Advanced study program German as a foreign and second language (WBSP)
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This three-module course teaches essential elements for successful German language teaching.
Module 1 Basic module: Teaching and learning German as a foreign language
Learning and acquisition processes of foreign and second languages Methods of teaching German as a foreign language
Module 2 Advanced module: Didactics and methodology of GFL teaching
In-depth study in the area of German as a foreign and second language with regard to planning principles, teaching and learning methods, grammar, vocabulary, language skills, use of media and intercultural aspects.
Module 3 Practical module: Teaching practice
Structure and sequencing of lessons, elementary teaching principles of learner- and activity-oriented teaching. Basis: observation of lessons, observation of specifically selected aspects of lessons and their critical reflection, principles and application of action research, carrying out own teaching experiments and preparing a report on the teaching placement.
Module handbook
The continuing education program German as a Foreign and Second Language can be started in the winter semester. The application deadline is September 15.
Key data on the course
- Persons with a university degree in German studies or German
- Persons with a degree in modern philology or in another language-related subject
- Applicants with other subjects may be admitted with conditions if they can provide proof of teaching experience in the field of German as a foreign and/or second language amounting to at least 500 teaching hours
- Proof of good German language skills (TestDaF level 4, DSH 2 or an equivalent examination - foreign students and native speakers are exempt from this requirement)
An application as stipulated in the regulations § 2 is submitted by all interested parties. Applications must be submitted by September 15 in order to be able to participate in courses in the following winter semester.
In attendance: 12 months
Extensions to the course duration are possible in justified cases and on application.
The course concludes with a certificate of further education from the University of Kassel.
Following the change in the admission procedure for integration course teachers on 01.09.2015, all academics with a DaFZ (university) certificate can be admitted as integration course teachers.
The courses recognized by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees can be found at http://www.bamf.de/SharedDocs/Anlagen/DE/Downloads/Infothek/Integrationskurse/Lehrkraefte/liste-einschlaegig-anerk-hochschulzertifikate.pdf?__blob=publicationFile. All of these courses are considered equivalent to both the shortened and the unabridged additional qualification and thus represent an alternative to it.
The fees amount to 1,800.00 euros. The amount can be paid in full before the start of the program or by agreement in two installments, which are due at the beginning of each semester. Participants will receive an invoice from the University of Kassel with a request for payment. If the installments are not paid by the participant, the study program cannot be continued.
Since May 2016, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees has been able to reimburse the costs of participating in courses to obtain a so-called relevantly recognized DaF/DaZ university certificate under certain circumstances, similar to the additional qualification. You can find more information on the reimbursement modalities at https://www.bamf.de/SharedDocs/Anlagen/DE/Integration/Integrationskurse/Lehrkraefte/630-201-antrag-rueckerstattung-kosten-zusatzqualifizierung-daz-pdf.html.
Applications for participation should be sent by post or in person to the Department of German as a Foreign and Second Language after a consultation.
- Letter of motivation
- Application form (for printing in the download area)
- Copy of university entrance certificate
- Certified copy of degree certificate
- Curriculum vitae (in tabular form)
- Proof of good German language skills (TestDaF level 4, DSH 2 or an equivalent examination - foreign students and native speakers are exempt from this)
- If available: Proof of teaching experience in DaF or DaZ.
Successful completion of the Continuing Education Program in German as a Foreign Language entitles teacher graduates and teachers in the teaching profession in the state of Hesse to apply for an extension examination in order to acquire a teaching qualification for the teaching subject German as a foreign language.
Applicants with a first state examination for the teaching professionat elementary school or for the teaching profession atlower secondary schools and secondary modern schools can be admitted to an extension examination in the subject GFL after completing the WBSP GFL at the University of Kassel, regardless of their subjects in the first state examination.
Applicants with a first state examination for the teaching degree at grammar schoolscan only be admitted to an extension examination after completing the WBSP DaFZ at the University of Kassel if one of their subjects in the First State Examination is German or a modern foreign language.
The extension examination is organized centrally by the Hessian Teachers' Academy. Candidates can register for the regular examination dates with the required documents at the Kassel examination center:
The examination is held in the DaFZ department at the University of Kassel. Teachers of the subject area who have been appointed by the Hessian Teachers' Academy as examiners in first state examinations for the teaching subject GFL for the teaching posts at elementary school, secondary schools and secondary modern schools, grammar schools are eligible to take the examination.
Information material to print out in the download area
Student advisory service
Dr. Dagmara Meyer-Warneke (LfbA: Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache)
- Telephone
- +49 561 804-7140
- dwarneke[at]uni-kassel[dot]de
- Website
- Dagmara Meyer-Warneke