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German as a Second Language (DaZ) as a subject in teacher training

“German as a Second Language” can be studied as a subject specialising in teaching methods at primary or lower secondary school level (this also applies to students of special educational needs).

Primary School Teaching Methodology

Here you will find all the key information on ‘German as a Second Language’ as a subject within the framework of the pedagogy of the three primary school subjects (in accordance with LPO I, Section 35(3) (external link, opens in a new window) and LPO I, Section 36(1), sentence 7 (external link, opens in a new window)).

Registration

Enrolment always takes place at the start of the winter semester via SPUR (external link, opens in a new window) at the Student Registry . (external link, opens in a new window)

Please also email this registration form (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible) to the secretariat (Susanne.Markulin(at)sprachlit.uni-regensburg.de).

Course structure

The DaZ course, as a subject in educational methodology within the primary school teacher training programme, consists of one module.

Only after successfully passing the introductory lecture and the foundational seminar can the Didactics/Methodology seminar (M-01.03) be undertaken in a subsequent semester.

The lecture and the accompanying foundational seminar are only offered in the winter term and must be completed simultaneously within a single term.

You can also find all the relevant information in the module catalogue (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible).

Required credit points (LP)

A minimum of 13 credit points is required to successfully complete the course.

These are broken down as follows:

  • 4 LP in the introductory lecture (M-01.1)
  • 4 credit points in the foundational seminar (M-01.2)
  • 5 LP in the didactics/methodology seminar (M-01.3)

Qualification obtained

You do not need to sit a state examination in German as a Second Language (DaZ) as a subject in the teacher training programme; instead, you will receive the qualification as standard as part of your state examination, which you sit as part of your primary school teacher training.


Teaching Methodology for Lower Secondary School

Here you will find all the key information on ‘German as a Second Language’ as a subject within the subject area of teaching methodology for a subject group at lower secondary school (in accordance with LPO I, Section 38(1) (external link, opens in a new window)).

Registration

Enrolment always takes place during the winter semester via SPUR (external link, opens in a new window) at the Student Registry.

Please also email this registration form (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible) to the secretariat (Susanne.Markulin(at)sprachlit.uni-regensburg.de).

Course structure

The DaZ course, as a subject in the teacher training programme for secondary schools, consists of two modules that build on one another. Once the lecture and the introductory seminar in the foundational module (M-01) have been successfully completed, the didactics/methodology module (M-02) may be undertaken .

The lecture and the associated introductory seminar in the foundational module (M-01) are offered only in the winter semester and must be completed within that semester.

The language course can be taken at any time, independently of the lecture and the introductory seminar.

You can also find all the relevant information in the module catalogue (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible).

Required credit points (LP)

A minimum of 21 credit points are required to successfully complete the degree programme.

These are broken down as follows:

  • 11 credit points in the foundation module (M-01)
  • 10 credit points in the Methodology/Didactics module (M-02)

Qualification obtained

As part of this degree programme, you must sit a state examination in German as a Second Language (DaZ).

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