Students become acquainted with the structure of study programs and the goal setting of studies in their field. The aim is for the student teacher to be able to plan and prepare a course with a course description and learning outcomes with a connection to the learning level of learning, key skills and the basic elements of the education. Emphasis is placed on the growing demand in learning outcomes of Compulsory and Upper Secondary school level towards specialization with further studies in mind or participation in the business life of subjects that fall under arts and design. Assignments in the course are integrated with the practical training. Within the course students receive training in teaching and interacting with students and an introduction to school culture and working procedures. Each student is allotted a secondary school where they spend an allocated time under supervision during both autumn and spring terms. The training is connected to the course Introduction to Teaching and Learning so these courses should be taken simultaneously.

The aim of the course is to give students an insight into main theories and research of learning and teaching (Icelandic and international). Main topics of the course are theories and research on learning and teaching, teachers' professionalism, teaching methods, and assessment.

The main field of work for graduates will be in upper secondary school, and this fact will determine the selection of learning tasks.

Students become acquainted with the structure of study programs and the goal setting of studies in their field. The aim is for the student teacher to be able to plan and prepare a course with a course description and learning outcomes with a connection to the learning level of learning, key skills and the basic elements of the education. Emphasis is placed on the growing demand in learning outcomes of Compulsory and Upper Secondary school level towards specialization with further studies in mind or participation in the business life of subjects that fall under arts and design. Assignments in the course are integrated with the practical training. Within the course students receive training in teaching and interacting with students and an introduction to school culture and working procedures. Each student is allotted a secondary school where they spend an allocated time under supervision during both autumn and spring terms.

The training is connected to the course Curriculum and School Development in Secondary Schools and these two courses should be taken simultaneously.

This course is about curriculum theory and educational policy with emphasis on the curriculum, student body and school development in Icelandic upper secondary schools.

Assignments are designed to enable students to work as professionals on the development of school practice, curricula, and policies.

Goal of the course is to provide an overview of German cultural history from Bach to present age. The history of ideas will be described through the prism of literature, music, art, and science, and the interdisciplinary nature of the relationship between these areas will be the basis of analysis. Certain thinkers, poets and artists are highlighted as representative of specific currents (such as Baroque and Romanticism). Students will write an academic paper on a subject of their choice, but students of Applied Studies in German in Tourism and Communication may choose an assignment concerning the presentation of Icelandic culture to German-speaking audiences.

Those students who have already finished the course ÞÝS702F German and Intercultural Communication do not need to take this course, but students in the programme MA in German and MA in German Tourism and Communitation can take it as an elective course.

Goal of the course is to provide an overview of German cultural history from Bach to present age. The history of ideas will be described through the prism of literature, music, art, and science, and the interdisciplinary nature of the relationship between these areas will be the basis of analysis. Certain thinkers, poets and artists are highlighted as representative of specific currents (such as Baroque and Romanticism). Students will write an academic paper on a subject of their choice, but students of Applied Studies in German in Tourism and Communication may choose an assignment concerning the presentation of Icelandic culture to German-speaking audiences.

However, those students in the programme German Teaching, MA who have completed either ÞÝS702F German and Intercultural Communication or ÞÝS104F German Cultural History from Bach to Present Age do not take this course, whereas students in the programmes German, MA and Applied Studies in German in Tourism and Communication, MA can take this course as an elective course even if they have completed the above-mentioned courses.

Practical exercises in grammar, text analysis, writing and oral presentation for master students.

This course concerns the diverse connections between culture and language, as seen from the perspective of cultural history, social sciences and linguistics. Ancient and modern world languages will be introduced and their origins, influence and effects investigated. Written and spoken language will be discussed: what sorts of things are written, why and how? Rules and alternate perspectives on the nature of langauge will be considered, raising the question of how we understand man with respect to thought and language.

In this course there will be discussions about culture and literature in German speaking countries, focusing on tourism and media.

The course will focus on deepening the knowledge about and the practical application of basic learning and teaching methods in German as a Foreign Language. The class will also look at how German teaching methodology in the new teaching approaches has changed and developed until now. These changes include new types of assignments, new approaches for testing and evaluation as well as a stronger emphasis on learners' articulation skills and, also, new approaches in intercultural and self-guided learning. To be discussed is also the question of which contents and methods most appeal to Icelandic students. The work in the course is based on group discussions, presentations and class discussion.

The political system, history and culture of the German-speaking countries. It is assumed that students already have some basic knowledge of these fields.

The course deals with selected aspects of Icelandic and German on the basis of contrastive analysis and with a practical orientation.

This course is the continuation of ÞÝS703F Language Usage and Expression. It is based on practical exercises in grammar, text analysis, writing and oral presentation for master students.

The European intellectual tradition is characterized by the strong links between academia and society. Many of the most important European thinkers of the 19th and 20th Centuries worked outside of the universities – and many of those who did pursue an ordinary academic career also were public commentators frequently intervening in political discussion of the day and in some cases gaining considerable influence. In this course we present a selection of European thinkers who have been important both as scholars and as public intellectuals. We read and discuss samples of their work and look at critical discussion of their ideas. We also reflect on the time and place of the "European" – to what extent their work is quinessentially Eurocentric and to what extent awareness of cultural contingency emerges.

Students choose a summer course at a university or an approved language school in a German-speaking country on the advice of the German teachers. The course must be at level C1 or higher and, as a rule, cover at least 80 teaching units (of 45 minutes). The University of Iceland does not participate in the costs of attending the course.

MA-thesis in German teaching.

MA-thesis in German teaching.

Students become acquainted with the structure of study programs and the goal setting of studies in their field. The aim is for the student teacher to be able to plan and prepare a course with a course description and learning outcomes with a connection to the learning level of learning, key skills and the basic elements of the education. Emphasis is placed on the growing demand in learning outcomes of Compulsory and Upper Secondary school level towards specialization with further studies in mind or participation in the business life of subjects that fall under arts and design. Assignments in the course are integrated with the practical training. Within the course students receive training in teaching and interacting with students and an introduction to school culture and working procedures. Each student is allotted a secondary school where they spend an allocated time under supervision during both autumn and spring terms. The training is connected to the course Introduction to Teaching and Learning so these courses should be taken simultaneously.

The aim of the course is to give students an insight into main theories and research of learning and teaching (Icelandic and international). Main topics of the course are theories and research on learning and teaching, teachers' professionalism, teaching methods, and assessment.

The main field of work for graduates will be in upper secondary school, and this fact will determine the selection of learning tasks.

Students become acquainted with the structure of study programs and the goal setting of studies in their field. The aim is for the student teacher to be able to plan and prepare a course with a course description and learning outcomes with a connection to the learning level of learning, key skills and the basic elements of the education. Emphasis is placed on the growing demand in learning outcomes of Compulsory and Upper Secondary school level towards specialization with further studies in mind or participation in the business life of subjects that fall under arts and design. Assignments in the course are integrated with the practical training. Within the course students receive training in teaching and interacting with students and an introduction to school culture and working procedures. Each student is allotted a secondary school where they spend an allocated time under supervision during both autumn and spring terms.

The training is connected to the course Curriculum and School Development in Secondary Schools and these two courses should be taken simultaneously.

This course is about curriculum theory and educational policy with emphasis on the curriculum, student body and school development in Icelandic upper secondary schools.

Assignments are designed to enable students to work as professionals on the development of school practice, curricula, and policies.

Goal of the course is to provide an overview of German cultural history from Bach to present age. The history of ideas will be described through the prism of literature, music, art, and science, and the interdisciplinary nature of the relationship between these areas will be the basis of analysis. Certain thinkers, poets and artists are highlighted as representative of specific currents (such as Baroque and Romanticism). Students will write an academic paper on a subject of their choice, but students of Applied Studies in German in Tourism and Communication may choose an assignment concerning the presentation of Icelandic culture to German-speaking audiences.

Those students who have already finished the course ÞÝS702F German and Intercultural Communication do not need to take this course, but students in the programme MA in German and MA in German Tourism and Communitation can take it as an elective course.

Goal of the course is to provide an overview of German cultural history from Bach to present age. The history of ideas will be described through the prism of literature, music, art, and science, and the interdisciplinary nature of the relationship between these areas will be the basis of analysis. Certain thinkers, poets and artists are highlighted as representative of specific currents (such as Baroque and Romanticism). Students will write an academic paper on a subject of their choice, but students of Applied Studies in German in Tourism and Communication may choose an assignment concerning the presentation of Icelandic culture to German-speaking audiences.

However, those students in the programme German Teaching, MA who have completed either ÞÝS702F German and Intercultural Communication or ÞÝS104F German Cultural History from Bach to Present Age do not take this course, whereas students in the programmes German, MA and Applied Studies in German in Tourism and Communication, MA can take this course as an elective course even if they have completed the above-mentioned courses.

Practical exercises in grammar, text analysis, writing and oral presentation for master students.

This course concerns the diverse connections between culture and language, as seen from the perspective of cultural history, social sciences and linguistics. Ancient and modern world languages will be introduced and their origins, influence and effects investigated. Written and spoken language will be discussed: what sorts of things are written, why and how? Rules and alternate perspectives on the nature of langauge will be considered, raising the question of how we understand man with respect to thought and language.

In this course there will be discussions about culture and literature in German speaking countries, focusing on tourism and media.

The course will focus on deepening the knowledge about and the practical application of basic learning and teaching methods in German as a Foreign Language. The class will also look at how German teaching methodology in the new teaching approaches has changed and developed until now. These changes include new types of assignments, new approaches for testing and evaluation as well as a stronger emphasis on learners' articulation skills and, also, new approaches in intercultural and self-guided learning. To be discussed is also the question of which contents and methods most appeal to Icelandic students. The work in the course is based on group discussions, presentations and class discussion.

The political system, history and culture of the German-speaking countries. It is assumed that students already have some basic knowledge of these fields.

The course deals with selected aspects of Icelandic and German on the basis of contrastive analysis and with a practical orientation.

This course is the continuation of ÞÝS703F Language Usage and Expression. It is based on practical exercises in grammar, text analysis, writing and oral presentation for master students.

The European intellectual tradition is characterized by the strong links between academia and society. Many of the most important European thinkers of the 19th and 20th Centuries worked outside of the universities – and many of those who did pursue an ordinary academic career also were public commentators frequently intervening in political discussion of the day and in some cases gaining considerable influence. In this course we present a selection of European thinkers who have been important both as scholars and as public intellectuals. We read and discuss samples of their work and look at critical discussion of their ideas. We also reflect on the time and place of the "European" – to what extent their work is quinessentially Eurocentric and to what extent awareness of cultural contingency emerges.

Students choose a summer course at a university or an approved language school in a German-speaking country on the advice of the German teachers. The course must be at level C1 or higher and, as a rule, cover at least 80 teaching units (of 45 minutes). The University of Iceland does not participate in the costs of attending the course.

MA-thesis in German teaching.

MA-thesis in German teaching.