German sign language courses at the TU Dresden
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In the winter semester 2025/26, Diversity Management will once again be offering face-to-face and online courses in German Sign Language (DGS). The courses are aimed at students and employees of TU Dresden
The next courses start:
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Face-to-face courses: Mondays, from 20.10.2025 to 19.01.2026
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Online courses: Wednesdays, from 15.10.2025 to 21.01.2026
Registration takes place via OPAL with a valid ZIH login. The date from which registration will be activated will be announced on this page shortly.
Tip: If you would like to be informed by e-mail on the day of activation, simply write to to be added to the mailing list of interested parties. (All former participants are already registered there).
What can you expect in the course?
Our courses offer an introductory approach to German Sign Language - including cultural insights and special communicative features:
- Sensitization for non-verbal communication (facial expressions, gestures, body language)
- Acquisition of the finger alphabet
- Basic gestures for everyday and professional life
- Interactive exercises in a relaxed learning atmosphere
DGS is an independent visual-gestural language with its own grammar and long history. It has been officially recognized as a separate language in Germany since 2002. The course not only helps to teach sign language as a "language", but also as an access to a different way of perception and communication.
New: Our FAQ page
Do you have questions about the courses, sign language, or deaf culture?
Then visit our new section:
► FAQ about sign language and DGS courses at TU Dresden.
There you will find answers, background information, and practical tips - compact, easy to understand,d and regularly updated.
Recommendation: First-hand news
You can also read the exciting interviews with our lecturers on DGS courses - on learning paths, deaf culture, and what you perceive in DGS when language becomes visible.
Notes on the course
- The following courses will be offered in WS 2025/26:
- Introductory courses: 2 online courses, 1 face-to-face course
- Advanced courses: 1 online course, 1 face-to-face course
- Conversation course: 1 face-to-face course
- All courses take place weekly. The course sessions last 90 minutes and are based on the regular lecture times. There are 12 dates per course.
- At the beginning, participants may be unaccustomed to the fact that there is no spoken language at all in the courses; the audio level remains muted in the digital version.
- Communication in the courses takes place almost exclusively via sign language, only sometimes the chat function is used as a substitute/ or written on slips of paper.
- Further information on the individual courses via the OPAL platform
Registration
Registration for the courses takes place via the Center for Continuing Education (ZfW), from now on via the OPAL platform. The new dates for WS 2025/26 will be published here shortly
Introductory courses
Mondays: 09:20 -10:50, from April 07, 2025 - July 07, 2025 - face-to-face1 Language course A:Registration DGS introductory course - face-to-face format
Wednesdays: 11:10 -12:40, from April 09, 2025 - July 09, 2025 - digital2
Language course B - Registration DGS introductory course - online course
Wednesdays: 13:00 -14:30, from April 09, 2025 - July 09, 2025 - digital2
Language course C - Registration DGS introductory course - online course
Advanced courses
Mondays: 11:10 -12:40, from April 07, 2025 - July 07, 2025 - 1 format1
Language course D: Registration DGS advanced course - face-to-face format
Wednesdays: 09:20 -10:50, from April 09, 2025 - July 09, 2025 - digital1 Language course E: Registration DGS advanced course - online course
Conversation course
Mondays: 13:00 -14:30, from April 07, 2025 - July 07, 2025 - 1 format1
Language course F: Registration for DGS advanced course - face-to-face format

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