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Polnisch Lehramt an Oberschulen (Polish teacher training), Staatsexamen at Leipzig University

Leipzig University, Germany

Programme overview

Builds practical Polish language skills and academically grounded knowledge of the language, culture, literature, history and society of neighbouring Poland, plus teaching and learning Polish as a foreign language. Teacher-training programme for Oberschulen (lower secondary schools) leading to the Erste Staatsprüfung.

Faculty: Philologische Fakultät  |  Department: Institut für Slavistik  |  Duration: 9 semesters (4.5 years)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time; taught in German; Staatsexamen  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Four pillars: language training, linguistics (Polish language system compared with German), literary studies/cultural history and subject didactics.

Career pathways

Prepares for work as a teacher; the Erste Staatsprüfung at Leipzig University qualifies for entry to the preparatory service (Vorbereitungsdienst).

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Entry requirements

General or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification (Allgemeine or Fachgebundene Hochschulreife). No special language requirements at the start. A phoniatric certificate (voice and speech aptitude) is mandatory for enrolment. Open admission (no numerus clausus). Application period: 02.05. – 15.09.; portal: AlmaWeb.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 9 semesters (4.5 years)

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