course-schedule

Practising English - Digital Storytelling (Übung)

Termin:
wöchentlich | Donnerstag | 08:15 - 09:45 | 14.10.2013 - 31.01.2014 | C 5.310 Seminarraum

Inhalt: We will use a variety of texts and other sources as a basis for language work involving the following: grammar revision, vocabulary development, reading comprehension, and discussions. Digital story telling will be used to combine the above so that students can learn to adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, and vocabulary) to communicate effectively. In the 3 to 5 minute videos students will be participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative and critical members of a variety of literacy communities. A workshop for the digital storytelling technology as well as in class help will be part of this class. Additionally participants of this class will skype with students at the University of Minnesota. The skyping will help you complete your video.

Practising English: Life Writing - Writing Life (Übung)

Dozent/in: Sabrina Völz

Termin:
wöchentlich | Montag | 10:15 - 11:45 | 14.10.2013 - 31.01.2014 | C 5.019 Seminarraum

Inhalt: Until recently, memoir was often seen as the step-child of literary studies. As a result of the internet, blogging, twitter, and the growing interest in the daily lives of people in general, narratives in the form non-fiction writing are booming. Although life writing about the rich and famous is still popular, increasingly more attention is being given to groups whose voices have not much been heard. In this project-oriented class, students will be introduced to life writing and techniques writers of non-fiction use to tell their own stories. Moreover, students will have the chance to delve into the genre memoir by reading and critically analyzing Growing Up Amish by the Ex-Amish blogger Ira Wagler. In the second part of the course, students will be mentored on an individual basis and write about their own lives. They will be involved in peer editing and expected to revise their own writing as well as present/read their life writing piece to the class. As a seminar we will determine what we will do with the stories produced by seminar members, if we will make a poster with excerpts, present them in a public reading, make a booklet, etc. Everyone has a story to tell. What is yours?

Understanding Texts I (Übung)

Dozent/in: Maryann Henck

Inhalt: How do you "understand" a text? In this seminar, we will answer that question by focusing on three objectives: 1) close examination (basic structure – key words – main ideas) 2) critical evaluation (think about the topic - link ideas and concepts - formulate questions and potential answers) 3) creative expression (create a text) After examining and evaluating various cultural texts, you will have the opportunity to create your own texts.

Understanding Texts II (Übung)

Dozent/in: Maryann Henck

Inhalt: How do you "understand" a text? In this seminar, we will answer that question by focusing on three objectives: 1) close examination (basic structure – key words – main ideas) 2) critical evaluation (think about the topic - link ideas and concepts - formulate questions and potential answers) 3) creative expression (create a text) How do you "understand" a text? In this seminar, we will answer that question by focusing on three objectives: 1) close examination (basic structure – key words – main ideas) 2) critical evaluation (think about the topic - link ideas and concepts - formulate questions and potential answers) 3) creative expression (create a text) After examining and evaluating various cultural texts, you will have the opportunity to create your own texts.

Course Schedule

Lehrveranstaltungen

Practising English - Digital Storytelling (Übung)

Practising English: Life Writing - Writing Life (Übung)

Understanding Texts I (Übung)

Understanding Texts II (Übung)