German Language Teaching: General Information

The Department of German Language Teaching offers an undergraduate program that requires students to take 240 credits and 60 courses in 8 semesters in order to become German teachers for primary and secondary schools where German is taught as a 1st or 2nd foreign language. The undergraduate program consists of theoretical and practical courses related to field knowledge, general culture and pedagogical formation. Theoretical courses take place in technology-supported classrooms, workshops and laboratories, while practical courses take place in practice schools in cooperation with the Atatürk Faculty of Education and the Istanbul Directorate of National Education under the supervision of lecturers and teachers. The aim is to provide teacher candidates with adequate teaching skills in the classroom.

As part of the registration process students are asked to take part in a language exam. According to the results of this exam, students whose German language level is not sufficient enough to follow the lessons, have to attend a preparatory class for one year. Students who successfully pass the language exam are admitted directly to the first year. In the first and second years of our undergraduate program, the development of German writing, reading and speaking skills continues. Common courses, which are compulsory for all students of Atatürk Faculty of Education, are taught by lecturers from other departments, these courses are conducted in Turkish.

 

Possibilities

Double Major and Minor Programs

Students studying in our German Language Teaching Undergraduate Program are entitled to participate in the Minor or Double Major Program of various undergraduate programs within our university if they fulfill the necessary conditions and the chosen program is contentwise close to their main program.

 

Erasmus+ Program

Through the Erasmus+ Program, we exchange students and faculty members with many universities in Germany and Austria.

You can find the list of cooperating universities in Germany and Austria here.

You can find more detailed information about the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) within the scope of the Erasmus student exchange program at http://llp.marmara.edu.tr/?sayfa=ects&dil=tr-TR.

 

Farabi Program

Students can continue their education and training activities in a higher education institution outside their own institution for one or two semesters within the framework of the Student and Faculty Member Exchange Program between Higher Education Institutions called Farabi Exchange Program.

 

Transition to Graduate Programs

Graduates of the department are entitled to do their graduate studies in one of the programs of the Institute of Educational Sciences.

 

Master's Program with Thesis

The German Language Teaching Master's Program (with Thesis) is organized as a two-year program. The first year includes theoretical and practical courses. In the second year, thesis work is carried out.

You can find detailed information about the Master's program in German Language Teaching here.

 

Doctorate Program

The German Language Teaching Doctoral Program is organized as a four-year program. The PhD Program consists of courses followed by a qualifying exam, thesis proposal and thesis study. The first year includes theoretical courses. Starting from the second year, thesis work is carried out.

You can find detailed information about the German Language Teaching PhD program here.

 

Fields of Study

Graduates of our department are entitled to work as German teachers, teaching German as a first or second foreign language in private and public schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education. They also have the opportunity to work in various positions in private organizations or in the tourism sector.

 

ÖSYM Preference and Quota

The German Language Teaching Program accepts students with LANGUAGE score type. In the 2022-2023 academic year, students were placed in all 52 quotas between 294,28110 and 422,33820 points.

You can access the Higher Education Program Atlas of the Department here.