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Lehramt

teaching profession; teacher training

noun LAYR-ahmt Rare
People & Society Education

Also means

teaching post

Usage Note

Lehramt refers both to the teaching profession and to the university degree programme that trains future teachers (Lehramtsstudium). Someone studying to become a teacher is a Lehramtsstudent. The compound auf Lehramt studieren is the standard phrase.

Examples

"Sie studiert Lehramt für Grundschule an der Universität Köln."

Natural Translation

She is studying primary-school teacher training at the University of Cologne.

Literal Translation

She studies teaching-profession for primary-school at the University Cologne.

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