German as a Foreign or Second Language University of Marburg

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Focus

Linguistics, Language, Literature and Geographical Studies, Teaching and learning principles for language learning, including the methods and results of language teaching research, Language Instruction in Practice

Target group

The predominantly application-oriented Master's degree programme in "German as a Foreign and Second Language" prepares you for the profession of a "German as a Foreign Language" teacher for adults in Germany and abroad. It is aimed at students pursuing this career aspiration and also aims to train and promote young academics in the field of foreign language didactics and language teaching and learning research. The degree programme is designed for students who have obtained a German or foreign Bachelor's degree or equivalent in German Studies or a related subject and who can prove that they have sufficient German language skills to work as a German as a foreign language teacher.

Annotation

The predominantly application-oriented Master's degree programme German as a Foreign Language prepares you for the profession of a ‘German as a Foreign Language’ teacher for adults in Germany and abroad. It is aimed at students pursuing this career aspiration and also aims to train and promote young academics in the field of foreign language didactics and language teaching and learning research.
The degree programme is designed for students who have obtained a German or foreign Bachelor's degree or equivalent in German Studies or a related subject and who can prove that they have sufficient German language skills to work as a German as a foreign language teacher.

The content required for this profession and taught in this degree programme is above all:

- a thorough knowledge of the German language to be taught, in its linguistic description and in your own command of the language
- a good knowledge of language, literature and regional studies didactics for teaching German as a foreign language
- a comprehensive knowledge of teaching and learning principles for language learning, including the methods and results of language teaching research
- a reflective practice of language teaching acquired in supervised internships

The degree programme provides the necessary theoretical, methodological and practical knowledge and skills for teaching communication and teamwork.

Research focuses

- linguistic studies
- course of study in regional studies and literature mediation
- course of study in language teaching research, psycholinguistics and didactics

You can set an additional focus within the framework of the elective modules. You can choose between a more intensive examination of teaching practice, a deepening of the analysis of teaching materials and a thorough consolidation of the methods and projects of language teaching research and psycholinguistics. The latter is of particular interest if you are planning to do a doctorate after the Master's degree.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

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Admission requirements

Proof of completion of a relevant Bachelor’s course degree in the field of German Studies, German as a Foreign or Second Language or another foreign-language philology or proof of a comparable professionally qualifying certificate of academic degree obtained in Germany or abroad. A degree course is considered relevant if the applicant can make the proof at least 12 credit points (CP) in Linguistics or Translation Studies and 12 credit points (CP) in Literary or Cultural Studies.

The Examination Board may combine the admission with the condition that additional modules of a maximum of 12 credit points must be obtained. In this case, the study period may be extended accordingly.

Tuition fees

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Main language

German