The teaching degree program German as a Second Language is located at the Department of Didactics in Nuremberg (Regensburger Str. 160). The following courses of study are available:

Didactics Subject:

Can be chosen by students of the teaching professions elementary school and middle school. The possibility to study DaZ as a teaching subject does not currently exist at FAU. The DaZ course comprises 11 ECTS for students of elementary school, and 20 ECTS for students of middle school. Middle school students complete the DaZ study program with the state examination, for students with a teaching degree in elementary school there is no state examination.

Extension subject:

Can be chosen by students or graduates of all teaching positions and can be completed with a state examination. The extension studies can be started in any semester. At least three semesters should be planned for the study. Students of elementary and middle school as well as special education study DaZ as an undergraduate extension (scope 45 ECTS). The subsequent extension (10 ECTS) can be studied by students of Realschule and Gymnasium as well as by teachers of all school types with a second state examination. It is nevertheless recommended for this target group to complete the undergraduate program, since all courses prepare students for the state examination and later professional practice.

Professional language German:

Can be chosen by students of the teaching profession at vocational schools. It comprises 25 ECTS in the Bachelor’s program and 45 ECTS in the Master’s degree program. Apart from contents of the subject DaZ and the acquisition of a language relevant to migration, two modules in literary studies as well as a module on the subject didactics of German are also taken in the master’s program. It is also possible to obtain a certificate for teaching in BAMF courses and abroad.

• Interest and enjoyment in other cultures, in linguistic diversity, in language acquisition and language teaching
• Interest in interdisciplinary cooperation and interdisciplinary thinking

• KMK demand from 2019: Language education in all subjects across all educational stages.
• Innovative theory-practice seminars
• Inter-school and interdisciplinary work
• Opportunity to work on teaching projects in cooperation with educational institutions
• Targeted preparation for linguistic and cultural heterogeneity at school
• Holistic approach to language-conscious teaching in all subjects
• Orientation towards current social developments

With the study of German as a Second Language, many fields of activity open up for prospective teachers and already established teachers. In addition to working as a teacher at elementary schools, middle schools, secondary schools, grammar schools, special educational needs institutions, and business or vocational schools, a teaching degree in German as a Second Language allows students to work in adult education (e.g. as a teacher for integration courses or intercultural training) or research in the field of migration-related heterogeneity, language acquisition, and language teaching.

Further information about the DaZ-studies can be found on the website of the Chair of Didactics of German as a Second Language, where also the dates of information events of the chair for first-year students are published regularly at the beginning of the semester. For student advice on German as a Second Language, you can contact Marisa Somper (Teaching Subject Elementary and Middle School) and Kirstin Ulrich (Extension Subject and Professional Language German).