ANGLISTIK/AMERIKANISTIK

Shakespeare in the English classroom (Proseminar) 4002091
2 SWS ab 5. Sem. Mi 16-18 R 24 Anne Wolf
As reading Shakespeare forms part of the curriculum in the German Gymnasium (and its
equivalent in many other European countries), future English teachers sooner or later will
have to think about how to present Shakespeare and his times to their students. In this course,
we will deal with at least two plays (Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth) and discuss the
profoundly human – and often still very modern – issues they raise. Besides, we will also take
a look at (some of) Shakespeare’s sonnets, watch at least one film, find pictures from
Shakespeare’s times… and use our creativity to elaborate tasks and lesson plans for students
of the higher grades. By the end of the semester, we should all have a nice collection of
material that our students (hopefully) will find interesting!
maximum participants: 25
Media Project (Übung) 4002059
2 SWS ab 4. Sem. Mi 18-20 R 34 Anette Brauer
Course description: see ‘Allgemeine Veranstaltungen’ above.
maximum participants: 20
Lernaufgaben zum Spracherwerb und Unterrichtsmaterialien im Fremdsprachenunterricht
(fremdsprachenübergreifend) (Proseminar/Hauptseminar)
4002089
2 SWS ab 6. Sem. Do 14-16 R 24 Margitta Kuty
In einen kompetenzorientierten Fremdsprachenunterricht gehören kompetenzorientierte
Aufgaben. In diesem Seminar gehen wir den Fragen nach, wie gute Lernaufgaben aussehen,
worin sich Lern- von Standard- und/oder Testaufgaben unterscheiden und wie man mit
intelligenten Aufgaben im Fremdsprachenunterricht differenzieren kann. Dabei analysieren
wir nicht nur die gängigsten Unterrichts- und (zentrale) Prüfungs- bzw.
Vergleichsarbeitsmaterialien, sondern wollen erreichen, dass jeder/jede Teilnehmerin in der
Lage ist, vorgegebenes Unterrichtsmaterial kritisch zu sichten und selbstständig alternative
Aufgabenformen zu entwickeln.
maximum participants: 30
Cultural Studies in ELT – Pictures and Voices of Anglophone Nations (Proseminar)
4002088
2 SWS ab 5. Sem. Fr 08-12* R 21 Danielle Budzinski
*7 Termine: 30.4., 14.5., 21.5., 4.6., 11.6., 18.6., 25.6.
This course aims to look into various topics connected with Cultural Studies and their
potential for the English language classroom. We will try to figure out what is meant when we
talk about ‘culture’ in general and how this culture is transmitted and perceived in other
culture groups, with reference to such topics as stereotypes, customs, traditions and taboos.
Following that we will go on trying to find methods of how these topics can be taught in class
through various media such as pictures, texts, auditory and audiovisual means as well as the
World Wide Web. The target will be to establish a collection of tasks which may provide a
basis for interactive and communicative intercultural learning and a wide range of material
which the participants of the course can fall back on when they come to plan and hold their
own lessons in the ‘Sekundarstufe I’.
maximum participants: 20
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