course-schedule

„One Step at a Time – Konzipierung eines Offenen Raumes in Lüneburg“ (Projekt)

Dozent/in: Corinna Krome, Nuria Miralles-Andress

Termin:
wöchentlich | Montag | 12:15 - 15:45 | 04.04.2016 - 10.07.2016 | Raumangabe fehlt

Inhalt: Das Seminar soll dazu dienen einen interkulturellen, intergenerationellen und integrativen Ort in Lüneburg zu konzipieren, der für Flüchtlinge und Deutsche in Lüneburg offen ist und in dem sich alle Menschen willkommen fühlen. Dieser Ort, der in der alten Musikschule Anfang 2017 ein zu Hause finden wird, soll vier zentrale Aspekte umfassen: - Wohngemeinschaften zwischen ausländischen Studierenden und Deutschen - Ein Saal mit Café, in dem kulturelle, musikalische und kulinarische Veranstaltungen u.a. aus den verschiedenen Heimatländern der Flüchtlinge angeboten werden - Büros für die Willkommensinitiative mit Beratungsangeboten fûr Flûchtlinge und - ein Ort, an dem auch die wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung zum Thema Migration stattfinden kann. Die Studierenden werden voraussichtlich zusammen mit Geflüchteten an der Konzipierung des Hauses arbeiten und gemeinschaftlich die Umsetzung des Hauses planen. Dabei werden voraussichtlich bis sieben Arbeitsgruppen gebildet: Team Presse/Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Team Veranstaltungen, Team Saalbetrieb (Café, Kochen, Catering, …), Team Kooperationen (mit Schulen, Uni, Vereinen, …), Team Beratungsorganisation, Team Wohnungen/Vermietung, Team Fundraising/Kosten Diese Arbeitsgruppen werden sich mit bereits bestehenden Arbeitsgruppen und Vereinen in der Leuphana und Stadt Lüneburg auszutauschen und zusammenzuarbeiten.

América Latina a través del cine. Spanisch B2 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Maria del Carmen Sunen-Bernal

Termin:
wöchentlich | Mittwoch | 16:15 - 19:45 | 06.04.2016 - 10.07.2016 | Raumangabe fehlt

Inhalt: Si consideramos el cine como testimonio estético de los discursos, de las corrientes de pensamiento, de los procesos de globalización y exclusión, de las crisis de identidades y el auge de la multiculturalidad, resulta esencial, para entender mejor el cine latinoamericano contemporáneo, tratar temas como: - la transformación artístico-cultural en el cine tras la revolución cubana, - la estética de la marginalidad en torno a la figura del narcotráfico en Colombia y la pobreza en Bolivia, - la llegada de Luis Buñuel y la ruptura estética en el cine mexicano, - las alegorías en el cine de la postdictadura en Argentina y - las imágenes como respuesta a la realidad y la calle como escenario central de historias en el “neorrealismo” del cine latinoamericano. Durante el seminario trabajaremos y profundizaremos en dichos temas con el fin de organizar un ciclo de cine latinoamericano en nuestra universidad.

Crafting and Presenting Professional Proposals. Englisch B1.2 - B2.1 (FSL- ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Paul Lauer

Termin:
wöchentlich | Montag | 10:15 - 13:45 | 04.04.2016 - 10.07.2016 | C 12.015 Seminarraum

Inhalt: Are you interested in not only improving your written and oral communicative competencies in English but also in learning to craft and present persuasive professional proposals? No matter whether you study business administration, environmental sciences, cultural studies or the like, you will always be able to profit from being able to persuasively present concepts for innovative products or services, business startups or simply new ways to do old things better. We will look at classical rhetorical concepts dating back to Aristotle – such as the rhetorical triad of ethos, pathos, and logos – in connection with contemporary proposals in order to help you understand the importance of context in persuasion and what means you have to reach your goals. Moreover, special emphasis will be placed on the following aspects of language use: appropriate register based on the type of proposal, culturally stylistic aspects of presenting and writing, effective word choice (avoiding translation errors). After developing your own proposal, you will have the opportunity to effectively present it in spoken and written form.

Crafting and Presenting Professional Proposals. Englisch B1.2 - B2.1 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Paul Lauer

Inhalt: Are you interested in not only improving your written and oral communicative competencies in English but also in learning to craft and present persuasive professional proposals? No matter whether you study business administration, environmental sciences, cultural studies or the like, you will always be able to profit from being able to persuasively present concepts for innovative products or services, business startups or simply new ways to do old things better. We will look at classical rhetorical concepts dating back to Aristotle – such as the rhetorical triad of ethos, pathos, and logos – in connection with contemporary proposals in order to help you understand the importance of context in persuasion and what means you have to reach your goals. Moreover, special emphasis will be placed on the following aspects of language use: appropriate register based on the type of proposal, culturally stylistic aspects of presenting and writing, effective word choice (avoiding translation errors). After developing your own proposal, you will have the opportunity to effectively present it in spoken and written form.

Creative Writing: Poetry, Short Fiction, and Beyond. Englisch B2.2 - C2 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Maria Moss

Inhalt: Interested in awakening your creative spirit and discovering your potential for equally creative output? This seminar puts theory into practice by offering a variety of exercises to ignite ideas, experiment with literary styles and genres as well as give and receive constructive criticism in peer-editing sessions. This seminar will help you develop your own style and voice when writing poetry, vignettes, short stories, and a part of a drama. While students will use the Cisneros “snapshot approach” to writing vignettes (e.g. expressing a certain moment, mood, character, or object while creating an atmosphere, not a story), they will initially write poetry by copying the “masters.” Starting out with traditional Japanese Haikus, students will soon move to the great modernists, such as Robert Frost, W.C. Williams, or Gertrude Stein. Once the students feel secure about rhyming and free verse, they will create their own poetry by experimenting with different forms, angles, and moods. In peer-editing sessions, they will focus on the comparative approach (comparing different, sometimes earlier versions of the same poem to see which works best and why). Often students will then decide to combine parts of one version with parts of another. Students will also read different short stories to see the differences between a more traditional approach (e.g. Shirley Jackson, “The Lottery”) to more postmodern methods of writing in authors such as Margaret Atwood, Donald Barthelme, Thomas King, and Lorrie Moore. In order to create their own story, students will often go back to the “moods-ideas-characters” journal they keep from the very beginning of the seminar. This method will help them to create characters involved in a story (a conflict) starting not towards the middle of the term, but almost from day one. The last assignment is the part of a drama: students will begin by finishing scenes from different plays before writing their own act. Very different from a novel, a short story or a poem, a drama will only offer a very general overview of a particular situation. Instead, it is almost exclusively the dialogue which delivers the message and thoughts of the author. After exercises in dialogue and dramatic elements (e.g. the diction or expressions that can create conflict in a drama, such as feelings of anger, delight, or amusement), students will create their own drama: a dialogue (including stage directions) able to arouse the curiosity of its audience. In the end, students will have a portfolio (for lack of a better name), consisting of 2-3 Haikus, 2-3 vignettes, 2-3 poems, one short story and/or one act of a drama.

Dramatize This! Reading, Writing, and Performing for the Stage and Screen. Englisch B2.2 - C2 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Maryann Henck

Termin:
wöchentlich | Freitag | 12:15 - 15:45 | 04.04.2016 - 10.07.2016 | C 5.310 Seminarraum

Inhalt: This seminar is not just for drama kings and queens, but for anyone interested in the link between written and spoken words in general as well as composing and performing dialogues in specific. By examining excerpts from plays, sitcoms, and dramadies, we will explore possibilities for transforming stories into dramatic scenarios. In the following sessions, we will experiment with creative writing techniques that will help you craft dialogues for your own dramatic scenario. The seminar will consist of group peer-editing sessions as well as individual appointments to support you during the creative process. Of course, drama is meant to be performed. Therefore, at the end of the semester, you will be expected to translate your dramatic scenarios into a final mini-performance, e.g. on stage, as street theater, or in sitcom/dramedy format.

Hot off the press – English in the Media – Web-based Intercultural and Communicative Competence Development. Englisch B1.2 - B2.1 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Anna Trebits

Inhalt: In this web-based (online) course we will examine the practical implications of the theories of intercultural communication using a range of programs in the media from TV commercials and news flashes to talk shows, TV series, and movies. The course will give students the opportunity to widen their awareness of cross-cultural differences and gender equality, and to analyze situations in which cross-cultural misunderstandings may occur. A wide range of motivating tasks will be used to focus on: - effective vocabulary learning and an extensive grammar revision based on real-life language use; - intercultural communication theories and practice through examples in the media; - analysis of cross-cultural misunderstandings and conflicts; - language learning strategies that help you to become autonomous users of English. This course is open to students of English with internet access. A face-to-face orientation session is planned at the beginning of the course to familiarize students with our Moodle platform and E-learning strategies.

Humor in North American Television and Literature. Englisch B2.1 - B2.2 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Sabrina Völz

Termin:
wöchentlich | Mittwoch | 08:15 - 11:45 | 06.04.2016 - 10.07.2016 | C 14.001 Seminarraum

Inhalt: There are many kinds and functions of humor. In some cases, humor is meant to entertain or poke fun at something, and in other cases, it is a serious matter, a deadly serious matter. After a brief introduction to humor theory (incongruity, superiority, etc.) and English terms in the field of humor studies, we will analyze and learn to have a greater appreciation for humor in North American literature and television, approaching the various themes, modes, and cultural contexts through the interdisciplinary lenses of aesthetics, psychology, gender studies, sociology, history, or ethnic studies (where appropriate). A special emphasis will be placed on the development of situation comedy and on contemporary North American Native humor (Drew Hayden Taylor's Berlin Blues). However, students will have the opportunity to influence course content. A highlight of the seminar will be Drew Hayden Taylor's guest lecture. This content-based seminar will also help students to actively perfect their general English skills. While working on presentation techniques, a special focus will be placed on developing fluency, signposting, pronunciation, and use of voice (pauses, pace, expressiveness, and volume). Moreover, students will have the chance to improve their vocabulary and receive individual and peer feedback on their oral and written skills in English.

Lengua e interculturalidad en el mundo de la empresa. Spanisch B1.1 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Maria del Carmen Sunen-Bernal

Inhalt: A causa de la creciente internacionalización de las grandes empresas, el plurilingüismo está presente en las relaciones comerciales y el mercado de trabajo es cada vez más multilingüe. La diversidad cultural se ha convertido en un componente esencial tanto en el mundo empresarial como en las relaciones e intercambios internacionales. La rutina diaria del trabajo exige de los empleados un entendimiento entre culturas, además del conocimiento de otras lenguas. En este seminario se reflexionará sobre las competencias lingüísticas específicas de la economía y se analizarán textos específicos sobre la competencia intercultural en las empresas. Los estudiantes tendrán la posibilidad de entrevistar en español a profesionales de empresas en la zona metropolitana de Hamburgo para ver la función que desempeña el español como lengua extranjera y de comunicación en el mundo de la empresa. Además se hablará sobre la preparación para el trabajo en un entorno tan internacional, de las habilidades que es necesario desarrollar y de cómo se pueden obtener.

Multicultural – Postnational – Postcolonial? Canada’s Search for Identity. Englisch B2.2 - C2 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Maria Moss

Termin:
wöchentlich | Mittwoch | 14:15 - 17:45 | 04.04.2016 - 10.07.2016 | C 4.215 Seminarraum

Inhalt: Many of the historical, philosophical, and literary texts written, read, and studied in Canada over the past decades ask questions and challenge assumptions about the nature of Canada’s relationship with others: with recent immigrants, with their direct neighbor (the United States), and - most of all - with their Native population. It is especially in the relationship with First Nations people that Canada’s concept of itself as a multicultural, multilingual, and multiethnic society is challenged to the core. Native writers, most notably Taiaiake Alfred and Thomas King, have not only stressed the difficulty in clearly delineating a postcolonial period in Canada’s literary history, but also openly challenged Canada’s status as a “postcolonial” nation as long as Native people are treated as second-class citizens. In this seminar, we will first look at historical documents by the early settlers and then discuss the concept of a specifically Canadian identity from a historical, a postnational, and a postcolonial perspective. Students will acquire fundamental knowledge of different positions assumed by scholars, such as Bill Ashcroft and Helen Tiffin (The Empire Writes Back), Linda Hutcheon (Splitting Images), Thomas King (“Godzilla vs. Post-Colonial”), and Gayatri Spivak (“Questions of Multiculturalism”).

Sustainable Business as Usual? (Englisch B2.1 - B2.2) (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Paul Lauer

Termin:
wöchentlich | Freitag | 12:15 - 15:45 | 08.04.2016 - 10.07.2016 | C 11.117 Seminarraum

Inhalt: What importance does sustainability have for business? What importance could it have? From an environmental perspective it seems clear that we will not make progress towards sustainability until business gets behind this goal. As Michael Porter says, when business solves a problem, it makes a profit — which lets that solution grow. And yet from a business perspective it often seems to be enough to have consumers believe that a company is seriously engaging with sustainability – even when it is not. In the first part of this class, we will review and discuss key texts on corporate sustainability and the phenomenon of greenwashing. Then you will form small interdisciplinary groups – preferably representing business, engineering, education and the liberal arts – to research and select a best practice example of a real-life corporate sustainability project. In the same groups, after reviewing and discussing key texts on persuasion, you will then design a way to communicate its value both in a poster format and in a presentation of the poster. Finally in a plenary forum you will discuss with other groups the relative strengths and weaknesses of your respective projects. The goal of the class then is to both critically evaluate specific corporate sustainability projects and to learn to use English for persuasive communication.

Writing with Style: Developing Your Academic Voice Through Film. Englisch B2.1 - B2.2 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Sabrina Völz

Termin:
wöchentlich | Montag | 10:15 - 13:45 | 04.04.2016 - 30.05.2016 | C 14.102 a Seminarraum
wöchentlich | Montag | 10:15 - 13:45 | 13.06.2016 - 10.07.2016 | C 14.102 a Seminarraum

Inhalt: Ready for a challenge? Feel like giving your writing skills a fine tuning? If so, then this course might be the course for you. Academic writing does not have to be boring, mechanical, or dry. In this seminar, we will take a closer look at style, voice, and the creative use of language. Moreover, after a brief introduction to film, we will read, learn to appreciate, and analyze two recent films dealing with an ethnic group in an English-speaking country: e.g. Precious, 12 Years a Slave, The Butler, and/or Selma. Using film as a basis, students will be introduced to the content-based approach to academic writing, in which participants demonstrate their understanding of subject matter in a variety of written forms chosen by the course (e.g. reaction paper, research essay, film review, and/or freewriting exercises), while practicing critical analytical argumentation. Additionally, students will also become familiar with the process-oriented approach, which uses texts as a resource for comparing ideas as a starting point, focuses on cooperative learning and the creative processes as well as produces more than one draft. Due to the heterogeneity of students, the instructor will assist students in developing their own writing style and mentor them on an individual basis.

Course Schedule

Lehrveranstaltungen

„One Step at a Time – Konzipierung eines Offenen Raumes in Lüneburg“ (Projekt)

América Latina a través del cine. Spanisch B2 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Crafting and Presenting Professional Proposals. Englisch B1.2 - B2.1 (FSL- ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Crafting and Presenting Professional Proposals. Englisch B1.2 - B2.1 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Creative Writing: Poetry, Short Fiction, and Beyond. Englisch B2.2 - C2 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Dramatize This! Reading, Writing, and Performing for the Stage and Screen. Englisch B2.2 - C2 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Hot off the press – English in the Media – Web-based Intercultural and Communicative Competence Development. Englisch B1.2 - B2.1 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Humor in North American Television and Literature. Englisch B2.1 - B2.2 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Lengua e interculturalidad en el mundo de la empresa. Spanisch B1.1 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Multicultural – Postnational – Postcolonial? Canada’s Search for Identity. Englisch B2.2 - C2 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Sustainable Business as Usual? (Englisch B2.1 - B2.2) (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)

Writing with Style: Developing Your Academic Voice Through Film. Englisch B2.1 - B2.2 (FSL-ZeMoS) (Seminar)