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German at the workplace web portal for second language teachers, disseminators, employers, labour unions and others interested in enhancing workplace communication skills of (migrant) workers. Provides (1) resources for work-related second language learning and workplace communication skills, including a database of learning materials and documents related to workplace needs analysis; (2) glossary on key terms; (3) broader socio-economic critiques of migrant labour issues.

The site is part of the project Fachstelle Berufsbezogenes Deutsch (the specialist department on work-related German as a second language), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and part of a wider federal network (Integration through Qualification). The projects focus is on enhancing first and second generation immigrants access to the labour market and also on developing advanced training pilots to support workplace-related communication skills.