English Studies as subject in the Master’s Teacher Training Course for Grammar Schools
(Master of Education)

A big red door with "Hello this way" written on it.

Profile

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
Find out more

Special Requirements

A school internship and a further internship (in a company, a social institution, a sports club, etc.) for at least four weeks must have been completed (compulsory).

Admission

Unrestricted admission

International

Stay abroad for three months is obligatory.

Short Description

The subject English Studies is offered as one of two subjects within the Master’s Teacher Training Course for Grammar Schools.

Students on the Master’s degree programme acquire the specialist and teaching skills required to work successfully as a grammar 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 five weeks of practical training at a school after attending a preparatory seminar. Seconded grammar school teachers help prepare students for their practical training. The subject of English Studies cooperates with post-secondary schools in the city and region of Hannover where students can undertake their practical training.

Further Information on the website of the English Department

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’s 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 “Planning and Analysis of English Lessons” to prepare them for their five weeks of practical training at a school. Students then have the know-how required to teach English in future.

In the Master’s Teacher Training Course for Grammar Schools, students who take English Studies as their first subject almost exclusively learn about English language teaching. In addition, students take a course in a subject discipline of their choice.

If English Studies is the second subject, students take advanced courses in the subject disciplines in addition to courses in teaching methodology.

All students who take English Studies as a subject in the Master’s Teacher Training Course for Grammar Schools 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 Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s Degree Course For Masters’ programme Teacher Training Course for Grammar Schools

Recommended Abilities

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

Career Opportunities

School
Educational publishers
Media
Newspapers/journals
Radio and TV
Cultural institutions
Universities

Admission requirements and application

Admission Requirements

An undergraduate degree in a related field of study, such as

English Studies as subject in the Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s Degree Programme (Bachelor of Arts)

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

June 1st – July 15th of the year for the winter semester
December 1st – January 15th of the year for the summer semester, only when there are vacant capacities

Students resuming their studies and transfer students (application in a higher semester)