Stay Abroad

For students of English the obligatory stay in an English-speaking country constitutes a central field of experience and development. In order to profit from this in the best way, it is recommeded that the stay abroad during the studies is as extensive as possible. This way the acquisiton of skills is actively promoted.For teacher training students, a one-year ‘assistant teacher’ engagement might for example support the training process in regard to specific professional standards immensely.

The minimum requirements included in the study documents’ respective examination regulations remain at the moment clearly behind these ideas and do not specify any content-wise standards. This way it is up to the students to responsibly plan and design their stay abroad and to transcend the minimum requirements.

Advisory support is guaranteed by the staff of the institute – especially through the student advisors and teachers in the field of language practice.
Stays abroad are acknowledged by the responsible examination office:

Students in the Master teacher training programmes (M.Ed. Higher Education at high schools / vocational schools) please fill in the following form: Antrag auf Bestätigung eines Aufenthaltes im englischsprachigen Raum (MEd), attach all documents (see below) and hand it in during Prof. Dr. Andreas Marschollek’s office hours. If the following minimum requirements are fulfilled, your stay abroad will be acknowledged:

• The stay abroad can be splitted. It is also possible that the stay abroad has been completed partly or in full before the studies.
• The total duration of all phases must be at least 3 months (= 90 days).
• Length, place and nature of the stay have to be proven with suitable documents (flight tickets, certificates, etc.). Copies of the original documents are to be enclosed as attachments.

Students in Teacher Training Courses with State Qualification (state exam) (Teacher Training for primary and secondary schools, Higher Education for high schools / vocational schools)