Englisches Seminar - Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Englisches Seminar - Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Englisches Seminar - Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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050 789 Ritter<br />
Teaching Songs and Films, 2 CP (Ü), 3 CP (S)<br />
Blockseminar, Termine: 22.5.2013 (Vorbesprechung 14:00-16:00); 22.-25.7.2013<br />
(10:00 bis 16:00 Uhr, GB 03/149)<br />
In recent years our common understanding of "literature" in the language classroom<br />
has been extended beyond the written text and also comprises audiovisual and<br />
digital media; there has been a shift of emphasis from literary studies to media and<br />
cultural studies. In this class we are going to focus on two genres which are highly<br />
relevant for the language classroom – film and popular music. What is it that makes<br />
them suitable for language teaching purposes, which selection criteria can be<br />
established, and how can films and songs be integrated into an up-to-date language<br />
classroom? Such aspects will be discussed on the basis of set materials (e.g.<br />
'Slumdog Millionaire', 'An Unconvenient Truth') as well as examples students are<br />
invited to put forward. Appropriate texts and materials will be provided.<br />
Assessment/requirements: active participation, preparation and presentation of<br />
materials, final seminar paper.<br />
050 790 Rogge<br />
Teaching Novels, 2 CP (Ü), 3 CP (S)<br />
2 st. fr 10-12 GB 5/38 Nord<br />
The main focus of this course will be on the multimodal novel, a genre which does<br />
not exclusively consist of verbal text, but also includes a wide range of symbolic<br />
representation such as photographs and graphic elements, maps and diagrams,<br />
hand-drawn sketches and handwriting, and many other semiotic modes. These<br />
different semiotic representations form an integral part of the narrative discourse of<br />
the novel and can be used in EFL classrooms in order to support the reading process<br />
and trigger textual understanding. Participants are expected to read the following<br />
novels prior to the course:<br />
- Mark Haddon (2003). The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.<br />
- Jonathan Safran Foer (2005). Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.<br />
- Alexander Masters (2006). Stuart – A Life Backwards.<br />
Assessment/requirements: active participation, reading assignments, term paper (3<br />
CP).