Fachbereich 05: Sprache, Literatur, Kultur - Anglistik - Lehramtsstudiengang L 1

This introductory lecture aims to familiarize participants with the field of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). It addresses a wide variety of issues and questions, ranging from ‘what does it mean to ‘become’ a professional English language teacher?’ to ‘what competencies and skills will I have to acquire?’ In conjunction with the lecture, (mandatory) weekly tutorials will be made available.

Prerequisites:
None. This course is accompanied by the obligatory Tutorium TEFL I A2.

Required Reading:
A digital reader will be available at the beginning of the semester.

Credit:
Graded: Regular attendance, active participation in class, homework assignments and written exam (Klausur).

Exam period:
Written exam: tba

Registration: Flex-Now

Prerequisite: Successful completion of module TEFL I

Expectations: Regular attendance, active participation, presentation/micro teaching unit and submission of a term paper.

Credit: The term paper has to be handed in by March 15, 2025.

Registration: via Flex-now.

Description:
Taking over responsibility for the (globalised) world we live in is one of the main challenges of our times. In this scenario, schools play an important role in order to inform and prepare the upcoming generations for this challenge.
In this course, students will create units and projects to introduce EF learners of all age groups to some of the 17 global goals (also known as Sustainable Development Goals) of the UN in an intercultural context. The course also comprises the promotion of 21st century skills, such as critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity, both for the students and their prospective learners.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of module TEFL I

Expectations: Regular attendance, active participation, presentation/micro teaching unit and submission of a term paper.

Exam Period: The term paper has to be handed in by March 15, 2025.

Registration: via Flex-now.

Explore the integration of digital literacy into English instruction with this seminar. Participants
will examine how digital tools can enhance the teaching of grammar, vocabulary, reading, and
writing.
The seminar provides a comprehensive overview of various digital resources and their
applications in the classroom. Through practical sessions, students will engage with interactive
tools, develop innovative lesson plans, and learn strategies for incorporating technology into
their teaching practices.
In addition, participants will contribute to a collaborative eBook, showcasing their developed
lesson plans and new expertise. This seminar aims to equip students with effective methods for
integrating digital literacy into English instruction and enhancing their overall teaching
approach.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of module TEFL I

Expectations: Regular attendance, active participation and submission of a term paper.

Credit: The term paper has to be handed in by March 15, 2025.

Registration: via Flex-now.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of module TEFL I

Expectations: Regular attendance, active participation, presentation/micro teaching unit and submission of a term paper.

Credit: The term paper has to be handed in by March 15, 2025.

Registration: via Flex-now.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of module TEFL I

Expectations: Regular attendance, active participation, presentation/micro teaching unit and submission of a term paper.

Credit: The term paper has to be handed in by March 15, 2025.

Registration: via Flex-now.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of module TEFL I

Expectations: Regular attendance, active participation, presentation/micro teaching unit and submission of a term paper.

Credit: The term paper has to be handed in by March 15, 2025.

Registration: via Flex-now.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of module TEFL I

Expectations: Regular attendance, active participation, presentation/micro teaching unit and submission of a term paper.

Credit: The term paper has to be handed in by March 15, 2025.

Registration: via Flex-now.

Description:

Prerequisite: Successful completion of module TEFL I

Expectations: Regular attendance, active participation, presentation/micro teaching unit and submission of a term paper.

Credit: The term paper has to be handed in by March 15, 2025.

Registration: via Flex-now.

Literature – defined in a broad way – can foster several competencies of our young adult EFL learners; it provides them with crucial aspects of language acquisition, intercultural learning competence and the ability to change perspectives, critical thinking and creativity, as well as communicative competence in general. In this course, students will examine the potential of young adult literature for the EFLC, gain knowledge about the use of it in different contexts and conclusively create concrete motivating learning arrangements.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of module TEFL I

Expectations: Regular attendance, active participation, presentation/micro teaching unit and submission of a term paper.

Exam Period: The term paper has to be handed in by March 15, 2025.

Registration: via Flex-now.

This lecture provides an overview of British literary history, one novel at a time. We will begin in the 18th century with Daniel Defoe, who is often credited with writing the first English novel, and end in the 21st century with Bernardine Evaristo, the first ever Black writer to have received the most prestigious British literary prize, the Booker. In between these two authors, we will move through the most important literary epochs and movements, from Romanticism, the Victorian Age, Modernism, Postmodernism and what lies beyond, to look at famous literary works and Britain’s most important authors. This approach also allows us to touch on questions of canon formation, and to think about the selection processes in the literary field that, still today, shape the reading lists of schools and universities. As the title suggests, we won’t read only books written by dead white men, but they will be prominently represented. The lecture will also touch on important approaches of literary studies, key concepts and literary theories that have shaped our understanding of the discussed novels. Take this lecture if you want to get an overview of British literary history, and idea of how the style of writing changed throughout the centuries, and to hear a little bit about the prominent cultural, social, and political concerns that provide the backgrounds of the different novels.
Among the texts discussed in this lecture are Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders (1722), Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (1818), Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (1847), Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness (1899), Virginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway (1925), Julian Barnes, England, England (1998), and Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other (2019).

This course aims at familiarizing students with approaches to the study of human language in general and to the study of the English language in particular. Attention will be paid to important concepts and terminology from the core areas of theoretical linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) and to their relevance to the fields of applied linguistics, such as language acquisition, sociolinguistics and cognitive linguistics.

Exam / Modulabschlussprüfung (MAP): To be announced at the beginning of the semester

This course aims at familiarizing students with approaches to the study of human language in general and to the study of the English language in particular. Attention will be paid to important concepts and terminology from the core areas of theoretical linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) and to their relevance to the fields of applied linguistics, such as language acquisition, sociolinguistics and cognitive linguistics.

Exam / Modulabschlussprüfung (MAP): To be announced at the beginning of the semester

This course aims at familiarizing students with approaches to the study of human language in general and to the study of the English language in particular. Attention will be paid to important concepts and terminology from the core areas of theoretical linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) and to their relevance to the fields of applied linguistics, such as language acquisition, sociolinguistics and cognitive linguistics.

Exam / Modulabschlussprüfung (MAP): To be announced at the beginning of the semester

This course aims at familiarizing students with approaches to the study of human language in general and to English in particular. Attention will be paid to important concepts and terms of core areas of theoretical linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) and to their relevance to the fields of applied linguistics, such as language acquisition, sociolinguistics and computational linguistics.

Reading: Bernd Kortmann, English Linguistics: Essentials (Berlin: Cornelsen, 2020).
Registration: FlexNow
Graded credit: Regular attendance, active participation, a mini presentation and a pass in the Modulabschlussprüfung at the end of the lecture period.

This course aims at familiarizing students with approaches to the study of human language in general and to the study of the English language in particular. Attention will be paid to important concepts and terminology from the core areas of theoretical linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) and to their relevance to the fields of applied linguistics, such as language acquisition, sociolinguistics and cognitive linguistics.

Exam / Modulabschlussprüfung (MAP): To be announced at the beginning of the semester

Focusing on the grammar of the English verb phrase (tense and aspect, modality, non-finite constructions), this course is designed to help students solidify and extend their grasp of core areas of English grammar and make the transition from upper intermediate level to lower advanced level (B2 to C1). Making this transition not only involves getting a firm grip on the essentials (structures already covered at school but all too often either forgotten or never properly mastered in the first place), it also involves adding some of those finer points that need to be mastered on the steep and thorny way to advanced language competence.

.Focusing on the grammar of the English verb phrase (tense and aspect, modality, non-finite constructions), this course is designed to help students solidify and extend their grasp of core areas of English grammar and make the transition from upper intermediate level to lower advanced level (B2 to C1). Making this transition not only involves getting a firm grip on the essentials (structures already covered at school but all too often either forgotten or never properly mastered in the first place), it also involves adding some of those finer points that need to be mastered on the steep and thorny way to advanced language competence.

.Focusing on the grammar of the English verb phrase (tense and aspect, modality, non-finite constructions), this course is designed to help students solidify and extend their grasp of core areas of English grammar and make the transition from upper intermediate level to lower advanced level (B2 to C1). Making this transition not only involves getting a firm grip on the essentials (structures already covered at school but all too often either forgotten or never properly mastered in the first place), it also involves adding some of those finer points that need to be mastered on the steep and thorny way to advanced language competence.

Focusing on the grammar of the English verb phrase (tense and aspect, modality, non-finite constructions), this course is designed to help students solidify and extend their grasp of core areas of English grammar and make the transition from upper intermediate level to lower advanced level (B2 to C1). Making this transition not only involves getting a firm grip on the essentials (structures already covered at school but all too often either forgotten or never properly mastered in the first place), it also involves adding some of those finer points that need to be mastered on the steep and thorny way to advanced language competence.

.Focusing on the grammar of the English verb phrase (tense and aspect, modality, non-finite constructions), this course is designed to help students solidify and extend their grasp of core areas of English grammar and make the transition from upper intermediate level to lower advanced level (B2 to C1). Making this transition not only involves getting a firm grip on the essentials (structures already covered at school but all too often either forgotten or never properly mastered in the first place), it also involves adding some of those finer points that need to be mastered on the steep and thorny way to advanced language competence.

This class will cover key concepts and methods devoted to the study of morphology, i.e. the study of words and their internal structure. We will pursue fundamental questions concerning what counts as a word, how are words formed, how are words processed in terms of their structure, etc. We will also take a look a prominent studies that have contributed significantly to the field of morphology.

Exam Date: Feb. 12, 2025