First State Examination Teacher Training (Gymnasium): English at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

In the Teacher Training Programme in English, you will acquire basic knowledge and methodological skills in the subject areas of English and American Studies, English literature, language practice and English didactics. Central subjects are the scientific description and analysis of the English language, the scientific examination of the literatures and cultures of the English-speaking world (focus on Great Britain and North America) as well as the didactic teaching of the English language and its cultural area to children and young people.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Department: Institute of English and American Studies  |  Duration: 10 semesters (300 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time; German-taught, English-taught; First State Examination (Staatsexamen)  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Jena, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

As a future teacher, you will study two subjects on an equal footing at the University of Jena and round off your pedagogical profile with an accompanying Educational Science programme. A total of 300 credit points (ECTS) / ECTS credits (1 ECTS = 30 hours of attendance, preparation and follow-up work / follow-up activity, study and assessed coursework and examinations) must be earned.

Career pathways

General education: The typical route into school practice is via the preparatory service (traineeship). In this phase, you will further develop your practical teaching skills on the basis of your degree. Adult education: Outside of the school system, there are opportunities for you to work as a teacher in the subject) area / field of adult education.

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