Please choose one of these 10 courses.
Gruppe 1 Eimear Kelly: Voices of Great Britain, Ireland and the United States
In recognition of the importance of oral/aural skills for language students, this course uses short stories by British, Irish, and American authors to develop skills such as recognizing context clues, listening for detail and using advanced grammatical structures. After listening to the short story podcasts, students are required to complete a certain number of exercises designed to cultivate their listening and speaking skills in a creative manner.
Gruppe 2 Vanessa Arnold: Presentation and Debate
This course provides an introduction in mastering oral communication of an informative/ explanatory and persuasive/ conflictive nature through presenting and debating. The appropriate language and the principles of giving presentations and holding debates are dealt with in an introductory phase, which prepares students to work as a member of a debate team and also how to present a controversial issue that results in a productive discussion.
Gruppe 3 Eimear Kelly: Part of the Panel
Coursework includes carrying out extensive research into controversial issues relevant to the United Kingdom and Ireland and adopting the role of being either an expert in a particular field, a talk show presenter, or a well-informed member of the audience in order to take part in a number of panel discussions. This framework enables students to practise skills such as clearly structuring their arguments, concisely formulating ideas and extrapolating the essential information from what is being said by others. Students will become more adept at turn-taking during the question-and-answer sessions and more confident in expounding and elaborating on their own opinion despite being faced with very diverse points of view.
Gruppe 4 Eimear Kelly: Debating
This course focuses on developing debating techniques such as the formulation of convincing arguments under pressure and the analysis of competing ideas. In order to do this, we will engage in research on current controversial issues in the United Kingdom and Ireland and prepare debating strategies. A further aspect of the course is the improvement of public speaking skills in general and we shall do this by analysing the rhetorical techniques used in famous speeches which have stood the test of time. Students are required to participate in a number of class debates on a variety of issues raised by recent news stories.
Gruppe 5 Audrey Fausser: Literacy in Academic Discussions
This course equips participants to be more effective in discussing academic topics relevant to English and American Studies, with a specific focus on literary topics. Students will identify and prepare relevant topics and perspectives in order to participate in panel discussions. This course can be taken in either category two or three. The course focuses on the development of academic vocabulary, linguistic complexity, and employing strategies for more effective oral communication. Course requirements: regular attendance in accordance with university attendance policy, active participation in class sessions, researching course presentation topic, completing weekly homework and in-class assignments as indicated on the Moodle course page, and participating in course discussions. Each student will participate in one panel discussion plus Q&A on a relevant course topic and receive feedback from instructor. Preparation for the panel discussion will include submitting relevant language-building vocabulary and preparing a written summary of the panel topic. Students will also practice MLA style by submitting works cited lists. The MAP will be a panel discussion plus Q&A on a course-related topic determined by the students. Each student’s contribution to the MAP discussion will be approximately fifteen minutes.
Gruppe 6 Audrey Fausser: Culture and Society in the U.S.
This course provides students the opportunity to explore current culturally relevant issues in the United States. Course topics address entertainment, the fine and performing arts, free speech, race/ethnicity, national identity, cultural appropriation, intersectionality, privilege, and income disparity. Course participants will determine the foci of the topics covered. This course can be taken in either category two or three. The course focuses on the development of academic vocabulary, linguistic complexity, and employing strategies for more effective oral communication as well as presentation language. Course requirements: regular attendance in accordance with university attendance policy, active participation in class sessions, researching course presentation topic, completing weekly homework and in-class assignments as indicated on the Moodle course page, and participating in course discussions. Each student will hold one 10-minute argumentative presentation on a relevant course topic followed by a discussion and receive feedback from instructor. Preparation for the presentation will include submitting relevant language-building vocabulary. Students will also practice MLA style by submitting works cited lists. The MAP will be 15 minutes, divided equally between an argumentative presentation and discussion with the instructor.
Gruppe 7 Vanessa Arnold: Presentation and Debate
This course provides an introduction in mastering oral communication of an informative/ explanatory and persuasive/ conflictive nature through presenting and debating. The appropriate language and the principles of giving presentations and holding debates are dealt with in an introductory phase, which prepares students to work as a member of a debate team and also how to present a controversial issue that results in a productive discussion
Gruppe 8 Audrey Fausser: People and Politics in the U.S.
This course provides students the opportunity to explore the divisive issues currently being debated in the U.S. Students will gain a deeper understanding of how the United States sees itself and how politically and socially relevant issues intersect and impact particular marginalized groups (immigrants/migrants, people who define as women, reproductive rights, LGBTQIA+ people). The course will also address the political system in the U.S., questions of democracy, as well as the media. This course can be taken in either category two or three. The course will focus on the development of academic vocabulary, linguistic complexity, and employing strategies for more effective oral communication as well as presentation language. Course requirements: regular attendance in accordance with university attendance policy, active participation in class sessions, researching course presentation topic, completing weekly homework and in-class assignments as indicated on the Moodle course page, and participating in course discussions. Each student will hold one 10-minute informative presentation on a relevant course topic followed by a discussion and receive feedback from instructor. Preparation for the presentation will include submitting relevant language-building vocabulary. Students will also practice MLA style by submitting works cited lists. The MAP will be 15 minutes, divided equally between an informative presentation and discussion with the instructor.
Gruppe 9 Dave Ball: Panel Discussions
A common feature of intellectual, academic, and popular discourse, panel discussions rely on conventional forms of discursive exchange. This course focuses on developing students’ ability to participate confidently and effectively in panel discussions, both as panellists and audience members. Material will cover the language of argumentation, the presentation of ideas, register, and the polite exchange of views.
Gruppe 10 Audrey Fausser: Speaking of Education
Through presentation and discussion activities, this course provides students an opportunity to explore topics relevant to primary, secondary, and tertiary education in the U.S., the UK, and Germany. Course topics consider various levels of education, curricula, diversity and current challenges with respect to education. This course can be taken in either category two or three. The course focuses on the development of academic vocabulary, including topic-relevant terminology, linguistic complexity, fossilized mistakes, as well as employing strategies for more effective oral communication both while presenting and discussing. Course requirements: regular attendance in accordance with university attendance policy, active participation in class sessions, researching course presentation topic, completing weekly homework and in-class assignments as indicated on the Moodle course page, and participating in course discussions. Each student will hold one 10-minute argumentative presentation on a relevant course topic followed by a discussion and receive feedback from instructor. Preparation for the presentation will include submitting relevant language-building vocabulary. Students will also practice MLA style by submitting works cited lists. The MAP will be 15 minutes, divided equally between an argumentative presentation and discussion with the instructor. |
