Master of Education Extension Subject in Chinese Studies

About this program

In the Chinese Studies academic programme, students learn about both traditional and contemporary aspects of China, including the role played by China in the greater world and the associated diversified exchange processes that link both China’s history and its present-day existence to other regions. China and Chinese language are being increasingly incorporated into progressive educational policy. Chinese language is ever more commonly offered as a school subject in Germany, with efforts being made to strengthen and further this development. Alongside this, more general instruction around knowledge and competencies associated with Chinese culture and communication, is being actively promoted in the education sector. Where students take Chinese as an extension subject at Heidelberg University, they gain the skills and knowledge required to teach Chinese as a foreign language in schools in Baden-Württemberg and Germany. Graduates are thereby able to provide language instruction which supports learners’ ability to communicate and navigate Chinese culture. They are also able to convey knowledge and competencies associated with Chinese culture and communication more generally. Chinese studies in Heidelberg focuses on the study of cultural and social aspects of Chinese societies, including their historical development, contemporary characteristics, regional interrelationships, and material artefacts. Where Chinese is studied is an extension subject, students benefit from in-depth engagement with these areas. Intensive language instruction ensures that students are able to read, understand, and analyse specialist texts written in both traditional and simplified script. They are also able to speak and write modern Chinese fluently. Alongside subject knowledge, students also gain the didactic skills required to teach Chinese as a foreign language. These skills are honed through ancillary courses, practice classes and a colloquium. A diverse range of elective courses centred on both thematic content and aspects of Chinese language, enable students to develop a specialism in pre-modern or modern Chinese studies.

Required documents

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• Certified copy of Bachelor's degree certificate
• Certified translation of Bachelor's degree certificate
• Certified transcript of records (all semesters)
• Valid passport (photo page copy)
• Tabular curriculum vitae (CV)

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