English Studies as subject in the Master鈥檚 Teacher Training Course for Technical Education (Master of Education)

English Studies as subject in the Master鈥檚 Teacher Training Course for Technical Education
(Master of Education)

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Course type

Postgraduate studies (Master)

Standard Course Duration

4 semesters

Course Start

Winter semester, Summer semester

Language of Instruction

English, German

Language Requirements

German HZB: none
International application: German C1
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Special Requirements

A school internship lasting at least four weeks must have been completed at a school of vocational education.

Admission

Unrestricted admission

International

Stay abroad for three months is obligatory.

Short Description

English is offered as a teaching subject (or supplementary teaching subject) within the degree programme Master鈥檚 Teacher Training Course for Technical Education. As a first subject, a vocational subject must be studied.

Students on the Master鈥檚 degree programme acquire the specialist and teaching skills required to work successfully as a vocational school teacher.

Teaching methodology is of great importance to students aspiring to become school teachers. In addition to the customary theoretical education in teaching methodology, students complete two weeks of practical training at a school after attending a preparatory seminar. Seconded teachers help prepare students for their practical training. The subject of English Studies cooperates with post-secondary schools in and around Hannover where students can undertake their practical training.

Course Content

Applied linguistics
Cognitive linguistics
Gender
Language and literature teaching
Media
Postcolonial literature and cultures
Sociolinguistics
Teaching media
Transculturality/transnationality
Variational linguistics

Course Structure

Students on the Master鈥檚 degree programme are taught about the English language, literature and culture in a practice-oriented, modern way. In teaching methodology, students learn about different teaching techniques. They take a compulsory course in 鈥淧lanning and Analysis of English Lessons鈥� to prepare them for their two weeks of practical training at a school. Students then have the know-how required to teach English in future.

In the Master鈥檚 Teacher Training Course for Technical Education, students expand on the knowledge of literature, cultural studies and linguistics acquired on the Bachelor鈥檚 degree programme.

All students who take English Studies as a subject in the Master鈥檚 Teacher Training Course for Technical Education spend a three-month study-relevant period abroad in a country where English is the official language. The English Department maintains contacts with British, American and international universities, and provides support to students seeking to go abroad.

Combinations

Subject Combination Options Bachelor鈥檚 Teacher Training Course for Technical Education For Master鈥檚 Teacher Training Course for Technical Education

Recommended Abilities

Love of reading
Love of linguistic expression
Critical faculties
Willingness to debate
Capacity for abstraction
Teaching skills

Career Opportunities

School
Language teaching at educational institutions
Media: radio, press, TV
Publishers
Cultural institutions

Admission requirements and application

Admission Requirements

For master''s degree programmes with unrestricted admission, all applicants who fulfil the admission requirements will be admitted a university place. The exact admission requirements can be found in the admission regulations:

Application Deadlines

First-year students (application from non-EU countries: VPD from uni-assist is required)

1 June 鈥� 15 July of the year for the winter semester
1 December 鈥� 15 January of the year for the summer semester

Students resuming their studies and transfer students (application in a higher semester), (application from non-EU countries: VPD from uni-assist is required)