24 monthsProgramme duration
3,000 EURTuition Fee/year
31 Mar, 2026Application Deadline
Oct, AprStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Modern Languages
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Students of the Master’s degree programme in German as a foreign Language/ German as a second language explore the following fundamental questions: How do humans learn language(s)? What are the cognitive prerequisites to learning a language? How can we measure a person’s competence in German as a foreign Language/ German as a second language ? What concrete measures can be used to support language acquisition?
The Master’s degree programme in German as a Foreign Language / German as a Second Language is a consecutive academic course within German linguistics. It may be studied as a major or minor subject. The degree programme focusses on diagnostic and didactic issues relating to the acquisition and use of German as a Foreign Language / German as a Second Language by children and young people in pre-school and school settings.
Students develop specialist skills in the fields of pyscholinguistics, sociolinguistics and theories of language acquisition. This serves as a basis for research and practice relating to German as a Foreign Language / German as a Second Language. In addition, the degree programme explores questions relating to diagnostic and didactic aspects of language learning in relation to German. This enables students to reflect on the teachability of the language.
The Master’s degree programme in German as a Foreign Language / German as a Second Language is suitable for graduates of a Bachelor’s degree programme in philological and pedagogical subjects. Students from Germany or abroad may complete the degree programme, but they should be intending to pursue their career in Germany.
As a minor subject, German as a Foreign Language / German as a Second Language offers students an insight into the varied areas of research and diverse applications of the subject. The degree programme considers linguistic, didactic and diagnostic dimensions of German as a foreign/second language which are of relevance for research and practice in relation to German as a second language.
It is possible to choose a minor subject in combination with this Master programme. For further information please refer to the Examination Rules and Regulations.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Modern Languages
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Students of the Master’s degree programme in German as a foreign Language/ German as a second language explore the following fundamental questions: How do humans learn language(s)? What are the cognitive prerequisites to learning a language? How can we measure a person’s competence in German as a foreign Language/ German as a second language ? What concrete measures can be used to support language acquisition?
The Master’s degree programme in German as a Foreign Language / German as a Second Language is a consecutive academic course within German linguistics. It may be studied as a major or minor subject. The degree programme focusses on diagnostic and didactic issues relating to the acquisition and use of German as a Foreign Language / German as a Second Language by children and young people in pre-school and school settings.
Students develop specialist skills in the fields of pyscholinguistics, sociolinguistics and theories of language acquisition. This serves as a basis for research and practice relating to German as a Foreign Language / German as a Second Language. In addition, the degree programme explores questions relating to diagnostic and didactic aspects of language learning in relation to German. This enables students to reflect on the teachability of the language.
The Master’s degree programme in German as a Foreign Language / German as a Second Language is suitable for graduates of a Bachelor’s degree programme in philological and pedagogical subjects. Students from Germany or abroad may complete the degree programme, but they should be intending to pursue their career in Germany.
As a minor subject, German as a Foreign Language / German as a Second Language offers students an insight into the varied areas of research and diverse applications of the subject. The degree programme considers linguistic, didactic and diagnostic dimensions of German as a foreign/second language which are of relevance for research and practice in relation to German as a second language.
It is possible to choose a minor subject in combination with this Master programme. For further information please refer to the Examination Rules and Regulations.
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