Kommentiertes Vorlesungsverzeichnis Anglistik Heidelberg SS 2008

10.7 Advanced Writing/Writing II
In this course students will have the chance to develop their language skills while learning to
organize and write various types of academic essays. Starting with the development of a topic
statement, students will progress through increasingly complex assignments until they are writing
well thought-out, formal essays.
Course Requirements: Regular attendance and participation (1 CP); regular
preparation/homework assignments (2 CP); written exam (1 CP).
Academic Writing
Catherine Stevens-Jung Dienstag 09:15 – 10:45 115 2st.
Catherine Stevens-Jung Dienstag 11:15 – 12:45 115 2st.
This course offers you the opportunity to both examine and write a variety of texts in English; we
will look at journalistic essays, passages from works of literature, examples of technical manuals or
instruction books, as well as other texts written for a variety of different audiences. The emphasis
will be on analyzing style, tone, and expression, and on examining vocabulary in order to improve
your own written texts.
Course Requirements: Regular attendance and active participation (1 CP); regular homework
assignments (2 CP); final essay (1 CP).
10.8 Stylistics/Grammar and Style II
Anmeldung per Online-Formular erforderlich.
Bachelor-Modul Studiengang/Semester
Advanced Writing and Stylistics 50% oder 75% 4.-5. Semester
4 Leistungspunkte
Historical Translation
Carolyn Burmedi Montag 09:15 – 10:45 122 2st.
Carolyn Burmedi Montag 11:15 – 12:45 122 2st.
By pairing representative authors from various eras, we will examine stylistic elements and discuss
the challenges of translating historical texts. Authors considered will include Martin Luther and Sir
Isaac Watts; G.E. Lessing and Thomas Bulfinch; the Brothers Grimm and Joseph Jacob; Friedrich
de la Motte-Fouqué and Wordsworth; and Friederike Schenk and Emma Holmes.
Students will be expected to meet regularly in study groups outside of class in order to prepare
homework assignments.
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