Studies Abroad

English Literatures and Cultures

Information about studying and staying abroad.

On this site, you can find an overview of possibilities to go abroad that are relevant for your course of study. For any questions and further information, please contact our coordinator, Dr. Martin Windisch.

General information for studying abroad, for both outgoing and incoming students, can be found on the website of the International Office.

Our new cooperation with the North Academy of World Languages:

Spend three months as an Academic Volunteer in the U.S.A. You can find more information here.

 

Study Abroad Programmes

The University of Stuttgart has study abroad programmes in numerous countries, including Australia, Canada, South Africa, the U.S. and the UK. The English Department’s Erasmus partner university in the UK is the

We have a partnership with the St. Francis Xavier University in Canada (More) and a brand new partnership with the North Academy of World Languages in the U.S.A. 

For more information, please come by the International Office or contact the Erasmus coordinator and study abroad advisor Dr. Martin Windisch. They will inform you about:

  • the best time to go abroad

  • the application process

  • funding possibilities/scholarships

  • recognition of credits earned at universities abroad (only Dr. Windisch)

  • further queries regarding a stay abroad

Recognition of Credits Earned Abroad

To ensure that your courses will be accredited after your return to Stuttgart, we will be happy to advise you on course selection before your stay abroad. Courses that entail workloads which are equivalent to courses at our Department will be accredited after your return. For more information, please contact Dr. Windisch.

Please note, however, that we are unable to accept any classes taken abroad for the module “Linguistic and Literary Competence” in the Master of Education degree. This module requires a 60-minute oral exam and therefore cannot be substituted with another class.

++ Application deadlines & further information ++

2023 application deadlines for studying abroad and teaching assistantships in the UK and the USA, and in Australia, Canada and South Africa in the years 2023 to 2024.

Application deadlines:

  • 1 July 2023 for a one- or two-semester stay starting from February 2024
  • 1 December 2023 for a one- or two-semester stay starting from July 2024
  • Exception Deakin University:
    • 1 December 2023 is the deadline for both a stay starting from July 2024 and a stay starting from November 2024

Further information can be found here.

Application deadlines:

  • 1 July 2023 for a one- or two-semester stay starting from January 2024
  • 1 December 2023 for a one- or two-semester stay starting from July 2024

Further information can be found here.

Application Deadlines

  • 15 October 2023 for a one- or two-semester stay at a U.S. or Canadian university during the academic year 2024/25
  • 1 February 2024 final deadline (please note that this only applies if there are any places left)

Further information can be found here.

Applications for studying and teaching at St. Francis Xavier University now welcome!!! Further information can be found here.

Applications for spending three months as an Academic Volunteer at the North Academy of World Languages in NC,USA. Further information can be found here.

Application deadlines:

  • 10 November 2023 for teaching assistantships in the USA
  • 06 January 2024 for a position as a teaching assistant in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand  during the school year 2024/25 (online application)

Further information can be found on the website of the KMK-PAD (Kultusministerkonferenz/Pädagosicher Austauschdienst) (Pedagogic Exchange Service).

For the recognition of your Teaching Assistantship (via KMK-PAD and otherwise) in regard to your Schulpraxissemester cp. here.

For “Schulpraxissemester” at a “Deutsche Schule im Ausland” or a “Europäische Schule”cp. here.

 

Application Deadline:

  • 15 January 2024 for studying for one semester at the University of Westminster in the academic year 2024/25

Further information can be found here.

Please send your application to Martin.Windisch@ilw.uni-stuttgart.de

Application deadline:

  • ongoing, but at least one month before the start of the internship

Further information can be found here and here.

Contact

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Martin Windisch

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Senior Lecturer

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