Fachbereich 05: Sprache, Literatur, Kultur - Anglistik - Master of Arts (Studienbeginn ab Wintersemester 2020/21)
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Literary, Cultural and Media History (05-MA-A-001) ⇑
A1: Vorlesung
[Vl] Introduction to Gender and Sexuality, Critical Race Theory and Anti-Racism, Decolonial Thought, and Disability Studies and Activism
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr | Phil. I, A 4 (Hörsaal) | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, A 4 (Hörsaal) |
[Vl] Narratology
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, A 4 (Hörsaal) | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, A 4 (Hörsaal) |
Welcome! When Todorov coined the French term 'narratologie' in 1969, he used the word in analogy to disciplines such as biology and sociology to convey the idea of a science of narrative. This lecture begins by zooming in on the development of classical structuralist narratology, which was, for instance, influenced by Russian formalism. In a second step, we will then focus on recent debates within the field of postclassical narratology. Among other things, we will look at new developments in the area of ethical and postcolonial narratology (compared to the 'older' rhetorical theory of narrative); crucial differences between first- and second-generation cognitive narratologists; the role of cognitive parameters vis-à-vis unnatural narratives; new approaches in the areas of feminist, queer, and transmedial narratologies; recent work on oral storytelling, small stories, and online storytelling; the narrativity of music, paintings, and dance performances; as well as the role of empirical studies. We will also discuss the question of what to do with these approaches, i.e., how to apply the theoretical frameworks to literary texts.
[Vl] Survey of Gothic Literature - from English Origins to Postcolonial Transformations
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Rathenaustraße 10, 003 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Rathenaustraße 10, 003 |
The lecture provides an overview of the development of Gothic literature from the late eighteenth- to the early twenty-first century, focusing predominantly (though not exclusively) on the Gothic novel. It pursues three key objectives: firstly, to familiarize attendees with major forms and subgenres of Gothic literature; secondly, to introduce key periods of literary history (as refracted through a Gothic lens); and, thirdly, to read Gothic texts as responses to cultural contexts and social anxieties. Each lecture will first introduce salient contexts for the topic at hand, then move on to a close reading of a sample text, and conclude with a brief summary and perspectives for further research. While the lecture mainly charts the evolution of Gothic literature in England, it will touch upon US-American and include postcolonial contexts the further we proceed diachronically.
A2: Hauptseminar
[Si] Fictionality and Non-Fictionality: Theory, History; Literature
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 |
When we hear fictionality, we tend to think of novels, feature films, comic books, and TV series; when we hear non-fictionality, we tend to think of politics, journalism, documentary films, and scientific communication. Recent research, especially in the field of rhetorical theory, has troubled the clarity of these distinctions, inviting us to consider fictionality and non-fictionality as modes of communication that cut across discourses, genre, and media. Moreover, this work asks us to understand both fictionality and non-fictionality as resources whose functions vary depending on context-specific use and historical circumstances. In the seminar, we are going to explore uses and combinations of fictionality and non-fictionality in a range of texts and contexts including the early novel, contemporary fiction, the documentary film, and non-literary discourses.
Participants are kindly asked to buy two novels: Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey (1818) and Ben Lerner's Leaving the Atocha Station (2011). All other course material is available on Stud.IP.
[Si] Law and Outrage
regelmäßiger Termin ab 20.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
[Si] Migration across Media
regelmäßiger Termin ab 20.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
[Si] Of History and Hope - Poetry as Means of Socio-Political Participation and Cultural Critique
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, C 027 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, C 027 |
This seminar aims to explore the multifaceted role of poetry as a form of socio-political participation and cultural critique across different communities and historical contexts. In this context, we will explore African American Voices from Slavery to the 21st Century, Native American Poetry from the U.S. Expansion to Contemporary Expressions of Indigenous Culture, as well as Feminist and Queer Writing from the Suffrage to Same-Sex Marriage.
Our discussions will engage with poets such as Phillis Wheatley, Langston Hughes, Jacqueline Woodson, Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, Joy Harjo, Simon Ortiz, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, and Audre Lorde. In approaching these texts, we will employ a range of critical perspectives, including postcolonial, cultural, and religious frameworks as well as theories of gender and sexuality.
Relevant primary and secondary literature will be uploaded to Stud.IP at the beginning of the semester. Participants are expected to engage actively with the readings, contribute to seminar discussions, and complete assignments.
Exam for Of History and Hope - Poetry as Means of Socio-Political Participation and Cultural Critique: Monday, 09 February 2026.
[Si] Postmodernism: A Critical Historical Introduction
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr | Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 |
The seminar offers an introduction to the literature and theory of postmodernism – a historical mindset that exerted significant influence at the end of the twentieth and the beginning of the twenty-first century. By studying both literary and theoretical texts, we are going to attain a better understanding of the postmodernist critique of concepts such as authorship, authenticity, history, reality, and knowledge. As a ‘critical’ and ‘historical’ introduction, the seminar is particularly interested in exploring postmodernism’s complicated legacy in contemporary culture. It suggests that, if you want to understand current phenomena such as post-truth, Trumpism, ‘anti-wokism’, and conspiracy thinking, you are well-advised to know something about postmodernism. In this vein, we are going to study both postmodernism’s original concerns and how several of its ideas have been misunderstood and misappropriated, especially by reactionary political agendas.
Participants are kindly asked to buy Ian McEwan's novel Enduring Love (1997). All other course material is available on Stud.IP.
[Si] Romantic Literature: Poetry and Prose
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 409 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 409 |
Welcome! This class provides an overview of Romantic literature, which was written between the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century. In a first step, we will analyze poems by William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy B. Shelley, George Gordon (Lord Byron), but also consider female Romantic poets (such as Mary Robinson and Felicia Hemans). In a second step, we will move on to the horror- or terror-inducing genre of the Gothic novel. We will discuss representative examples (namely The Castle of Otranto [1764] by Horace Walpole and The Monk [1796] by Matthew Lewis). We will discuss different approaches to the Gothic novel, we will list important features of Gothic novels, and we will address their functions.
Literary, Cultural and Media Analysis 1 (05-MA-A-002) ⇑
A1: Hauptseminar
[Si] Fictionality and Non-Fictionality: Theory, History; Literature
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 |
When we hear fictionality, we tend to think of novels, feature films, comic books, and TV series; when we hear non-fictionality, we tend to think of politics, journalism, documentary films, and scientific communication. Recent research, especially in the field of rhetorical theory, has troubled the clarity of these distinctions, inviting us to consider fictionality and non-fictionality as modes of communication that cut across discourses, genre, and media. Moreover, this work asks us to understand both fictionality and non-fictionality as resources whose functions vary depending on context-specific use and historical circumstances. In the seminar, we are going to explore uses and combinations of fictionality and non-fictionality in a range of texts and contexts including the early novel, contemporary fiction, the documentary film, and non-literary discourses.
Participants are kindly asked to buy two novels: Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey (1818) and Ben Lerner's Leaving the Atocha Station (2011). All other course material is available on Stud.IP.
[Si] Law and Outrage
regelmäßiger Termin ab 20.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
[Si] Migration across Media
regelmäßiger Termin ab 20.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
[Si] Of History and Hope - Poetry as Means of Socio-Political Participation and Cultural Critique
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, C 027 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, C 027 |
This seminar aims to explore the multifaceted role of poetry as a form of socio-political participation and cultural critique across different communities and historical contexts. In this context, we will explore African American Voices from Slavery to the 21st Century, Native American Poetry from the U.S. Expansion to Contemporary Expressions of Indigenous Culture, as well as Feminist and Queer Writing from the Suffrage to Same-Sex Marriage.
Our discussions will engage with poets such as Phillis Wheatley, Langston Hughes, Jacqueline Woodson, Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, Joy Harjo, Simon Ortiz, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, and Audre Lorde. In approaching these texts, we will employ a range of critical perspectives, including postcolonial, cultural, and religious frameworks as well as theories of gender and sexuality.
Relevant primary and secondary literature will be uploaded to Stud.IP at the beginning of the semester. Participants are expected to engage actively with the readings, contribute to seminar discussions, and complete assignments.
Exam for Of History and Hope - Poetry as Means of Socio-Political Participation and Cultural Critique: Monday, 09 February 2026.
[Si] Resilience and Sustainability: Literary and Cultural Perspectives
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Rathenaustraße 10, 112 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Rathenaustraße 10, 112 |

In light of global warming and other large-scale crises and catastrophes, ‘resilience’ and ‘sustainability’ have become part and parcel of the standard vocabulary of our time. But what do they actually mean? And how are their meanings entangled with other cultural assumptions as well as political and economic paradigms such as growth, liberty, security, justice, and the good life, among many others?
The seminar has four main goals: 1) to introduce and discuss the main concepts and interdisciplinary theories of resilience and sustainability; 2) to probe the heuristic potential of these concepts and theories for the analysis of literary and cultural perspectives on resilience and sustainability; 3) to acquaint students with some selected literary narratives of resilience and sustainability (in the wider sense that also includes, e.g, films and TV series); 4) to explore the potential of narrative fiction as counter-narratives to political, technological, and economic notions of resilience and sustainability. We will draw especially on recent work in ecocriticism and environmental humanities to investigate the eco-ethical dimensions of literature manifesting in the ways in which the relationship between literature and survival is envisioned in the selected works.
[Si] Romantic Literature: Poetry and Prose
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 409 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 409 |
Welcome! This class provides an overview of Romantic literature, which was written between the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century. In a first step, we will analyze poems by William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy B. Shelley, George Gordon (Lord Byron), but also consider female Romantic poets (such as Mary Robinson and Felicia Hemans). In a second step, we will move on to the horror- or terror-inducing genre of the Gothic novel. We will discuss representative examples (namely The Castle of Otranto [1764] by Horace Walpole and The Monk [1796] by Matthew Lewis). We will discuss different approaches to the Gothic novel, we will list important features of Gothic novels, and we will address their functions.
A2: Hauptseminar
[Si] Fictionality and Non-Fictionality: Theory, History; Literature
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 |
When we hear fictionality, we tend to think of novels, feature films, comic books, and TV series; when we hear non-fictionality, we tend to think of politics, journalism, documentary films, and scientific communication. Recent research, especially in the field of rhetorical theory, has troubled the clarity of these distinctions, inviting us to consider fictionality and non-fictionality as modes of communication that cut across discourses, genre, and media. Moreover, this work asks us to understand both fictionality and non-fictionality as resources whose functions vary depending on context-specific use and historical circumstances. In the seminar, we are going to explore uses and combinations of fictionality and non-fictionality in a range of texts and contexts including the early novel, contemporary fiction, the documentary film, and non-literary discourses.
Participants are kindly asked to buy two novels: Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey (1818) and Ben Lerner's Leaving the Atocha Station (2011). All other course material is available on Stud.IP.
[Si] Law and Outrage
regelmäßiger Termin ab 20.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
[Si] Migration across Media
regelmäßiger Termin ab 20.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
[Si] Of History and Hope - Poetry as Means of Socio-Political Participation and Cultural Critique
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, C 027 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, C 027 |
This seminar aims to explore the multifaceted role of poetry as a form of socio-political participation and cultural critique across different communities and historical contexts. In this context, we will explore African American Voices from Slavery to the 21st Century, Native American Poetry from the U.S. Expansion to Contemporary Expressions of Indigenous Culture, as well as Feminist and Queer Writing from the Suffrage to Same-Sex Marriage.
Our discussions will engage with poets such as Phillis Wheatley, Langston Hughes, Jacqueline Woodson, Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, Joy Harjo, Simon Ortiz, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, and Audre Lorde. In approaching these texts, we will employ a range of critical perspectives, including postcolonial, cultural, and religious frameworks as well as theories of gender and sexuality.
Relevant primary and secondary literature will be uploaded to Stud.IP at the beginning of the semester. Participants are expected to engage actively with the readings, contribute to seminar discussions, and complete assignments.
Exam for Of History and Hope - Poetry as Means of Socio-Political Participation and Cultural Critique: Monday, 09 February 2026.
[Si] Resilience and Sustainability: Literary and Cultural Perspectives
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Rathenaustraße 10, 112 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Rathenaustraße 10, 112 |

In light of global warming and other large-scale crises and catastrophes, ‘resilience’ and ‘sustainability’ have become part and parcel of the standard vocabulary of our time. But what do they actually mean? And how are their meanings entangled with other cultural assumptions as well as political and economic paradigms such as growth, liberty, security, justice, and the good life, among many others?
The seminar has four main goals: 1) to introduce and discuss the main concepts and interdisciplinary theories of resilience and sustainability; 2) to probe the heuristic potential of these concepts and theories for the analysis of literary and cultural perspectives on resilience and sustainability; 3) to acquaint students with some selected literary narratives of resilience and sustainability (in the wider sense that also includes, e.g, films and TV series); 4) to explore the potential of narrative fiction as counter-narratives to political, technological, and economic notions of resilience and sustainability. We will draw especially on recent work in ecocriticism and environmental humanities to investigate the eco-ethical dimensions of literature manifesting in the ways in which the relationship between literature and survival is envisioned in the selected works.
[Si] Romantic Literature: Poetry and Prose
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 409 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 409 |
Welcome! This class provides an overview of Romantic literature, which was written between the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century. In a first step, we will analyze poems by William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy B. Shelley, George Gordon (Lord Byron), but also consider female Romantic poets (such as Mary Robinson and Felicia Hemans). In a second step, we will move on to the horror- or terror-inducing genre of the Gothic novel. We will discuss representative examples (namely The Castle of Otranto [1764] by Horace Walpole and The Monk [1796] by Matthew Lewis). We will discuss different approaches to the Gothic novel, we will list important features of Gothic novels, and we will address their functions.
Text and Context (05-MA-A-003) ⇑
A1: Hauptseminar
[Si] Fictionality and Non-Fictionality: Theory, History; Literature
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 |
When we hear fictionality, we tend to think of novels, feature films, comic books, and TV series; when we hear non-fictionality, we tend to think of politics, journalism, documentary films, and scientific communication. Recent research, especially in the field of rhetorical theory, has troubled the clarity of these distinctions, inviting us to consider fictionality and non-fictionality as modes of communication that cut across discourses, genre, and media. Moreover, this work asks us to understand both fictionality and non-fictionality as resources whose functions vary depending on context-specific use and historical circumstances. In the seminar, we are going to explore uses and combinations of fictionality and non-fictionality in a range of texts and contexts including the early novel, contemporary fiction, the documentary film, and non-literary discourses.
Participants are kindly asked to buy two novels: Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey (1818) and Ben Lerner's Leaving the Atocha Station (2011). All other course material is available on Stud.IP.
[Si] Law and Outrage
regelmäßiger Termin ab 20.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
[Si] Literary Theory in the Twenty-First Century
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
Welcome! This class seeks to familiarize students with the state of literary theory in the twenty-first century. We will read and discuss theoretical texts that concern cognitive narratology, postcolonial criticism, feminism, gender / queer theory, masculinity studies, critical race theory, whiteness studies, new formalism, postcriticism, and surface readings. We will also deal with the question of what we need theories for, and we will demonstrate what these approaches can do (and what they cannot do) by applying the theoretical frameworks to a set of literary texts.
[Si] Migration across Media
regelmäßiger Termin ab 20.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
[Si] Of History and Hope - Poetry as Means of Socio-Political Participation and Cultural Critique
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, C 027 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, C 027 |
This seminar aims to explore the multifaceted role of poetry as a form of socio-political participation and cultural critique across different communities and historical contexts. In this context, we will explore African American Voices from Slavery to the 21st Century, Native American Poetry from the U.S. Expansion to Contemporary Expressions of Indigenous Culture, as well as Feminist and Queer Writing from the Suffrage to Same-Sex Marriage.
Our discussions will engage with poets such as Phillis Wheatley, Langston Hughes, Jacqueline Woodson, Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, Joy Harjo, Simon Ortiz, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, and Audre Lorde. In approaching these texts, we will employ a range of critical perspectives, including postcolonial, cultural, and religious frameworks as well as theories of gender and sexuality.
Relevant primary and secondary literature will be uploaded to Stud.IP at the beginning of the semester. Participants are expected to engage actively with the readings, contribute to seminar discussions, and complete assignments.
Exam for Of History and Hope - Poetry as Means of Socio-Political Participation and Cultural Critique: Monday, 09 February 2026.
[Si] Postmodernism: A Critical Historical Introduction
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr | Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 |
The seminar offers an introduction to the literature and theory of postmodernism – a historical mindset that exerted significant influence at the end of the twentieth and the beginning of the twenty-first century. By studying both literary and theoretical texts, we are going to attain a better understanding of the postmodernist critique of concepts such as authorship, authenticity, history, reality, and knowledge. As a ‘critical’ and ‘historical’ introduction, the seminar is particularly interested in exploring postmodernism’s complicated legacy in contemporary culture. It suggests that, if you want to understand current phenomena such as post-truth, Trumpism, ‘anti-wokism’, and conspiracy thinking, you are well-advised to know something about postmodernism. In this vein, we are going to study both postmodernism’s original concerns and how several of its ideas have been misunderstood and misappropriated, especially by reactionary political agendas.
Participants are kindly asked to buy Ian McEwan's novel Enduring Love (1997). All other course material is available on Stud.IP.
[Si] Resilience and Sustainability: Literary and Cultural Perspectives
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Rathenaustraße 10, 112 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Rathenaustraße 10, 112 |

In light of global warming and other large-scale crises and catastrophes, ‘resilience’ and ‘sustainability’ have become part and parcel of the standard vocabulary of our time. But what do they actually mean? And how are their meanings entangled with other cultural assumptions as well as political and economic paradigms such as growth, liberty, security, justice, and the good life, among many others?
The seminar has four main goals: 1) to introduce and discuss the main concepts and interdisciplinary theories of resilience and sustainability; 2) to probe the heuristic potential of these concepts and theories for the analysis of literary and cultural perspectives on resilience and sustainability; 3) to acquaint students with some selected literary narratives of resilience and sustainability (in the wider sense that also includes, e.g, films and TV series); 4) to explore the potential of narrative fiction as counter-narratives to political, technological, and economic notions of resilience and sustainability. We will draw especially on recent work in ecocriticism and environmental humanities to investigate the eco-ethical dimensions of literature manifesting in the ways in which the relationship between literature and survival is envisioned in the selected works.
[Si] Romantic Literature: Poetry and Prose
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 409 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 409 |
Welcome! This class provides an overview of Romantic literature, which was written between the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century. In a first step, we will analyze poems by William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy B. Shelley, George Gordon (Lord Byron), but also consider female Romantic poets (such as Mary Robinson and Felicia Hemans). In a second step, we will move on to the horror- or terror-inducing genre of the Gothic novel. We will discuss representative examples (namely The Castle of Otranto [1764] by Horace Walpole and The Monk [1796] by Matthew Lewis). We will discuss different approaches to the Gothic novel, we will list important features of Gothic novels, and we will address their functions.
A2: Hauptseminar
[Si] Fictionality and Non-Fictionality: Theory, History; Literature
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 |
When we hear fictionality, we tend to think of novels, feature films, comic books, and TV series; when we hear non-fictionality, we tend to think of politics, journalism, documentary films, and scientific communication. Recent research, especially in the field of rhetorical theory, has troubled the clarity of these distinctions, inviting us to consider fictionality and non-fictionality as modes of communication that cut across discourses, genre, and media. Moreover, this work asks us to understand both fictionality and non-fictionality as resources whose functions vary depending on context-specific use and historical circumstances. In the seminar, we are going to explore uses and combinations of fictionality and non-fictionality in a range of texts and contexts including the early novel, contemporary fiction, the documentary film, and non-literary discourses.
Participants are kindly asked to buy two novels: Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey (1818) and Ben Lerner's Leaving the Atocha Station (2011). All other course material is available on Stud.IP.
[Si] Law and Outrage
regelmäßiger Termin ab 20.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
[Si] Literary Theory in the Twenty-First Century
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
Welcome! This class seeks to familiarize students with the state of literary theory in the twenty-first century. We will read and discuss theoretical texts that concern cognitive narratology, postcolonial criticism, feminism, gender / queer theory, masculinity studies, critical race theory, whiteness studies, new formalism, postcriticism, and surface readings. We will also deal with the question of what we need theories for, and we will demonstrate what these approaches can do (and what they cannot do) by applying the theoretical frameworks to a set of literary texts.
[Si] Migration across Media
regelmäßiger Termin ab 20.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
[Si] Of History and Hope - Poetry as Means of Socio-Political Participation and Cultural Critique
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, C 027 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, C 027 |
This seminar aims to explore the multifaceted role of poetry as a form of socio-political participation and cultural critique across different communities and historical contexts. In this context, we will explore African American Voices from Slavery to the 21st Century, Native American Poetry from the U.S. Expansion to Contemporary Expressions of Indigenous Culture, as well as Feminist and Queer Writing from the Suffrage to Same-Sex Marriage.
Our discussions will engage with poets such as Phillis Wheatley, Langston Hughes, Jacqueline Woodson, Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, Joy Harjo, Simon Ortiz, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, and Audre Lorde. In approaching these texts, we will employ a range of critical perspectives, including postcolonial, cultural, and religious frameworks as well as theories of gender and sexuality.
Relevant primary and secondary literature will be uploaded to Stud.IP at the beginning of the semester. Participants are expected to engage actively with the readings, contribute to seminar discussions, and complete assignments.
Exam for Of History and Hope - Poetry as Means of Socio-Political Participation and Cultural Critique: Monday, 09 February 2026.
[Si] Postmodernism: A Critical Historical Introduction
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr | Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 |
The seminar offers an introduction to the literature and theory of postmodernism – a historical mindset that exerted significant influence at the end of the twentieth and the beginning of the twenty-first century. By studying both literary and theoretical texts, we are going to attain a better understanding of the postmodernist critique of concepts such as authorship, authenticity, history, reality, and knowledge. As a ‘critical’ and ‘historical’ introduction, the seminar is particularly interested in exploring postmodernism’s complicated legacy in contemporary culture. It suggests that, if you want to understand current phenomena such as post-truth, Trumpism, ‘anti-wokism’, and conspiracy thinking, you are well-advised to know something about postmodernism. In this vein, we are going to study both postmodernism’s original concerns and how several of its ideas have been misunderstood and misappropriated, especially by reactionary political agendas.
Participants are kindly asked to buy Ian McEwan's novel Enduring Love (1997). All other course material is available on Stud.IP.
[Si] Resilience and Sustainability: Literary and Cultural Perspectives
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Rathenaustraße 10, 112 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Rathenaustraße 10, 112 |

In light of global warming and other large-scale crises and catastrophes, ‘resilience’ and ‘sustainability’ have become part and parcel of the standard vocabulary of our time. But what do they actually mean? And how are their meanings entangled with other cultural assumptions as well as political and economic paradigms such as growth, liberty, security, justice, and the good life, among many others?
The seminar has four main goals: 1) to introduce and discuss the main concepts and interdisciplinary theories of resilience and sustainability; 2) to probe the heuristic potential of these concepts and theories for the analysis of literary and cultural perspectives on resilience and sustainability; 3) to acquaint students with some selected literary narratives of resilience and sustainability (in the wider sense that also includes, e.g, films and TV series); 4) to explore the potential of narrative fiction as counter-narratives to political, technological, and economic notions of resilience and sustainability. We will draw especially on recent work in ecocriticism and environmental humanities to investigate the eco-ethical dimensions of literature manifesting in the ways in which the relationship between literature and survival is envisioned in the selected works.
[Si] Romantic Literature: Poetry and Prose
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 409 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 409 |
Welcome! This class provides an overview of Romantic literature, which was written between the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century. In a first step, we will analyze poems by William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy B. Shelley, George Gordon (Lord Byron), but also consider female Romantic poets (such as Mary Robinson and Felicia Hemans). In a second step, we will move on to the horror- or terror-inducing genre of the Gothic novel. We will discuss representative examples (namely The Castle of Otranto [1764] by Horace Walpole and The Monk [1796] by Matthew Lewis). We will discuss different approaches to the Gothic novel, we will list important features of Gothic novels, and we will address their functions.
Literary, Cultural and Media Analysis 2 (05-MA-A-004) ⇑
A1: Hauptseminar
[Si] Fictionality and Non-Fictionality: Theory, History; Literature
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 |
When we hear fictionality, we tend to think of novels, feature films, comic books, and TV series; when we hear non-fictionality, we tend to think of politics, journalism, documentary films, and scientific communication. Recent research, especially in the field of rhetorical theory, has troubled the clarity of these distinctions, inviting us to consider fictionality and non-fictionality as modes of communication that cut across discourses, genre, and media. Moreover, this work asks us to understand both fictionality and non-fictionality as resources whose functions vary depending on context-specific use and historical circumstances. In the seminar, we are going to explore uses and combinations of fictionality and non-fictionality in a range of texts and contexts including the early novel, contemporary fiction, the documentary film, and non-literary discourses.
Participants are kindly asked to buy two novels: Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey (1818) and Ben Lerner's Leaving the Atocha Station (2011). All other course material is available on Stud.IP.
[Si] Law and Outrage
regelmäßiger Termin ab 20.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
[Si] Migration across Media
regelmäßiger Termin ab 20.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
[Si] Resilience and Sustainability: Literary and Cultural Perspectives
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Rathenaustraße 10, 112 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Rathenaustraße 10, 112 |

In light of global warming and other large-scale crises and catastrophes, ‘resilience’ and ‘sustainability’ have become part and parcel of the standard vocabulary of our time. But what do they actually mean? And how are their meanings entangled with other cultural assumptions as well as political and economic paradigms such as growth, liberty, security, justice, and the good life, among many others?
The seminar has four main goals: 1) to introduce and discuss the main concepts and interdisciplinary theories of resilience and sustainability; 2) to probe the heuristic potential of these concepts and theories for the analysis of literary and cultural perspectives on resilience and sustainability; 3) to acquaint students with some selected literary narratives of resilience and sustainability (in the wider sense that also includes, e.g, films and TV series); 4) to explore the potential of narrative fiction as counter-narratives to political, technological, and economic notions of resilience and sustainability. We will draw especially on recent work in ecocriticism and environmental humanities to investigate the eco-ethical dimensions of literature manifesting in the ways in which the relationship between literature and survival is envisioned in the selected works.
[Si] Romantic Literature: Poetry and Prose
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 409 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 409 |
Welcome! This class provides an overview of Romantic literature, which was written between the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century. In a first step, we will analyze poems by William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy B. Shelley, George Gordon (Lord Byron), but also consider female Romantic poets (such as Mary Robinson and Felicia Hemans). In a second step, we will move on to the horror- or terror-inducing genre of the Gothic novel. We will discuss representative examples (namely The Castle of Otranto [1764] by Horace Walpole and The Monk [1796] by Matthew Lewis). We will discuss different approaches to the Gothic novel, we will list important features of Gothic novels, and we will address their functions.
A2: Hauptseminar
[Si] Fictionality and Non-Fictionality: Theory, History; Literature
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 |
When we hear fictionality, we tend to think of novels, feature films, comic books, and TV series; when we hear non-fictionality, we tend to think of politics, journalism, documentary films, and scientific communication. Recent research, especially in the field of rhetorical theory, has troubled the clarity of these distinctions, inviting us to consider fictionality and non-fictionality as modes of communication that cut across discourses, genre, and media. Moreover, this work asks us to understand both fictionality and non-fictionality as resources whose functions vary depending on context-specific use and historical circumstances. In the seminar, we are going to explore uses and combinations of fictionality and non-fictionality in a range of texts and contexts including the early novel, contemporary fiction, the documentary film, and non-literary discourses.
Participants are kindly asked to buy two novels: Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey (1818) and Ben Lerner's Leaving the Atocha Station (2011). All other course material is available on Stud.IP.
[Si] Law and Outrage
regelmäßiger Termin ab 20.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
[Si] Migration across Media
regelmäßiger Termin ab 20.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
[Si] Resilience and Sustainability: Literary and Cultural Perspectives
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Rathenaustraße 10, 112 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Rathenaustraße 10, 112 |

In light of global warming and other large-scale crises and catastrophes, ‘resilience’ and ‘sustainability’ have become part and parcel of the standard vocabulary of our time. But what do they actually mean? And how are their meanings entangled with other cultural assumptions as well as political and economic paradigms such as growth, liberty, security, justice, and the good life, among many others?
The seminar has four main goals: 1) to introduce and discuss the main concepts and interdisciplinary theories of resilience and sustainability; 2) to probe the heuristic potential of these concepts and theories for the analysis of literary and cultural perspectives on resilience and sustainability; 3) to acquaint students with some selected literary narratives of resilience and sustainability (in the wider sense that also includes, e.g, films and TV series); 4) to explore the potential of narrative fiction as counter-narratives to political, technological, and economic notions of resilience and sustainability. We will draw especially on recent work in ecocriticism and environmental humanities to investigate the eco-ethical dimensions of literature manifesting in the ways in which the relationship between literature and survival is envisioned in the selected works.
[Si] Romantic Literature: Poetry and Prose
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 409 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 409 |
Welcome! This class provides an overview of Romantic literature, which was written between the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century. In a first step, we will analyze poems by William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy B. Shelley, George Gordon (Lord Byron), but also consider female Romantic poets (such as Mary Robinson and Felicia Hemans). In a second step, we will move on to the horror- or terror-inducing genre of the Gothic novel. We will discuss representative examples (namely The Castle of Otranto [1764] by Horace Walpole and The Monk [1796] by Matthew Lewis). We will discuss different approaches to the Gothic novel, we will list important features of Gothic novels, and we will address their functions.
Research Methodology (05-MA-A-005) ⇑
A1: Hauptseminar
[Si] Fictionality and Non-Fictionality: Theory, History; Literature
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Alter Steinbacher Weg 44, 203 |
When we hear fictionality, we tend to think of novels, feature films, comic books, and TV series; when we hear non-fictionality, we tend to think of politics, journalism, documentary films, and scientific communication. Recent research, especially in the field of rhetorical theory, has troubled the clarity of these distinctions, inviting us to consider fictionality and non-fictionality as modes of communication that cut across discourses, genre, and media. Moreover, this work asks us to understand both fictionality and non-fictionality as resources whose functions vary depending on context-specific use and historical circumstances. In the seminar, we are going to explore uses and combinations of fictionality and non-fictionality in a range of texts and contexts including the early novel, contemporary fiction, the documentary film, and non-literary discourses.
Participants are kindly asked to buy two novels: Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey (1818) and Ben Lerner's Leaving the Atocha Station (2011). All other course material is available on Stud.IP.
[Si] Law and Outrage
regelmäßiger Termin ab 20.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
[Si] Literary Theory in the Twenty-First Century
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
Welcome! This class seeks to familiarize students with the state of literary theory in the twenty-first century. We will read and discuss theoretical texts that concern cognitive narratology, postcolonial criticism, feminism, gender / queer theory, masculinity studies, critical race theory, whiteness studies, new formalism, postcriticism, and surface readings. We will also deal with the question of what we need theories for, and we will demonstrate what these approaches can do (and what they cannot do) by applying the theoretical frameworks to a set of literary texts.
[Si] Migration across Media
regelmäßiger Termin ab 20.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
[Si] Resilience and Sustainability: Literary and Cultural Perspectives
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Rathenaustraße 10, 112 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Rathenaustraße 10, 112 |

In light of global warming and other large-scale crises and catastrophes, ‘resilience’ and ‘sustainability’ have become part and parcel of the standard vocabulary of our time. But what do they actually mean? And how are their meanings entangled with other cultural assumptions as well as political and economic paradigms such as growth, liberty, security, justice, and the good life, among many others?
The seminar has four main goals: 1) to introduce and discuss the main concepts and interdisciplinary theories of resilience and sustainability; 2) to probe the heuristic potential of these concepts and theories for the analysis of literary and cultural perspectives on resilience and sustainability; 3) to acquaint students with some selected literary narratives of resilience and sustainability (in the wider sense that also includes, e.g, films and TV series); 4) to explore the potential of narrative fiction as counter-narratives to political, technological, and economic notions of resilience and sustainability. We will draw especially on recent work in ecocriticism and environmental humanities to investigate the eco-ethical dimensions of literature manifesting in the ways in which the relationship between literature and survival is envisioned in the selected works.
[Si] Romantic Literature: Poetry and Prose
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 409 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 409 |
Welcome! This class provides an overview of Romantic literature, which was written between the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century. In a first step, we will analyze poems by William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy B. Shelley, George Gordon (Lord Byron), but also consider female Romantic poets (such as Mary Robinson and Felicia Hemans). In a second step, we will move on to the horror- or terror-inducing genre of the Gothic novel. We will discuss representative examples (namely The Castle of Otranto [1764] by Horace Walpole and The Monk [1796] by Matthew Lewis). We will discuss different approaches to the Gothic novel, we will list important features of Gothic novels, and we will address their functions.
A2: Kolloquium
[Si] Literary Theory in the Twenty-First Century
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 410 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 410 |
Welcome! This class seeks to familiarize students with the state of literary theory in the twenty-first century. We will read and discuss theoretical texts that concern cognitive narratology, postcolonial criticism, feminism, gender / queer theory, masculinity studies, critical race theory, whiteness studies, new formalism, postcriticism, and surface readings. We will also deal with the question of what we need theories for, and we will demonstrate what these approaches can do (and what they cannot do) by applying the theoretical frameworks to a set of literary texts.
Language and Text (05-MA-A-011) ⇑
A1: Seminar
[H Si] Corpus Linguistics: Analyzing Discourse
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
This course combines the disciplines of Corpus Linguistics and Discourse Analysis. After reviewing some fundamental issues, concepts and methods in both disciplines, we will have the opportunity to dive deeper into case studies concerning specific areas of discourse that can fruitfully be studied from the corpus linguistic perspective.
Term Paper: March 31, 2026
[H Si] Corpus Linguistics: World Englishes
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
English is arguable the most important language around the globe, spoken and used by billions of people. In some countries, it is the official language and speakers grow up with English as a native language. In others, it is taught as a second language in school and has an official status. There are also speakers for whom English is considered a foreign language and who use it to communicate with interlocutors who do not share their mother tongue. In these latter contexts, English is used as a lingua franca. The label World Englishes is a cover term for all these different uses. The plural of English indicates that there are different, so-called varieties of English, depending on the location, its speakers, and the speech situations. With the help of corpus linguistics, we can investigate such variation and identify existing patterns.
Corpus linguistics can be understood as a tool that is used in many areas of linguistics, such as variation studies, contrastive and comparative linguistics, translation studies, or applied linguistics.
In this seminar we will focus on global English and we will learn how World Englishes can be studied with the help of corpora, i.e., electronic collections of spoken and/or written language. The advantage of such an approach is that we can process large quantities of language use which we would otherwise, i.e., without corpus-linguistic methods, not be able to do.
First, this course introduces students to corpus-linguistic methods and provides an overview of theories and practices of analyzing World Englishes. Second, students will learn about tools and programs that facilitate the use of corpora and the analysis of corpus data (AntConc, Excel, R Studio). Third, students are expected to work independently on small corpus projects and to investigate different (grammatical) features in different English varieties, employing corpora, corpus methods, and statistics. In order to successfully follow this course, students should have prior knowledge of linguistics as well as an interest in statistical analyses.
Reading: The main resource will be the book "Corpus linguistics for World Englishes. A guide for research" by Lange and Leuckert (2019). This book and all other reading materials will be made available for download via Stud.IP.
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, completion of reading and homework assignments, active participation in class and an oral presentation, which may involve group activities and class discussions, or a written report.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam or a term paper.
Exam period: Final exam on 11 February 2026; deadline for term paper submission: 15 March 2026.
[Si] Crisis Communication
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 409 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 409 |
Crisis communication is an important part of public relations. Its primary goal is to protect an organisation's reputation and stakeholder relationships during a challenging situation or a crisis. Successful crisis communication involves strategic planning and managing the flow of information during and after emergencies, unexpected events, or disruptions. Some of the topics covered in the course will include risk assessment, message development, working with the media, social media monitoring, and post-crisis recovery. In this seminar, students will analyse and discuss example case studies to familiarise themselves with different aspects of crisis communication and prepare themselves for real-life situations.
Reading: Reading material will be made available for download via Stud.IP (students will receive the access code during the first seminar session).
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, active participation in class, completion of weekly reading and/or exercises, assignment, oral presentation.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam.
Exam period: Final exam on the 10th February 2026.
[H Si] Data Collection & Analysis
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
The overall focus of this course centers on theory and practice of empirical data collection and analysis in linguistics. Students will gain specialized competences of principles and methods of collecting and working with primary data, localizing and evaluation of potential data sources, as well as accessing, analyzing, and presenting results.
Throughout the course, students are introduced to the three basic methods of data collection, i.e., observation, survey (interviews & questionnaires), and experiment. In the remainder, students can choose which type of data they want to collect and analyze, either alone or in small groups.
In order to successfully follow this course, students are expected to embark on a project (including data collection and data analysis), to work independently, and to have prior knowledge of linguistics in general, as well as corpus linguistics and (simple) statistical analyses in particular.
Reading: Reading material will be made available for download via Stud.IP [students receive access code during the first seminar session].
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, active participation in class, completion of weekly reading and/or exercise assignments, project presentation.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam or a term paper.
Exam period: Final exam on 11 February 2026; deadline for term paper submission on 15 March 2026.
[Si] Intercultural Business Communication
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 409 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 409 |
The Intercultural Business Communication course will provide students with the knowledge and skills to navigate the complexities of communication in international and global business contexts. The course will focus on learning about other cultures, understanding cultural differences, written and spoken communication styles, and interacting with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Students will also learn about the role of language in intercultural communication, for example, varieties of English, accent perception and the role of Business English as a lingua franca.
Reading: Reading material will be made available for download via Stud.IP (students will receive the access code during the first seminar session).
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, active participation in class, completion of weekly reading and/or exercises, assignment, oral presentation.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam.
Exam period: Final exam on the 12th February 2026.
[H Si] Learning to work with spoken data
[H Si] Research Methods
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
This research seminar will provide a forum for the discussion of empirical projects in synchronic and diachronic linguistics. The course is directed towards advanced students who are approaching their final exams/theses, but anyone with a specific linguistic research interest is welcome to participate. It is expected that the projects discussed in this class will cover a wide range linguistic areas and different methods. The course will therefore provide students with diverse ideas for their final theses and introduce them to appropriate methods.
During the discussion of individual projects, we will review the basic principles of planning a synchronic or diachronic linguistic project, consider linguistic field methods (techniques for collecting spoken data) and other ways of obtaining data (e.g. archival work, introspection, questionnaires) and finally look at various methods of aggregating, presenting and interpreting them. We will also discuss the specific problems connected with individual research questions.
Credit: Graded: Regular attendance, active participation in discussions and in-class tasks, in-class presentation and a final exam or term paper (tba). Ungraded: Regular attendance, active participation in discussions and in-class tasks, in-class presentation.
Final exam: 12.02.2026
Term paper submission according to the department-wide deadline: 31.03.2026
[H Si] The development of English in a typological perspective
A2: Seminar
[H Si] Corpus Linguistics: Analyzing Discourse
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
This course combines the disciplines of Corpus Linguistics and Discourse Analysis. After reviewing some fundamental issues, concepts and methods in both disciplines, we will have the opportunity to dive deeper into case studies concerning specific areas of discourse that can fruitfully be studied from the corpus linguistic perspective.
Term Paper: March 31, 2026
[H Si] Corpus Linguistics: World Englishes
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
English is arguable the most important language around the globe, spoken and used by billions of people. In some countries, it is the official language and speakers grow up with English as a native language. In others, it is taught as a second language in school and has an official status. There are also speakers for whom English is considered a foreign language and who use it to communicate with interlocutors who do not share their mother tongue. In these latter contexts, English is used as a lingua franca. The label World Englishes is a cover term for all these different uses. The plural of English indicates that there are different, so-called varieties of English, depending on the location, its speakers, and the speech situations. With the help of corpus linguistics, we can investigate such variation and identify existing patterns.
Corpus linguistics can be understood as a tool that is used in many areas of linguistics, such as variation studies, contrastive and comparative linguistics, translation studies, or applied linguistics.
In this seminar we will focus on global English and we will learn how World Englishes can be studied with the help of corpora, i.e., electronic collections of spoken and/or written language. The advantage of such an approach is that we can process large quantities of language use which we would otherwise, i.e., without corpus-linguistic methods, not be able to do.
First, this course introduces students to corpus-linguistic methods and provides an overview of theories and practices of analyzing World Englishes. Second, students will learn about tools and programs that facilitate the use of corpora and the analysis of corpus data (AntConc, Excel, R Studio). Third, students are expected to work independently on small corpus projects and to investigate different (grammatical) features in different English varieties, employing corpora, corpus methods, and statistics. In order to successfully follow this course, students should have prior knowledge of linguistics as well as an interest in statistical analyses.
Reading: The main resource will be the book "Corpus linguistics for World Englishes. A guide for research" by Lange and Leuckert (2019). This book and all other reading materials will be made available for download via Stud.IP.
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, completion of reading and homework assignments, active participation in class and an oral presentation, which may involve group activities and class discussions, or a written report.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam or a term paper.
Exam period: Final exam on 11 February 2026; deadline for term paper submission: 15 March 2026.
[Si] Crisis Communication
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 409 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 409 |
Crisis communication is an important part of public relations. Its primary goal is to protect an organisation's reputation and stakeholder relationships during a challenging situation or a crisis. Successful crisis communication involves strategic planning and managing the flow of information during and after emergencies, unexpected events, or disruptions. Some of the topics covered in the course will include risk assessment, message development, working with the media, social media monitoring, and post-crisis recovery. In this seminar, students will analyse and discuss example case studies to familiarise themselves with different aspects of crisis communication and prepare themselves for real-life situations.
Reading: Reading material will be made available for download via Stud.IP (students will receive the access code during the first seminar session).
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, active participation in class, completion of weekly reading and/or exercises, assignment, oral presentation.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam.
Exam period: Final exam on the 10th February 2026.
[H Si] Data Collection & Analysis
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
The overall focus of this course centers on theory and practice of empirical data collection and analysis in linguistics. Students will gain specialized competences of principles and methods of collecting and working with primary data, localizing and evaluation of potential data sources, as well as accessing, analyzing, and presenting results.
Throughout the course, students are introduced to the three basic methods of data collection, i.e., observation, survey (interviews & questionnaires), and experiment. In the remainder, students can choose which type of data they want to collect and analyze, either alone or in small groups.
In order to successfully follow this course, students are expected to embark on a project (including data collection and data analysis), to work independently, and to have prior knowledge of linguistics in general, as well as corpus linguistics and (simple) statistical analyses in particular.
Reading: Reading material will be made available for download via Stud.IP [students receive access code during the first seminar session].
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, active participation in class, completion of weekly reading and/or exercise assignments, project presentation.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam or a term paper.
Exam period: Final exam on 11 February 2026; deadline for term paper submission on 15 March 2026.
[Si] Intercultural Business Communication
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 409 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 409 |
The Intercultural Business Communication course will provide students with the knowledge and skills to navigate the complexities of communication in international and global business contexts. The course will focus on learning about other cultures, understanding cultural differences, written and spoken communication styles, and interacting with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Students will also learn about the role of language in intercultural communication, for example, varieties of English, accent perception and the role of Business English as a lingua franca.
Reading: Reading material will be made available for download via Stud.IP (students will receive the access code during the first seminar session).
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, active participation in class, completion of weekly reading and/or exercises, assignment, oral presentation.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam.
Exam period: Final exam on the 12th February 2026.
[H Si] Learning to work with spoken data
[H Si] Research Methods
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
This research seminar will provide a forum for the discussion of empirical projects in synchronic and diachronic linguistics. The course is directed towards advanced students who are approaching their final exams/theses, but anyone with a specific linguistic research interest is welcome to participate. It is expected that the projects discussed in this class will cover a wide range linguistic areas and different methods. The course will therefore provide students with diverse ideas for their final theses and introduce them to appropriate methods.
During the discussion of individual projects, we will review the basic principles of planning a synchronic or diachronic linguistic project, consider linguistic field methods (techniques for collecting spoken data) and other ways of obtaining data (e.g. archival work, introspection, questionnaires) and finally look at various methods of aggregating, presenting and interpreting them. We will also discuss the specific problems connected with individual research questions.
Credit: Graded: Regular attendance, active participation in discussions and in-class tasks, in-class presentation and a final exam or term paper (tba). Ungraded: Regular attendance, active participation in discussions and in-class tasks, in-class presentation.
Final exam: 12.02.2026
Term paper submission according to the department-wide deadline: 31.03.2026
[H Si] The development of English in a typological perspective
English for Specific Purposes - Advanced Course (05-MA-A-012) ⇑
A1: Übung
[Si] Crisis Communication
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 409 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 409 |
Crisis communication is an important part of public relations. Its primary goal is to protect an organisation's reputation and stakeholder relationships during a challenging situation or a crisis. Successful crisis communication involves strategic planning and managing the flow of information during and after emergencies, unexpected events, or disruptions. Some of the topics covered in the course will include risk assessment, message development, working with the media, social media monitoring, and post-crisis recovery. In this seminar, students will analyse and discuss example case studies to familiarise themselves with different aspects of crisis communication and prepare themselves for real-life situations.
Reading: Reading material will be made available for download via Stud.IP (students will receive the access code during the first seminar session).
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, active participation in class, completion of weekly reading and/or exercises, assignment, oral presentation.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam.
Exam period: Final exam on the 10th February 2026.
[Si] Intercultural Business Communication
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 409 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 409 |
The Intercultural Business Communication course will provide students with the knowledge and skills to navigate the complexities of communication in international and global business contexts. The course will focus on learning about other cultures, understanding cultural differences, written and spoken communication styles, and interacting with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Students will also learn about the role of language in intercultural communication, for example, varieties of English, accent perception and the role of Business English as a lingua franca.
Reading: Reading material will be made available for download via Stud.IP (students will receive the access code during the first seminar session).
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, active participation in class, completion of weekly reading and/or exercises, assignment, oral presentation.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam.
Exam period: Final exam on the 12th February 2026.
A2: Übung
[Si] Crisis Communication
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 409 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 409 |
Crisis communication is an important part of public relations. Its primary goal is to protect an organisation's reputation and stakeholder relationships during a challenging situation or a crisis. Successful crisis communication involves strategic planning and managing the flow of information during and after emergencies, unexpected events, or disruptions. Some of the topics covered in the course will include risk assessment, message development, working with the media, social media monitoring, and post-crisis recovery. In this seminar, students will analyse and discuss example case studies to familiarise themselves with different aspects of crisis communication and prepare themselves for real-life situations.
Reading: Reading material will be made available for download via Stud.IP (students will receive the access code during the first seminar session).
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, active participation in class, completion of weekly reading and/or exercises, assignment, oral presentation.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam.
Exam period: Final exam on the 10th February 2026.
[Si] Intercultural Business Communication
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 409 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 409 |
The Intercultural Business Communication course will provide students with the knowledge and skills to navigate the complexities of communication in international and global business contexts. The course will focus on learning about other cultures, understanding cultural differences, written and spoken communication styles, and interacting with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Students will also learn about the role of language in intercultural communication, for example, varieties of English, accent perception and the role of Business English as a lingua franca.
Reading: Reading material will be made available for download via Stud.IP (students will receive the access code during the first seminar session).
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, active participation in class, completion of weekly reading and/or exercises, assignment, oral presentation.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam.
Exam period: Final exam on the 12th February 2026.
Genres, Registers and Varieties (05-MA-A-013) ⇑
A1: Hauptseminar
[H Si] Corpus Linguistics: Analyzing Discourse
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
This course combines the disciplines of Corpus Linguistics and Discourse Analysis. After reviewing some fundamental issues, concepts and methods in both disciplines, we will have the opportunity to dive deeper into case studies concerning specific areas of discourse that can fruitfully be studied from the corpus linguistic perspective.
Term Paper: March 31, 2026
[H Si] Corpus Linguistics: World Englishes
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
English is arguable the most important language around the globe, spoken and used by billions of people. In some countries, it is the official language and speakers grow up with English as a native language. In others, it is taught as a second language in school and has an official status. There are also speakers for whom English is considered a foreign language and who use it to communicate with interlocutors who do not share their mother tongue. In these latter contexts, English is used as a lingua franca. The label World Englishes is a cover term for all these different uses. The plural of English indicates that there are different, so-called varieties of English, depending on the location, its speakers, and the speech situations. With the help of corpus linguistics, we can investigate such variation and identify existing patterns.
Corpus linguistics can be understood as a tool that is used in many areas of linguistics, such as variation studies, contrastive and comparative linguistics, translation studies, or applied linguistics.
In this seminar we will focus on global English and we will learn how World Englishes can be studied with the help of corpora, i.e., electronic collections of spoken and/or written language. The advantage of such an approach is that we can process large quantities of language use which we would otherwise, i.e., without corpus-linguistic methods, not be able to do.
First, this course introduces students to corpus-linguistic methods and provides an overview of theories and practices of analyzing World Englishes. Second, students will learn about tools and programs that facilitate the use of corpora and the analysis of corpus data (AntConc, Excel, R Studio). Third, students are expected to work independently on small corpus projects and to investigate different (grammatical) features in different English varieties, employing corpora, corpus methods, and statistics. In order to successfully follow this course, students should have prior knowledge of linguistics as well as an interest in statistical analyses.
Reading: The main resource will be the book "Corpus linguistics for World Englishes. A guide for research" by Lange and Leuckert (2019). This book and all other reading materials will be made available for download via Stud.IP.
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, completion of reading and homework assignments, active participation in class and an oral presentation, which may involve group activities and class discussions, or a written report.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam or a term paper.
Exam period: Final exam on 11 February 2026; deadline for term paper submission: 15 March 2026.
[H Si] Data Collection & Analysis
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
The overall focus of this course centers on theory and practice of empirical data collection and analysis in linguistics. Students will gain specialized competences of principles and methods of collecting and working with primary data, localizing and evaluation of potential data sources, as well as accessing, analyzing, and presenting results.
Throughout the course, students are introduced to the three basic methods of data collection, i.e., observation, survey (interviews & questionnaires), and experiment. In the remainder, students can choose which type of data they want to collect and analyze, either alone or in small groups.
In order to successfully follow this course, students are expected to embark on a project (including data collection and data analysis), to work independently, and to have prior knowledge of linguistics in general, as well as corpus linguistics and (simple) statistical analyses in particular.
Reading: Reading material will be made available for download via Stud.IP [students receive access code during the first seminar session].
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, active participation in class, completion of weekly reading and/or exercise assignments, project presentation.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam or a term paper.
Exam period: Final exam on 11 February 2026; deadline for term paper submission on 15 March 2026.
[H Si] Learning to work with spoken data
[H Si] Research Methods
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
This research seminar will provide a forum for the discussion of empirical projects in synchronic and diachronic linguistics. The course is directed towards advanced students who are approaching their final exams/theses, but anyone with a specific linguistic research interest is welcome to participate. It is expected that the projects discussed in this class will cover a wide range linguistic areas and different methods. The course will therefore provide students with diverse ideas for their final theses and introduce them to appropriate methods.
During the discussion of individual projects, we will review the basic principles of planning a synchronic or diachronic linguistic project, consider linguistic field methods (techniques for collecting spoken data) and other ways of obtaining data (e.g. archival work, introspection, questionnaires) and finally look at various methods of aggregating, presenting and interpreting them. We will also discuss the specific problems connected with individual research questions.
Credit: Graded: Regular attendance, active participation in discussions and in-class tasks, in-class presentation and a final exam or term paper (tba). Ungraded: Regular attendance, active participation in discussions and in-class tasks, in-class presentation.
Final exam: 12.02.2026
Term paper submission according to the department-wide deadline: 31.03.2026
[H Si] The development of English in a typological perspective
A2: Hauptseminar
[H Si] Corpus Linguistics: Analyzing Discourse
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
This course combines the disciplines of Corpus Linguistics and Discourse Analysis. After reviewing some fundamental issues, concepts and methods in both disciplines, we will have the opportunity to dive deeper into case studies concerning specific areas of discourse that can fruitfully be studied from the corpus linguistic perspective.
Term Paper: March 31, 2026
[H Si] Corpus Linguistics: World Englishes
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
English is arguable the most important language around the globe, spoken and used by billions of people. In some countries, it is the official language and speakers grow up with English as a native language. In others, it is taught as a second language in school and has an official status. There are also speakers for whom English is considered a foreign language and who use it to communicate with interlocutors who do not share their mother tongue. In these latter contexts, English is used as a lingua franca. The label World Englishes is a cover term for all these different uses. The plural of English indicates that there are different, so-called varieties of English, depending on the location, its speakers, and the speech situations. With the help of corpus linguistics, we can investigate such variation and identify existing patterns.
Corpus linguistics can be understood as a tool that is used in many areas of linguistics, such as variation studies, contrastive and comparative linguistics, translation studies, or applied linguistics.
In this seminar we will focus on global English and we will learn how World Englishes can be studied with the help of corpora, i.e., electronic collections of spoken and/or written language. The advantage of such an approach is that we can process large quantities of language use which we would otherwise, i.e., without corpus-linguistic methods, not be able to do.
First, this course introduces students to corpus-linguistic methods and provides an overview of theories and practices of analyzing World Englishes. Second, students will learn about tools and programs that facilitate the use of corpora and the analysis of corpus data (AntConc, Excel, R Studio). Third, students are expected to work independently on small corpus projects and to investigate different (grammatical) features in different English varieties, employing corpora, corpus methods, and statistics. In order to successfully follow this course, students should have prior knowledge of linguistics as well as an interest in statistical analyses.
Reading: The main resource will be the book "Corpus linguistics for World Englishes. A guide for research" by Lange and Leuckert (2019). This book and all other reading materials will be made available for download via Stud.IP.
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, completion of reading and homework assignments, active participation in class and an oral presentation, which may involve group activities and class discussions, or a written report.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam or a term paper.
Exam period: Final exam on 11 February 2026; deadline for term paper submission: 15 March 2026.
[H Si] Data Collection & Analysis
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
The overall focus of this course centers on theory and practice of empirical data collection and analysis in linguistics. Students will gain specialized competences of principles and methods of collecting and working with primary data, localizing and evaluation of potential data sources, as well as accessing, analyzing, and presenting results.
Throughout the course, students are introduced to the three basic methods of data collection, i.e., observation, survey (interviews & questionnaires), and experiment. In the remainder, students can choose which type of data they want to collect and analyze, either alone or in small groups.
In order to successfully follow this course, students are expected to embark on a project (including data collection and data analysis), to work independently, and to have prior knowledge of linguistics in general, as well as corpus linguistics and (simple) statistical analyses in particular.
Reading: Reading material will be made available for download via Stud.IP [students receive access code during the first seminar session].
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, active participation in class, completion of weekly reading and/or exercise assignments, project presentation.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam or a term paper.
Exam period: Final exam on 11 February 2026; deadline for term paper submission on 15 March 2026.
[H Si] Learning to work with spoken data
[H Si] Research Methods
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
This research seminar will provide a forum for the discussion of empirical projects in synchronic and diachronic linguistics. The course is directed towards advanced students who are approaching their final exams/theses, but anyone with a specific linguistic research interest is welcome to participate. It is expected that the projects discussed in this class will cover a wide range linguistic areas and different methods. The course will therefore provide students with diverse ideas for their final theses and introduce them to appropriate methods.
During the discussion of individual projects, we will review the basic principles of planning a synchronic or diachronic linguistic project, consider linguistic field methods (techniques for collecting spoken data) and other ways of obtaining data (e.g. archival work, introspection, questionnaires) and finally look at various methods of aggregating, presenting and interpreting them. We will also discuss the specific problems connected with individual research questions.
Credit: Graded: Regular attendance, active participation in discussions and in-class tasks, in-class presentation and a final exam or term paper (tba). Ungraded: Regular attendance, active participation in discussions and in-class tasks, in-class presentation.
Final exam: 12.02.2026
Term paper submission according to the department-wide deadline: 31.03.2026
[H Si] The development of English in a typological perspective
Corpus Linguistics (05-MA-A-014) ⇑
A1: Hauptseminar
[H Si] Corpus Linguistics: Analyzing Discourse
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
This course combines the disciplines of Corpus Linguistics and Discourse Analysis. After reviewing some fundamental issues, concepts and methods in both disciplines, we will have the opportunity to dive deeper into case studies concerning specific areas of discourse that can fruitfully be studied from the corpus linguistic perspective.
Term Paper: March 31, 2026
[H Si] Corpus Linguistics: World Englishes
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
English is arguable the most important language around the globe, spoken and used by billions of people. In some countries, it is the official language and speakers grow up with English as a native language. In others, it is taught as a second language in school and has an official status. There are also speakers for whom English is considered a foreign language and who use it to communicate with interlocutors who do not share their mother tongue. In these latter contexts, English is used as a lingua franca. The label World Englishes is a cover term for all these different uses. The plural of English indicates that there are different, so-called varieties of English, depending on the location, its speakers, and the speech situations. With the help of corpus linguistics, we can investigate such variation and identify existing patterns.
Corpus linguistics can be understood as a tool that is used in many areas of linguistics, such as variation studies, contrastive and comparative linguistics, translation studies, or applied linguistics.
In this seminar we will focus on global English and we will learn how World Englishes can be studied with the help of corpora, i.e., electronic collections of spoken and/or written language. The advantage of such an approach is that we can process large quantities of language use which we would otherwise, i.e., without corpus-linguistic methods, not be able to do.
First, this course introduces students to corpus-linguistic methods and provides an overview of theories and practices of analyzing World Englishes. Second, students will learn about tools and programs that facilitate the use of corpora and the analysis of corpus data (AntConc, Excel, R Studio). Third, students are expected to work independently on small corpus projects and to investigate different (grammatical) features in different English varieties, employing corpora, corpus methods, and statistics. In order to successfully follow this course, students should have prior knowledge of linguistics as well as an interest in statistical analyses.
Reading: The main resource will be the book "Corpus linguistics for World Englishes. A guide for research" by Lange and Leuckert (2019). This book and all other reading materials will be made available for download via Stud.IP.
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, completion of reading and homework assignments, active participation in class and an oral presentation, which may involve group activities and class discussions, or a written report.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam or a term paper.
Exam period: Final exam on 11 February 2026; deadline for term paper submission: 15 March 2026.
[H Si] Data Collection & Analysis
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
The overall focus of this course centers on theory and practice of empirical data collection and analysis in linguistics. Students will gain specialized competences of principles and methods of collecting and working with primary data, localizing and evaluation of potential data sources, as well as accessing, analyzing, and presenting results.
Throughout the course, students are introduced to the three basic methods of data collection, i.e., observation, survey (interviews & questionnaires), and experiment. In the remainder, students can choose which type of data they want to collect and analyze, either alone or in small groups.
In order to successfully follow this course, students are expected to embark on a project (including data collection and data analysis), to work independently, and to have prior knowledge of linguistics in general, as well as corpus linguistics and (simple) statistical analyses in particular.
Reading: Reading material will be made available for download via Stud.IP [students receive access code during the first seminar session].
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, active participation in class, completion of weekly reading and/or exercise assignments, project presentation.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam or a term paper.
Exam period: Final exam on 11 February 2026; deadline for term paper submission on 15 March 2026.
[H Si] Learning to work with spoken data
[H Si] Research Methods
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
This research seminar will provide a forum for the discussion of empirical projects in synchronic and diachronic linguistics. The course is directed towards advanced students who are approaching their final exams/theses, but anyone with a specific linguistic research interest is welcome to participate. It is expected that the projects discussed in this class will cover a wide range linguistic areas and different methods. The course will therefore provide students with diverse ideas for their final theses and introduce them to appropriate methods.
During the discussion of individual projects, we will review the basic principles of planning a synchronic or diachronic linguistic project, consider linguistic field methods (techniques for collecting spoken data) and other ways of obtaining data (e.g. archival work, introspection, questionnaires) and finally look at various methods of aggregating, presenting and interpreting them. We will also discuss the specific problems connected with individual research questions.
Credit: Graded: Regular attendance, active participation in discussions and in-class tasks, in-class presentation and a final exam or term paper (tba). Ungraded: Regular attendance, active participation in discussions and in-class tasks, in-class presentation.
Final exam: 12.02.2026
Term paper submission according to the department-wide deadline: 31.03.2026
[H Si] The development of English in a typological perspective
A2: Hauptseminar
[H Si] Corpus Linguistics: Analyzing Discourse
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
This course combines the disciplines of Corpus Linguistics and Discourse Analysis. After reviewing some fundamental issues, concepts and methods in both disciplines, we will have the opportunity to dive deeper into case studies concerning specific areas of discourse that can fruitfully be studied from the corpus linguistic perspective.
Term Paper: March 31, 2026
[H Si] Corpus Linguistics: World Englishes
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
English is arguable the most important language around the globe, spoken and used by billions of people. In some countries, it is the official language and speakers grow up with English as a native language. In others, it is taught as a second language in school and has an official status. There are also speakers for whom English is considered a foreign language and who use it to communicate with interlocutors who do not share their mother tongue. In these latter contexts, English is used as a lingua franca. The label World Englishes is a cover term for all these different uses. The plural of English indicates that there are different, so-called varieties of English, depending on the location, its speakers, and the speech situations. With the help of corpus linguistics, we can investigate such variation and identify existing patterns.
Corpus linguistics can be understood as a tool that is used in many areas of linguistics, such as variation studies, contrastive and comparative linguistics, translation studies, or applied linguistics.
In this seminar we will focus on global English and we will learn how World Englishes can be studied with the help of corpora, i.e., electronic collections of spoken and/or written language. The advantage of such an approach is that we can process large quantities of language use which we would otherwise, i.e., without corpus-linguistic methods, not be able to do.
First, this course introduces students to corpus-linguistic methods and provides an overview of theories and practices of analyzing World Englishes. Second, students will learn about tools and programs that facilitate the use of corpora and the analysis of corpus data (AntConc, Excel, R Studio). Third, students are expected to work independently on small corpus projects and to investigate different (grammatical) features in different English varieties, employing corpora, corpus methods, and statistics. In order to successfully follow this course, students should have prior knowledge of linguistics as well as an interest in statistical analyses.
Reading: The main resource will be the book "Corpus linguistics for World Englishes. A guide for research" by Lange and Leuckert (2019). This book and all other reading materials will be made available for download via Stud.IP.
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, completion of reading and homework assignments, active participation in class and an oral presentation, which may involve group activities and class discussions, or a written report.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam or a term paper.
Exam period: Final exam on 11 February 2026; deadline for term paper submission: 15 March 2026.
[H Si] Data Collection & Analysis
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
The overall focus of this course centers on theory and practice of empirical data collection and analysis in linguistics. Students will gain specialized competences of principles and methods of collecting and working with primary data, localizing and evaluation of potential data sources, as well as accessing, analyzing, and presenting results.
Throughout the course, students are introduced to the three basic methods of data collection, i.e., observation, survey (interviews & questionnaires), and experiment. In the remainder, students can choose which type of data they want to collect and analyze, either alone or in small groups.
In order to successfully follow this course, students are expected to embark on a project (including data collection and data analysis), to work independently, and to have prior knowledge of linguistics in general, as well as corpus linguistics and (simple) statistical analyses in particular.
Reading: Reading material will be made available for download via Stud.IP [students receive access code during the first seminar session].
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, active participation in class, completion of weekly reading and/or exercise assignments, project presentation.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam or a term paper.
Exam period: Final exam on 11 February 2026; deadline for term paper submission on 15 March 2026.
[H Si] Learning to work with spoken data
[H Si] Research Methods
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
This research seminar will provide a forum for the discussion of empirical projects in synchronic and diachronic linguistics. The course is directed towards advanced students who are approaching their final exams/theses, but anyone with a specific linguistic research interest is welcome to participate. It is expected that the projects discussed in this class will cover a wide range linguistic areas and different methods. The course will therefore provide students with diverse ideas for their final theses and introduce them to appropriate methods.
During the discussion of individual projects, we will review the basic principles of planning a synchronic or diachronic linguistic project, consider linguistic field methods (techniques for collecting spoken data) and other ways of obtaining data (e.g. archival work, introspection, questionnaires) and finally look at various methods of aggregating, presenting and interpreting them. We will also discuss the specific problems connected with individual research questions.
Credit: Graded: Regular attendance, active participation in discussions and in-class tasks, in-class presentation and a final exam or term paper (tba). Ungraded: Regular attendance, active participation in discussions and in-class tasks, in-class presentation.
Final exam: 12.02.2026
Term paper submission according to the department-wide deadline: 31.03.2026
[H Si] The development of English in a typological perspective
Data Collection (05-MA-A-015) ⇑
A1: Hauptseminar
[H Si] Corpus Linguistics: Analyzing Discourse
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
This course combines the disciplines of Corpus Linguistics and Discourse Analysis. After reviewing some fundamental issues, concepts and methods in both disciplines, we will have the opportunity to dive deeper into case studies concerning specific areas of discourse that can fruitfully be studied from the corpus linguistic perspective.
Term Paper: March 31, 2026
[H Si] Corpus Linguistics: World Englishes
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
English is arguable the most important language around the globe, spoken and used by billions of people. In some countries, it is the official language and speakers grow up with English as a native language. In others, it is taught as a second language in school and has an official status. There are also speakers for whom English is considered a foreign language and who use it to communicate with interlocutors who do not share their mother tongue. In these latter contexts, English is used as a lingua franca. The label World Englishes is a cover term for all these different uses. The plural of English indicates that there are different, so-called varieties of English, depending on the location, its speakers, and the speech situations. With the help of corpus linguistics, we can investigate such variation and identify existing patterns.
Corpus linguistics can be understood as a tool that is used in many areas of linguistics, such as variation studies, contrastive and comparative linguistics, translation studies, or applied linguistics.
In this seminar we will focus on global English and we will learn how World Englishes can be studied with the help of corpora, i.e., electronic collections of spoken and/or written language. The advantage of such an approach is that we can process large quantities of language use which we would otherwise, i.e., without corpus-linguistic methods, not be able to do.
First, this course introduces students to corpus-linguistic methods and provides an overview of theories and practices of analyzing World Englishes. Second, students will learn about tools and programs that facilitate the use of corpora and the analysis of corpus data (AntConc, Excel, R Studio). Third, students are expected to work independently on small corpus projects and to investigate different (grammatical) features in different English varieties, employing corpora, corpus methods, and statistics. In order to successfully follow this course, students should have prior knowledge of linguistics as well as an interest in statistical analyses.
Reading: The main resource will be the book "Corpus linguistics for World Englishes. A guide for research" by Lange and Leuckert (2019). This book and all other reading materials will be made available for download via Stud.IP.
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, completion of reading and homework assignments, active participation in class and an oral presentation, which may involve group activities and class discussions, or a written report.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam or a term paper.
Exam period: Final exam on 11 February 2026; deadline for term paper submission: 15 March 2026.
[H Si] Data Collection & Analysis
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
The overall focus of this course centers on theory and practice of empirical data collection and analysis in linguistics. Students will gain specialized competences of principles and methods of collecting and working with primary data, localizing and evaluation of potential data sources, as well as accessing, analyzing, and presenting results.
Throughout the course, students are introduced to the three basic methods of data collection, i.e., observation, survey (interviews & questionnaires), and experiment. In the remainder, students can choose which type of data they want to collect and analyze, either alone or in small groups.
In order to successfully follow this course, students are expected to embark on a project (including data collection and data analysis), to work independently, and to have prior knowledge of linguistics in general, as well as corpus linguistics and (simple) statistical analyses in particular.
Reading: Reading material will be made available for download via Stud.IP [students receive access code during the first seminar session].
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, active participation in class, completion of weekly reading and/or exercise assignments, project presentation.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam or a term paper.
Exam period: Final exam on 11 February 2026; deadline for term paper submission on 15 March 2026.
[H Si] Learning to work with spoken data
[H Si] Research Methods
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
This research seminar will provide a forum for the discussion of empirical projects in synchronic and diachronic linguistics. The course is directed towards advanced students who are approaching their final exams/theses, but anyone with a specific linguistic research interest is welcome to participate. It is expected that the projects discussed in this class will cover a wide range linguistic areas and different methods. The course will therefore provide students with diverse ideas for their final theses and introduce them to appropriate methods.
During the discussion of individual projects, we will review the basic principles of planning a synchronic or diachronic linguistic project, consider linguistic field methods (techniques for collecting spoken data) and other ways of obtaining data (e.g. archival work, introspection, questionnaires) and finally look at various methods of aggregating, presenting and interpreting them. We will also discuss the specific problems connected with individual research questions.
Credit: Graded: Regular attendance, active participation in discussions and in-class tasks, in-class presentation and a final exam or term paper (tba). Ungraded: Regular attendance, active participation in discussions and in-class tasks, in-class presentation.
Final exam: 12.02.2026
Term paper submission according to the department-wide deadline: 31.03.2026
[H Si] The development of English in a typological perspective
A2: Hauptseminar
[H Si] Corpus Linguistics: Analyzing Discourse
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
This course combines the disciplines of Corpus Linguistics and Discourse Analysis. After reviewing some fundamental issues, concepts and methods in both disciplines, we will have the opportunity to dive deeper into case studies concerning specific areas of discourse that can fruitfully be studied from the corpus linguistic perspective.
Term Paper: March 31, 2026
[H Si] Corpus Linguistics: World Englishes
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 08:00 - 10:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
English is arguable the most important language around the globe, spoken and used by billions of people. In some countries, it is the official language and speakers grow up with English as a native language. In others, it is taught as a second language in school and has an official status. There are also speakers for whom English is considered a foreign language and who use it to communicate with interlocutors who do not share their mother tongue. In these latter contexts, English is used as a lingua franca. The label World Englishes is a cover term for all these different uses. The plural of English indicates that there are different, so-called varieties of English, depending on the location, its speakers, and the speech situations. With the help of corpus linguistics, we can investigate such variation and identify existing patterns.
Corpus linguistics can be understood as a tool that is used in many areas of linguistics, such as variation studies, contrastive and comparative linguistics, translation studies, or applied linguistics.
In this seminar we will focus on global English and we will learn how World Englishes can be studied with the help of corpora, i.e., electronic collections of spoken and/or written language. The advantage of such an approach is that we can process large quantities of language use which we would otherwise, i.e., without corpus-linguistic methods, not be able to do.
First, this course introduces students to corpus-linguistic methods and provides an overview of theories and practices of analyzing World Englishes. Second, students will learn about tools and programs that facilitate the use of corpora and the analysis of corpus data (AntConc, Excel, R Studio). Third, students are expected to work independently on small corpus projects and to investigate different (grammatical) features in different English varieties, employing corpora, corpus methods, and statistics. In order to successfully follow this course, students should have prior knowledge of linguistics as well as an interest in statistical analyses.
Reading: The main resource will be the book "Corpus linguistics for World Englishes. A guide for research" by Lange and Leuckert (2019). This book and all other reading materials will be made available for download via Stud.IP.
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, completion of reading and homework assignments, active participation in class and an oral presentation, which may involve group activities and class discussions, or a written report.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam or a term paper.
Exam period: Final exam on 11 February 2026; deadline for term paper submission: 15 March 2026.
[H Si] Data Collection & Analysis
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
The overall focus of this course centers on theory and practice of empirical data collection and analysis in linguistics. Students will gain specialized competences of principles and methods of collecting and working with primary data, localizing and evaluation of potential data sources, as well as accessing, analyzing, and presenting results.
Throughout the course, students are introduced to the three basic methods of data collection, i.e., observation, survey (interviews & questionnaires), and experiment. In the remainder, students can choose which type of data they want to collect and analyze, either alone or in small groups.
In order to successfully follow this course, students are expected to embark on a project (including data collection and data analysis), to work independently, and to have prior knowledge of linguistics in general, as well as corpus linguistics and (simple) statistical analyses in particular.
Reading: Reading material will be made available for download via Stud.IP [students receive access code during the first seminar session].
Registration: Please register with FlexNow.
Ungraded credit: Regular attendance, active participation in class, completion of weekly reading and/or exercise assignments, project presentation.
Graded credit: In addition to the above, a final exam or a term paper.
Exam period: Final exam on 11 February 2026; deadline for term paper submission on 15 March 2026.
[H Si] Learning to work with spoken data
[H Si] Research Methods
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 005 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 005 |
This research seminar will provide a forum for the discussion of empirical projects in synchronic and diachronic linguistics. The course is directed towards advanced students who are approaching their final exams/theses, but anyone with a specific linguistic research interest is welcome to participate. It is expected that the projects discussed in this class will cover a wide range linguistic areas and different methods. The course will therefore provide students with diverse ideas for their final theses and introduce them to appropriate methods.
During the discussion of individual projects, we will review the basic principles of planning a synchronic or diachronic linguistic project, consider linguistic field methods (techniques for collecting spoken data) and other ways of obtaining data (e.g. archival work, introspection, questionnaires) and finally look at various methods of aggregating, presenting and interpreting them. We will also discuss the specific problems connected with individual research questions.
Credit: Graded: Regular attendance, active participation in discussions and in-class tasks, in-class presentation and a final exam or term paper (tba). Ungraded: Regular attendance, active participation in discussions and in-class tasks, in-class presentation.
Final exam: 12.02.2026
Term paper submission according to the department-wide deadline: 31.03.2026
[H Si] The development of English in a typological perspective
Teaching English as a Foreign Language-3-Competences (05-MA-A-020) ⇑
A1: Seminar
[H Si] Developing Grammatical Competence in the EFLC
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
This seminar focuses on teaching grammar in a communicative EFL classroom environment. The following aspects will be given special attention: linguistic approaches to grammar (overview), the history of teaching grammar in German EFL classrooms, the role of grammar today, concepts of grammar learning/acquisition in secondary schools (e.g. implicit/explicit, conscious/subconscious, monolingual/bilingual), teaching strategies, techniques, procedures, materials as well as error treatment, assessment and testing. Course languages are English (predominantly) and German (where appropriate and necessary; e.g. when bilingual methodological options are discussed).
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: regular attendance, active participation in class, knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: February 9, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
[H Si] EFL Classroom Discourse and Interaction
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
The architecture of oral interaction in the classroom – i.e. the way classroom discourse is organized and conducted in everyday practice - is of vital importance to learning English as a foreign language in institutional environments. This corpus-based and video-supported seminar aims to provide a deeper understanding of what successful, effective and efficient classroom interaction is all about in the age of communicative language teaching (CLT). Course languages are English (predominantly) and German (where necessary and appropriate; e.g. when bilingual methodological teaching and learning options are discussed).
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: regular attendance, active participation in class, knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: February 9, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
[H Si] Fostering Creativity in the EFLC
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 12:00 - 14:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
Imagination, creativity, and flexibility are of great importance in today’s knowledge age and economy. Thus, it is crucial to develop and strengthen these capacities in schools. Current education reforms, however, place primary emphasis on the ability to perform to fine-graded standards of competency and skill. Imagination, creativity, and flexibility are chiefly viewed from this perspective. Moreover, creativity is typically conceived of as an individual process or product, not as a collaborative or collective endeavor. Little attention is given to improvisation (spontaneous creativity in performance) and to the spontaneous und functional use of accumulated competencies and skills in everyday social interaction (so-called ‘little-c’ creativity).
This course is based on international research indicating that implementing more adventurous, explorative, and creative forms of interaction in the EFL classroom is indispensable to enhancing learners’ target language proficiency. Participants will acquire the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to foster mental agility, communicative flexibility and resourceful spontaneity in attractive communicative contexts.
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: regular attendance, active participation in class, knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: February 10, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
A2: Seminar
[H Si] Developing Grammatical Competence in the EFLC
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
This seminar focuses on teaching grammar in a communicative EFL classroom environment. The following aspects will be given special attention: linguistic approaches to grammar (overview), the history of teaching grammar in German EFL classrooms, the role of grammar today, concepts of grammar learning/acquisition in secondary schools (e.g. implicit/explicit, conscious/subconscious, monolingual/bilingual), teaching strategies, techniques, procedures, materials as well as error treatment, assessment and testing. Course languages are English (predominantly) and German (where appropriate and necessary; e.g. when bilingual methodological options are discussed).
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: regular attendance, active participation in class, knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: February 9, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
[H Si] EFL Classroom Discourse and Interaction
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
The architecture of oral interaction in the classroom – i.e. the way classroom discourse is organized and conducted in everyday practice - is of vital importance to learning English as a foreign language in institutional environments. This corpus-based and video-supported seminar aims to provide a deeper understanding of what successful, effective and efficient classroom interaction is all about in the age of communicative language teaching (CLT). Course languages are English (predominantly) and German (where necessary and appropriate; e.g. when bilingual methodological teaching and learning options are discussed).
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: regular attendance, active participation in class, knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: February 9, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
[H Si] Fostering Creativity in the EFLC
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 12:00 - 14:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
Imagination, creativity, and flexibility are of great importance in today’s knowledge age and economy. Thus, it is crucial to develop and strengthen these capacities in schools. Current education reforms, however, place primary emphasis on the ability to perform to fine-graded standards of competency and skill. Imagination, creativity, and flexibility are chiefly viewed from this perspective. Moreover, creativity is typically conceived of as an individual process or product, not as a collaborative or collective endeavor. Little attention is given to improvisation (spontaneous creativity in performance) and to the spontaneous und functional use of accumulated competencies and skills in everyday social interaction (so-called ‘little-c’ creativity).
This course is based on international research indicating that implementing more adventurous, explorative, and creative forms of interaction in the EFL classroom is indispensable to enhancing learners’ target language proficiency. Participants will acquire the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to foster mental agility, communicative flexibility and resourceful spontaneity in attractive communicative contexts.
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: regular attendance, active participation in class, knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: February 10, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
Teaching English as a Foreign Language-3-Media (05-MA-A-021) ⇑
A1: Seminar
[H Si] EFL Classroom Discourse and Interaction
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
The architecture of oral interaction in the classroom – i.e. the way classroom discourse is organized and conducted in everyday practice - is of vital importance to learning English as a foreign language in institutional environments. This corpus-based and video-supported seminar aims to provide a deeper understanding of what successful, effective and efficient classroom interaction is all about in the age of communicative language teaching (CLT). Course languages are English (predominantly) and German (where necessary and appropriate; e.g. when bilingual methodological teaching and learning options are discussed).
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: regular attendance, active participation in class, knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: February 9, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
[H Si] Utilizing Digital Media in the EFLC - a TEFLhybrid Course
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | online/asynchron | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: online/asynchron |
Mobile software applications for smartphones and tablets have the potential to transform the way languages are learned. This course focuses on commercial and non-commercial as well as textbook-related and textbook-independent mobile apps and their potential value for teaching and learning English as a Foreign Language [EFL) in the classroom and beyond. In terms of approach to pre-service EFL teacher education, the seminar focuses on reflecting upon participants’ knowledge about and experience with mobile apps and mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) and current international research in this area. Special emphasis is given to exploring, evaluating, and comparing a few exemplary apps in systematic ways.
Please note that this course will be conducted in an asynchronous, computer-mediated virtual format predominantly. Since asynchronous online courses are not conducted live and in-person, participants are not required to be logged in at the same time as everyone else, for instance, to attend virtual lectures or participate in video conferences and chat sessions. Instead, the instructor will distribute coursework through a virtual learning management system (i.e. StudIP, usually at the beginning of each week). Participants can complete the provided writing assignments and tasks at their own paces, adhering to the deadlines requested by the instructor (usually at the end of each week). This means that they can log on whenever they want, completing the coursework as they would like during each weekly block of learning.
This is a TEFLhybrid Course: http://www.uni-giessen.de/faculties/f05/engl/tefl/teflhybrid
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: weekly assignments and learning logs, active participation (online forum), knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: tbd
Registration: Flex-Now
A2: Seminar
[H Si] EFL Classroom Discourse and Interaction
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
The architecture of oral interaction in the classroom – i.e. the way classroom discourse is organized and conducted in everyday practice - is of vital importance to learning English as a foreign language in institutional environments. This corpus-based and video-supported seminar aims to provide a deeper understanding of what successful, effective and efficient classroom interaction is all about in the age of communicative language teaching (CLT). Course languages are English (predominantly) and German (where necessary and appropriate; e.g. when bilingual methodological teaching and learning options are discussed).
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: regular attendance, active participation in class, knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: February 9, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
[H Si] Utilizing Digital Media in the EFLC - a TEFLhybrid Course
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | online/asynchron | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: online/asynchron |
Mobile software applications for smartphones and tablets have the potential to transform the way languages are learned. This course focuses on commercial and non-commercial as well as textbook-related and textbook-independent mobile apps and their potential value for teaching and learning English as a Foreign Language [EFL) in the classroom and beyond. In terms of approach to pre-service EFL teacher education, the seminar focuses on reflecting upon participants’ knowledge about and experience with mobile apps and mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) and current international research in this area. Special emphasis is given to exploring, evaluating, and comparing a few exemplary apps in systematic ways.
Please note that this course will be conducted in an asynchronous, computer-mediated virtual format predominantly. Since asynchronous online courses are not conducted live and in-person, participants are not required to be logged in at the same time as everyone else, for instance, to attend virtual lectures or participate in video conferences and chat sessions. Instead, the instructor will distribute coursework through a virtual learning management system (i.e. StudIP, usually at the beginning of each week). Participants can complete the provided writing assignments and tasks at their own paces, adhering to the deadlines requested by the instructor (usually at the end of each week). This means that they can log on whenever they want, completing the coursework as they would like during each weekly block of learning.
This is a TEFLhybrid Course: http://www.uni-giessen.de/faculties/f05/engl/tefl/teflhybrid
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: weekly assignments and learning logs, active participation (online forum), knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: tbd
Registration: Flex-Now
Teaching English as a Foreign Language-3-Text and Culture (05-MA-A-022) ⇑
A1: Seminar
[H Si] EFL Classroom Discourse and Interaction
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
The architecture of oral interaction in the classroom – i.e. the way classroom discourse is organized and conducted in everyday practice - is of vital importance to learning English as a foreign language in institutional environments. This corpus-based and video-supported seminar aims to provide a deeper understanding of what successful, effective and efficient classroom interaction is all about in the age of communicative language teaching (CLT). Course languages are English (predominantly) and German (where necessary and appropriate; e.g. when bilingual methodological teaching and learning options are discussed).
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: regular attendance, active participation in class, knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: February 9, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
[H Si] Teaching Anglophone Cultures: Focus on Ireland
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
The representation of culture and the cultural multiplicity of the anglophone world is a key element in teaching and learning English as a foreign language. Focusing on Ireland‘s diverse culture and multifarious cultural agents, the seminar is designed to introduce models of culture as well as inter- and transcultural learning and their implications for the EFLC. A mandatory excursion to the Irish consulate in Frankfurt/Main is scheduled for Thursday, 23 October.
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: Regular attendance, active participation in class
Graded: Regular attendance, active participation in class; written exam
Exam period: written exam on February 12, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
A2: Seminar
[H Si] EFL Classroom Discourse and Interaction
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
The architecture of oral interaction in the classroom – i.e. the way classroom discourse is organized and conducted in everyday practice - is of vital importance to learning English as a foreign language in institutional environments. This corpus-based and video-supported seminar aims to provide a deeper understanding of what successful, effective and efficient classroom interaction is all about in the age of communicative language teaching (CLT). Course languages are English (predominantly) and German (where necessary and appropriate; e.g. when bilingual methodological teaching and learning options are discussed).
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: regular attendance, active participation in class, knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: February 9, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
[H Si] Teaching Anglophone Cultures: Focus on Ireland
regelmäßiger Termin ab 16.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Do. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 23.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
The representation of culture and the cultural multiplicity of the anglophone world is a key element in teaching and learning English as a foreign language. Focusing on Ireland‘s diverse culture and multifarious cultural agents, the seminar is designed to introduce models of culture as well as inter- and transcultural learning and their implications for the EFLC. A mandatory excursion to the Irish consulate in Frankfurt/Main is scheduled for Thursday, 23 October.
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: Regular attendance, active participation in class
Graded: Regular attendance, active participation in class; written exam
Exam period: written exam on February 12, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
Teaching English as a Foreign Language-3-Theories and Concepts (05-MA-A-023) ⇑
A1 Seminar
[H Si] Developing Grammatical Competence in the EFLC
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
This seminar focuses on teaching grammar in a communicative EFL classroom environment. The following aspects will be given special attention: linguistic approaches to grammar (overview), the history of teaching grammar in German EFL classrooms, the role of grammar today, concepts of grammar learning/acquisition in secondary schools (e.g. implicit/explicit, conscious/subconscious, monolingual/bilingual), teaching strategies, techniques, procedures, materials as well as error treatment, assessment and testing. Course languages are English (predominantly) and German (where appropriate and necessary; e.g. when bilingual methodological options are discussed).
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: regular attendance, active participation in class, knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: February 9, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
[H Si] EFL Classroom Discourse and Interaction
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
The architecture of oral interaction in the classroom – i.e. the way classroom discourse is organized and conducted in everyday practice - is of vital importance to learning English as a foreign language in institutional environments. This corpus-based and video-supported seminar aims to provide a deeper understanding of what successful, effective and efficient classroom interaction is all about in the age of communicative language teaching (CLT). Course languages are English (predominantly) and German (where necessary and appropriate; e.g. when bilingual methodological teaching and learning options are discussed).
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: regular attendance, active participation in class, knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: February 9, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
[H Si] Fostering Creativity in the EFLC
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 12:00 - 14:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
Imagination, creativity, and flexibility are of great importance in today’s knowledge age and economy. Thus, it is crucial to develop and strengthen these capacities in schools. Current education reforms, however, place primary emphasis on the ability to perform to fine-graded standards of competency and skill. Imagination, creativity, and flexibility are chiefly viewed from this perspective. Moreover, creativity is typically conceived of as an individual process or product, not as a collaborative or collective endeavor. Little attention is given to improvisation (spontaneous creativity in performance) and to the spontaneous und functional use of accumulated competencies and skills in everyday social interaction (so-called ‘little-c’ creativity).
This course is based on international research indicating that implementing more adventurous, explorative, and creative forms of interaction in the EFL classroom is indispensable to enhancing learners’ target language proficiency. Participants will acquire the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to foster mental agility, communicative flexibility and resourceful spontaneity in attractive communicative contexts.
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: regular attendance, active participation in class, knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: February 10, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
[H Si] Utilizing Digital Media in the EFLC - a TEFLhybrid Course
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | online/asynchron | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: online/asynchron |
Mobile software applications for smartphones and tablets have the potential to transform the way languages are learned. This course focuses on commercial and non-commercial as well as textbook-related and textbook-independent mobile apps and their potential value for teaching and learning English as a Foreign Language [EFL) in the classroom and beyond. In terms of approach to pre-service EFL teacher education, the seminar focuses on reflecting upon participants’ knowledge about and experience with mobile apps and mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) and current international research in this area. Special emphasis is given to exploring, evaluating, and comparing a few exemplary apps in systematic ways.
Please note that this course will be conducted in an asynchronous, computer-mediated virtual format predominantly. Since asynchronous online courses are not conducted live and in-person, participants are not required to be logged in at the same time as everyone else, for instance, to attend virtual lectures or participate in video conferences and chat sessions. Instead, the instructor will distribute coursework through a virtual learning management system (i.e. StudIP, usually at the beginning of each week). Participants can complete the provided writing assignments and tasks at their own paces, adhering to the deadlines requested by the instructor (usually at the end of each week). This means that they can log on whenever they want, completing the coursework as they would like during each weekly block of learning.
This is a TEFLhybrid Course: http://www.uni-giessen.de/faculties/f05/engl/tefl/teflhybrid
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: weekly assignments and learning logs, active participation (online forum), knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: tbd
Registration: Flex-Now
A2 Seminar
[H Si] Developing Grammatical Competence in the EFLC
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
This seminar focuses on teaching grammar in a communicative EFL classroom environment. The following aspects will be given special attention: linguistic approaches to grammar (overview), the history of teaching grammar in German EFL classrooms, the role of grammar today, concepts of grammar learning/acquisition in secondary schools (e.g. implicit/explicit, conscious/subconscious, monolingual/bilingual), teaching strategies, techniques, procedures, materials as well as error treatment, assessment and testing. Course languages are English (predominantly) and German (where appropriate and necessary; e.g. when bilingual methodological options are discussed).
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: regular attendance, active participation in class, knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: February 9, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
[H Si] EFL Classroom Discourse and Interaction
regelmäßiger Termin ab 13.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mo. 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 27.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
The architecture of oral interaction in the classroom – i.e. the way classroom discourse is organized and conducted in everyday practice - is of vital importance to learning English as a foreign language in institutional environments. This corpus-based and video-supported seminar aims to provide a deeper understanding of what successful, effective and efficient classroom interaction is all about in the age of communicative language teaching (CLT). Course languages are English (predominantly) and German (where necessary and appropriate; e.g. when bilingual methodological teaching and learning options are discussed).
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: regular attendance, active participation in class, knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: February 9, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
[H Si] Fostering Creativity in the EFLC
regelmäßiger Termin ab 14.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Di. 12:00 - 14:00 Uhr | Phil. I, B 440 | |
nächster Termin: 28.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: Phil. I, B 440 |
Imagination, creativity, and flexibility are of great importance in today’s knowledge age and economy. Thus, it is crucial to develop and strengthen these capacities in schools. Current education reforms, however, place primary emphasis on the ability to perform to fine-graded standards of competency and skill. Imagination, creativity, and flexibility are chiefly viewed from this perspective. Moreover, creativity is typically conceived of as an individual process or product, not as a collaborative or collective endeavor. Little attention is given to improvisation (spontaneous creativity in performance) and to the spontaneous und functional use of accumulated competencies and skills in everyday social interaction (so-called ‘little-c’ creativity).
This course is based on international research indicating that implementing more adventurous, explorative, and creative forms of interaction in the EFL classroom is indispensable to enhancing learners’ target language proficiency. Participants will acquire the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to foster mental agility, communicative flexibility and resourceful spontaneity in attractive communicative contexts.
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: regular attendance, active participation in class, knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: February 10, 2026
Registration: Flex-Now
[H Si] Utilizing Digital Media in the EFLC - a TEFLhybrid Course
regelmäßiger Termin ab 15.10.2025 | ||
wöchentlich Mi. 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr | online/asynchron | |
nächster Termin: 29.10.2025 Uhr, Raum: online/asynchron |
Mobile software applications for smartphones and tablets have the potential to transform the way languages are learned. This course focuses on commercial and non-commercial as well as textbook-related and textbook-independent mobile apps and their potential value for teaching and learning English as a Foreign Language [EFL) in the classroom and beyond. In terms of approach to pre-service EFL teacher education, the seminar focuses on reflecting upon participants’ knowledge about and experience with mobile apps and mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) and current international research in this area. Special emphasis is given to exploring, evaluating, and comparing a few exemplary apps in systematic ways.
Please note that this course will be conducted in an asynchronous, computer-mediated virtual format predominantly. Since asynchronous online courses are not conducted live and in-person, participants are not required to be logged in at the same time as everyone else, for instance, to attend virtual lectures or participate in video conferences and chat sessions. Instead, the instructor will distribute coursework through a virtual learning management system (i.e. StudIP, usually at the beginning of each week). Participants can complete the provided writing assignments and tasks at their own paces, adhering to the deadlines requested by the instructor (usually at the end of each week). This means that they can log on whenever they want, completing the coursework as they would like during each weekly block of learning.
This is a TEFLhybrid Course: http://www.uni-giessen.de/faculties/f05/engl/tefl/teflhybrid
Prerequisites:
Teacher Education Programme: Successful completion of Moduls TEFL I and TEFL II.
Anglophone Studies MA Programme: BA
Required Reading:
A comprehensive course bibliography will be made available on Stud.IP.
Credit:
Ungraded: weekly assignments and learning logs, active participation (online forum), knowledge of recommended literature
Graded: in addition to the above, a written exam
Exam Period: tbd
Registration: Flex-Now