Information for Students
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Your Studies
TEFL courses cater both to students of Lehramt and to the Bachelor’s and Master’s students of Anglophone Studies (TEFL major).
- Our TEFL 1 module, consisting of an introductory lecture and a corresponding tutorial, offers an overview of the most fundamental aspects regarding the learning and teaching of English as a foreign language.
- In our TEFL 2 seminars, we discuss in considerable depth the so-called bread-and-butter topics such as “teaching vocabulary” or “fostering speaking in the EFL classroom”.
- Within our third module, TEFL 3, the courses we teach are highly specialized and research-informed. Our professors share their respective expertise by offering seminars aligned with the research they are currently conducting.
Courses in TEFL 2 and 3 fall into one or more of the following thematic areas: language, literature, culture, media. Lehramt students perform an extended school practicum (Praxissemester) prior to entering TEFL 3.
Language as a semiotic system lies at the heart of theory and research in TEFL.
Topics in this area range from fundamental concepts of communicative competence to practical aspects of vocabulary acquisition.
Diverse literatures, from (graphic) novels to poetry through to feature films, represent modes of aesthetic meaning-making constituting some of the foremost elements rooting language education in the humanistic concept of Bildung.
Language not only conveys information, but also embodies the worldview of its speakers, which is shaped by historical and social contexts.
Inter- and transcultural learning in TEFL covers various dimensions, including communication, identity, and cognitive processes.
The integration of media into foreign language education has transformed traditional teaching methodologies, providing innovative ways to enhance language acquisition.
Currently, AI-driven applications and algorithms, as well as the possibilities of virtual exchange, are both enriching and jeopardizing specific aspects of language learning.