MEd. - Englisches Seminar - Ruhr-Universität Bochum

MODUL LITERATURDIDAKTIK
Seminare
050 779 Siepmann
Inter- and Transcultural Approaches to Teaching Literature, 2 CP (Ü), 3 CP (S)
2 st. di 10-12 GB 5/37 Nord
Intercultural Learning has received considerable attention in the discourse of foreign
language teaching in the past two decades. However, this approach to dealing with
culture in the foreign language classroom has faced some severe criticism recently.
Critics argue that intercultural learning relies on a concept of culture which is unable
to deal with the dynamics and complexity of culture in a globalizing world. Drawing
from Wolfgang Welsch's elaborations on the 'transcultural' condition of modern
cultures, they suggest a transcultural approach to culture in the foreign language
classroom.
In this seminar, we will explore the ways in which both intercultural and transcultural
learning can be accessed through literature. We will develop strategies to teach
intercultural competence to learners of all levels using texts from various literary
genres. Moreover, we will discuss how transcultural learning, which has not been
established yet in the syllabus of German EFL classrooms and is currently debated
on a rather theoretical level, could be turned into classroom practice.
Seminar requirements: Active student participation, seminar paper or written test
(depending on curricular requirements). Texts will be provided in the first session.
Enrolment: VSPL.
050 780 Ritter
Songs and Films for Language Teaching, 2 CP (Ü), 3 CP (S)
2 st. fr 10-12 GB 6/137 Nord
In recent years our common understanding of "literature" in the language classroom
has been extended beyond the written text and also comprises audiovisual and
digital media; there has been a shift of emphasis from literary studies to media and
cultural studies. In this class we are going to focus on two genres which are highly