At the Faculty of Education, courses are primarily taught in German.
On this page you will find an overview of the current English-language options. Step by step we are expanding our offer of courses in English. In addition to courses at the Faculty of Education, we also offer you the opportunity to attend courses at other faculties and institutes. You will find further information in the section of the particular course.
Modul 05-GSD-EN01: Teaching English at Primary Level 1
- Lecture 05-GSD-EN01.VL01 Introduction to Language Teaching at Primary School (only available in winter-term)
- Seminar 05-GSD-EN01.SE01 Planning for the Primary EFL Classroom (winter- & summer-term)
- Seminar 05-GSD-EN01.SE02 Methods and Techniques for the Communicative Language Classroom (winter- & summer-term)
Theories and individual prerequisites of language acquisition and language learning; theory and methodology of communicative foreign language teaching at elementary school including the measurement, evaluation and promotion of student performance; theory-based analysis of teaching and learning materials specific to primary school; theories, goals and strategies of language and intercultural learning and their implementation in elementary school English teaching.
Learning objectives:
- knowledge of foreign language didactic goals, contents and methods appropriate to primary schools
- ability to plan and evaluate English lessons on the basis of contemporary didactic principles
- ability to compare one's own subjective theories with different foreign language didactic teaching models
Winter-term 10 ECTS (1 Lecture + 2 Seminars)
Summer-term 5 ECTS (2 Seminars)
Modul 05-GSD-EN02: Teaching English at Primary Level 2
- Seminar Literature, Culture and Media in the Primary English Classroom
- Seminar Understanding the Primary EFL Classroom
Theories, goals and procedures of literature, culture and media didactics; selected theories and research approaches to early foreign language learning; educational standards in the GS; address-related teaching techniques; planning of teaching sequences; initial testing, analysis and evaluation of selective teacher actions
Learning objectives:
- Knowledge of the most important approaches in literary, cultural and media didactics and the ability to use these approaches in elementary school teaching
- ability to select and efficiently use methods and media for foreign language learning in GS
- ability to explore, plan and critically analyse the teaching of English
Winter-Term or Summer-Term 5 ECTS
05-GSD-SACH02.SE01 - Teaching Politics in Primary School
- Seminar Teaching Politics in Primary School
In Great Britain in particular, political education is gaining in importance, which is reflected in the emphasis on children's rights and in school curricula. It is true that questions of democracy learning have already been extensively discussed in the classroom. However, a discussion of the citizenship education introduced in Anne Sliwka's primary school pedagogy is still pending. Citizenship education places civil society initiatives at the center of biographically oriented educational processes. It develops concepts of service learning in which children take on service-related tasks in the community and develop them further in the sense of community participation. During the seminar, students will research existing approaches and concepts of democracy learning in the subject lessons of elementary school. The results will be presented and further didactical considerations in the context of democracy learning and citizenship education will be developed.
Winter-Term 5 ECTS (English-friendly)
Modul 05-CDI-0001 Child Development
- Lecture 05-CDI-0001.VL01 Developmental Psychology
- Seminar 05-CDI-0001.SE01 Developmental Psychology
- Excercise 05-CDI-0001.ÜB01 Applied Developmental Psychology
10 ECTS
Winter-Term
Examination: Written Exam (90 Minutes)
Modul 05-CDI-0002 Empirical Methods for Developmental Childhood Research I
- Lecture 05-CDI-0002.VL01 Introduction to Empirical Methods and Statistics
- Seminar 05-CDI-0002.SE01 Developmental Science Research Methods
- Excercise 05-CDI-0002.ÜB01 Application of Empirical Methods and Statistics
10 ECTS
Wintersemester
Examination: Portfolio
30-STE-PS5-01 - Internationalisation of School Education
- Lecture Psychology of Learning and Instruction
- Seminar Internationalisation of Education
The lecture provides an overview of essential theories, research findings and practices of learning and instructional psychology. Current international trends in the research and practice of learning and instructional psychology are given special consideration.
5 ECTS
Winter- and Summer-Term
Offers On Request
Erasmus students from other faculties can take DaF and DaZ seminars at the Herder Institute. Places cannot be guaranteed. On request, however, enrollments may be possible. You must always ask the lecturer of the course directly and then fill out a specific form. This means that there is no listing of courses. If you have any questions, please contact Meike Münster.
Please visit the website of the English Department: click here
06 002 203 3 - Globalization, Europeanization and Social Security
Institute for Sociology - Website
Contact: E-Mail to Beatrice Fischer
- Lecture
- Seminar
10 ECTS
Winter- and Summer-Term
Prerequisite for Admission to the Examination: Presentation
Examination: Paper