MEd. - Englisches Seminar - Ruhr-Universität Bochum

texts, both theoretical issues (e.g. intercultural readings) as well as more practical
matters (e.g. lesson planning) will be explored. As an exemplary novel we are going
to look into P. Auster’s ‘Moon Palace’ in more detail – which students must therefore
have a copy of and read by early June.
Requirements for credit points: active participation, weekly assignments, final written
test (Übung, 2 CP) or seminar paper (Seminar, 3 CP).
Required texts: A reader will be available at the beginning of the semester. Students
also need to buy a copy of ‘Moon Palace’ by P. Auster.
Enrolment: VSPL.
050 783 Thiele
Creative Activities in the Teaching of Literature, 2 CP (Ü), 3 CP (S)
2 st. fr 12-14 GABF 04/613 Süd
This course explores the approach that a useful way of teaching literature in schools
is through creative activities or creative reinterpretation of literary texts. Such creative
response can enhance the study of literature and support more formal analysis of
literary texts. We will examine and “creatively reinterpret” texts from various genres,
both for younger and older pupils, e.g. fairy tales, poems, drama and fiction.
Requirements for credit points: active participation and completion of all assignments,
final test. Further credit points can be obtained by writing a seminar paper. Reading
material will be made available.
Enrolment: VSPL.
050 785 Hermann
Teaching Shakespeare in the EFL classroom, 2 CP (Ü), 3 CP (S)
2 st. fr 16-18 GB 6/137 Nord
He has been dead for almost four centuries now but he is still going strongly in
classrooms all over the world. Shakespeare has delighted the English-speaking world
with his works but has often plagued EFL learners with his use of language at the
same time, As a matter of fact, Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets are compulsory
reading in the Oberstufe at German schools of secondary education.
This course aims at addressing the major challenges teachers face when using
demanding literary texts, Shakespeare’s in particular, in the German EFL classroom.
We are going to discuss why Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets, which must appear