Bachelor’s Degree in German Language with a profile in “Language, Literature and German Civilization”
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Academic title of the study |
Bachelor's Degree in German Language with a profile in Language, Literature and German Civilization |
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Study cycle |
First Cycle Studies |
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Name and status of the institution |
University of Tirana, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Public Institution |
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Language used in teaching/exams |
Albanian, German, Language C, Language D |
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The official duration of the study program |
3 (three) years |
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Type of study |
Full- time |
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Access requirement |
According to merit criteria for the state matura |
Objectives and formative activities of the study program
The Bachelor program in German Language with a profile in “Language, Literature and German Civilization” is offered at the Faculty of Foreign Languages by the Department of German Language and aims to prepare specialists with very good knowledge not only of the written and spoken language, but also of German culture, history and literature.
This study program offers:
- not only advanced knowledge of the written and spoken language, but also of German culture, history and literature, including critical thinking of theories and principles in this field of study.
- advanced skills that demonstrate high competence and innovation, required to solve complex and unpredictable problems in this field of study.
The program has the following objectives:
- To offer in-depth theoretical training in teaching subjects with language skills.
- To provide knowledge on the language, literature and culture of Francophone people.
- To develop acquired skills in the field of teaching.
- To develop skills for reflection and professional development
Competencies
The program, with a wide range of subjects, provided during the 3 years of study, incorporates diverse disciplines, which provide general university education specialized in the relevant field, as well as aim to:
- endow students with basic applicable knowledge and skills in accordance with their general linguistic, literary, historical and German -speaking civilizational background;
- be able to communicate and switch from one language to another, in different contexts and fields;
- possess a high level of knowledge about the disciplines of the study program (language, literature, history and German civilization) through the first foreign language, language B (English);
- achieve high mastery of the Albanian language (language A) and the first foreign language, English (language B);
- be able to identify and correct flaws (linguistic and/or logical) in texts of different natures and styles;
- own an advanced level of the second foreign language, language B
- possess a high level of knowledge about the disciplines of the study program (language, literature, history and Germanic civilization) through the first foreign language, language B;
- apply the linguistic, philological and literary competences obtained to carry out bibliographic research, to draw up summaries and reports on certain research studies.
- implement learning tools for updating and deepening the arguments studied in professional contexts; as well as to undertake further studies.
Opportunities for employment and professional qualification
The Faculty of Foreign Languages offers further training for students in coordination with employers. These trainings are related to different topics and in accordance with the scientific training and the needs of the students in the labor market.
Students can be employed part-time in companies with which FFL has signed a Cooperation Agreement. Our students can be employed in the public and private sector such as: Educational institutions, media, publishing houses, cultural and tourism institutions, translation agencies.
Students graduated from the Bachelor program can be employed as:
- Teacher of foreign language centers.
- Tourist guide in museums, historical and cultural centers.
- Tourist info-points near municipalities throughout the country.
- Clerk of foreign and public relations offices in all public and private institutions.
- Employee of written and visual media.
- Employee of Albanian embassies abroad or of foreign embassies in Albania.
- Researcher and cultural mediator.
Further studies at FFL-UT
The Bachelor’s degree in “German Language” with a profile in ” Language, Literature and German Civilization” provides further study opportunities in the Second Study Cycle and/or in the programs of other cycles provided by other legal and by-laws in force.
- Master of Science in “Teacher of the German Language of Upper Secondary Education”
- Master of Science in “Language and Intercultural Communication and Tourism”
- Master of Science in “Technical – Literary Translation and Interpretation”
- Professional master’s degree in “Translation” with the profile of Translator
- Master of Science in Automatic Language Processing, specialty Automatic and linguistic processing of written documents
Erasmus + scholarship program funded by the European Union
Our students have the opportunity to conduct one or two semesters of study at foreign partner universities with which FFL-UT has concluded inter-institutional agreements Erasmus + KA1, in: Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Portugal, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Czech Republic, Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovenia, Romania.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE Bachelor in German Language with a Profile in Language, Literature and German Civilization
