Teaching German abroad

Language assistantships

The language assistantships programme is aimed first and foremost at students studying to be secondary school teachers who have completed five semesters, as well as newly qualified teachers and qualified teachers. Language assistants teach at schools in Belgium, France, the UK, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Croatia, the Netherlands, Russia and Spain for between 12 and 15 hours a week within the school’s German department. Becoming a language assistant will give you a first taste of teaching abroad. You will assist German teachers within their lessons and work closely together with them. The most important part of the language assistant’s role is to encourage them to speak German and to spark their interest in Austria. You will spend a full academic year working in a different school system, experiencing life in that country at first hand and thereby gaining a great deal of intercultural experience, which you will be able to use in your own teaching and lessons in Austria.

Further information: The website of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education and Women www.weltweitunterrichten.at includes some introductory information about teaching and learning abroad, as well as current vacancies.