Didaktik des Deutschen als Zweitsprache – Lehramt Mittelschule at University of Regensburg

Didactics of German as a Second Language for the Mittelschule teaching degree in Bavaria, ending with the First Staatsexamen; a two-year preparatory service (Referendariat) with the Second Staatsexamen follows. German as a Second Language (DaZ) focuses on teaching children whose first language is not German and deals with questions of language acquisition and of bilingualism and multilingualism. It can be studied as a third didactic subject or as an extension subject.

Faculty: Faculty of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies  |  Duration: 7 semesters (210 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; Staatsexamen; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Regensburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Mittelschule teaching degree: one teaching subject, three didactic subjects, educational science (school pedagogy, general pedagogy and psychology) and placements. German as a Second Language is studied as a third didactic subject. Compulsory placements for all teaching degrees: an orientation placement (three to four weeks), an eight-week work placement (also possible abroad), a pedagogical-didactic school placement (150-160 teaching hours, 6 ECTS) and a study-accompanying placement.

Career pathways

Qualifies for teaching at Mittelschulen (lower secondary schools).

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