Study programme
The BA and MA study programmes for English are jointly offered by the following institutions in Linz:
- Pädagogische Hochschule Oberösterreich (PHOÖ)
- Private Pädagogische Hochschule der Diözese Linz (PHDL)
- Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU)
The study programmes are founded on scientific evidence and oriented towards the current demands in the professional field. In the course of the programmes, students will both acquire profound and comprehensive theoretical knowledge in the four areas of study and enhance their foreign language skills, so that they will be capable of teaching English at all levels of secondary education as well as in extra-curricular educational programmes. The complexity of pedagogical tasks requires flexibility and openness to different teaching and learning cultures as well as the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge in new situations. In order to meet such challenges, students are familiarised with autonomous, self-responsible, and co-operative life-long learning, both in terms of academic and social skills. The main goal of the study programmes is a comprehensive teaching competence in the field of language, literature, and anglophone cultures, as is appropriate in modern individualised, differentiated, and competence-oriented foreign language teaching.
The Bachelor English curriculum can be found here (pdf)
The Master English curriculum can be found here (pdf)
Master Theses
Supervision
Professors Beth Erling, Melissa Kennedy and Martina Pfeiler are able to supervise Masters Theses. Contact them directly with your project proposal to discuss supervision.
MA Seminar
Professors Erling and Kennedy run MA seminars every summer semester. You can also opt to join an MA seminar at PLUS, as most are held online. Important: The MA Seminar is independent of thesis supervision: you can do the MA Seminar course with any professor, but this will not guarantee that the professor will take on your project for supervision. It is up to you to find a supervisor independently, preferably before starting the seminar course.
Workload
The MA thesis is worth 20ECTS, ie 500 hours (3 months full time work). Most students take about a year. Once you hand in a full draft, you may need to plan for up to 3 months to get feedback from your supervisor then give yourself time to rewrite/edit and submit. The submission process takes about 8 weeks before you can have your final defensio exam.
Practical Information about the MA
Informal guidelines are available here
The official guidelines are available at https://www.liles.at/infos-zum-studium/masterabschluss
Contact
| Dr. Elizabeth Erling elizabeth.erling@ph-ooe.at | PD Dr. Melissa Kennedy melissa.kennedy@ph-ooe.at |
| University College of Education Department of English | Secondary Education Rooms 343-345 (3rd Floor) Kaplanhofstrasse 40, 4020 Linz | Austria | |
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