Anette Hahn is a Bachelor's student of English and Sports.
Wieso haben Sie sich damals für Ihr Studienfach entschieden?
I always enjoyed languages, and English had long been my favourite subject at school.
An welchen Stellen haben sich die Erwartungen an Ihr Studienfach erfüllt, an welchen nicht?
My language skills have definitely improved, and I’ve learned a lot about communication. But my 18-year-old self would’ve probably expected to have a better accent by now.
Was macht Ihnen in Ihrem Fach am meisten Spaß?
Personally, I like the modules linguistics and technical terminology, because that’s where we learn a lot about languages in the social context (e.g. in the business world) and operate with more than simple school English.
Was war bisher die größte Herausforderung?
Writing my first term paper.
Was wollen Sie einmal damit werden?
Teacher. But many students of American and English studies intend to pursue a career in business, politics or literature.
Welche Tipps geben Sie den Leuten, die auch überlegen, Ihr Fach zu studieren?
Don’t get discouraged if your English isn’t perfect. I used to receive tutoring in school for a long time and didn’t find the degree course too difficult, because I kept at it. Also, the head start that others seem to have after an exchange year becomes pretty much insignificant after you too take part in an exchange programme.
