Deutsch als Fremdsprache in Sardinien. Eine Bestandsaufnahme im Bildungsbereich

The article examines the situation of German as a foreign language in Sardinia during the period 2018–2023. It analyses the demographic, economic, and educational policy conditions, the current status and development of German teaching positions in public schools, as well as the number of students enrolled at the two Sardinian universities in Cagliari and Sassari. Despite the central economic importance of German, particularly for the regional tourism sector, the survey reveals a significant decline in the provision of German language education and in interest in the German language, which appears to be increasingly perceived as no longer relevant to the local labour market.