Overview
Professors from German and English language education, as well as romance and classical languages, present a wide spectrum of theoretical positions, research methodology approaches, and practical applications.
Features
- The interdisciplinarity of the courses offered focuses on the processes and results of teaching and learning language, literature, and culture in first, second, and foreign languages, both in school and outside school contexts.
- Furthermore, doctoral candidates in the Class of Language Education at Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich will receive intensive individual supervision of their dissertation projects from a team of supervisors, an interesting workshop and presentation program with guest researchers, chances to gain key qualifications, multiple opportunities for theoretical exchange, as well as financial support for research and conference travel.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Basic seminar language and text work in Latin lessons
- Theory-practice seminar for the Greek internship
- Polyvalent didactic exercise: Repetitorium for exam candidates: focus on language didactics
- Topic: Livius - Annalist and narrator under Augustus: Tradition - Reception - Didactics
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Language Studies View 3 other PhDs in Language Studies in GermanyAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- An essay describing your motivation for applying to the program. Please also indicate the name of the LMU University teacher responsible for the dissertation project in this essay (1-2 pages)
- An exposé of your dissertation project with a work plan (10-12 pages)
- A reference letter from a professor providing information about your academic potential
- Curriculum Vitae with an up-to-date, detailed description of your academic history
- Certified copies of all leaving certificates, diplomas, and degrees from all schools and universities (must include the grade of final theses and final overall grades)
- One copy of your university thesis (or a two to three page abstract in German if it is in an infrequently used language)
Tuition Fee
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EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 36 months.
- There are no tuition fees for doctoral studies, only a semester fee of 152,30 €.
Living costs for München
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Funding
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