOTICE

Landratsamt Heilbronn Lerchenstraße 40 74072 Heilbronn Editorial office: Heide Hindahl The brochure shows the status as of November 2019.

District of Heilbronn: Migration and Integration [email protected] Phone: 07131 9948470

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City of Heilbronn: Staff unit Participation and Integration Lohtorstraße 27 74072 Heilbronn [email protected] Phone: 07131 562728

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