Kurs Herr Heissenberger:
Der Kurs findet zum Teil auf dem Campus Dudweiler statt. Anfahrt Campus Dudweiler
Literaturdidaktik/ Englischdidaktik (Literatur): Working with Texts and Textuality In (and Outside) the Classroom – ‘Something Bigger?’
In general, this course aims at practicing students' application of concepts acquired in the course of their studies to teaching. The focus is on 'texts' in a broad sense: texts and textuality in written (fictional as well as non-fictional) text types and genres; but also visual and media 'texts', which could include - depending on students' interests - questions of story-telling, narrative, genre, film language, digital/new media, translation and transformation between different media, or other aspects of 'textuality.'
Importantly, such approaches to texts will be embedded in the broader question 'why': Why do we want to, and need to, teach such aspects of textuality? What are their practical, social, political implications? Why and how can, or should, we link texts and textuality to the everyday world of experience of our learners in order to work towards a broader set of 'fachdidaktische' objectives? What overall purpose do we have in mind, as teachers, and as individuals? Or in the words of a student, ”Is there something bigger?”
In order to address answer such questions, the course includes a look at these frameworks:
- Formal and informal frameworks of learning
- Curriculum analysis
- Different categories and levels of aims and objectives
- Exemplary analysis of different 'competences'
- Top-down and bottom-up approaches to planning
- Literacy and critical media literacy
Students will be able to choose a variety of examples of their own to put theory to practice in team and individual work on different aspects of texts and how those can be transferred to a school context. In the proseminar format, students will also practice academic research and (spoken and written) presentation skills: In addition to classroom discussions and shared readings, grading will be based on a team presentation, in which students analyze and compare a set of textbook materials of their own choice as to the competence focus, objectives and methods; and of an individual term paper (Hausarbeit), in which students select a 'text' and/or set of textual competences and design a teaching sequence based on these, analyzing and explaining the objectives they want their learners to reach with this sequence.
Readings and other materials will be provided as handouts or electronically.
Kurs Frau Trautmann:
Content:
This course deals with a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts in the EFL classroom. We will investigate texts for different age-groups and levels of proficiency and examine different ideas, approaches, techniques as well as aspects of didactics or teaching methods. The seminar has a practical focus: we will look at how the ideas discussed can be exploited and how text-based lessons can be planned in detail.
Goals:
Students will know about key concepts and guidelines for working with texts in EFL and apply this knowledge practically in a teaching sequence they develop in a team and a complex task (Hallet 2012,2013), which they develop on their own. They will provide concise, justifications as to why they chose to do what and in which way and reflect critically on their own and others’ projects; specifically, regarding text selection, kinds of reading activities, types of text production, goals and objectives in terms of language learning and production as well as cognitive and affective outcomes.
Methods:
Teacher input, team-based presentations and discussions, peer-assessments, self-study readings
Assessment:
Regular attendance (”Blockseminar” on 29 April 2017, 10 June 2017, 24 June 2017, 1 July 2017 from 8-2 pm) , readings, team presentations and discussions, a final written proseminar paper in which students are asked to design a complex task (Hallet 2012,2013).
Materials:
A selection of relevant articles will be made available, and students will research contribute materials themselves |
