During the programme
From day one, you will learn what it is to be a teacher and how to teach German language and culture to young people.
What will you do?
Our Teacher Education in German programme covers five disciplines:
- The German language: Literature, grammar, linguistics and the German-speaking world
- Methodology: acquiring a second language
- Research: practice-based research at a school
- Profession: pedagogics, child development, development psychology
- Internship/work placement
You will take a study trip to Berlin and also stay in Germany or Austria for an extended period during your studies, to be immersed in the language and culture and improve your fluency.
Programme content
INT Fachdidaktik 1: Einführung Fachd
In this course speaking skills, writing skills and vocabulary are key. Students learn to improve their own speaking, writing skills and enhance their vocabulary, and learn to develop activities to enable learners in the second degree domain to improve their speaking skills and vocabulary.
INT Sprache 2: Schule & Beruf
In this course, you learn about teaching German, focusing on essential skills like reading, writing, listening, speaking en having conversations.
An introduction to the Teacher Degree programme.
Learn more about Germany, from its history and geography to daily life and social-economic structures and culture.
Learn about German grammar and how to teach it, from both a theoretical and practical viewpoint.
Read youth literature and short stories meant for young audiences in secondary school. You learn how to analyse it and learn more about German literature.
Develop your writing and speaking of German language. Central to this course is German media in general and as used in German secondary language education.
You'll improve your language skills on your own and in groups with other students. You will also learn to give feedback to other students.
Learn everything about teaching a class, from preparing for classes to evaluating them, and everything in between.
Adolescents display all kinds of behavior. In this course you'll study adolescents by learning about different theories explaining their behavior. You'll also look at adolescents in popular culture and research to get a better picture of adolescents.
Every student is different, but how do teenagers learn in general? What ways are there to stimulate learning processes? In this course, you'll learn how to communicate effectively with students and learn all about study motivation (including your own!).
The main phase of the programme consists of literature, teaching methodology, German culture, linguistics, second language acquisition and language proficiency.
You will spend a semester as an exchange student at a German or Austrian university to improve your German proficiency. The semester abroad is mandatory unless you are an international student from Germany, Austria or Switzerland.
At the end of your third year, you and your fellow students will organise a week-long excursion to Berlin.
Your final year focuses on completing your degree. About half of your time is spent doing an internship at a Dutch high school, where you teach your own classes and undertake a research project for the school, supported by us and your school supervisor. The rest of the week consists of optional course subjects, study-work supervision, weekly reflection meetings and preparing for your final assessment.
Teacher Education in German
More Information
Are you ambitious? Do you want more from your degree? You can follow our Honours programme alongside your regular coursework. You will do extra projects that take about eight to ten hours extra per week.
Unique to this course is that talented and ambitious students can opt for a five-year course that leads to a double Bachelor’s degree: one in German and one in English. You will have an additional workload of around eight to ten hours a week.
From day one, you are allocated a "professional development mentors", who supports you during your time with us. He or she helps you with all study-related issues, from time management to study methods and career planning.
Teaching hours per week: 3-4
Contact hours per week: avg 16 (year 1) and 12 (year 2 onwards)
Hours of self-study per week: 24 hours in year 1; 28 hours from year 2 onwards
Courses conclude with exams, tests, assignments, essays or portfolios. Exams may also be broken down into partial exams (or partial tests). Exams are held at the end of each term and are posted on the examination timetable.
During the programme you work in learning teams: small groups of students who learn and study together: a fun way to get to know people and build language skills too! A team has five to seven students, guided by a coach and lecturers.
As our Teacher Education in German programme trains you to become a teacher, internships at Dutch schools and teaching practice are a key part of the programme from day one.
New teacher Education programmes in French and Spanish
Are you excited about education? Do you enjoy working with children and young adults? Our language teaching programmes could be just for you. Currently HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht offers two teaching education programmes in English or German to international students.
Starting from the 1st of September 2019, HU will offer Teacher Education in Spanish and French as well. Beside courses in French/ Spanish linguistics, second language acquisition and language proficiency, you will be trained in the methodology of teaching. These subjects will be offered in English.
All teacher education programmes are four-year programmes in an international setting. We want to inspire you to become a great teacher and an inspiration to your students. Within two months of studying you will be in a school or college to start your work placement as a part of your training. You will spend ten weeks doing a work placement abroad as well.
With our teaching degree you can become a teacher in English, German, French or Spanish as a second language in the lower years of Dutch secondary education, or at vocational or language schools. It is also possible to do a double-degree in two of these languages. Graduating with two degrees gives you an edge over other job candidates, boosting your prospects of finding a teaching position.
Also starting in September 2019, HU will offer two new master programmes: Master of Education in English and Master of Education in German. More information about the new programmes will soon be launched on our website.
Continue here for more information about Teacher Education in English or Teacher Education in German
Why choose HU?
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Double Degree English-German Teacher
Graduating with two degrees makes you stand out in the job market, and it makes you more flexible as a teaching professional.
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German in an international environment
You will be inspired by your lecturers, your fellow students and work with languages from day one!
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'Lebendiges' Utrecht
Lively Utrecht is a university city with plenty of young people and excellent amenities for student life.