The didactics of English deals with all aspects of teaching and learning the English language as well as English-speaking cultures and literatures in research and teaching. The requirements of students of all teaching careers are at the heart of the courses on offer. In the subject didactics course, prospective teachers learn about the theoretical and empirical foundations of English teaching. They also gain an initial insight into the design of target-oriented language learning situations and develop their ability to analyze teaching experiences in scientific categories. In addition to these central skills and knowledge, the subject didactics course also provides insights into the development of English teaching, its objectives and its educational policy context.

Research in Augsburg focuses on the following areas

• Research on professional development of English teachers

• Quality of Teaching as a Core Task of English Teaching

• Implementation of core practices in teacher education
• Teaching reading in a foreign language
• AI in foreign language teaching
• Intercultural learning

The chair is committed to developing the following skills with students and doctoral candidates:

• Recognition and implementation of quality teaching
• Ability to conduct research-based teaching and practice-oriented research (action research)
• Ability to reflect on subject didactics based on theory
• Teaching skills appropriate to the type and level of school
• Ability to undertake independent academic work