The literacy course , format: Article, area: Integration

Many adults in Germany did not have the good fortune or the opportunity to learn to read and write. This problem also affects a section of the immigrant community.

There are people who cannot read and write adequately, not only in the German population but also in the immigrant community. Many of them must overcome an additional obstacle. They not only have to learn to speak German, but they also have to learn to read and write using the Roman alphabet. The literacy courses help people with this. If you know someone who...

• would like to learn to read and write for the very first time,
• can read and write but not in the Roman alphabet,
• would like to speak and understand German better at the same time, and
• would like to learn how to cope with everyday situations in Germany without feeling anxious,

...then a literacy course could be the right thing for them.

On a literacy course...

• students learn during the 1,000 lesson units that they too can successfully learn to read and write (if they fulfil certain conditions, a further 300 lesson units are also available),
• learning takes place in small groups. This means that the teacher has more time for each attendee.
• the participants learn what helps them to learn, as well as learning how to help themselves and each other to make progress,
• the attendees find out more about their potential and discover that they can also play an active role in society,
• attendees learn how to use a textbook so that they can attend other German courses later or can continue to learn alone.