About us

The Institute for Language, Education and Culture offers high-quality German courses and a continuing education programme for German as a foreign and second language.

Institute for Language, Education and Culture

The Institute for Language, Education and Culture aims to convey proficiency in the use of German as a foreign and second language. This goal is further combined with specialized education in related areas of didactics and science. This institute was founded by scientists and thus focuses on attaining highly qualified language, educational and cultural knowledge. It is aimed at people who want to acquire not -only language expertise but also the required educational and cultural context based on the latest scientific findings. The institute employs experts with proven teaching experience and will provide up-to-date tuition.

Scientific Advisory Board

Vorsitzende: Prof. Dr. Yüksel Ekinci (HS Bielefeld) – Erziehung und Bildung – Bildungsbereich Sprache/Deutsch als Fremd-/Zweitsprache

Stellvertreter: Prof. Dr. Ludger Hoffmann (TU Dortmund -Lehrstuhl für Deutsche Sprache, Deutsch als Fremd-/Zweitsprache

Other members of the scientific advisory board and our team of lecturers:

Dr. Cana Bayrak (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster)
Prof. Eva Briedigkeit (FH Südwestfalen)
Dr. Annika Frank (Technische Uni­ver­si­tät Dort­mund)
Prof. Dr. Grießhaber (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster)
Dr. Habib Günesli (Universität Paderborn)
Dr. Erkan Gürsoy (Universität Duisburg-Essen)
Dr. Shinichi Kameyama (Technische Uni­ver­si­tät Dort­mund)
Dr. Olga Naumovich (Technische Uni­ver­si­tät Dort­mund)
Dr. Erkan Özdil (Technische Uni­ver­si­tät Dort­mund)
Dr. Monika Riedel (Technische Uni­ver­si­tät Dort­mund)
Dr. Pembe Sahiner (Technische Uni­ver­si­tät Dort­mund)
PD Dr. Lirim Selmani (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster)
Mihail Sotkov, M.A. (Technische Uni­ver­si­tät Dort­mund)

Location

The Institute für Sprache, Bildung und Kultur GbR is located at Hermannstraße 40-42 in Dortmund. It is extremely conveniently located and can be reached from Dortmund main station in just 10 minutes by taking the U41 underground line. The proximity to the U41 underground line and the Hörde train station makes it easy to get here by public transport.

Lake Phoenix, which is only a 5-minute walk away, is a beautiful leisure and recreation area. It offers an idyllic setting with green meadows, well-kept lakeside promenades and modern architecture. There you can take walks along the lake, go cycling or simply enjoy nature. There are also cafés and restaurants on the lake that invite you to relax and enjoy the lake location. Water sports activities such as sailing and pedal boating are also popular.

There are various options for getting to Hörde in Dortmund by public transport. The RB 53, RE 57 and S4 train lines, the U41 underground line and the 430, 440 and 455 bus lines pass through the Hörde district and offer good connections to the Institut für Sprache, Bildung und Kultur GbR.