Courses
Faculty of Teacher Education
Bachelor Secondary School Teacher Training Programme (General Education) according to the curriculum 2015 (240 ECTS-Credits, 8 semesters)
Compulsory Modules Command of Language (30 ECTS-Credits)
Compulsory Module 5: Language Usage I (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Speaking skills, listening comprehension, text structures, grammar and language functions in context.
Target level: B2+ (achievement of strong vantage)
Compulsory Module 6: Language Usage II (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 5
Learning Outcome: Enhancement of oral communication skills; text and listening comprehension and effective reproduction; effective textual production
Target level: C1 (achievement of effective operational proficiency)
Compulsory Module 7: Applied Language Skills I (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 6
Learning Outcome: Enhancement of lexical competences; pragmatic language use, discussion competence; register use, text types and discourse principles
Target level: C1+ (achievement of effective operational proficiency)
Compulsory Module 8: Applied Language Skills II (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 7
Learning Outcome: Effective text and essay production; academic essays; treatment of complex topics in different text types; stylistic competence
Target level: C1+ to C2 (extension of effective operational proficiency)
Compulsory Module 9: Professional Language Skills for Teachers of English (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 8
Learning Outcome: Linguistic self-confidence in all skills: reading, listening comprehension, writing, talking as well as linguistic flexibility in text and material production; correction competence: analytical error detection, comprehensible correction and effective feedback.
Target level: C2 (achievement of mastery)
Faculty of Language, Literature and Culture
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Bachelor's Programme English and American Studies according to the curriculum 2015 (180 ECTS-Credits, 6 semesters)
Studies Induction and Orientation Stage (relevant course examinations) 30 ECTS-Credits
Compulsory Modules (165 ECTS-Credits)
Area of Competence: Command of Language (30 ECTS-Credits)
Compulsory Module 1: Language System I: Focus on Language Constituents (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Spoken language skills, listening comprehension, text structures, grammar and language functions in context
Target level B2+ (achievement of strong vantage)
Compulsory Module 2: Language System II: Focus on Language in Context (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: positive completion of compulsory module 1
Learning Outcome: Expansion of grammatical competence; improvement of comprehension of spoken and written language in context (utterances, sentences, texts, notional and functional concepts). Target level C1 (achievement of effective operational proficiency)
Compulsory Module 3: Focus on Language Usage I ( 7.5 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: positive completion of the compulsory modules 1 and 2
Learning Outcome: pragmatic competence and discussion competence; psychological and sociolinguistic appropriateness, text types and discourse principles; development of correct register use and sociolinguistic competence. Target level C1+ (extension of effective operational proficiency)
Compulsory Module 4: Focus on Language Usage II (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: positive completion of the compulsory modules 1,2 and 3
Learning Outcome: Discourse competence. Target level C2 (achievement of mastery)
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Bachelor's Programme Comparative Literature according to the curriculum 2012 (180 ECTS-Credits, 6 semesters)
Elective Modules (40 ECTS-Credits)
(2) Elective modules covering 40 ECTS-Credits must be passed, at least 20 ECTS-Credits of which must be selected from a foreign language in a fashion to promote the acquisition or advancing of language skills of one and the same language (Russian, English, Italian, French or Spanish). These Credits can either be passed with elective modules 1-18 or by passing modules in Comparative Literature at another foreign-language university (Russian-, English-, Italian-, French- or Spanish-language university).
Elective Module 4: English: Language System I: Focus on Language Constituents (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Verbal skills, listening comprehension, text structures, grammar and language functions in context; target level B2+ (achievement of strong vantage)
Elective Module 5: English: Language System II: Focus on Language in Context (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of elective module 4
Learning Outcome: Advancing of grammatical skills; improvement of the understanding of spoken and written language in context (utterances, sentences, texts, notional and functional concepts); target level C1 (achievement of effective operational proficiency)
Elective Module 6: English: Focus on Language Usage I (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of elective module 4 and 5
Learning Outcome: Pragmatic and discussion competence; psychological and sociolinguistic appropriateness, text types and discourse principles; development of correct register use and sociolinguistic competence. Target level C1+ (extension of effective operational proficiency).