Side entry into the teaching profession in German
In order to counteract the current shortage of teachers in the Free State of Saxony, the Saxon State Ministry of Culture and the TU Dresden have concluded an agreement on the in-service qualification of lateral entrants and the further training of teachers at elementary school, special schools, secondary schools, grammar schools and vocational schools. The legal basis for the training is the Teacher Qualification Ordinance (QualiVO Lehrer).
The program for primary school teachers started in February 2016, and since the 2017/18 winter semester, academic training for secondary schools has also been offered at TU Dresden. The focus of the qualification measure is the acquisition of knowledge, skills and abilities in the science and didactics of the chosen subject.
The two-year further education phase is carried out parallel to the participants' school work. The courses take place on two weekdays (full-time) at TU Dresden and follow the semester cycle.
As part of the qualification program in German, participants acquire knowledge and skills in the areas of literary studies (e.g. text analysis and interpretation, children's and young adult literature, media narration), linguistics (e.g. orthography and grammar, applied linguistics, German as a second language) and subject didactics (e.g. literature, language and media didactics, planning German lessons) in basic and advanced modules. The academic training in German is completed by the supplementary module "Key Competencies", which focuses on academic work in German studies as well as media and methods in German lessons.
The following contact persons are available to answer your questions:
If you have any questions about academic training in German, please contact
Ms. Stephanie Richter as the responsible subject coordinator and Ms. Corina Holzweißig (currently on parental leave).
© Steffen Schreiber
Ms Stephanie Richter
Fachkoordinatorin Deutsch im Seiteneinsteigerprogramm Lehramt
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© Holzweißig
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
NameMs Corina Holzweißig
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If you have any questions about the organization of academic training at TU Dresden , please contact the project coordinator at the ZLSB,
Mr. Thomas Barany, is at your disposal.
For all application and admission-related, employment contract and
legal questions, please contact the responsible administrator at the respective regional office of the State Office for Schools and Education (LaSuB).