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Training for Teachers of German as a Foreign Language Training for Teachers of German as a Foreign Language

University of Bayreuth • Bayreuth

Course location
Bayreuth
Teaching language
  • German
Language level of course
  • German: C1, C2
Date(s)
  • August 04 - August 28, 2020 (Registration deadline of course provider: June 15, 2020)
Target group

Students of German Studies/German as a Foreign Language can attend this specialised course as well as German teachers who are interested in improving their teaching methods in combination with cultural studies.

Description/content

The specialised course "Training for Teachers of German as a Foreign Language" can only be chosen in combination with and in addition to the language course "Language and Society in Modern Germany". The specialised course in the afternoon takes up eight hours per week and the language course in the morning takes up to 20 hours per week. Our weekly programme will be rounded off by additional offers like seminars on German culture, an international choir, a theatre workshop, film nights, sports and a literature café. These additional offers amount to at least 12 hours per week.

The tuition of language requires a high level of methodical, didactical, pedagogic as well as personal skills.
The aim of the course is to prepare teachers for this occupational field. Here, language skills should not be taught in isolation. In this course, students learn how to locate intermediation of German in a cultural context. The course offers theoretic insights into methods and didactics of German as a Foreign Language. Students will gain linguistic, teaching and intercultural competencies and furthermore skills for the adoption of various methods of teaching.

Contents of the course:

  • Didactics of DaF
  • Methodical competencies/diversity of methods
  • Teaching of various skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing)
  • Grammar
  • Phonetics/pronunciation training
  • Use of media
  • Preparation of classes
  • Intercultural didactics
Average number of hours per week
28
Average number of participants per group/course
15
ECTS points (max.)
4
Dates and costs
  • August 04 - August 28, 2020 (Registration deadline of course provider: June 15, 2020), costs: EUR 859
This price includes
  • Course fees
  • Accompanying programme
Further information on dates and prices

Additional costs can be incurred for the optional parts of the cultural programme (museum visits, excursions).

Teaching language
  • German
Language level of course
  • German: C1, C2
Language requirements

German language skills level C1 or higher

Submit application to

www.sommeruni.uni-bayreuth.de

Is accommodation organised?
Accommodation is arranged by the organiser.
Type of accommodation

We organise single room accommodation. Students may choose between a room in a student dormitory or in a private shared flat. The dormitories feature two-, four-, five- and six-student apartment units, each with a kitchen and single occupancy bedrooms. All dormitories are equipped with a common room as well as a TV room. Dishes and linen are available. In shared apartments, kitchens and bathrooms are shared. Costs for accommodation are about 290 EUR per month plus a deposit fee of 100 EUR.

Meals

The students' dormitories as well as private shared flats include cooking facilities. Several grocery stores and restaurants are to be found in the city centre.

Is a social and leisure programme offered?
Yes
Description of social and leisure programme

The course fee includes various leisure time activities: literature café, academic seminars, international choir, theatre workshops, cinema, sports programme and the almost legendary Summer University parties.
Cultural immersion opportunities include the following: museum visits, local trips, guided city tours. These excursions cost between 1 and 6 EUR. We also offer trips, e.g. to Bamberg, Nuremberg or Regensburg, which cost between 10 and 30 EUR.

Free internet access
Yes
Support in visa matters
Yes
Pick-up service from train station/airport
No

University of Bayreuth

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