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Sprachpraxis
Module A1 (identical for GHR, GYM and BK) consists of three two-hour courses, one “English Language 1”, one “English Language 2a”, and one “English Language 2b” course. The order in which the level 2 courses are taken is not fixed, and a 2b course can be taken before a 2a course. But English Language 1 must be taken before any English Language 2 course.
Note for Magister and Sek. I/Sek. II: These courses replace the CLC Elementary. Any combination of two courses with two different titles, taught by different members of staff is equivalent to a CLC Elementary.
All students who have not yet successfully completed a CLC or English Language 1 course must take the Placement Test. For details watch the noticeboard on O.09 or see the English Department’s homepage.
English Language 1
A.03.100 Working with Texts
Mo 14-16O-09.23 Deegan
P, Sek I/II: D
GHR, Gym/BK: A 1
BA: A I
The work of this course involves close study of texts, with emphasis on vocabulary and comprehension. The topic for the course is: Social issues in contemporary Britain. In addition, there are practical exercises on grammar problems. Some written work is required.
Prerequisites for completing the course are: regular attendance, participation in the work of the course, and a passing grade in a written final test at the end of the semester.
Registration
As there is a limited number of places in this course, registration is essential. Students should register in person on January 23, 2006 in O-09.27 between the hours of 10.00 and 12.00.
First meeting
The first meeting of this course is on April 10, 2006. Attendance at the first meeting is essential in order to confirm your registration.
Placement Test
Students wishing to attend this course must have achieved a satisfactory score in the Placement Test in WS 05/06 or SS 06.
A.03.101Working with Texts
Mi 16-18O-09.23Deegan
P, Sek I/II: D
GHR, Gym/BK: A 1
BA: A I
The work of this course involves close study of texts, with emphasis on vocabulary and comprehension. The topic for the course is: Social issues in contemporary Britain. In addition, there are practical exercises on grammar problems. Some written work is required.
Prerequisites for completing the course are: regular attendance, participation in the work of the course, and a passing grade in a written final text at the end of the semester.
Registration
As there is a limited number of places in this course, registration is essential. Students should register in person on January 23, 2006 in O-09.27 between the hours of 10.00 and 12.00.
First meeting
The first meeting of this course is on April 12, 2006. Attendance at the first meeting is essential in order to confirm your registration.
Placement Test
Students wishing to attend this course must have achieved a satisfactory score in the Placement Test in WS 05/06 or SS 06.
A.03.104Nouns and Noun Phrases
Mi 14-16O-09.23Hofmann
P, Sek I/II: D
GHR, Gym/BK: A 1
BA: A I
Requirement: you must have taken the „Placement Test“ within the past two semesters and achieved a score that allows you to attend this course.
The grammatical focus of this course will be on the use of nouns in English. Particular attention will be paid to features which are difficult for German native speakers, such as countables vs. uncountables, the use of determiners, plural forms. The contents focus will be on basic features of American civilization.
Please get hold of this text before the beginning of term:
Mauk, David and John Oakland. American Civilization. London: Routledge, 2005.
Please register with me before the term starts.
First meeting: April 12th
English Language 2
Note for Magister, Sek I/Sek II and ’Wirtschaftsenglisch’: These courses replace the CLC Intermediate. Any combination of a 2a and a 2b course taught by different members of staff is equivalent to a CLC Intermediate. The order in which the level 2 courses are taken is not fixed, and a 2b course can be taken before a 2a course. But English Language 1 must be taken before any English Language 2 course.
English Language 2a
A.03.106Verb Complementation
Di 14-16S-10.18Dorr
P, Sek I/II: D
GHR, Gym/BK: A 1
BA: A II
First meeting: April 11th
Prerequisite: English Language 1 or CLC Elementary.
Description: This course will focus on the ways in which verbs in English are complemented. The course will involve various kinds of language work, and assessment will be based on homework, in-class assignments and a final test.
Registration: Lists for course registration will be available (in O-07.24 starting at 8 a.m. on January 20th). See notice at office door. Registration is limited to 35 participants.
A.03.107Verb Complementation
Mi 8-10S-10.18Dorr
P, Sek I/II: D
GHR, Gym/BK: A 1
BA: A II
First meeting: April 12th
Prerequisite: English Language 1 or CLC Elementary.
Description: This course will focus on the ways in which verbs in English are complemented. The course will involve various kinds of language work, and assessment will be based on homework, in-class assignments and a final test.
Registration: Lists for course registration will be available (in O-07.24 starting at 8 a.m. on January 20th). See notice at office door. Registration is limited to 35 participants.
A.03.108Modal Verbs
Di 16-18O-09.36Branca
Sek I/II: D
GHR, Gym/BK: A 1
BA: A II
Prerequisite: English Language 1 or CLC Elementary.
An important focus of our work in this course will be the English modal verbs and other ways of expressing modality in English. The course will involve various kinds of language work, and assessment will be based on homework, presentations, an in-class assignment and a final test.
Registration: Lists for course registration will be available (in O-07.24 starting at 8 a.m. on January 20th). See notice at office door. Registration is limited to 35 participants.
A.03.109Modal Verbs
Mo 16-18S-10.18Foskett
Sek I/II: D
GHR, Gym/BK: A 1
BA: A II
First meeting: April 10th
Prerequisite: English Language 1 or CLC Elementary.
An important focus of our work in this course will be the English modal verbs and other ways of expressing modality in English. The course will involve various kinds of language work, and assessment will be based on homework, presentations, an in-class assignment and a final test.
Registration: In order to ensure acceptable working conditions, the number of places in this course is limited and personal registration is essential. Students who wish to attend the course can register from January 23rd in room O-09.19, from 8 a.m. on. Any student who cannot register personally should contact me by e-mail () after January 23rd.
A.03.110English Clauses
Mo 14-16S-10.18Foskett
Sek I/II: D
GHR, Gym/BK: A 1
BA: A II
First meeting: April 10th
Prerequisite: English Language 1 or CLC Elementary.
An important focus of our work in this course will be the different types of clauses in English, especially dependent clauses (e.g. adverbial clauses, conditional clauses, relative clauses, complement clauses) and their typical features. The course will involve various kinds of language work, and assessment will be based on homework, presentations, an in-class assignment and a final test.
Registration: In order to ensure acceptable working conditions, the number of places in this course is limited and personal registration is essential. Students who wish to attend the course can register from January 23rd in room O-09.19, from 8 a.m. on. Any student who cannot register personally should contact me by e-mail () after January 23rd.
English Language 2b
A.03.111Reading and Writing
Mi 14-16O-09.11Deegan
Sek I/II: D
GHR, Gym/BK: A 1
BA: A II
The work of this course involves close study of texts, with emphasis on vocabulary and comprehension. The topic for the course is: Population change in con-temporary Britain. Written work on the topic is required. In addition, there are practical exercises on grammar problems.
Prerequisites for completing the course are: regular attendance, participation in the work o the course, and a passing grade in a written final test at the end of the semester.
Registration
As there is a limited number of places in this course, registration is essential. Students should register in person on January 23, 2006 in O-09.27 between the hours of 10.00 and 12.00.
First meeting
The first meeting of this course in on April 12, 2006. Attendance at the first meeting is essential in order to confirm your registration.
Prerequisite
Students who wish to attend this course must have successfully completed an English Language 1 course.
A.03.112Reading and Writing
Do 14-16O-09.23Deegan
Sek I/II: D
GHR, Gym/BK: A 1
BA: A II
The work of this course involves close study of texts, with emphasis on vocabulary and comprehension. The topic for the course is: Population change in contemporary Britain. Written work on the topic is required. In addition, there are practical exercises on grammar problems.
Prerequisites for completing the course are: regular attendance, participation in the work o the course, and a passing grade in a written final test at the end of the semester.
Registration
As there is a limited number of places in this course, registration is essential. Students should register in person on January 23, 2006 in O-09.27 between the hours of 10.00 and 12.00.
First meeting
The first meeting of this course in on April 13, 2006. Attendance at the first meeting is essential in order to confirm your registration.
Prerequisite
Students who wish to attend this course must have successfully completed an English Language 1 course.
A.03.113Vocabulary
Mo 14-16S-10.15Branca
Sek I/II: D
GHR, Gym/BK: A 1
BA: A II
Prerequisite: English Language 1 or CLC Elementary..
Description: This course will focus on bolstering students’ vocabulary skills. In addition to vocabulary grouped into certain topics or themes, typical areas of difficulty such as phrasal verbs and ‘false friends’ shall be touched upon. Students will be evaluated on the basis of an in-class assignment, a take-home assignment, and a final exam.
Registration: Lists for course registration will be available (in O-07.24 starting at 8 a.m. on January 20th). See notice at office door. Registration is limited to 35 participants.
A.03.114Vocabulary
Do 10-12S-10.18Dorr
Sek I/II: D
GHR, Gym/BK: A 1
BA: A II
First meeting: April 13th
Prerequisite: English Language 1 or CLC Elementary.
Description: This course will focus on bolstering students’ vocabulary skills. In addition to vocabulary grouped into certain topics or themes, typical areas of difficulty such as phrasal verbs and ‘false friends’ shall be touched upon. Students will be evaluated on the basis of an in-class assignment, a take-home assignment, and a final exam. The course will involve various kinds of language work, and assessment will be based on homework, in-class assignments and a final test.
Registration: Lists for course registration will be available (in O-07.24 starting at 8 a.m. on January 20th). See notice at office door. Registration is limited to 35 participants.
A.03.115War and Contemporary American Culture
Mo 12-14S-10.15Branca
P, Sek I/II: D
GHR, Gym/BK: A 1
The goal of this course will be to analyze the extent to which not simply war, but depictions of war in film and literature have played a key role in constructing American identity since the Second World War. We will pay particular attention to how war films, in a variety of styles from ‘heroic’ to hyperrealism, have not only given vent to sentiments concerning war at any given time, but have also actively forged and shaped social discourses about war. (The Vietnam War films of the 70s and 80s that instigated widespread discussion of that conflict and the later spate of Second World War films that marked a growing reacceptance of American military intervention overseas are two prominent examples.) In addition, we will be juxtaposing selected texts on war, both fictional and autobiographical, against film to ascertain in how far they accede to or resist the latter’s often problematic representations of war. Films viewed in class will include (either in full or as excerpts) Apocalypse Now, Saving Private Ryan and The Sands of Iwo Jima among others and the texts we will read will include Joseph Heller’s Catch 22, Jayne Anne Phillips’ Machine Dreams and Anthony Swofford’s Jarhead.
This course can be taken for 2 LP for LPO 2003 (Module A1) and BA students (Module AII) and a Teilnahmeschein for LPO 1994/Magister (Teilbereich D), in which case the course requirement is a short reaction paper or one in-class presentation.
Registration: Lists for course registration will be available (in O-07.24 starting at 8 a.m. on January 20th). See notice at office door. Registration is limited to 35 participants.
A.03.116Gender and Genre in American Cinema
Mo 14-16O-08.37Dorr
P, Sek I/II: D
GHR, Gym/BK: A 1
First meeting: April 10th
Prerequisite: English Language 1 or CLC Elementary.
Description: In both popular and academic discourse on film, the idea of genre has been of tremendous importance. Likewise, some of the most influential ideas in modern film theory (and popular film criticism) have sprung from feminist film theorists and their interpretation of gender in cinema. This course will examine gender and genre as defining concepts in American film, paying special attention to the way in which developments regarding genre and gender in American cinema mirror – or contest - developments in American culture. How has American cinema’s depiction of gender changed throughout time (and, for that matter, across genres)? Why have particular genres enjoyed popularity at certain points in time – and to what degree do these genres’ respective depictions of gender account for this popularity?
* Please note that this class consists of two time blocks (14:00-16:00 and 16:00-18:00). The regular course will take place during the first time block, while the second time block will be used to screen the films under discussion.
Registration: Lists for course registration will be available (in O-07.24 starting at 8 a.m. on January 20th). See notice at office door. Registration is limited to 35 participants.
A.03.117Translation German-English
Mo 10-12O-09.23Rogers-Bischof
Sek I/II: D
GHR, Gym/BK: A 1
BA: A II
A.03.118Business English Texts
Di 12-14O-09.36Deegan
Sek I/II: D
GHR, Gym/BK: A 1
BA: A II
This course is open to students of economics doing Wirtschaftsenglisch as an option, and to students of English wishing to do an English Language 2b course with a business emphasis.
The work of this course involves close study of texts, with emphasis on vocabulary and comprehension. The topic for the course is: Globalisation: outsourcing, protectionism and intellectual property rights. Some writing is required. In addition, there are practical exercises on grammar problems.
Prerequisites for completing the course are: regular attendance, participation in the work of the course, and a passing grade in a written final test at the end of the semester.
Registration
As there is a limited number of places in this course, registration is essential. Students should register in person on January 23, 2006 in O-09.27 between the hours of 10.00 and 12.00.
First meeting
The first meeting of this course is on April 11, 2006. Attendance at the first meeting is essential in order to confirm your registration.
Prerequisite
Students who wish to attend this course must have successfully completed an English Language 1 course.
Phonetics and Phonology
A.03.125English Phonetics and Phonology
Di 14-16O-09.36/Branca/
S-09.SL 2Foskett
Sek I/II: D
BA: A I
First meeting: April 11th
Prerequisite: There are no prerequisites to attending this course.
This course deals with the articulatory phonetics of English at both the segmental and the suprasegmental level, and gives students the opportunity (in the language laboratory) to improve their own pronunciation. One important aspect of the course is a systematic consideration and comparison of the standard American and British accents. Assessment will be based on a final test and an evaluation of each student’s pronunciation at the end of the course.
Registration: Since part of this course is conducted in the language laboratory, there is a strict limit on the number of places and personal registration is essential. Students who wish to attend one of these courses can register from January 23rd in room O-09.19, from 8 a.m. on. Any student who cannot register personally should contact me by e-mail () after January 23rd.
A.03.126English Phonetics and Phonology
Do 14-16O-09.36/Branca/
S-09.SL 3Foskett
Sek I/II: D
BA: A I
First meeting: April 13th
Prerequisite: There are no prerequisites to attending this course.
This course deals with the articulatory phonetics of English at both the segmental and the suprasegmental level, and gives students the opportunity (in the language laboratory) to improve their own pronunciation. One important aspect of the course is a systematic consideration and comparison of the standard American and British accents. Assessment will be based on a final test and an evaluation of each student’s pronunciation at the end of the course.
Registration: Since part of this course is conducted in the language laboratory, there is a strict limit on the number of places and personal registration is essential. Students who wish to attend one of these courses can register from January 23rd in room O-09.19, from 8 a.m. on. Any student who cannot register personally should contact me by e-mail () after January 23rd.
Cultural Studies
A.03.115War and Contemporary American Culture
Mo 12-14S-10.15Branca
BA: A II
The goal of this course will be to analyze the extent to which not simply war, but depictions of war in film and literature have played a key role in constructing American identity since the Second World War. We will pay particular attention to how war films, in a variety of styles from ‘heroic’ to hyperrealism, have not only given vent to sentiments concerning war at any given time, but have also actively forged and shaped social discourses about war. (The Vietnam War films of the 70s and 80s that instigated widespread discussion of that conflict and the later spate of Second World War films that marked a growing reacceptance of American military intervention overseas are two prominent examples.) In addition, we will be juxtaposing selected texts on war, both fictional and autobiographical, against film to ascertain in how far they accede to or resist the latter’s often problematic representations of war. Films viewed in class will include (either in full or as excerpts) Apocalypse Now, Saving Private Ryan and The Sands of Iwo Jima among others and the texts we will read will include Joseph Heller’s Catch 22, Jayne Anne Phillips’ Machine Dreams and Anthony Swofford’s Jarhead.
This course can be taken for 2 LP for LPO 2003 (Module A1) and BA students (Module AII) and a Teilnahmeschein for LPO 1994/Magister (Teilbereich D), in which case the course requirement is a short reaction paper or one in-class presentation.
Registration: Lists for course registration will be available (in O-07.24 starting at 8 a.m. on January 20th). See notice at office door. Registration is limited to 35 participants.
A.03.116Gender and Genre in American Cinema
Mo 14-16O-08.37Dorr
BA: A II
First meeting: April 10th
Prerequisite: English Language 1 or CLC Elementary.
Description: In both popular and academic discourse on film, the idea of genre has been of tremendous importance. Likewise, some of the most influential ideas in modern film theory (and popular film criticism) have sprung from feminist film theorists and their interpretation of gender in cinema. This course will examine gender and genre as defining concepts in American film, paying special attention to the way in which developments regarding genre and gender in American cinema mirror – or contest - developments in American culture. How has American cinema’s depiction of gender changed throughout time (and, for that matter, across genres)? Why have particular genres enjoyed popularity at certain points in time – and to what degree do these genres’ respective depictions of gender account for this popularity?