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INHALTSVERZEICHNIS
STUDIEN-INFORMATION .................................................................................... 2
Adressen .............................................................................................................. 2
Staff ..................................................................................................................... 2
Organisatorisches - Aktuell................................................................................. 5
Studienrichtungsvertretung ................................................................................. 6
Personalmitteilungen........................................................................................... 7
Studienberatung................................................................................................... 8
Diplomprüfungen .............................................................................................. 10
Anmeldungen .................................................................................................... 11
Fachbibliothek für Anglistik und Amerikanistik .............................................. 18
Studienmöglichkeiten im Ausland .................................................................... 18
KOMMENTIERTES VORLESUNGSVERZEICHNIS ..................................... 19
1. STUDIENABSCHNITT ................................................................................... 19
Sprachkompetenz .............................................................................................. 19
Sprachwissenschaft ........................................................................................... 26
Literaturwissenschaft ........................................................................................ 29
Anglophone Cultural and Regional Studies ..................................................... 35
Interdisziplinäre Lehrveranstaltungen............................................................... 37
Fachdidaktik ...................................................................................................... 39
2. STUDIENABSCHNITT.................................................................................... 43
Sprachkompetenz .............................................................................................. 43
Sprachwissenschaft ........................................................................................... 48
Literaturwissenschaft ........................................................................................ 53
Advanced Cultural Studies................................................................................ 60
Interdisziplinäres Modul ................................................................................... 61
Methodik und Fachdidaktik .............................................................................. 61
DiplomandInnenseminar ................................................................................... 64
Vorprüfungsfach................................................................................................ 65
Freies Angebot .................................................................................................. 65
Impressum
Herausgeber und für den Inhalt verantwortlich: Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik der Universität
Wien (mit der Leitung betraut bis Ende des Sommersemesters 2004: Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Nikolaus
Ritt); 1090 Wien, Universitätscampus AAKH, Hof 8, Spitalgasse 2-4, Eingang: Garnisongasse 13.
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STUDIEN-INFORMATION
ADRESSEN
Universitätscampus AAKH - Hof 8, A-1090 Wien, Spitalgasse 2-4, Eingang
Garnisongasse 13, http://www.univie.ac.at/Anglistik, e-mail: anglistik@univie.ac.at
Tel. 4277-42401, Fax 4277-9424;
Erdgeschoß:
Seminarräume 1, 2, 3, 4
Unterrichtsraum
Bibliothek
Anschlagtafeln mit wichtigen Hinweisen
Garderobe (Schließfächer)
1. Stock rechts:
Seminarraum 5
Studierraum
Aufenthaltsraum
StudienrichtungsvertreterInnen
Computerarbeitsraum
Anschlagtafeln
1. Stock geradeaus:
Amerikanistik, Zentrum für Kanadastudien
1. Stock links:
Zentralsekretariat
Zeugniskasten
Anschlagtafeln (wichtige Hinweise, Prüfungsanmeldung, Gastvorträge etc.)
Studienberatung
Sprechzimmer LektorInnen
Sprechzimmer BundeslehrerInnen
2. Stock:
ProfessorInnen, AssistentInnen, Sekretariate
Besprechungszimmer
Große Lehrveranstaltungen, für die wir nicht die entsprechenden Räume haben, finden im
neuen Hörsaalkomplex (HS C1 & C2) sowie im Hörsaal B (alle am Campus, Hof 2) statt.
STAFF
Wenn der Vorname angegeben ist, ist die jeweilige Person via e-mail erreichbar unter
vorname.nachname@univie.ac.at (ä=ae usw., Doppelvornamen ohne Bindestrich sind
durch einen Punkt getrennt). Telefonisch erreichbar sind wir unter 4277 und der jeweils
angegebenen Durchwahl.
Ort
Sprechstunde
Durchwahl
ProfessorInnen/Habilitierte
Linguistik
Prof. Dieter KASTOVSKY
Ao. Prof. Arthur METTINGER
Ao. Prof. Nikolaus RITT
Prof. Herbert SCHENDL
Ao. Prof. Barbara SEIDLHOFER
Hon. Prof. WIDDOWSON
2. Stock
Karenzierung
2. Stock
2. Stock
2. Stock
2. Stock
Di 14-15
42421
Di 16-17
Di 16-17
Di 16-17
nach Vereinbarung
42424
42431
42442
42441
Gast:
PD Dr. Magnus HUBER
2. Stock
nach Vereinbarung
42434
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Literaturwissenschaft
Prof. Ewald MENGEL
Ao. Prof. Eva MÜLLER-ZETTELMANN
Prof. Margarete RUBIK
Ao. Prof. Rudolf WEISS
Ao. Prof. Franz-Karl WÖHRER
Prof. Waldemar ZACHARASIEWICZ
2. Stock
Karenzierung
2. Stock
2. Stock
2. Stock
1. Stock
Di 13-14
42466
Do 12-13
Di 15-16:30
Mo 12-13 u. n. Vereinb.
Di 12-13:30
42471
42463
42464
42411
Gäste:
Prof. Rosmarin HEIDENREICH
PD Dr. Eckart VOIGTS-VIRCHOW
1. Stock
2. Stock
nach Vereinbarung
nach Vereinbarung
42412
Kulturwissenschaft
Ao. Prof. Monika SEIDL
2. Stock
Mi 14-15 u. n. Vereinb.
42491
2. Stock
2. Stock
nach Vereinbarung per e-mail
nach Vereinbarung Dr. Reichl
nach Vereinbarung Mag. Olsson
nach Vereinbarung Mag. Wittmann
Im Ruhestand/emeritiert
Ao. Prof. Manfred DRAUDT
Em. Prof. Herbert FOLTINEK
Em. Prof. KORNINGER
Prof. Otto RAUCHBAUER
2. Stock
AssistenzprofessorInnen, AssistentInnen und wissenschaftl. BeamtInnen
Linguistik
Ass.Prof. Christiane DALTON-PUFFER
Mag. Stefan DOLLINGER
Mag. Julia Isabel HÜTTNER
Dr. Gunther KALTENBÖCK
Dr. Ute SMIT
Mag. Corinna WEISS
2. Stock
2. Stock
2. Stock
2. Stock
2. Stock
2. Stock
Mi 12-13
Do 17-18 und n.V.
Do 12-13
Di 12-13
Karenzierung
Do 10:30-11:30
42443
42433
42445
42482
42432
42423
Literaturwissenschaft
Mag. Eugen BANAUCH
Dr. Michael DRAXLBAUER
Dr. Astrid FELLNER
Mag. Melanie FERATOVA-LOIDOLT
Dr. Dieter FUCHS
Mag. Ursula KLUWICK
Mag. Karin LACH
Dr. Elke METTINGER-SCHARTMANN
Mag. Barbara OLSSON
Dr. Susanne REICHL
Mag. Bettina THURNER
Mag. Monika WITTMANN
1. Stock
1. Stock
Karenzierung
2. Stock
2. Stock
2. Stock
Bibl.
2. Stock
2. Stock
2. Stock
1. Stock
2. Stock
Mo 10:30-11:30
Mo 14-15 und n. V.
42414
42413
Fr 11-12
Di 13-14
Do 14-15
Mo 9:30-10:30
Mi 15-16, Fr 11-12
Do 14-15
Mo und Mi 13-14
Di 14-16 und n. V.
42465
42467
42473
16538
42474
42472
42462
42416
42452
EDV-Beauftragter
Dr. Stephen FERGUSON
2. Stock
nach Vereinbarung
42405+42409
BundeslehrerInnen
Dr. L.H. BAILEY
Patricia HÄUSLER-GREENFIELD, M.A.
Bryan JENNER, Ph.D.
Dr. I. LIPOLD-STEVENS
zwei Bundeslehrerzimmer, 1. Stock *)
BL1; Do 11:30-12:30 und nach Vereinb.
BL2; Di und Do 13-14
2. Stock, Di 14:30-16:30
BL1; nach Vereinbarung
siehe Abschnitt Bibliothek
42407
42419
42435
42407
*) Am Ende des Hauptsekretariatsgangs links (BL1) und am Beginn des Amerikanistikgangs links (BL2)
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Mag. Barbara MEHLMAUER-LARCHER 2.Stock, Mi 11-12, Di 16-17
Dr. Angelika RIEDER
2.Stock, Do 15-16
G. SCHWARZ-PEAKER, M.A.
BL1; Di 9:30-10, Do 9:30-10
42490
42468
42407
LektorInnen
Alle LektorInnen sind zu ihren Vorlesungszeiten sowie nach Vereinbarung zu erreichen.
Doz. Harriet ANDERSON
Mag. ARNOLDNER
Elfriede BRAUNEIS, L.A.C.S.T
Mag. Martin BUXBAUM
Keith R. CHESTER, M.A. [keith.r.chester@...]
Dr. DENSCHER
Mag. DIRNBERGER
Mag. Kurt FORSTNER
Mag. GARTNER-SCHWARZ
Mag. HÄUSLER
Mag. Klaus HEISSENBERGER
Mag. Christian HOLZMANN
Mag. Katharina JUROVSKY
Sophie-Francis KIDD, B.A.
Sekretariate
Monika FAHRNBERGER
Christine KLEIN
Edith LEDERER-VADON
Gertraud ROTTE
Ulrike ZILLINGER
Ort
1. Stock
2. Stock
2. Stock
2. Stock
2. Stock
Zentralsekretariat
1. Stock
Dr. Peter KISLINGER
Mag. Amy KROIS
Mag. Christian LIEBL
Mag. MOSER-RAMSAUER
L. NAZARENKO, M.A.
Dr. Liselotte POPE-HOFFMANN
Dr. Heidelinde PRÜGER
Mag. RIBISCH
Dr. SCHMETTERER
Jonathan SHARP, M.A.
Dr. Andreas WEISSENBÄCK
Mag. WEITENSFELDER
Dr. Karin ZETTL
Sprechstunden
Mi Fr 10-11, Do 15-16
tägl. 10-11 Di Do 15-16
Do 15-16
Mo Mi Do 11-12, Di 14-15
Mo, Do 10-11, Mi 15-16
Durchwahl
42410
42420
42470
42440
42450
Mo Mi Fr 9-12:15, Di 10-12 u. 13-15,
Do 13-15 u. 16-18
Ute LINKE, Senada SABANOVIC, Nicole SCHILLING
42401
Die Öffnungszeiten des Zentralsekretariates finden Sie auch auf der Institutshomepage.
Studienberatung:
Monica DIRNBERGER
1. Stock
Mo 10:30-11:30, Mi Fr 10-11
42404
TutorInnen:
Sprachlabor:
American English: Lisa HOUSKA, Thomas MARTINEK, Jürgen HÖRMANN
British English: Armin BERGER, Timo FRÜHWIRTH, Susanne MATIAS-ZWIEFLER,
Christiane MOSER, Barbara RENNISON, Martin STEPANEK
Linguistisches Proseminar: N.N.
Literaturwissenschaftliches Proseminar: Ludwig SCHNAUDER
Literature Survey Prof. Mengel: Christine MAYER
Literature Survey Prof. Mettinger-Schartmann: N.N.
Literature Survey Prof. Zacharasiewicz: Christina STABAUER
Introduction to the History of English: Christopher MOIK
Introduction to the Study of Literature: Ludwig SCHNAUDER (Prof. Rubik)
Introduction to the Study of Literature: N.N. (Dr. Draxlbauer)
Introduction to the Study of Language II: Teodora RADEVA
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ORGANISATORISCHES - AKTUELL
Mit der Institutsleitung ab Oktober 2004 betraut: Prof. Dr. Margarete Rubik
Mit dem Wintersemester 2004/05 nimmt die Studienprogrammleitung für die Anglistik
und Amerikanistik ihre Tätigkeit auf. Studienrechtliche und studienorganisatorische
Aufgaben, die bisher von den gewählten Studienkommissionsvorsitzenden und den
Studiendekanen wahrgenommen wurden, fallen nun in die Zuständigkeit des vom Rektor
ernannten
Studienprogrammleiters
(SPL)
und
Vize-Studienprogrammleiters.
Insbesondere können Sie sich in folgenden Fragen an die Studienprogrammleitung
wenden (egal, ob Sie ein Diplom- oder Lehramtsstudium betreiben):
•
•
•
•
Anrechnung von Vor- und Auslandsstudien mittels Bescheid
Nostrifikationen
Fragen betr. Studienplanwechsel
Doktoratsstudium
Die Studienprogrammleitung ist aber auch für die Planung des Lehrangebots, die
Organisation des Studienbetriebs und qualitätssichernde Maßnahmen zuständig. Die
Studienkonferenz, die je zur Hälfte aus Lehrenden und Studierenden zusammengesetzt
ist, hat in diesen Bereichen beratende Funktion. Sie war zu Redaktionsschluss noch nicht
konstituiert.
Zum Studienprogrammleiter wurde Ao. Prof. Dr. Rudolf Weiss ernannt. Er hat dem
Rektor einen Vizestudienprogrammleiter vorzuschlagen, danach erfolgt die Geschäftsverteilung. Der Wegweiser zum Studium wird genaue Angaben über die Zuständigkeit
von SPL und Vize-SPL enthalten.
In den Sommerferien erteilt Frau Mag. Olsson Auskunft in studienrechtlichen Fragen
(Urlaub: 10. Juli bis 10. August).
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AKTUELLES
Ö
Achtung: Redaktionsschluss für das kommentierte Vorlesungsverzeichnis
war im Juni. Allfällig notwendige Korrekturen und nach diesem Termin
eingetretene Änderungen werden so rasch wie möglich durch Anschläge
bekanntgemacht.
EINTEILUNG DES WINTERSEMESTERS:
Semesterbeginn:
Zulassungsfrist:
Nachfrist:
Weihnachtsferien:
Vorlesungsfrei:
Semesterende:
Lehveranstaltungsfreie Zeit:
1. Oktober 2004
4. Juli – 29. Oktober 2004
30. Oktober – 30. November 2004
20. Dezember 2004 – 7. Jänner 2005
2. und 15. November 2004
31. Jänner 2005
1. – 28. Februar 2005
Die StRV stellt sich vor...
Wir, die Studienrichtungsvertretung, vertreten die Interessen der StudentInnen an
unserem Institut. Seit den ÖH-Wahlen im Mai 2003 gibt es das momentane Team
gewählter VertreterInnen. Zusammen mit anderen engagierten StudentInnen nutzen wir
so viele Gelegenheiten wie irgend möglich um Wünsche der StudentInnen einzubringen.
So stellen wir die Hälfte der Mitglieder in der Studienkonferenz, um die Interessen der
StudentInnen so gut wie möglich in den Institutsalltag zu integrieren.
Weiters sind wir in unseren Journaldiensten für alle da, die Hilfe und Rat brauchen oder
einfach nur nett plaudern wollen. Im Rahmen der Inskriptionsberatung, des
Erstsemestrigentutoriums, der Wartung des Kopierers, Filmvorführungen und der
Organisation von Festln tun wir was wir können!
Wir wünschen euch einen guten Start ins Semester und viel Spaß auf der Anglistik &
Amerikanistik.
Zu finden sind wir im 1. Stock rechts. Tel. 4277-19681
strv.anglistik@blackbox.net, Homepage: http://www.univie.ac.at/strv-anglistik.
Ankündigungen zu Sprechstunden und JourFixe findet vor unserem Kammerl.
email:
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PERSONALMITTEILUNGEN
Prof. Margarete RUBIK übernimmt mit Semesterbeginn die Institutsleitung als Nachfolgerin
von Prof. Ritt.
Ao. Prof. Rudolf WEISS wurde zum Studienprogrammleiter für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
bestellt.
Mit der Ernennung der Studienprogrammleitung für Anglistik und Amerikanistik stellen Mag.
Barbara OLSSON und Prof. Herbert SCHENDL ihre Funktion als Studienkommissionsvorsitzende für das Diplomstudium bzw. das Lehramtsstudium ein. Näheres unter
"Organisatorisches – Aktuell".
Prof. Dieter KASTOVSKY wurde zum Leiter des Zentrums für Translationswissenschaft
ernannt.
***
Dr. Monika SEIDL wurde im Sommersemester 2004 zur Dozentin für englische
Kulturwissenschaft habilitiert. Wir freuen uns mit ihr und erwarten eine spannende Erweiterung
unseres Lehrangebots.
Dr. Ute SMIT gratulieren wir zu ihrem Forschungsstipendium, das es ihr ermöglicht, sich in den
nächsten beiden Jahren intensiv ihrem Habilitationsprojekt zu widmen.
Mag. Barbara MEHLMAUER-LARCHER reduziert ihre Lehrtätigkeit um 50 Prozent, um
sich ebenfalls verstärkt mit Forschung zu befassen. Ihre Vertretung stand bei Redaktionsschluss
noch nicht fest.
Wir danken
...Gastprofessor Carmen BIRKLE, die nach dem tragischen Tod von Kurt Mayer im Sommer
2002 das amerikanistische Lehrangebot zwei Jahre lang mitgestaltet und sich auch als Betreuerin
von Diplomarbeiten großer Beliebtheit erfreut hat. Professor Birkle wurde schnell zu einer
echten Kollegin, die wir nur ungern ziehen lassen. Wir wünschen ihr für die weitere Karriere
alles Gute.
...Gastprofessor Keith JOHNSON (Univ. Lancaster), der nicht nur in der Linguistik, sondern
auch in der Fachdidaktik unser Lehrangebot bereichert hat.
Wir begrüßen sehr herzlich
...Gastprofessor Dr. Rosmarin HEIDENREICH, die im Bereich Kanadistik tätig sein wird.
...Gastprofessor PD Dr. Magnus HUBER mit dem Fachgebiet deskriptive Sprachwissenschaft.
...Gastprofessor PD Dr. Eckart VOIGTS-VIRCHOW in der Literaturwissenschaft.
...Mag. Melanie FERATOVA-LOIDOLT, die seit dem Sommersemester 2004 die Karenzvertretung von Ao. Prof. Eva Müller-Zettelmann innehat.
...Mag. Daniela WEITENSFELDER als neue Lektorin im Bereich Fachdidaktik.
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STUDIENBERATUNG
Vorbesprechung und Studienberatung für alle
Erstsemestrigen:
Montag, 4. Oktober 2004, 10 Uhr
Hs C1
Auskünfte und persönliche Beratung:
Monica DIRNBERGER (1.Stock)
Mo 10:30-11:30, Mi + Fr 10-11
Wichtige Informationen zum Studium finden
Sie im Wegweiser zum Studium der Anglistik
und Amerikanistik (im Sekretariat erhältlich)
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Diplomprüfungen
Sämtliche Informationen zur Diplomprüfung, sowie zur Fachprüfung im
Lehramtsstudium entnehmen Sie bitte dem Wegweiser zum Anglistikstudium
(erhältlich im Zentralsekretariat).
Diplomzeugnisse
Die Unterlagen für das 1. Diplomzeugnis (Anglistik Erstfach und Anglistik Zweitfach)
und für das 2. Diplomzeugnis Anglistik Zweitfach werden bei uns am Institut
eingereicht. (2. Diplomzeugnis Anglistik Erstfach bitte ans Prüfungsreferat!) *
Bitte bringen Sie folgende Unterlagen mit:
• sämtliche Studienbuchblätter
• Lehrveranstaltungszeugnisse
• eventuelle Bescheide (z.B. Fächerkombination, Anrechnungen)
• ausgefülltes Formular (bitte aus dem Kuvert an der Anschlagtafel „Studienberatung“
entnehmen)
Einreichen können Sie zu folgenden Zeiten: (BITTE halten Sie sich daran!!!Danke!)
Mo+Do 9-10, Di 11-12 bei Fr. FAHRNBERGER, 1. Stock
Mi, Fr 10-11 bei Fr. DIRNBERGER, 1. Stock
Do 15-16 bei Fr. LEDERER-VADON, 2. Stock
Abzuholen sind die Zeugnisse dann ca. drei Wochen später am Prüfungsreferat. *
* Mit der Amtsübernahme durch den Studienprogrammleiter (siehe "Organisatorisches – Aktuell", S. 5) sind Änderungen in den Organisationsabläufen möglich.
Beachten Sie den Wegweiser zum Studium und die Aushänge.
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Anmeldungen
Sonderfälle
(Berufstätige, Kinderbetreuung, Behinderte)
Für Sie sind in jeder Pflichtlehrveranstaltung mit persönlicher Anmeldung drei Plätze reserviert,
für die Sie sich voranmelden können. Sie brauchen nicht mehr persönlich ans Institut zu
kommen, sondern können die Anmeldung per Post (Adresse auf S. 2), e-mail (Ausnahme
Dr. Bailey) oder Fax erledigen.
Folgende Unterlagen müssen an die unten angeführten Kontaktpersonen übermittelt werden:
• die für die entsprechenden Übungen/Proseminare notwendigen Zeugnisse (Kopie)
• für 111 Integrated Language and Study Skills 1, 102 Language Analysis VK, 402 Cultural
Studies VK: Kopie des Studentenausweises (mit dem Aufkleber für das WS 04/05).
• zusätzlich
Berufstätige: Bestätigung d. Arbeitsgebers über die genauen Arbeitszeiten
Mütter/Väter: Geburtsurkunde des Kindes
Behinderte: Kopie des Behindertenausweises o.ä.
• Bitte Namen, Adresse und Telefonnummer nicht vergessen!
• Wenn mehrere Kontaktpersonen für Ihre Anmeldung zuständig sind, trennen Sie die
Unterlagen bitte schon in der Post, damit sie getrennt weitergegeben werden können.
Bedenken Sie bitte, dass pro Kurs nur drei Plätze für Ausnahmefälle zur Verfügung stehen.
Geben Sie daher unbedingt alle Kurse an, deren Besuch Ihnen möglich ist.
Kontaktpersonen:
Sprachkompetenz-Kurse und Vorlesungskonversatorien 102 und 402:
Zuständig ist Dr. Bailey: Unterlagen bitte nur per Post oder über den Institutspostkasten vor dem
Sekretariat übermitteln. Eine Anmeldung per e-mail ist leider nicht möglich.
Deadline Sonderfälle Sprachkompetenz & VKs: Dienstag, 21. September 2004
Am Freitag, dem 24. September, 9-12 Uhr, besteht die Möglichkeit, Herrn Dr. Bailey für
Rückfragen telefonisch zu kontaktieren: Tel. 4277-42407.
Interactive Linguistics/Literature, Interdisciplinary Courses (Arbeitsgemeinschaften):
Ulrike Zillinger (ulrike.zillinger@univie.ac.at; Fax 4277-9424, z.Hd. Fr.Zillinger; Tel. 4277-42450)
Deadline Sonderfälle: Dienstag, 21. September 2004
Deadline Sonderfälle für alle anderen Kurse: Donnerstag, 30. September 2004
Wenden Sie sich auch an diese Kontaktpersonen, wenn Sie die Voranmeldung versäumt haben:
Fachdidaktik: Mag. Barbara Mehlmauer-Larcher (barbara.mehlmauer-larcher@univie.ac.at;
Fax 4277-9424, z.Hd. Mag. Mehlmauer; Tel. 4277-42490)
Practical phonetics + Sprachlabor: Gertraud Rotte (gertraud.rotte@univie.ac.at; Fax 42779424, z.Hd. Frau Rotte; Tel. 4277-42440)
Sprachgeschichte: Mag. Stefan Dollinger (stefan.dollinger@univie.ac.at; Fax 4277-9424, z.Hd.
Mag. Dollinger; Tel. 4277-42433)
Linguistisches Proseminar: Dr. Bryan Jenner (bryan.jenner@univie.ac.at; Fax 4277-9424,
z.Hd. Dr. Jenner; Tel. 4277-42435)
Literaturwissenschaftliches Proseminar: Dr. Elke Mettinger-Schartmann (elke.mettingerschartmann@univie.ac.at; Fax 4277-9424, z.Hd. Dr. E. Mettinger; Tel. 4277-42474)
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ANMELDUNG SPRACHKOMPETENZKURSE
♦ Elektronische Anmeldung für alle Kurse (mit Ausnahme von "Language Tuition",
s. S. 13): Das Formular für die Anmeldung ist gemeinsam mit einer genauen
Bedienungsanleitung auf der Homepage des Instituts www.univie.ac.at/Anglistik aufzurufen.
Falls Sie keinen Internetzugang haben, können Sie das Formular auch zu den Öffnungszeiten
im Zentralsekretariat ausfüllen.
♦ Die zeitliche Reihenfolge der Anmeldung spielt keine Rolle, da die Vergabe der Plätze erst
nach Anmeldeschluss erfolgt.
♦ Erst Ihre Anwesenheit in der 1. Unterrichtsstunde macht Ihre (elektronische oder
persönliche) Anmeldung verbindlich: Unangekündigtes Fernbleiben führt zum Verlust
Ihres Platzes! (Wenn Sie in der ersten Stunde verhindert sind, informieren Sie bitte
entweder den/die Kursleiter/in oder Frau Zillinger unter der DW -42450.)
♦ Studierende, die bereits an anderen Universitäten Anglistik studiert haben und an unserem
Institut ihr Studium fortsetzen wollen, werden ersucht, vor der Anmeldung Frau Mag. Olsson
zu kontaktieren.
Falls Sie die unten angegebene Anmeldefrist versäumt haben:
Nachmeldungen, Tauschmöglichkeit: 11.-15. Oktober, nur im Zentralsekretariat.
111 INTEGRATED LANGUAGE AND STUDY SKILLS 1
Anmeldungsbeginn: Montag, 20.9. –– Anmeldungsende: Montag, 4.10., 14 Uhr
Aushang der Teilnehmerlisten: 6. Oktober, 10 Uhr.
Voraussetzungen: keine formellen Voraussetzungen, aber gutes bis sehr gutes
Schulenglisch (8 Jahre) wird als Basis erwartet. Studierende der Studienrichtung Anglistik
und Amerikanistik (Diplom und Lehramt) werden bei der Aufnahme bevorzugt. Studierende
anderer Studienrichtungen werden nach Maßgabe von Plätzen aufgenommen; sollte bei diesen
die Nachfrage das Platzangebot überschreiten, entscheidet das Los. Die Zulassung zum Studium
bzw. die gewählte Studienrichtung wird vom Institut überprüft.
Studierende, die keine Aufnahme finden, werden auf das Kursangebot des Sprachenzentrums der
Universität Wien aufmerksam gemacht.
SPRACHKOMPETENZ Stufen 112, 113, 114, 121, 122
sowie themenspezifische Kurse 123, 124, 125:
Anmeldungsbeginn: Montag, 20.9. –– Anmeldungsende: Montag, 27.9., 14 Uhr.
Aushang der Teilnehmerlisten: 5. Oktober, 16 Uhr.
Sprachkompetenz 2. Studienabschnitt: Die Anmeldung vom 20.9. bis 27.9. gilt für einen Platz
in einem Kurs. In der Nachmeldefrist ist – nach Maßgabe von Plätzen – die Anmeldung zu
einem zweiten Kurs (mit anderer Codenummer) möglich.
Voraussetzung für die Anmeldung ist der positive Abschluss der vorangehenden Stufe:
Für 112: Zeugnis über 111 oder K101
Für 113: Studierende nach dem alten Studienplan: Zeugnis über 112 oder K102.
Studierende nach dem neuen Studienplan: 112+101+102.
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Für 114: Studierende nach dem alten Studienplan: Zeugnis über 113+(101 od. 102) oder K103.
Studierende nach dem neuen Studienplan (UmsteigerInnen): 113+101+102 oder K103+(101 od. 102).
Für 121: Studierende nach dem alten Studienplan: Abgeschlossene Sprachkompetenz des ersten
Abschnitts (außer K110 / 119). – Studierende nach dem neuen Studienplan (UmsteigerInnen):
114+101+102.
Für 122: Studierende nach dem alten Studienplan: Abgeschlossene Sprachkompetenz des ersten
Abschnitts (außer K110 / 119). – Studierende nach dem neuen Studienplan (UmsteigerInnen):
Abschluss der 1. Diplomprüfung. LehramtsstudentInnen müssen 121 bereits absolviert haben!
Für 123, 124, 125: Studierende nach dem alten Studienplan: Abgeschlossene Sprachkompetenz des
ersten Abschnitts (außer K110 / 119). – Studierende nach dem neuen Studienplan (UmsteigerInnen):
Abschluss der 1. Diplomprüfung.
LANGUAGE TUITION 127, 128 (K 411, K 412)
Wahlfach für Nicht-AnglistInnen bzw. Diplom-Zweitfach, alter Studienplan
Anmeldung im Sekretariat von 27.9.-5.10. (Öffnungszeiten des Sekretariats, s. S. 4).
Voraussetzung: Abgeschlossene Sprachkompetenz des ersten Abschnitts (außer K110 / 119).
Zeugnisse bitte mitbringen!
VORLESUNGSKONVERSATORIEN
LANGUAGE ANALYSIS 102, INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL STUDIES 402.
Anmeldung: Mittwoch, 6.10., 10-12 und 13-15 Uhr, Unterrichtsraum (Erdgeschoß).
Die zeitliche Reihenfolge der Anmeldung ist unerheblich, da die Zuteilung der Plätze erst nach
Anmeldeschluss erfolgt.
Aushang der Teilnehmerlisten: Montag, 11. Oktober, 9.00 Uhr. (ACHTUNG: VK Jenner
beginnt bereits an diesem Tag um 10.00 Uhr!)
Erst Ihre Anwesenheit in der 1. Unterrichtsstunde macht Ihre Anmeldung verbindlich:
Unangekündigtes Fernbleiben führt zum Verlust Ihres Platzes! (Wenn Sie in der ersten
Stunde verhindert sind, informieren Sie bitte entweder den/die Kursleiter/in oder Frau Zillinger
unter der DW -42450.)
Voraussetzung: Es gelten die selben Bestimmungen wie bei der Anmeldung zu 111, Integrated
Language and Study Skills 1, siehe Seite 12.
Falls Sie die oben angegebene Anmeldefrist versäumt haben:
Nachmeldungen, Tauschmöglichkeit: 11.-15. Oktober, nur im Zentralsekretariat.
PRACTICAL PHONETICS AND ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Zulassungsvoraussetzung: positive Note auf Englische Sprachübungen II/Integrated Language
and Study Skills 2
Verpflichtende Voranmeldung zur Bedarfserfassung: 27. September – 1. Oktober
(Boxen stehen vor dem Zentralsekretariat).
Diese Voranmeldung dient der Bedarfserfassung für Kurse und Laborstunden und soll einen
reibungslosen Ablauf der Anmeldung (verkürzte Wartezeiten!) gewährleisten. Dazu ist im
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Vorraum des Zentralsekretariats ein Formular auszufüllen und in den dafür bereitgestellten
Karton zu werfen. Die Voranmeldung ersetzt NICHT die reguläre Anmeldung!
Anmeldung: Dienstag, 5.10., 10-12, Seminarraum 1. Bitte Zeugnis über K 102
bzw. 112 mitbringen.
Die oben angegebene Anmeldezeit ist eine Rahmenzeit, die genaue Zeiteinteilung nach
Namenslisten wird am Vortag ausgehängt. Bitte informieren Sie sich unbedingt, wann Sie
persönlich drankommen. Beachten Sie, dass auf zu spät kommende Studierende NICHT gewartet
werden kann. Sollte es Ihnen unmöglich sein, persönlich zu erscheinen, schicken Sie bitte eine
(gut informierte) Vertretung zur Anmeldung.
Versuchen Sie in Ihrem eigenen Interesse zeitlich so flexibel wie möglich zu bleiben.
Bedenken Sie, dass Sie nur auf eine Warteliste genommen werden können, wenn in keinem
Kurs mehr Plätze vorhanden sind.
Aushang der Kurslisten: Freitag, 8.10., früh.
Nachmeldung (sollten Plätze bei der regulären Anmeldung frei bleiben):
Montag, 11.10., 10-11, bei Frau Rotte, 2.Stock.
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH
Zulassungsvoraussetzung für Studierende nach dem neuen Studienplan: 201 (bzw.
K211)+101+102. Studierende nach dem alten Studienplan: 201 (bzw. K 211).
UmsteigerInnen: 101 und 102 entfällt, wenn Englische Sprachübungen I-IV absolviert wurden.
Anmeldung: Mittwoch 6.10.2004 ganztägig und Donnerstag 7.10.2004 bis 15 Uhr.
Einwurf eines Wunschzettels in eine Box vor dem Zentralsekretariat. Es gibt ein
Anmeldeformular für Studierende nach dem alten Studienplan, sowie eines für Studierende nach
dem neuen Studienplan. Keine Voranmeldung!
Kontakt für Sonderfälle: Mag. Stefan Dollinger, bis 30.9.
Aushang der Teilnehmerlisten: Freitag, 8.10., später Nachmittag.
INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR LINGUISTICS
Zulassungsvoraussetzung für Studierende nach dem neuen Studienplan bzw. UmsteigerInnen:
201 (bzw. K 211) + 101+102. Studierende nach dem alten Studienplan: keine formellen
Voraussetzungen, jedoch K 212 (bzw. 202) dringend empfohlen.
Anmeldung: Mittwoch 6.10.2004 ganztägig und Donnerstag 7.10.2004 bis 15 Uhr.
Einwurf eines Wunschzettels in eine Box vor dem Zentralsekretariat. Es gibt ein
Anmeldeformular für Studierende nach dem alten Studienplan, sowie eines für Studierende nach
dem neuen Studienplan. Keine Voranmeldung!
Kontakt für Sonderfälle: Dr. Bryan Jenner, bis 30.9.
Aushang der Teilnehmerlisten: Freitag, 8.10., später Nachmittag.
INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR LITERATURE
Zulassungsvoraussetzung für Studierende
nach dem alten Studienplan: K 223 (bzw. 301)+K 221 (bzw. 302)+K 222 (bzw. 303)
nach dem neuen Studienplan (bzw. UmsteigerInnen):
101+102+301 (bzw. K223) +302 (bzw. K221) oder 303 (bzw. K222).
Sind nicht genügend Plätze vorhanden, haben Studierende, die sowohl 302/K221 als auch
303/K222 abgelegt haben, Vorrang bei der Aufnahme.
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Anmeldung: Mittwoch, 6.10.2004, ganztägig und Donnerstag, 7.10.2004, bis 15 Uhr.
Einwurf eines Wunschzettels in eine Box vor dem Zentralsekretariat. Keine Voranmeldung!
Kontakt für Sonderfälle: Dr. Elke Mettinger-Schartmann, bis 30.9.
Aushang der Teilnehmerlisten: Freitag, 8.10., später Nachmittag.
FACHDIDAKTIK
Anmeldung für alle Fachdidaktik-Lehrveranstaltungen durch Zetteleinwurf:
Donnerstag, 7. Oktober, 10-15, Room 1
Studierende auf Wartelisten vom SS 2004 mögen bitte vor dem 7. Oktober per e-mail ihre
Anmeldung an barbara.mehlmauer-larcher@univie.ac.at senden.
Die Kurslisten werden am Freitag, dem 8. Oktober, ab 13 Uhr ausgehängt.
Zulassungsvoraussetzungen für
601 (neuer Studienplan): 101+102+201+301+401+402+111+112
602 (neuer Studienplan): 601
Alter Studienplan: Voraussetzung für die fachdidaktischen Lehrveranstaltungen ist grundsätzlich
die 1. Diplomprüfung, doch kann K 603 als Vorbereitung auf das Schulpraktikum in den ersten
Studienabschnitt vorgezogen werden.
Auch für 629 Principles of ELT Methodology (frühere K601 Methodik-VO) ist persönliche
Anmeldung notwendig! Voraussetzung: 1. Diplomprüfung.
Neuer Studienplan: 629 kann erst nach Absolvierung von zwei themenspezifischen
fachdidaktischen Übungen besucht werden.
Alter Studienplan: es wird empfohlen, mindestens K603 (Fachdidaktik I) sowie das
Schulpraktikum vor der Methodology zu absolvieren. Kein Vorziehen!
INTERACTIVE LINGUISTICS / LITERATURE
AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES
Die Anmeldung erfolgt im Sekretariat zu den Öffnungszeiten (s. S. 4):
Für Studierende nach neuem Studienplan (Diplom und Lehramt) von 27.9. bis 5.10.2004;
für Studierende nach dem alten Studienplan (Diplom und Lehramt) von 6.10. bis 8.10.2004.
Restplätze werden in der 1. Stunde der entsprechenden Lehrveranstaltung vergeben.
Kontakt für Sonderfälle: Frau Zillinger, bis 21.9.
501
501
501
501
223
225
225
225
323
323
323
325
325
325
526
Dancing With Death: Tracing Out Female Subjectivity Between Eros and Thanatos
(Mag. Feratova-Loidolt)
“Written on the Body”: Constructions of Lesbian Identities (Dr. Zettl)
Approaching ESP Texts (Mag. Hüttner)
Media Studies: An Introduction (Gastprof. Voigts-Virchow)
Controversies in Applied Linguistics (Prof. Seidlhofer)
Dialects of British and American English (Gastprof. Huber)
Sociolinguistic methods and description (Gastprof. Huber)
Aspects of Middle English (Prof. Schendl)
Representative Prose Fiction from Canada …. since 1945 (Gastprof. Heidenreich)
Modern British Short Stories (Prof. Mengel)
Literature and Music II (Prof. Weiss)
Representative Novels of English-speaking Canada since 1945 (Gastprof. Heidenreich)
The English Novel in the Second Half of the 20th Century (Prof. Mengel)
Witchcraft Dialogues – Dialogues of Witches: Witches and Witch Persecution in
Elizabethan and Jacobean History and Drama (Prof. Wöhrer/Dr. Prüger)
The Human Voice: Literature and Telephony (Gastprof. Voigts-Virchow)
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SEMINARE
Die Anmeldung zu den Seminaren des Sommersemesters 2005 findet am
Montag, 24. Jänner 2005, 10-12 und 14-16 Uhr
Dienstag, 25. Jänner 2005, 10-12 Uhr
in den Räumlichkeiten des Instituts statt.
Nachmeldungen können aus organisatorischen und administrativen Gründen nicht
berücksichtigt werden.
Die Teilnehmerzahl in den Seminaren ist lt. UniStG §7, Abs.8 beschränkt.
Zulassungsvoraussetzungen:
Für Studierende, die zum Zeitpunkt der Anmeldung im alten Studienplan sind: Alle
Lehrveranstaltungen des 1. Studienabschnitts aus Englisch (= 1. Diplomprüfung) müssen positiv
absolviert sein.
Für Studierende nach neuem Studienplan: Ein SE aus Linguistik oder Literaturwissenschaft kann
besucht werden, wenn folgende Voraussetzungen vorliegen: Studieneingangsphase, sämtliche
Prüfungen des entsprechenden Faches aus dem 1. Abschnitt, sämtliche Prüfungen aus der
Sprachkompetenz.
Leistungen, die nach Ablauf der Anmeldefrist (i.e. Dienstag, 25. Jänner 2005, 12 Uhr)
nachgereicht werden, können für eine Anmeldung nicht mehr berücksichtigt werden. Das
gilt auch für prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltungen (LIU2, Language Analysis, PPOCS,
Introductory Seminars, Introduction to the History of English). Informieren Sie daher Ihre(n)
ÜbungsleiterIn rechtzeitig über Ihren Wunsch, ein Seminar zu besuchen.
Aufnahmemodus seit WS 1996/97 streng nach dem Notenschnitt des 1. Studienabschnitts.
Ausnahmen nur für die unter 'Anmeldemodus: Punkt 2' genannten Fälle. Es ist möglich, dass
Wartelisten entstehen. Falls Sie auf eine Warteliste gesetzt werden, haben Sie im Semester
darauf ein Anrecht auf einen SeminarPLATZ, jedoch kein Anrecht auf ein bestimmtes Seminar.
Wer einen zugewiesenen Seminarplatz ablehnt, wird bei der nächsten Anmeldung in keiner
Weise bevorzugt behandelt.
Anmeldemodus:
1. Seminarberechtigte melden ihren Seminarwunsch innerhalb der Anmeldefrist an.
Anmeldeformulare werden nur zu den angegebenen Zeiten ausgegeben. Das ausgefüllte
Formular gilt als vollzogene Anmeldung. Persönliches Erscheinen ist nicht notwendig - bei
Verhinderung schicken Sie bitte eine (gut instruierte) Vertretung. Die Seminarberechtigung wird
vom Institut überprüft, Sie brauchen also keine Zeugnisse mitzunehmen.
2. Ausnahmeregelungen - im Rahmen der allgemeinen Bestimmungen - für DissertantInnen,
DiplomandInnen (mit schriftlicher Bestätigung des/der Seminarleiters/in), Berufstätige
(Zeitgründe müssen belegt werden), Eltern von Kleinkindern (Geburtsurkunde) und behinderte
Studierende. Berufstätige und Eltern bitte zumindest 2 Möglichkeiten angeben, denn es können
pro Seminar nur 3 Sonderanmeldungen berücksichtigt werden.
Richten Sie bitte etwaige Anfragen an Susanne Reichl (susanne.reichl@univie.ac.at) oder an
Ihre StudienrichtungsvertreterInnen.
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ENGLISH STUDIES LIBRARY
FACHBIBLIOTHEK FÜR ANGLISTIK UND AMERIKANISTIK
Librarian:
Dr. Harald Mittermann
Departmental staff member:
Mag. Karin Lach
Library Assistants:
Margit Weninger Margarete Pettermann
Opening hours:
Term time:
Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Vacations: for reduced opening hours and closed days see notice board
The library is essentially an open-access and a non-lending library.
For further information and rules and regulations see our webpage or the notice board outside
the library entrance.
Visit our webpage: http://www.univie.ac.at/AngLib/
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STUDY ABROAD POSSIBILITIES
ERASMUS (SOCRATES) & JOINT STUDY-PROGRAMMES
Alle Informationen dazu finden Sie im neuen Wegweiser zum Englischstudium (im Sekretariat
erhältlich). Einige Grundinformationen (Ansprechpersonen für einzelne Programme) und
weiterführende Websites sind auch im ersten Stock angeschlagen (Gang Zentralsekretariat,
schräg gegenüber dem Lektorenzimmer).
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KOMMENTIERTES
VORLESUNGSVERZEICHNIS
ANNOTATED LECTURE LIST
Achtung: Redaktionsschluss für das kommentierte Vorlesungsverzeichnis war im
Juni. Achten Sie bitte auf Anschläge über Änderungen und Ergänzungen, die sich
nach diesem Termin ergeben können.
Alle Kursbeschreibungen wurden elektronisch übermittelt. Die jeweiligen
AutorInnen sind für den Inhalt verantwortlich.
N.B.: Copy deadline was in June. Please consult the notice board for any subsequent
changes and additions.
All course descriptions have been submitted by electronical means. The respective
authors are responsible for the contents.
1. STUDIENABSCHNITT
PART I (COURSES FOR 1st DIPLOMA EXAMINATION)
SPRACHKOMPETENZ/LANGUAGE SKILLS
Registration: see chapter Anmeldungen, p.12ff.
The language courses are based on the assumption that you have already done English up to
Austrian ‘Matura’ level or the equivalent. In other words, you are already more or less
‘Independent Users’ of English (cf Common European Framework of Reference for Languages,
B2). By the end of Part I you should be approaching a level that has been described as ‘Effective
Operational Proficiency’. This means that you should have relatively little difficulty in using the
English language for most personal, public or educational purposes. You will be able to use the
language both receptively and productively, in speech and in writing, with due regard for
relevant features of context, situation and addressor / addressee. In addition, you will have a
good grasp of the nature and structure of the language and its systems. Finally you should have
attained a level of learner autonomy which will enable you to continue to develop your language
and communication skills independently in the future.
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OVERVIEW Language Skills, Part I
YEAR
NR.
TITLE
TYPE
SEMESTER
HOURS
ONE (Sem. 1)
101
Language Analysis VO
1
ONE (Sem. 1)
102
Language Analysis VK
1
ONE (Sem. 1)
111
UE
3
ONE (Sem. 2)
112
UE
3
TWO (Sem. 3)
113
UE
2
TWO (Sem. 4)
114
UE
2
TWO (Sem. 3/4)
119
Integrated
Language and
Study Skills 1
(ILSS 1)
Integrated
Language and
Study Skills 2
(ILSS 2)
Language in Use 1
(LIU 1)
Language in Use 2
(LIU 2)
Practical Phonetics
and Oral
Communication
Skills
UE
2
You are strongly recommended to take the Language Analysis lecture course (101) and the
practical class (102) in conjunction with each other. Courses 111 through 114 form a coherent
whole and must be taken in sequence. Language Analysis (VO and VK) and Integrated Study
Skills 1 count as part of the Studieneingangsphase.
The Language Analysis Component
101 VO, 102 VK
This component of your studies comprises the lecture course as well as the accompanying
practical class (VK). You are strongly recommended to take the lecture course and the practical
classes in conjunction with each other (in the 1st semester), as the two are closely linked: the
lecture provides the necessary input, which is further discussed and practised in the smaller
practical classes.
Your aims for the lecture and the practical class will be as follows:
You will be able to
- identify and name the individual parts of syntactic structures (using standard terminology)
- talk informedly about key grammatical categories and explain their use in a given context
- recognise and rectify common errors
- make independent and judicious use of reference books
As such the Language Analysis Component provides an important foundation for both language
classes (Integrated Language and Study Skills, Language in Use) and linguistics courses.
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Materials:
There is a common handout for both lecture course and practical classes. Please pick it up from
CopyStudio, Schwarzspanierstr. 10, in the first week of the semester.
Assessment:
Lecture and practical classes will be assessed separately
- Lecture: final test
- Practical classes: regular attendance & class participation, two assignments, final test
Studierende, die ein positives Zeugnis über diese Lehrveranstaltung benötigen, um im
DARAUF FOLGENDEN Semester ein Proseminar, Sprachgeschichte oder Introduction to
Language Teaching I zu besuchen, MÜSSEN zum ersten Prüfungstermin (in der letzten
Sitzung des Semesters) antreten. Aus organisatorischen Gründen können Ergebnisse aus
dem zweiten Prüfungstermin NICHT BERÜCKSICHTIGT werden.
Courses:
101
Gunther Kaltenböck, Tue 10-11, Hs C1 (ab 12.10.) NO REGISTRATION!
Gunther Kaltenböck, Tue 17-18, Hs C2 (ab 12.10.) NO REGISTRATION!
Registration for 102: see chapter Anmeldungen, p.13
Courses:
102
Bryan Jenner, Mon 10-11, Hs C2 (ab 11.10.)
Bryan Jenner, Wed 13-14, Unterrichtsraum (ab 13.10.)
Isobel Lipold-Stevens, Fri 8-9, Unterrichtsraum (ab 15.10.)
Lisa Nazarenko, Fri 9-10, Unterrichtsraum (ab 15.10.)
Angelika Rieder, Thu 16-17, Unterrichtsraum (ab 14.10.)
Angelika Rieder, Thu 17-18, Unterrichtsraum (ab 14.10.)
Gillian Schwarz-Peaker, Tue 9-10, Unterrichtsraum (ab 12.10.)
Gillian Schwarz-Peaker, Thu 13-14, Unterrichtsraum (ab 14.10.)
111, 112: Integrated language and Study Skills 1 and 2 (ILSS 1 & 2)
3st, UE, p.A.
Registration: see chapter Anmeldungen, p.12
Orientation:
A standardised test will be administered to all students at the beginning of ILSS 1. Your score
will indicate whether you are proficient enough in English to cope with the language demands of
English and American Studies. This score will NOT form part of your official academic record.
ILSS Aims:
to upgrade your language and study skills, thereby providing support in an English-medium
teaching environment
to encourage you to develop independent study habits (with regard to grammar, usage and
vocabulary)
to identify and address possible deficiencies in your language competence
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Outcomes:
You should be equipped to meet the language demands of your courses in literature, linguistics
and cultural and regional studies. Should the occasion arise, you would probably be able to
follow higher education courses in the English-speaking world (in fields familiar to you) or work
in some English-medium contexts without undue strain.
Focus:
study and research skills
learning strategies
language awareness
vocabulary development
reading and writing skills and sub-skills
recognising and remedying errors in the use of the language system in writing and speaking
introduction to formal / informal distinction, levels of formality and the concept of
appropriateness
Assessment:
This will include attendance, active participation, class work, homework assignments and
written tests on material covered. There is a Common Final Test (CFT) at the end of ILSS 2,
modelled on the requirements for the International English language Testing System (IELTS),
Academic Module.
Toolkit
You are strongly advised to invest in books which will assist your learning. Your teachers will
present various dictionaries and handbooks which, as students of English, you should possess
and make frequent use of. The recommended books are available for consultation in the Library.
Courses:
111
Eva Arnoldner, Mon 17-18:30, Tue 18-19, Unterrichtsraum (ab 11.10.)
Keith Chester, Wed 14-15, Room 2, Thu 14-16, Room 3 (ab 13.10.)
Kurt Forstner, Wed 8-10, Thu 18-19, Unterrichtsraum (ab 13.10.)
Klaus Häusler, Tue 13-14, Room 3, Thu 14-16, Room 4 (ab 12.10.)
Pat Häusler-Greenfield, Wed 15-17, Room 4, Thu 14-15, Room 1 (ab 13.10.)
Klaus Heissenberger, Mon 11-13, Thu 8-9, Room 5 (ab 11.10.)
Klaus Heissenberger, Mon 13-15, Thu 9-10, Room 5 (ab 11.10.)
Amy Krois-Lindner, Tue 11:30-13, Fri 12-13, Room 3 (ab 12.10.)
Isobel Lipold-Stevens, Mon 8-10, Thu 8-9, Room 3 (ab 11.10.)
Isobel Lipold-Stevens, Wed 8-10, Room 3, Fri 11-12, Room 1 (ab 13.10.)
Karl Heinz Ribisch, Tue 8-9, Thu 8-10, Room 1 (ab 12.10.)
Gillian Schwarz-Peaker, Tue 12-14, Room 4, Thu 12-13, Unterrichtsraum (ab 12.10.)
Monika Seidl, Wed 15-17, Room 3, Thu 12-13, Room 1 (ab 13.10.)
112
Leigh H. Bailey, Wed 10-12, Room 3, Thu 14-15, Room 2 (ab 13.10.)
Walter Denscher, Mon 18-19, Thu 17-19, Room 1 (ab 11.10.)
Klaus Häusler, Tue 16-18, Thu 16-17, Room 3 (ab 12.10.)
Isobel Lipold-Stevens, Wed 10-11, Room 2, Thu 9-11, Room 3 (ab 13.10.)
Lisa Nazarenko, Wed 12-13, Unterrichtsraum, Fri 10-12, Room 3 (ab 13.10.)
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Common Final Test ILSS 2 – WS 2004/05
FOR YOUR DIARIES - IMPORTANT DATE!!!
The date for the Common Final Test for all ILSS 2 courses will be:
Saturday January 22nd 2005, 10-12, place to be announced.
113, 114: Language in Use
2st, UE, p.A.
Registration: see chapter Anmeldungen, p.12
The second-year classes are based on ‘texts’ of various types: printed texts but also audio
broadcasts, images or film / video, for example.
Aims:
to deepen and refine your insights into the language system and lexis
to continue work on functional competence and discourse competence - further study of style,
register and appropriateness
to raise awareness of native language / culture influence and to highlight differences
between English and German
Outcomes:
You will be able to understand and produce a range of spoken and written text-types relevant to
the personal, educational and future occupational needs of Arts students and to comment on
significant features in such texts. You will also develop an awareness of sources of linguistic or
cultural misunderstanding and of the problems of transferring ‘meaning’ from one language to
another.
Focus:
working with different kinds and genres of ‘text’
oral discussion and reporting / presentation of findings
oral and written comment and analysis
oral and written personal / critical response
Assessment:
This will include attendance, active participation, class work, homework assignments and
written tests on material covered. At the end of LIU 2 you will be required to submit a
presentation portfolio of your work over the year, accompanied by appropriate comments and
explanations.
Courses:
113
Pat Häusler-Greenfield, Thu 15-17, Room 1 (ab 14.10.)
Isobel Lipold-Stevens, Fri 9-11, Room 1 (ab 15.10.)
Lisa Nazarenko, Wed 13-15, Room 4 (ab 13.10.)
Liselotte Pope-Hoffmann, Mon 9-11, Room 2 (ab 11.10.)
Gillian Schwarz-Peaker, Tue 10-12, Room 4 (ab 12.10.)
Jonathan Sharp, Mon 11-13, Room 2 (ab 11.10.)
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114
Harriet Anderson, Wed 10:30-12, Room 1 (ab 13.10.)
Leigh H. Bailey, Tue 14-16, Room 2 (ab 12.10.)
Pat Häusler-Greenfield, Tue 16-18, Room 1 (ab 12.10.)
Jonathan Sharp, Mon 14-16, Room 2 (ab 11.10.)
Language Workout: Grammar, Vocabulary and Writing Skills
(freies Wahlfach, auch K301)
2 St, UE, p.A.
Registration: first session
Please note: This class is especially recommended to students who have completed ILSS 1 and
ILSS 2 but are aware that they need extra language practice in order to succeed in advanced
classes.
N.N., n.Ü.
The aim of this class is to develop students‘ proficiency and confidence in handling the rules of
grammar in English, as well as putting these rules into practice through exercises and longer
writing assignments. Through work with texts, students can also expect their vocabulary range to
increase. Class sessions will be spent on discussion and illustrated explanation of grammar rules,
exercises where they will be put into practice, and the grammatical analysis of various texts
(journalism. historical account, speech transcriptions, travel literature etc.).
Assessment will take the form of written assignments to be handed in during the semester, and a
final test.
119: Practical phonetics and oral communication skills
(PPOCS)/alter Studienplan: Sprechpraktikum (K110)
2st, UE, p.A.
Registration (Sonderfälle): see chapter Anmeldungen, p.13
Preconditions:
pass grade in Integrated Language and Study Skills II (Sprachübung II)
pass grade VO Introduction to the Study of Language/VO Phonetik/Phonologie
also recommended
Aims:
- to improve students’ pronunciation
- to improve students’ oral presentation and reading skills
- to improve students’ communication skills
- to re-enforce students’ theoretical background in practical phonetics (including
transcription)
There are courses taking either American or British English as their teaching models. Please
choose the accent you feel corresponds more closely to your English or the accent you can
identify with more.
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Structure:
There is one two-hour practical class taught by a lecturer per week (UE 2-stündig) and a twohour lab-session with a student tutor per week. Regular attendance at the lab session is strongly
recommended.
Assessment is based on an oral exam at the end of term including a presentation, reading and
conversation, a presentation in class, a theory test and portfolio on practical phonetics, and
attendance/class-participation.
Courses:
British English:
Katharina Jurovsky, Mon 18-20, Room 2 (ab 11.10.)
Sophie Kidd, Tue 17-19, Room 4 (ab 12.10.)
Elfriede Brauneis, Wed 13-15, Besprechungszimmer (ab 13.10.)
Sophie Kidd, Wed 17-19, Room 4 (ab 13.10.)
Meta Gartner-Schwarz, Thu 17-19, Room 2 (ab 14.10.)
American English:
Andreas Weissenbäck, Mon 16-18, Room 3 (ab 11.10.)
Amy Krois-Lindner, Tue 9:30-11, Room 3 (ab 12.10.)
Language Lab:
AAKH Campus Hof 7, beim EDV-Zentrum unten rechts; Labor 2
Die regulären Laborstunden sind zweistündig, d.h. Sie besuchen neben Ihrem Practical Phonetics
and Oral Communication-Kurs einen zweistündigen Laborblock.
British English (ab 11.10.):
American English (ab 12.10.):
A: Mon 13-15
B: Mon 16-18
C: Tue 15-17
D: Wed 15-17
E: Thu 14-16
F: Thu 16-18
A: Tue 17-19
B: Wed 12-14
C: Fri 9-11
There is also a self-access audio centre in the library, 1st floor, which gives you plenty of
opportunity for further practice. For detailed information see departmental notice boards.
For any problems or suggestions please contact Dr. Bryan Jenner or Dr. Gunther
Kaltenböck (NOT the library staff!)
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SPRACHWISSENSCHAFT/LINGUISTICS
201/K211: Introduction to the Study of Language 1
Studierende, die ein positives Zeugnis über diese Lehrveranstaltung benötigen, um im
DARAUF FOLGENDEN Semester ein linguistisches Proseminar, Sprachgeschichte oder
Introduction to Language Teaching (601) zu besuchen, MÜSSEN zum 1. Prüfungstermin
(in der letzten Sitzung des Semesters) antreten. Aus organisatorischen Gründen können
Ergebnisse aus dem 2. Prüfungstermin NICHT BERÜCKSICHTIGT werden.
2st, VO
Christiane Dalton-Puffer, Bryan Jenner, Wed 10-12, Hs C1 (ab 13.10.)
This lecture course forms the first part of a one-year introductory programme which will show
how human language works to project individual identity and express social meaning. We will
therefore begin by looking at how speech sounds are used to convey linguistic meaning and
individual identity. In order to achieve this we shall study the best ways of describing and
transcribing the sounds and sound systems of English and other languages.
We shall then consider how language varies to reflect different social and geographical factors
and how this variation may be described and represented in theoretical models.
Finally we shall examine how language functions in communication and how humans use
language to create meaning.
Required course books:
Roach, Peter. 2002. Phonetics. (Oxford Introductions to Language Study). Oxford: OUP.
Yule, George. 1996. The Study of Language. Cambridge: CUP.
Also recommended:
Garcia Lecumberri, M. Luisa and John A. Maidment. 2000. English Transcription Course.
London: Arnold.
Widdowson, H.G. 1996. Linguistics. (Oxford Introductions to Language Study). Oxford: OUP.
Parallel to the lecture course there will be a one-hour programme of practical analysis and
transcription. This will be held on Mondays 11-12 in Hs C2 (ab 18.10.) (see p. 65).
202/K212: Introduction to the Study of Language 2
2st, VO
Bryan Jenner, Angelika Rieder, Mon 16-18, Hs C2 (ab 11.10.)
This lecture forms the second part of a one-year introductory programme and will complement
the topics discussed in the course 'Introduction to the Study of Language 1'.
After giving an overview of the scope of linguistics, we will investigate the meaning of words
and sentences (semantics) and consider different approaches to grammar. We will also analyse
the internal architecture of words (morphology) and discuss how they combine to form phrases
and sentences (syntax).
Furthermore, the course will focus on how language is processed in the mind (psycholinguistics)
and on how it is acquired in a first and second language context.
Required course book:
Yule, George. 1996. The study of language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Also recommended:
Widdowson, H.G. 1996. Linguistics. [Oxford introductions to language study. Series ed. by H.G.
Widdowson] Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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203/K213: Introduction to the History of English
2st, PS, p.A.
Preconditions:
- old curriculum: pass grade in Introduction to Phonetics K 211 or Introduction to the Study
of Language 201
- new curriculum: pass grades in Language Analysis 101 and 102 as well as 201/K 211,
UmsteigerInnen with pass grades in Englische Sprachübungen I-IV do not need Language
Analysis pass grades.
Registration: see chapter Anmeldungen, p. 14
Language varies geographically, socially and historically: this course focuses on the different
forms of English over time. It builds on concepts and terminology familiar from the introductory
lecture courses and applies them to a number of developments which have made English the
language it is today. Some of the questions raised will be: why is there so little correspondence
between English spelling and pronunciation? Why are there hardly any inflectional endings in
Modern English and why is its vocabulary so full of words of foreign origin? Answering these
questions necessitates reflection on how we can find out about past stages of a language with
only written material (or not even that) as a source. Texts from different periods in English
language history will be used for illustration. The discussion of all topics touches upon the
essential questions as to how and why languages change at all.
Marks will be assigned on the basis of homework, class participation and exam(s).
Courses:
Christiane Dalton-Puffer, Fri 10-12, Room 2 (ab 15.10.)
Stefan Dollinger, Thu 18-19:30, Room 5 (ab 14.10.)
Christian Liebl, Wed 8-10, Room 5 (ab 13.10.)
Herbert Schendl, Tue 10-12, Room 5 (ab 12.10.)
N.N., Wed 17-19, Room 3 (ab 13.10.)
204/K215: English Linguistics: Introductory Seminar
2st, PS, p.A.
Preconditions (new curriculum): Pass grades in Language Analysis 101 and 102 as well as in
201/K211. UmsteigerInnen with pass grades in Englische Sprachübungen I-IV do not need
Language Analysis pass grades.
Preconditions (old curriculum): no formal preconditions but pass grade in K212/202 strongly
recommended.
Registration: see chapter Anmeldungen, p. 14
These classes focus on one area of linguistics, seeking to attain two basic goals:
a) to provide an overview of a specific area as well as a sound knowledge of both past
developments and the present "state of the art". Weekly readings (textbook as well as
supplementary material) are required.
b) to provide a more in-depth treatment of a particular aspect of the area by means of a research
paper, which should introduce the student to the basic skills of researching and writing such a
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paper. In-class presentations or discussion forums on the paper topic give the students the
opportunity to argue their ideas.
Credit for the course is earned by satisfactorily meeting both of the above goals. Course
evaluation will be based on the research paper, oral presentations, contribution to class
discussion, a written exam, and weekly (written) assignments.
Courses:
Discourse
Julia Hüttner, Thu 10-12, Room 2 (ab 14.10.)
Discourse analysis is the study of spoken and written language in its textual, social and
psychological context. Its main aim is to analyse the ways in which speakers’ knowledge of
language is put into action to achieve successful communication.
In this course, we will be looking at the main theoretical approaches to discourse analysis and
apply these to various language data.
Class discussion will be based on selected readings, and participants’ own projects will be based
on further, more in-depth reading and the analysis of data they choose themselves.
All participants will present aspects of their projects during a “mini-conference” (replacing
4 weekly sessions) to be held on 2 and 3 December 2004, late afternoons.
Textbook: Cook, Guy. 1989. Discourse. OUP
Phonetics and Phonology
Bryan Jenner
A.
B.
Tue 12-14, Room 1 (ab 12.10.)
Wed 16-17:30, Room 2 (ab 13.10.)
This course will build on the basic introduction to phonetics provided in the first semester course
(201) and study applications of phonetics and phonology in the description of varieties of
English, including English as a lingua franca. Transcriptions skills will be further developed to
include suprasegmental aspects of pronunciation. The adequacy and relevance of a range of
theoretical concepts will also be considered. Students’ own research will focus on the description
of a particular variety or model of English pronunciation.
Textbook: Roach, P. 2000. English Phonetics and Phonology. Cambridge University Press.
Discourse
Bryan Jenner, Mon 12:30-14, Room 1 (ab 11.10.)
This course will explore some of the ways in which language is used in interactive
communication. With the help of a basic textbook and other materials, we will investigate a
number of principles of discourse organization and structure, as well as the relationships between
language and its contexts of use. Participants’ own research projects will be based on further
reading in more specialised areas and the analysis of samples of text or interactive discourse.
Textbook: Cook, G. 1989. Discourse. Oxford University Press.
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Discourse
Gunther Kaltenböck, Wed 10-12, Room 5 (ab 13.10.)
Discourse analysis is the study of spoken and written language in its textual, social and
psychological context. It examines how we put our knowledge of language into action to achieve
successful communication, and thus provides important insights into the processes and problems
of language use and language learning. In this course, we will be looking at the main theoretical
approaches to discourse analysis and apply these to language data. We will also consider the
practical relevance of discourse analysis to language learning and teaching and evaluate extracts
from teaching materials designed to improve learners’ discourse skills.
Class discussion will be based on selected readings on these issues, and participants' own
projects will be based on further, more in-depth reading and the analysis of data they choose
themselves.
All participants will present aspects of their projects during a 'mini conference' (replacing
4 weekly sessions) to be held on Thursday 9 and Friday 10 December (late afternoon).
Textbook: Cook, Guy. (1989) Discourse. In the series Language Teaching: A Scheme for
Teacher Education. Oxford University Press.
LITERATURWISSENSCHAFT/LITERATURE
301/K223: Introduction to the Study of Literatures in English
2st, VO
Studierende, die ein positives Zeugnis über diese Lehrveranstaltung benötigen, um im
DARAUF FOLGENDEN Semester ein literaturwissenschaftliches Proseminar oder
Introduction to Language Teaching I 601 besuchen zu können, MÜSSEN zum ersten
Prüfungstermin (in der letzten Sitzung des Semesters) antreten. Aus organisatorischen
Gründen
können
Ergebnisse
aus
dem
zweiten
Prüfungstermin
NICHT
BERÜCKSICHTIGT werden.
Courses:
Introduction to the Study of Literatures in English
Michael Draxlbauer, Tue 15-17, Hs C2 (ab 12.10.)
The course concentrates on these topics:
─ an introduction to the basic theoretical and practical aspects of literary studies (the essential
concepts and terms, techniques of interpretation, research tools)
─ an outline of the various critical interests and “schools” (from “New Criticism” to “New
Historicism” and “Deconstruction”, as well as Gender Studies and Cultural Studies)
─ a basic historical matrix of the major literatures in the English language (national and regional,
colonial and post- colonial, intertextuality)
─ model analyses of texts of different genres and formats
Our texts:
─ a handout with a handful of exemplary shorter and long poems – such as John Milton’s
“Lycidas” and Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock – as well as short stories (by Nathaniel
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Hawthorne and Eudora Welty), Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman (1949), and the first
Native American novel, N. Scott Momaday’s House Made of Dawn (1968).
The written final examination, based on the reading material, will address the issues discussed in
class.
Introduction to the Study of Literatures in English
Margarete Rubik, Thu 10-12, Hs C1 (ab 14.10.)
This course concentrates on the following aspects:
An introduction into the basic problems of literary studies (literary analysis, literary theory,
literary criticism, literary history and text evaluation).
An introduction into literary terminology and its practical application.
A study of the major literary genres and the special problems relating to them.
A compilation of texts from various genres and periods provides material for discussion and
practice and will be available at the beginning of the semester.
There is a written final examination on the issues discussed in the class and on the required
reading.
302/K221: Survey of Literatures in English I
2st, VO
Studierende, die ein positives Zeugnis über diese Lehrveranstaltung benötigen, um im
DARAUF FOLGENDEN Semester ein literaturwissenschaftliches Proseminar besuchen zu
können, MÜSSEN zum ersten Prüfungstermin (in der letzten Sitzung des Semesters)
antreten. Aus organisatorischen Gründen können Ergebnisse aus dem zweiten
Prüfungstermin NICHT BERÜCKSICHTIGT werden.
This lecture course offers an introduction to the older period of English literature - a phase
which extends from the Middle Ages up to and including the eighteenth century. Individual
courses will differ in structure and content but will all contain a section on William
Shakespeare’s works. The focus will necessarily be placed on trends, epochs and generic
development; prototypical texts will be used as illustrative material. In addition to retracing the
evolution of English literature, this lecture course offers a first introduction to some of the more
important developments in English cultural history. Students will thus be provided with a
contextualising framework which will enable them to read texts as complex responses to their
respective cultural, social, historical, political, scientific, philosophical and economic
environment. Students are advised to take this lecture course after having successfully completed
the introductory course on the study of literatures in English.
Course:
From the Renaissance to the Restoration: A Brief Survey
Elke Mettinger-Schartmann, Fri 10-12, Hs C2 (ab 15.10.)
This course provides a historical survey of the Tudor and Stuart reigns and looks at the roles
played by religion, the voyages of discovery and the cult of Queen Elizabeth. A brief outline of
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the Elizabethan world picture as presented by E.M.W. Tillyard will be the starting point for a
presentation of some more recent and less traditional literary theories that are especially relevant
to Renaissance studies, above all New Historicism as adopted by critics such as Stephen
Greenblatt or Louis Montrose. The discussion of the literature includes the three major genres,
starting with 16th century prose fiction that has often been neglected by literary history. Poetry
will mainly be discussed in terms of the development and analysis of the sonnet, but will also
include poems by the Metaphysical Poets. The development of drama will be traced from its
medieval origins to the closing of the theatres by the Puritans and mainly focus on
Shakespearean drama, in particular A Midsummer Night’s Dream and King Lear, but also on
Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus (all available in paperback editions).
A reader with key passages from prose fiction and the poetry dealt with during the term will be
provided.
303/K222: Survey of Literatures in English II
Studierende, die ein positives Zeugnis über diese Lehrveranstaltung benötigen, um im
DARAUF FOLGENDEN Semester ein literaturwissenschaftliches Proseminar besuchen zu
können, MÜSSEN zum ersten Prüfungstermin (in der letzten Sitzung des Semesters)
antreten. Aus organisatorischen Gründen können Ergebnisse aus dem zweiten
Prüfungstermin NICHT BERÜCKSICHTIGT werden.
2st, VO
This lecture course offers an introduction to the more recent period of English literature - a
phase which extends from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the present day. Individual
courses will differ in structure and content but will cover a minimum period of 150 years of Eng.
lit. The focus will necessarily be placed on trends, epochs and generic development; prototypical
texts will be used as illustrative material. In addition to retracing the evolution of English
literature, this lecture course offers a first introduction to some of the more important
developments in English cultural history. Students will thus be provided with a contextualising
framework which will enable them to read texts as complex responses to their respective
cultural, social, historical, political, scientific, philosophical and economic environment.
Students are advised to take this lecture course after having successfully completed the
introductory course on the study of literatures in English.
Courses:
British Literature from the 18th to the 20th Century
Ewald Mengel, Tue 11-13, Hs C1 (ab 12.10.)
This survey will outline the history of British literature from the end of the 17th/beginning of the
18th century up to our time with an emphasis on major social and political developments. The
lectures will include all genres, but a special focus will be on the novel, on drama and on poetry.
A reader containing text excerpts, important dates, facts and summaries will be available at the
beginning of the term. Students are expected to prepare for – and accompany – this survey by an
individual reading of selected chapters from a literary history of their choice – for example,
Michael Alexander, A History of English Literature (Macmillan Pb); Andrew Sanders, The Short
Oxford History of English Literature (Oxford UP); Ulrich Seeber (ed.), Englische
Literaturgeschichte (Metzler). Many of the texts discussed in this survey may be found in the
Norton or the Arnold Anthology of British Literature.
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North American Literatures and Cultures
from the Early 17th to the Late 19th Century
Waldemar Zacharasiewicz, Thu 15-17, Hs B (ab 14.10.)
The course is intended to offer an introduction to literary and cultural documents produced in
North America from the first British settlements in the early 17th century to the closing of the
frontier in the U.S.A. and the settlement of the Canadian prairies. A historical survey will provide
a framework for a reading of selected texts from the colonial period and the development of a
national culture in the U.S.A. in the 19th century and the beginnings of a sense of collective
identity in the Dominion of Canada after 1867. Special attention will be paid to texts reflecting
the Puritan heritage and the emergence of a distinct Southern culture in the U.S.A. Some
consideration will also be given to early attempts to construct a separate national identity in
British North America.
Excerpts of texts to be discussed will be taken from vols. i and ii of the MacMillan Anthology of
American Literature, ed. George McMichael, and other current anthologies. Among the authors
to be considered will be William Bradford and John Smith, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas
Jefferson, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Samuel L. Clemens/Mark Twain. A mastercopy containing
all the texts and including also some excerpts from early accounts of settlements in Canada, (such
as Catherine Parr Traill, The Backwoods of Canada, some humorous sketches by T. C.
Haliburton and poems by C. G. D. Roberts and Bliss Carmen) will be provided.
304/K225: Introductory Seminar
Preconditions (new curriculum): Pass grades in Language Analysis 101 and 102 plus
301/K223 and either 302/K221 or 303/K222. Students who have pass grades in both literature
survey courses will be given preference in case not enough places are available. UmsteigerInnen
with pass grades in Englische Sprachübungen I-IV do not require pass grades in 101 and 102.
Preconditions (old curriculum): Pass grades in K221/302, K222/303, K223/301 necessary.
2st, PS, p.A.
Registration: see chapter Anmeldungen, p.14
These classes deepen and extend the subject matter of the introductory lectures. They are
intended to help students develop a well founded yet independent critical approach to literary
texts. Participants are given a thorough grounding in various skills and techniques required for
the writing of academic papers: the use of works of reference; the use and evaluation of
secondary literature; more about the theory and practice of critical analysis; the correct use of
literary terminology. A selection of literary texts forms the basis for this work. On completing the
class, students should be in a position to take an active part in the literary seminar.
Evaluation is on the basis of classwork, a longer academic essay written in English (10 pages),
and a written final test.
Courses:
18th Century Satire and Satirical Literature
Dieter Fuchs, Wed 16-18, Room 1 (ab 13.10.)
This introductory seminar will be concerned with the (neo)classical genres of satire and the
transgeneric mode of the satirical. It will provide approaches and reading skills relevant not only
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for the field of 18th century literature but for literary and generic studies in general. Students are
expected to read short papers, contribute to class discussion, pass a final test and hand in a term
paper. A master copy with shorter texts such as John Dryden’s Mac Flecknoe, Alexander Pope’s
Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot and Henry Fielding’s Shamela will be available at the beginning of the
semester. Texts to be bought: Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels and John Gay, The Beggar’s
Opera.
New Writing, New Reading
Susanne Reichl, Thu 12-14, Room 4 (ab 14.10.)
In this class we will be looking at fresh and exciting new writing from the UK. We will focus our
attention on the anthologies New Writing 12 and Granta 81: Best of Young British Novelists
2003, both published in 2003, and will also look at individual plays that are currently or have
recently been performed in British theatres. This will give us an idea of current trends,
developments and individual as well as collective concerns in contemporary British writing.
We will also try out new reading practices with these texts (and look at some more established
ones as well), and turn to modern critical theory as well as to recent reading methodology in
order to explore critical and creative reading and writing methods and investigate their potential
for literary interpretation.
A detailed discussion and presentation of students' papers will take place in the shape of a miniconference on a Saturday afternoon. The date of the mini-conference and information on the set
texts will be posted in time before the registration.
A Narrative Coming of Age:
Voices of the American and the Southern Literary Renaissance
Bettina Thurner, Fri 12-14, Room 2 (ab 15.10.)
In this class, we will deal with two cultural periods in American sociocultural history that are
commonly considered to be of crucial significance in the formation of two distinct cultural
identities (one national, one regional).
The American Renaissance, associated with the nineteenth-century flowering of New England, is
said to be characterized by individualism, optimism, and future orientation - an assertive stance
that is countered, though, by voices of a „dark Romanticism“ at that time.
The Southern Renaissance, “taking place” in the American South(s) of the 1930s, is said to be
preoccupied with social ties, with a sense of loss and defeat, and a sense of the past.
We will approach these two cultural models of identity building by investigating the narrative
constructions of identities in a variety of texts of those times.
Introduction to Shakespeare: The Revenge Tragedies (Titus Andronicus, Hamlet)
Gastprofessor Eckart Voigts-Virchow, Mon 12-14, Room 3 (ab 11.10.)
URCHIN (shrugs). I was in a play. They cut my head off in Titus Andronicus. When I write plays, they
will be like Titus.
WILL (pleased). You admire it?
The Urchin nods grimly.
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URCHIN. I liked it when they cut heads off. And the daughter mutilated with knives.
WILL. Oh. What's your name?
URCHIN. John Webster. Here, kitty kitty.
Because a stray cat is nearby. The cat shows an interest. The Urchin passes a white mouse to the cat and
watches the result with sober interest.
URCHIN (Cont'd). Plenty of blood. That is the only writing.
(from: Marc Norman/Tom Stoppard, Shakespeare in Love)
Revenge tragedies, inspired by Seneca and Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, were immensely popular
in Shakespeare's Britain. The concept of “revenge“, however, has recently enjoyed a spectacular
re-entry into both the arenas of culture (Tarantino / Greenaway) and politics (Bin Laden / Bush
Jr.). Based on an introduction to Renaissance theatre and Renaissance Britain, as well as to the
study of Shakespearean drama (and its current performance), the course will analyze two very
dissimilar revenge tragedies, the raw and 'immature' Titus Andronicus (1594) and the
quintessential Shakespearean masterpiece, Hamlet (1601). All participants need a critical edition
of the plays. I further recommend the most recent editions of either the Shakespeare Handbuch
(ed. Ina Schabert, Kroener) or Shakespeares Dramen (Ulrich Suerbaum, UTB).
Assessment: Participation in class, a longer academic essay (10 pages) and a final exam.
Analysing literary texts for scholarly purposes and classroom teaching
Franz-Karl Wöhrer, Mon 10-12, Unterrichtsraum (ab 11.10.)
Participants will be briefly introduced to electronic and conventional methods of bibliographical
research as well as into the theory and practice of the analysis of poetry, narrative fiction and drama.
One special focus will be on the study of motifs, another on narrative technique. The texts discussed
in class will be interpreted against the given cultural background and discussed in the light of the
appropriate literary and cultural tradition(s). Since the course is addressed primarily to future
teachers of English, practical issues relating to the teaching of literature in the EFL classroom will
likewise be considered. – At the first meeting in October, participants will be given the opportunity
to select the texts to be interpreted in class from a list of proposed works. The list will include plays,
poems and short stories from various periods of English, American and Post-Colonial literature,
including e.g. Shakespeare’s Measure For Measure, Peter Whelan’s The Herbal Bed (1996), or
Timberlake Wertenbaker's Credible Witness (2001); poems by Donne, Herbert, Shakespeare,
Milton and Wordsworth and short stories by Hardy, D.H. Lawrence, James Joyce, Eilís Ní
Dhuibhne, Helen Simpson, T. C. Boyle and other authors. (The complete list of texts will be put on
the notice-board by the end of September.)
Requirements: regular attendance, contributions to the discussions in class, oral presentation of a
chosen topic in class (15 mins), handing in of proseminar-paper (3.500 words) one week prior to the
presentation, final test (requiring a thorough knowledge of the texts interpreted in class).
Depending on the number of registrations, there will be one additional
introductory seminar; course details to be announced.
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ANGLOPHONE CULTURAL AND REGIONAL STUDIES
401: Introduction to Cultural and Regional Studies
1st, VO
NO REGISTRATION!
Studierende, die ein positives Zeugnis über diese Lehrveranstaltung benötigen, um im
DARAUF FOLGENDEN Semester die Introduction to Language Teaching I 601 besuchen
zu können, MÜSSEN zum ersten Prüfungstermin (in der letzten Sitzung des Semesters)
antreten. Aus organisatorischen Gründen können Ergebnisse aus dem zweiten
Prüfungstermin NICHT BERÜCKSICHTIGT werden.
Courses:
Introduction to Cultural and Regional Studies
Monika Seidl, Wed 17-18, Hs C2 (ab 13.10.)
This lecture course will introduce students to theoretical approaches, practices and key issues
relevant to the study of culture. Beginning with basic questions such as “How do we talk about
culture?”, “How do we talk about identity?” and “How do we talk about representation?”, we
will proceed to such issues as “culture and the production of meanings”, “culture and spatial
practices” or “culture, time and history”. The course aims at providing an introduction to a range
of methods of inquiry, emphasizing the trans- and multidisciplinary nature of cultural studies.
Introduction to Cultural and Regional Studies
Waldemar Zacharasiewicz, Fri 10-12, Unterrichtsraum (ab 15.10.)
(in block form, every 2nd week)
The introductory course is to explore a number of problem areas especially relevant to a student
interested in getting intimately acquainted with another national culture and ready to prepare
themselves for the roles of mediators between members of different language communities. The
course will deal with general questions concerning conceptions of culture, and will address the
complex issue of the tension between globalization and regionalization apparent in the last
decades of the 20th century. It will introduce key issues and terms, describe some methods of
inquiry practiced in the multidisciplinary field of Cultural Studies and will approach relevant
issues, especially from the angle of Imagology. It will analyze the construction of collective
identities and deal with the related concepts of center and periphery. The texts and phenomena to
be studied are primarily taken from North America, with the American South and Canada
supplying examples for a debate on topics such as ethnicity, regionalism, post-Colonialism and
gender construction.
These and similar issues will also be dealt with in guided workshops, in which a detailed
discussion of issues and concepts introduced in the lecture course will be conducted.
402: Introduction to Cultural and Regional Studies
1st, VK
Registration: see chapter Anmeldungen, p. 13
These classes provide an opportunity to “do” cultural studies and to approach and apply
various theoretical models of culture.
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Requirements: regular attendance, assessment to be based on written and oral work.
Courses:
Dieter Fuchs, Tue 16-17, Unterrichtsraum (ab 12.10.)
Dieter Fuchs, Tue 17-18, Unterrichtsraum (ab 12.10.)
Pat Häusler-Greenfield, Fri 13-14, Unterrichtsraum (ab 15.10.)
Pat Häusler-Greenfield, Fri 14-15, Room 5 (ab 15.10.)
Pat Häusler-Greenfield, Fri 15-16, Room 5 (ab 15.10.)
Klaus Heissenberger, Mon 16-17, Unterrichtsraum (ab 11.10.)
Waldemar Zacharasiewicz, Fri 10-12, Unterrichtsraum (ab 5.11.)
(in block form, every 2nd week)
403/K231: Cultural and Regional Studies: British Civilisation
(anrechenbar als 701 Wahl[pflicht]fach für den neuen Diplomstudienplan,
1. Studienabschnitt)
2st, VO
Pat Häusler-Greenfield, Fri 8-10, Hs B (ab 15.10.)
This introductory course should provide some of the background necessary for a deeper
understanding of the language, literature and culture of the English-speaking world, with special
reference to the UK.
This semester a short introduction to geography and demography will lead into a focus on
history: historical overview; people, places and things (myths and icons); the development of
selected institutions; attitudes to history, heritage and tradition. A look at the political and social
changes that have taken place over the last 50 years will lead on to a discussion of current
unresolved questions such as the nature of the British state and constitution, British identity and
Britain's place in the world (foreign policy, US versus Europe).
Various sources of cultural data will be used and students will be encouraged to develop a
critical attitude towards such material. Concepts and terminology from various disciplines will
be presented and informed use of these will be required in the final examination.
There is no prescribed text but dossiers (collections of information from different sources), study
aids and readings in handout form will be available.
Assessment will be on the basis of a 90-minute examination.
404/K231: Cultural and Regional Studies: American Civilization
2st, VO
A Survey of the Political System of the United States of America
Michael Draxlbauer, Tue 13-15, Hs C2 (ab 12.10.)
This course will offer a survey of the political system of the U.S.A. as it developed from colonial
times through the era of nation-building to the present day. Political alternatives to this system
will be discussed, from a historical perspective (Spanish/Mexican America, French territories
from Canada to Louisiana, the Confederate States of America) as well as a contemporary
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polyethnic perspective (Native American tribal governments, African American models, the
commonwealth of Puerto Rico). Special emphasis will be given to the idiosyncracies of the
American Constitution (including the important Bill of Rights), the three branches of
government (with its system of checks and balances) and the American political parties.
Since the next presidential elections will take place in the fall of 2004, the course will deal
extensively with this event, its agendas, sound bites, and outcome. (Students will be invited to
conduct topical internet research).
The written final examination will address the issues discussed in class.
501: Interdisziplinäre Lehrveranstaltung nach dem
neuen Studienplan für das Diplomstudium
(anrechenbar als K701/K801 nach dem alten Studienplan sowie
als 701 Wahl[pflicht]fach nach dem neuen Studienplan)
2st, AR
Registration see p. 15
Gender Studies: Dancing With Death
Tracing Out Female Subjectivity Between Eros and Thanatos
In Literary Representation Through the Lens of Feminist Theory and Myth
Melanie Feratova-Loidolt, Fri 12-14, Room 5 (ab 15.10.)
This course will focus on a variety of female-and male-authored texts from the Victorian and
early Modernist era where a woman’s quest for autonomous self-articulation and a shared loverelation with a man inevitably intertwines with death. The deeper cultural meaning of this mortal
crisis of female identity can only be grasped through an in-depth engagement with French
feminist philosophical/psychoanalytical theories on the denial of female subjectivity.
Starting out with Simone de Beauvoir’s critique of patriarchal oppressive constructions of
woman as “the Other”, we will turn to Luce Irigaray’s radical critique of woman’s
representational absence and placelessness in the phallic Symbolic and Imaginary. We will
explore how these theoretical perspectives allow us to unlock a psycho-dynamics in the common
thematic pattern which points to a textual deep-structure of female traumatisation and libidinal
self-articulation.
In order to help students to understand the complex argument of post-structuralist feminist
psychoanalytic theory, a variety of "daughter-myths" will be considered.
The following texts will be discussed and analysed:
Prose: Hardy, Thomas. Tess of the d’Urbervilles. (1891)
Woolf, Virginia. The Voyage Out. (1912)
Poetry: Alfred Lord Tennyson. “The Lady of Shalott”(1832), “Mariana”(1830)
Rossetti, Christina. “Shut Out” (1856), Confluents” (1875), “Echo” (1856)
Myths: Oedipus/Antigone, Kore-Persephone, Psyche & Eros, Undine, Echo & Narcissus
A reader with excerpts of feminist theoretical texts and the poetry and myths dealt with will be
provided.
Requirements: regular attendance, participation in critical discussions, oral presentation of a
chosen topic (15 mins), final written or oral examination.
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Gender Studies: “Written on the Body”
Constructions of Lesbian Identities in Theory and Literature
Karin Zettl, Thu 14-16, Room 5 (ab 14.10.)
Registration see p. 15
The aim of the course is to develop an understanding of contemporary lesbian theory and to
analyse literary representations of lesbian identity. Central theoretical questions will be: How can
the concept “lesbian” be defined as an identity category? What constitutes a lesbian text? How
can we define a lesbian literary canon?
After focussing on early lesbian writing by such writers as Radclyffe Hall and Gertrude Stein,
we will put an emphasis on contemporary texts written after the Stonewall riots of 1969, the
birth-period of a new lesbian awareness. Our readings of authors from diverse cultural contexts
such as Adrienne Rich, Rita Mae Brown, Jeanette Winterson, Monique Wittig, Ali Smith, Sarah
Waters or Mary Dorcey will illustrate the complex forms in which lesbian identity can be
constructed in literary texts.
Participants will be required to do a presentation and pass a final test.
Approaching ESP Texts *
Julia Hüttner, Wed 17-19, Room 5 (ab 13.10.)
Registration see p. 15
This is Course 2 of the module on Teaching English for Specific Purposes. In continuation of
Course 1 ("World of Work"), we will focus on ESP texts of different kinds within an applied
linguistic framework. By keeping the overall aim of ESP teaching in mind, we will describe and
analyse the features and structures of a selection of text types, or genres. Besides a reflective
introduction to discourse and genre analysis, this will also entail making use of language
corpora, i.e. computerised collections of texts. It is our aim to learn how to access and work with
text sources as an aid in using and developing teaching materials.
This course falls into three parts: introduction to the applied linguistic framework; practical
experience in analysing ESP genres; and student projects on specific language aspects of an ESP
genre and how they could be taught.
Media Studies: An Introduction
Gastprofessor Eckart Voigts-Virchow, Wed 13:30-15, Room 3 (ab 13.10.)
Registration see p. 15
This course must start from stating the obvious: We live in a thoroughly 'mediatized' world, a
social and cultural environment which is permeated by the media, and, more specifically,
electronic media. We regularly communicate beyond the conditions of bodily presence. One
might say that the media organise absence, expanding and manipulating the continuum of space
and time. The truism reads that the social processes of everyday life are inevitably and
unwittingly determined by our media usage and our media habits. These habits are continually
changed by new media technologies, for instance the increasing substitution or redefinition of
offline media through online media. Taking a cue from definitions and concepts of "the media",
we will address various fields, such as media communication, media codes/signs, media cultures,
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media history, orality vs. literacy, media memory, constructions of media realities, intermediality
and cybercultures. We will then focus on readings of one visual medium (television) and one
aural medium (telephone) in the context of contemporary British culture.
Introductory reading:
More than Meets the Eye. An Introduction to Media Studies, 3rd ed. (Burton 2002)
Further reading:
Einführung in die Medienwissenschaft. Probleme, Methoden, Domänen (Faulstich, UTB 2002),
Texte zur Medientheorie (Helmes & Köster, Reclam 2002), Metzler Lexikon Medientheorie –
Medienwissenschaft (Schanze, Metzler 2002), Media Studies: A Reader. 2nd ed.
(Marris/Thornham, NY UP 1999).
A reader will be available at the beginning of the winter term.
Web resources:
http://www.ccms-infobase.com/
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/index.html
Assessment: Participation in class, an oral presentation, a final exam.
FACHDIDAKTIK/LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION
601: Introduction to Language Teaching I
(anrechenbar als K 603)
Hinweis für Studierende des Lehramtsstudiums nach dem neuen Studienplan:
Diese
Lehrveranstaltung
kann
frühestens
nach
positiver
Absolvierung
der
Einführungslehrveranstaltungen (Studieneingangsphase) und der ILSS 2 (112), also
frühestens ab dem 3. Semester, besucht werden. Danach folgt nach positiver Absolvierung von
Introduction to Language Teaching 1 im ersten Studienabschnitt die Lehrverstaltung
Introduction to Language Teaching 2, die gemeinsam im neuen Studienplan als
Voraussetzung für das Schulpraktikum zu Beginn des zweiten Studienabschnittes gelten.
Hinweis für UmsteigerInnen: Bei Umstieg vor Abschluss der ersten Diplomprüfung gelten die
obigen Bestimmungen. Bei Umstieg nach der ersten Diplomprüfung wird empfohlen, 601 und
602 als freie Wahlfächer zu absolvieren. Eine bereits absolvierte Übung K603 ist äquivalent mit
601.
2st, UE, p.A.
Registration see chapter Anmeldungen, p. 15
The objectives of this course are to prepare students for the Schulpraktikum by focusing on the
diverse roles and tasks of the EFL teacher, the basic concepts of CLT, lesson planning,
classroom management and practical teaching techniques, as well as observation criteria.
Core Content
•
•
•
Teacher's roles
Language learners and foreign language learning
Presenting and explaining
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Classroom management, classroom language
Lesson observation
Planning lessons
The communicative classroom
Teaching vocabulary and teaching listening
Language teaching games
General information on aspects of curricula and syllabuses
There will be opportunity for peer teaching and students will be expected to observe experienced
teachers.
Assessment will be mainly based on portfolios.
Courses:
Susanne Moser-Ramsauer, n.Ü.
Angelika Rieder, Tue 14-16, Room 4 (ab 12.10.)
Angelika Rieder, Thu 12-14, Room 2 (ab 14.10.)
Daniela Weitensfelder, Wed 14-16, Room 1 (ab 13.10.)
602: Introduction to Language Teaching 2
2st, UE, p.A.
Registration see chapter Anmeldungen, p.15
Building on 601 Introduction to Language Teaching 1 this course is another step in the
preparation for the so-called Schulpraktikum. General topics of course 601 will be discussed with
regard to further issues of English language teaching listed below:
Core Content
• Grammar teaching
• Teaching reading, writing and speaking
• Classroom assessment
• Curricula, syllabuses and course design
There will be opportunity for peer teaching and students will be expected to observe experienced
teachers.
Assessment will be mainly based on portfolios.
Courses:
Christian Holzmann, Mon 14-16, Room 1 (ab 11.10.)
[NB: Please note that there will be two blocks (3 hrs each) to replace four
sessions. One will be a Saturday in January, the other one is negotiable.]
N.N., n.Ü.
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K 603: Einführung in die Fachdidaktik des Englischen I
(alter Studienplan)
Hinweis für Studierende des Lehramtsstudiums nach altem Studienplan:
Die Teilprüfung "Fachdidaktik" gehört prinzipiell dem 2. Studienabschnitt an; nur diese
Lehrveranstaltung kann als Voraussetzung für das Schulpraktikum schon im 1. Studienabschnitt
absolviert werden. Es wird aber dringend empfohlen, sie erst zu besuchen, wenn die feste Absicht
besteht, das Schulpraktikum aus Englisch wirklich im unmittelbar darauf folgenden Semester
abzulegen.
2st, UE, p.A.
Registration see chapter Anmeldungen, p.15
The objectives of this course are to prepare students for the Schulpraktikum by focusing on the
diverse roles and tasks of the EFL teacher, the basic concepts of CLT, the teaching of language
skills and systems, lesson planning, classroom management and practical teaching techniques, as
well as observation criteria.
Core Content
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Teacher's and learner's roles
Presenting and explaining
Classroom management, classroom language
Lesson observation
Planning lessons
Giving feedback
Teaching vocabulary and grammar
Teaching the four skills
There will be opportunity for peer teaching and students will be expected to observe experienced
teachers.
Assessment will be mainly based on portfolios.
Courses:
Gabriele Dirnberger, Tue 14-16, Besprechungszimmer (ab 12.10.)
Barara Mehlmauer-Larcher, Wed 12-14, Room 1 (ab 13.10.)
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2. STUDIENABSCHNITT
PART II (COURSES FOR 2ND DIPLOMA EXAMINATION)
SPRACHKOMPETENZ/LANGUAGE SKILLS
By the end of your course of studies you should have reached a level of English that has been
described as ‘Mastery’. This does not imply a native-speaker-like command of the language, it
simply means that you are a very advanced or highly proficient user of English, with a wide
range of different language competencies at your disposal. You will be equally at home using
English for day-to-day personal or public communication, or for teaching, or for any other
professional activity for which you have the relevant subject qualifications.
At this stage in your studies you may want to ‘specialise’, which is why the Topic Related
Courses round off the language programme. Here you can choose from various options that
interest you or are relevant to your present or future needs, for instance English for Specific
Purposes, Creative Writing, Academic Writing Skills, Advanced Oral Skills, Literary
Translation, The Language of Newspapers / Magazines. Details of the courses available in the
current semester appear below.
OVERVIEW Language Skills, Part II
NR.
121
122
123 - 126
TITLE
Advanced Integrated
Language Skills 1
(AILS 1)
Advanced Integrated
Language Skills 2
(AILS 2)
Topic-related course
TYPE
SEMESTER
HOURS
UE
2
UE
2
UE
2
Students on the old curriculum:
Since the old type Englische Sprachübungen V / VI are no longer taught, students on the old
curriculum have to obtain pass grades in three courses from the new curriculum in order to
complete the language competence component. One of these courses must involve translation
(121), another must focus on advanced writing (122, 123) and the third class is to be chosen from
the remaining codes. In accordance with regulations for the old curriculum, language courses of
the second part of studies need not be taken in a particular sequence. Depending on availability it
will be possible to attend two classes (with different codes!) in one term. Registration for the
second class is from 11-15 October in the central office.
Please note: If you have already completed Englische Sprachübungen V and VI, registration for
a topic related course (Freifach K 801) is only possible in the Nachmeldefrist. Students who
have not yet completed the language programme are given preference.
Students on the new curriculum:
If you have already passed the first diploma examination, you can choose from all code numbers.
In this case - and depending on availability - it is also possible to register for a second course
(with a different code) in the Nachmeldefrist (11-15 October central office). If, however, you
have not yet completed the first part of studies, registration is only possible for 121, this being
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the only language competence course that can be brought forward, regardless of whether you are
a Diplom- or a Lehramts-candidate.
Lehramtsstudierende should keep in mind that for them 121, 122 (in this sequence!) plus one
topic related course are obligatory. (It is, of course, possible to complete additional topic related
courses under the heading of “Freie Wahlfächer”).
The courses "World of Work 1" and "World of Work 2" (124) have been designed as part of the
new ESP module (see page 47) and are thus especially recommended to students (on both the old
and the new curriculum) who intend to complete all parts of the ESP module. Contact Mag. B.
Mehlmauer-Larcher if you are interested.
121, 122: Advanced Integrated Language Skills 1 & 2
The overall concern of these courses is to enhance linguistic awareness and sensitivity.
The aim of 121 AILS 1 is to use the analysis and production of texts in English and German to
enable participants to gain insights into the way specific languages work, on the basis of
comparing and contrasting different types of texts in these two languages. The approach used
will be wide-ranging, from examining details of linguistic usage to considering the cultural
background and the ‘clash of cultures’. This will involve both translation criticism and practical
translation between English and German. Having successfully completed the course, students
should find that they are better equipped to function as ‘transcultural mediators’.
Assessment will be based on homework, classwork and tests.
The aim of 122 AILS 2 is to help students generate original texts of various kinds, with special
emphasis on essays of a general as well as an academic nature. The overall concern at this level
is to develop sensitivity to stylistic differences and to help students handle the wide range of
lexical and syntactic options available in English.
Courses:
121
Harriet Anderson, Wed 9-10:30, Room 1 (ab 13.10.)
Leigh H. Bailey, Tue 16-18, Room 2 (ab 12.10.)
Leigh H. Bailey, Thu 15-17, Room 2 (ab 14.10.)
Bryan Jenner, Tue 10-12, Room 1 (ab 12.10.)
Peter Kislinger, Thu 14-16, Besprechungszimmer (ab 14.10.)
Isobel Lipold-Stevens, Mon 10-12, Room 4 (ab 11.10.)
122
Pat Häusler-Greenfield, Tue 14-16, Room 1 (ab 12.10.)
Topic Related Courses (TRCs)
2st, UE, p.A.
Registration see chapter Anmeldungen, p.12
Courses:
123: Theater-Related Writing (American English)
Martin Buxbaum, Thu 16-18, Room 4 (ab 14.10.)
The purpose of this course is to develop a deeper understanding of different theater-related types
of writing and to practice a varied selection of them, thereby honing one's general writing skills
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in different areas as well as one's ability to produce coherent texts in various genres. Text types
to be studied and produced include theater review (journalism), close analysis of a scene
(academic), rehearsal journal (personal), and a dramatic scene of your own (creative). Each text
type will be produced in two drafts, with individual feedback in between. Some tasks will require
attending an English-language performance or rehearsals at various theaters in Vienna.
Course requirements
Participants will be asked to write a first and second draft of the following theater-related text
types:
• theater review
• analysis of a scene
• rehearsal journal
• scene
Grading scheme
Each of the four different text types will be worth 20% of the final grade. 10% participation.
10% final test.
124: World of Work 1 (ESP*)
Liselotte Pope-Hofmann, Mon 13-15, Room 4 (ab 11.10.)
This course is an elective for students on the new curriculum but may be taken as an optional
class (K 801) by students on the old curriculum, depending on availability. It has been designed
as part of the new ESP module and thus is based on the assumption that participants will
complete all parts of the ESP module.
It offers students an introduction to text types relevant in a wide range of professional contexts,
e.g. business, tourism, marketing, technology, fashion, design, food science and horticulture.
The overall aim of the course is to develop students' expertise and to increase their selfconfidence in dealing with specialist texts. The skills acquired in the course are of particular
relevance for future teachers at "BHS" schools as well as for students who intend to use English
in a professional context other than teaching.
Semester grades will be based on continuous assessment and a written exam.
124: World of Work 2 (ESP*)
Amy Krois-Lindner, Fri 10-11:30, Room 4 (ab 15.10.)
World of Work II is a new course offered in addition to World of Work I, and can be taken as
Course 1 or Course 4 in the ESP module. The course offers students an introduction to key
concepts and text types from a range of professional contexts, including business, law,
technology, science and medicine. The overall aim of the course is to develop students' expertise
and to increase their self-confidence in dealing with specialist texts. Attention will be paid to
developing strategies for dealing with unfamiliar content areas, with an emphasis on analyzing
relevant text types. The skills acquired in the course will be of use to future ESP teachers as well
as to students who intend to use English in a professional context other than teaching.
Semester grades will be based on continuous assessment (including an oral presentation) and a
written final exam.
This course is an elective for students on the new curriculum but may be taken as an optional
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class (K 801) by students on the old curriculum, depending on availability. It has been designed
as part of the new ESP module and thus is based on the assumption that participants will
complete all parts of the ESP module.
125: Advanced Oral Presentation Skills
Harriet Anderson, Tue 12-14, Room 2 (ab 12.10.)
Aims: The ability to speak with ease and impact is central to both academic and professional
life. This course aims to help you to do just that.
Content: We will deal with oral presentation skills in all their variety:
• vocal elements eg. releasing your voice, expressiveness, pacing, pitch and volume
• physical elements eg. centering techniques, gesture, use of space and poise
• verbal elements eg. useful phrases, strategies to increase impact, giving and receiving
feedback, structuring content
• audience elements eg. understanding your audience, building rapport with individuals and
groups, adapting to situation
The focus will be on learning by doing and developing personal presence. You will have the
opportunity to practise a wide range of speaking activities.
Assessment: Class participation; a written analysis of your formal oral presentation given in
class; a scrapbook to be handed in at the end of the semester.
127, 128: Language Tuition
für WahlfachanglistInnen im neuen Studienplan bzw. für
ZweitfachanglistInnen (Diplomstudium) im alten Studienplan (K 411/K 412)
2st, UE
Registration: see p. 13
Precondition: Pass grade in Language in Use 2 (114/K 104).
N.N., course 127: n.Ü.
course 128: n.Ü.
Details to be provided on the noticeboard.
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NEW – NEW – NEW – NEW – NEW – NEW – NEW – NEW
Since October 2002 our department has been offering a new module on:
TEACHING ENGLISH
FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP)
ESP is an expanding field which opens up new career perspectives for students of English:
• teaching in business & vocational schools (HAK, HBLA, HTL)
• adult education
• occupational fields outside the teaching profession (e.g. journalism, cultural management,
marketing, advertising)
AIMS:
9 introduce students to selected content areas
9 enable students to work with ESP texts
9 prepare students for different teaching contexts
COURSES:
• World of Work 1 (2 W.Std.)
• World of Work 2 (2 W.Std.)
• Approaching ESP Texts (2 W.Std.)
• ESP Methodology (2 W.Std.)
alternative to WoW 1 or 2: Æ 1 external course (2 W.Std., for
information go to our homepage)
STRUCTURE OF MODULE:
Participants should start with one of the World of Work courses and then do
Approaching ESP Texts and ESP Methodology (prerequisite for this course:
Fachdidaktik I/K 603 or Introduction to Language Teaching 1&2). The external
course or the other World of Work course can be done at any time.
2 The following courses are offered in the winter semester: 2
World of Work 1: Dr. Pope-Hoffmann, Mon 13-15, Room 4
World of Work 2: Mag. Krois-Lindner, Fri 10-11:30, Room 4
ESP Methodology: Mag. Mehlmauer-Larcher, Tue 14-16, UR
Approaching ESP Texts: Mag. Hüttner, Wed 17-19, Room 5
WICHTIG: alter Studienplan Æ anrechenbar als Freifächer
neuer Studienplan Æ anrechenbar als (verpflichtende) Wahlfächer
Registration: barbara.mehlmauer-larcher@univie.ac.at
For further information visit: www.univie.ac.at/Anglistik/ESP or come to
our info-meeting with a last possibility to register:
6 October 2004, 2 pm, Computerraum (first floor)
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SPRACHWISSENSCHAFT/LINGUISTICS
221/K518, K531: Core Lecture Linguistics
Bitte beachten Sie: Wegen der angespannten Personalsituation im Bereich der Sprachwissenschaft kann nicht garantiert werden, dass im Sommersemester 2005 sowohl die Core
Lecture (221) als auch die sprachhistorische Vorlesung (K 517, alter Studienplan)
angeboten werden. Bitte beziehen Sie diese Möglichkeit eines eingeschränkten Angebots im
Sommersemester bereits jetzt in Ihre Studienplanung ein.
This lecture course is intended as a follow-up to the Introduction to Linguistics of the first part of
studies and will introduce students to different theoretical and descriptive approaches (including
their historical background where appropriate) in order to prepare them for the more
specialised work in advanced Seminars and other courses.
Students are expected to do extensive reading on their own based on an obligatory reading list
provided during the term, and will be examined both on the lecture itself and the reading list.
Lehramtsstudenten who have already opted for the „Neue Studienplan“ can either take the exam
at the end of this course as a credit or be examined on the topics of this lecture in a final exam
(„Fachprüfung“).
Core Lecture
2st, VO
Dieter Kastovky, Tue 10-12, Unterrichtsraum (ab 12.10.)
This lecture will deal with phonology (the study of sound structure), morphology (the study of
word structure both from an inflectional and a derivational point of view), morphonology (the
interaction of phonology and morphology), and semantics (the study of meaning) both from a
theoretical and a descriptive point of view. It will also include an historical perspective, although
the focus will be on the synchronic aspect. The lecture is intended as a follow up on the
Introduction to Linguistics course of the first „Studienabschnitt“ and will introduce students to
different theoretical and descriptive approaches (including their historical background) in the
domains mentioned above in order to prepare them for the more specialised work in advanced
Seminars and other courses.
There will be an obligatory reading list accompanying the lecture, and students will be examined
both with regard to the lecture itself and the reading list.
222, 821/K511, K512: Linguistics Seminar
2st, SE, p.A.
Courses:
Pidgins and Creoles
Gastprofessor Magnus Huber, Thu 16-18, Besprechungszimmer
This seminar focuses on English-lexicon Pidgins and Creoles, languages that came into existence
through the contact of English with other languages, mainly in the era of British overseas
expansion from the 17th century onwards. We will look at representative varieties from both the
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Atlantic and the Pacific regions and discuss their history, interrelationship, sociolinguistics, and
linguistic structure. There will be theory-related components at the beginning and the end of the
course, which will mainly deal with and evaluate the different models explaining Pidgin and
Creole genesis.
Hard Fact or Humbug (Critical Appraisal 1)
Nikolaus Ritt, Mon 10-12, Room 3
Normal empirical science works on the assumption that there is indeed a world ‘out there’ and
that we can gain actual knowledge of it. In practice, however, developing reliable models of any
aspect of the universe is a daunting task, particularly since our common sense deceives us more
often than not. This is why the academic community has tried to develop strict criteria which
theories and explanations need to fulfil if they are to count as truly ‘scientific’. In this seminar
we shall learn about some of these criteria and try to apply them to selected theories that have
been proposed to explain aspects of human language in general, or of English in particular, and
try to determine how seriously they deserve to be taken.
Please note: oral presentations will take place during a Seminar Conference on a Friday
afternoon and all day Saturday (most probably on 3 and 4 December), concurrently with Prof.
Seidlhofer’s seminar. Full participation in this conference is essential.
Cogent argument or wishful thinking? (Critical Appraisal 2)
Barbara Seidlhofer, Tue 12-14, Room 5
This seminar will pursue the same objectives as Prof. Ritt's seminar, but will examine work in
different areas, notably applied linguistics. We shall undertake a critical appraisal of influential
work in, for instance, intercultural communication, second language acquisition, language
teaching and learning, and critical discourse analysis. For the general rationale for the seminar,
please see Prof. Ritt's description above.
Please note: oral presentations will take place during a Seminar Conference on a Friday
afternoon and all day Saturday (most probably on 3 and 4 December), concurrently with Prof.
Ritt's seminar. Full participation in this conference is essential.
Sociolinguistic aspects of English
Herbert Schendl, Thu 10-12, Room 1
This seminar looks at the multiple relations between language and society and discusses a variety
of sociolinguistic issues of modern English(es). In the final part of the seminar we shall extend
our focus to include the sociolinguistic analysis of earlier stages of English (‘sociohistorical
linguistics’) as well. This combination of topics relating to the present and to past linguistic
periods should also further the awareness of the interrelation of linguistic variation and change.
Requirements: Introductory test on the contents of the text book (see below); written seminar
paper and oral presentation; active participation in class.
Text book: Wardhaugh, Ronald. 2001. An introduction to sociolinguistics. 4th ed. Blackwell
There will be one additional linguistic seminar;
course details to be announced.
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223: Linguistics course (interactive)
1st, AR
Registration see p. 15
Controversies in Applied Linguistics
Barbara Seidlhofer, Wed 12-14, Room 5 (ab 13.10.)
[The group will meet for two hours per week, but only in the first half of term (finishing
late November or early December).]
This 'interactive' course aims to involve participants in a critical (and lively) engagement with
issues on which applied linguists take very different positions. The controversies which resulted
from these different positions concern areas such as the global spread of English, the relevance
of corpus linguistics for foreign language teaching, critical discourse analysis, second language
acquisition as well as the nature of applied linguistics itself. Based on these readings, participants
will be invited to evaluate the arguments put forward by various scholars, and to investigate and
debate their own reactions to these controversies. It is hoped that in addition to the engagement
with important issues, this course will also prove helpful to participants for the development of
their own skills in academic writing and arguing their case.
Textbook: Controversies in Applied Linguistics, ed. Barbara Seidlhofer; Oxford University
Press 2003.
225: Linguistics course (interactive)
(für Lehramtsstudierende nach dem neuen Studienplan auch alternativ zu 223 wählbar)
2st, AR
Registration see p. 15
Subject to availability places will also be allotted in the first lesson. Priority is given to
students on the new curriculum for whom attendance of such classes is compulsory.
Courses:
Dialects of British and American English
(anrechenbar als descriptive linguistics-Modul 226/228 und als K 518/K 531)
Gastprofessor Magnus Huber, Thu 12-14, Room 5 (ab 14.10.)
This course is a practical, hands-on approach to the description and analysis of geographical
varieties of English in Britain and America. The first weeks of the semester will be devoted to a
review of basic notions and methods in dialectology, as well as to a survey of important dialectal
projects and their findings. The bulk of the seminar will, however, be research oriented.
Participants will work in small teams, each in charge of (a) specific dialect(s). These research
teams will regularly report their progress to the whole course, and we will discuss theoretical and
practical problems and possible solutions together. Broadly speaking, the work of the teams will
consist of four phases: (1) familiarisation with the dialect through the literature, (2) data
collection and evaluation (in this step we will locate audio material and assess its suitability for
the project. Data will be drawn from the growing body of dialect recordings available on the
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Internet), (3) transcription of the sound material, and (4) analysis and presentation of the
findings. The final section of the seminar will bring the results of the individual teams together
and ideally make them available on a website.
Requirements: basic computer and Internet literacy.
Sociolinguistic methods and description
(anrechenbar für das descriptive linguistics-Modul 226/228 und als K 518/K 531)
Gastprofessor Magnus Huber, Wed 12-13:30, Room 3 (ab 13.10.)
Registration see p. 15
This course provides a practical introduction to theories and methods in sociolinguistics, the
study of language in society. We will start by reviewing important principles and assumptions of
the field, discuss selected seminal sociolinguistic studies, and get to know some socially
sensitive variables. This section of the course will also contain an introduction to the main forms
of data collection, such as structured, unstructured, or rapid anonymous interview, telephone
survey, participant observation, analysis of an existing corpus, etc. The majority of the following
sessions will be devoted to practical work. Small groups of participants will work out their own
sociolinguistic projects and present them to the course, where their feasibility will be discussed
and improvements suggested. The groups will then collect their data and inform the course about
their findings. Together, we will talk about suitable ways of investigating the material gathered
by the individual teams and thus learn about the different ways of sociolinguistic data analysis
and presentation, their advantages and disadvantages. It is planned that the data and final results
will be made available on the Internet.
Requirements: basic computer and Internet literacy is helpful but not essential.
Aspects of Middle English
(anrechenbar für historical linguistics-Modul 226/228 und als K 531/K 532)
Herbert Schendl, Tue 14-16, Room 3 (ab 12.10.)
Registration see p. 15
‘Middle English’ (ME) is a cover term for a number of varieties of the English language used for
about four centuries after the Norman Conquest, a time when no generally accepted Standard
variety of English existed. This course will look at a wide range of non-literary and literary texts
from different regions and subperiods, provide the extralinguistic background of the period and
look at selected linguistic aspects of ME, making use of the main tools available for the study of
ME.
Requirements: Participation in class, assignments, final exam.
226/236: Linguistik-Modul: Special linguistics course
A 'module' consists of two courses of 2 semester hours (2st) each, which are topically related
and thus form a thematic unity. (Please note: a module can only contain one lecture course.) At
the moment, three such modules are offered in English linguistics:
1. Historical linguistics
2. Applied linguistics
3. Descriptive linguistics
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These courses have the numbers 226/228 and 236/238. Usually at least one course in historical
linguistics and applied linguistics is offered every semester, so that students can finish a module
within two to three semesters. Modules from other areas of linguistics (e.g. descriptive
linguistics) are also offered, but less regularly, so that it may take longer to complete such a
module.
Courses:
Varieties of English around the world
(anrechenbar für das descriptive linguistics-Modul 226 und als K 518/K 531/K 532)
Gastprofessor Magnus Huber, Thu 8-10, Unterrichtsraum (ab 14.10.)
2st, VO
The English language has seen an enormous geographical spread since British overseas
expansion started in the 17th century. Today English is spoken as a mother tongue by about 300
million people. About the same number speaks English as a second language in countries all
over the world. Thus, there are many more speakers of English outside than inside the language’s
original “home”, England. It is no wonder that this geographical diversity has led to linguistic
variety, so that today linguists speak of different “English languages” or “Englishes”. This
lecture will focus on the historical development, the forms, and the functions of standard and
non-standard varieties of English around the globe. We will look at the English of countries
where it is spoken as a first language by the majority of the population, like the United States or
Australia. We will also examine the case of a number of states in e.g. Africa or Asia, where
English has (quasi-) official status and fulfils important national functions but where most of the
people have a different mother tongue. Another focus of the seminar will be English Pidgins and
Creoles, spoken in the Caribbean, West Africa, and Melanesia, among others. Part of the lecture
will furthermore be devoted to the different ways of classifying World Englishes and to recent
theoretical approaches in the field.
Bitte beachten Sie: Wegen der angespannten Personalsituation im Bereich der Sprachwissenschaft kann nicht garantiert werden, dass im Sommersemester 2005 sowohl die Core
Lecture (221) als auch die sprachhistorische Vorlesung (K 517, alter Studienplan)
angeboten werden. Bitte beziehen Sie diese Möglichkeit eines eingeschränkten Angebots im
Sommersemester bereits jetzt in Ihre Studienplanung ein.
Explaining English historically
(anrechenbar für das historical linguistics-Modul und als K 517/K 531/K 532)
Nikolaus Ritt, Wed 15-17, Hs C2 (ab 13.10.)
2st, VO
This lecture will challenge Ferdinand de Saussure’s position that languages cannot be explained
historically as well as Roger Lass’ position that language change cannot be explained at all.
Instead, it will be proposed that no language can be fully understood except as a historical object,
and that language change can be explained even if it might not be predictable. Historical
explanations of selected properties of English will be developed and compared to a-historical
ways of accounting for them. Also, a variety of attempts to explain linguistic changes will be
critically discussed and evaluated.
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LITERATURWISSENSCHAFT/LITERATURE
Grundsätzlich sind alle literaturwissenschaftlichen Lehrveranstaltungen des
2. Studienabschnitts für Studierende nach dem neuen Studienplan für den
Schwerpunktbereich (Wahlmodule 326/328, 336/338) anrechenbar. Bedenken Sie
jedoch, dass ein 4-stündiges Modul nicht mehr als eine Vorlesung enthalten darf,
und dass ein Modul den Bestimmungen des Studienplans (siehe Wegweiser zum
Anglistikstudium) entsprechen soll.
Alter Studienplan: alle literaturwissenschaftlichen Lehrveranstaltungen des
2. Studienabschnitts sind als K 531/K 532 anrechenbar.
321: Literature course
2st, VO
Courses:
Restoration and Eighteenth Century Drama
(anrechenbar für das Literaturmodul 326 und als K 525/K 531/K 532)
Margarete Rubik, Fri 14-16, Unterrichtsraum (ab 15.10.)
This lecture will survey the development of English drama from the Restoration to the end of the
18th century. We will discuss various typical genres popular at the time, analyse a number of
plays illustrating the characteristic modes of writing, describe the careers and work of the bestknown playwrights of the period, but also focus on the political, social and economic conditions
which shaped the drama of the era. More conspicuously than in later periods the dramatists were
involved in political quibbles and were fiercely partisan. They had to adjust their plays to
changing tastes and audiences, on whose support they depended for their income. They were
often writing for specific theatres and with specific actors in view, and were at the mercy of
powerful theatre managers. So the analysis of English drama at the period will also involve a
history of the English stage and a discussion of the political and social background that gave rise
to these plays.
The texts on the reading list will include plays by Dryden, Otway, Etherege, Goldsmith, Aphra
Behn and other authors. Recommended reading: Short Oxford History of English Literature
(Sanders 1996).
Modern Regional Fiction: The Literature of the Deep South
(anrechenbar für das Literaturmodul und als K 524/K 531/K 532)
Waldemar Zacharasiewicz, Wed 10-12, Unterrichtsraum (ab 13.10.)
The lecture course will survey the rich literary heritage of a subsection of the American South
which has shown remarkable literary fertility since the 1920s. The course will consider the
paradox of the social and economic backwardness and the exceptional cultural productivity of
states like Mississippi and Georgia, and will reflect on the resources which made a cultural
flowering possible. Among the authors who will be considered in addition to William Faulkner
will be Eudora Welty and Elizabeth Spencer from MS, Margaret Mitchell, Carson McCullers,
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Erskine Caldwell, Flannery O’Connor, Harry Crews and Alice Walker from Georgia, Walker
Percy, J. Kennedy Toole, and Ernest Gaines from Louisiana, and Josephine Humphreys from
South Carolina. The texts chosen for analysis will reveal the continuation of contrasted
patriarchal and popular traditions, but also the significant contributions of women writers in the
context of diverse forms of Southern culture as shaped by race, gender, and class.
The course will also include a consideration of musical forms rooted in the South which are
meanwhile a part of global culture. It is also intended to prepare students for participation in an
interdisciplinary field trip through the Deep South in 2005.
322, 821/K521, K522: Literary Seminar
2st, SE, p.A.
Requirements: regular attendance, active participation in class, seminar paper (ca. 20-25 pp.)
Courses:
Historiographic Metafiction
Ewald Mengel, Wed 10-12, Room 4
According to Linda Hutcheon, the continuous crossing and blurring of boundary lines between
fact and fiction is one of the most remarkable features of postmodern narration. This is especially
characteristic of the genre of historiographic metafiction in which history is rewritten from a
number of surprising perspectives, and in which the reflection about the possibilities and
impossibilities of narrating history in an objective way becomes the dominant occupation of the
story teller. In this seminar, we shall deal with a number of novels from the second half of the
20th century. The students are expected to give oral presentations on a topic of their choice, and
to participate actively in the discussions. A list of topics is available in a preparatory meeting at
the end of June (please watch notice board!). An essay of about 22-25 pages and a final written
examination in the last week of the term guarantee full credit.
Texts: Maureen Duffy, Illuminations; Peter Ackroyd, Chatterton; Graham Swift, Waterland;
Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot; Stephen Fry, Making History (all available as Pbs).
Women as subjects of poetry and short fiction
Margarete Rubik, Fri 10-12, Room 5
In this seminar we will discuss a number of shorter texts, written in different centuries and by
both male and female authors, which take women as their subject. Texts will range from
Restoration and 18th century poetry to stories by Atwood, Lessing or McEwan. The focus,
however, will be on 20th century literature. We will compare the ways women and their problems
are described, counterpoint perspectives and attitudes, analyse linguistic strategies and deal with
general issues of form and style. We will address topics such as gender relations in their various
forms, female solidarity, a female language, mother-daughter relationships or the reaction to
death. Students can choose whether they want to write their paper on poetry or a narrative text.
In class, all the texts will be discussed and compared.
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Edwardian vs. Georgian Fiction
Rudolf Weiss, Tue 10-12, Room 2
The somewhat antagonistic note in the title of this course has been adopted from Virginia Woolf,
who introduced it into the critical discourse on narrative in several of her essays. This champion
of modernism distinguishes between Edwardian (i.e.old-fashioned) and Georgian (i.e. modern)
fiction. In this seminar we will explore two texts by novelists who came under heavy attack from
Woolf – Arnold Bennett's Anna of the Five Towns (1902) and H.G. Wells's Kipps (1905) – and
some narratives by writers who found Woolf's approval – short stories by Katherine Mansfield,
E. M. Forster's Howards End (1910), and Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway (1925). In our
analyses of these short stories and novels we will use Woolf's aesthetics of fiction outlined in her
essays as a critical yardstick, which, in turn, will be subjected to close scrutiny.
Ireland and the Irish in Contemporary Short Fiction
Franz-Karl Wöhrer, Thu 10-12, Room 4
The seminar will focus on contemporary short stories by Irish writers dealing with various
aspects of Irish life and society – the confrontation between tradition and modernity, home and
migration – and the mystique of Irish sites and landscapes. Students are expected not only to
analyse the relevant generic, narratological and thematic aspects of the stories, but also to
explore typical features of "Irishness" – aspects of Irish mentality, spirituality, history or the
ancient cultural heritage with its myths, superstitions. The twelve stories selected for in-depth
analysis include texts by distinguished authors like William Trevor and Maeve Binchy, as well
as works by aspiring "new Irish voices" such as Eilís Ní Dhuibhne, Cathy Kelly, Evelyn Conlon
and others. Participants are expected to submit a seminar paper of 8.000 to 10.000 words and to
offer a clearly structured oral presentation (complete with handout) in class. Students are
required to actively undertake their own critical interpretation.
Requirements: regular attendance, active participation in the forum discussions, oral
presentation (20 minutes), submission of a handout, final essay.
Transatlantic Links: American Literature
in the Revolutionary and Early National Periods
Waldemar Zacharasiewicz, Tue 16-18, Room 5
This seminar will explore the close relationships between a wide range of American texts from
the late 18th and early 19th centuries and their literary models or pre-texts in British literature
before the “Declaration of Cultural Independence” in Emerson’s American Scholar. Prose
narratives, essays and sketches, satiric and sentimental novels, and a play will be analyzed and
put in their socio-cultural contexts, showing the adaptation of existing literary and cultural
models from the mother country and the time lag characteristic of colonial literatures.
Among the texts to be analyzed will be S. H. Rowson, Charlotte Temple, Joel Barlow, The Hasty
Pudding, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, Modern Chivalry (excerpts), J. N. Barker, The Indian
Princess, essays and sketches from Washington Irving’s Sketch Book, narratives by J. K.
Paulding and J. F. Cooper, The Pioneers.
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Cultural Studies Seminar
(anrechenbar nur als 821/K 522)
Shakespearean Negotiations and Shakesploitation
(anrechenbar auch für das Cultural Studies-Modul 438 sowie als K 701)
Monika Seidl, Wed 11-13, Room 2
This seminar will be theory-centred and will focus on the new historicism and on cultural studies
as two cultural analytical strategies. We will first look at the study of Shakespeare from the
perspectives and methodologies of new historicism and of cultural studies. In this part of the
seminar, you should examine one phenomenon, namely Shakespeare, from two different angles.
At the same time, you will explore the strengths and weaknesses of the approaches under
consideration in relation to specific questions posed. The second part of the seminar will focus
on your papers. You will be required to adopt and adapt new historicist and cultural studies
tenets when applying them to the analysis of cultural texts in the widest sense.
Requirements: paper presentation (seminar conference format on a Friday afternoon and
Saturday before Christmas, attendance obligatory), research paper of 20 (minimum) to 25 pages
(maximum).
323: Literature course (interactive)
1st, AR
Registration: see p. 15
Subject to availability places will also be allotted in the first lesson. Priority is given to
students on the new curriculum for whom attendance of such classes is compulsory.
Courses:
Representative Prose Fiction from Canada Written in English since 1945
Gastprofessor Rosmarin Heidenreich, Wed 14-15, Room 5 (ab 13.10.)
(60 min. units, last class in mid-December)
This course will trace developments in Canadian fiction written in English since the second
world war. The works to be studied will be examined against the socio-cultural background of
Canada’s emergence from British-dominated cultural values into the “post-colonial” era.
The literary corpus will consist of the following texts:
Hugh MacLennan, Two Solitudes [novel]
Margaret Laurence, The Stone Angel [novel]
Adele Wiseman, The Sacrifice [novel]
*Margaret Atwood, The Edible Woman [novel]
Rohinton Mistry, Tales from the Firozsha Baag [linked short stories]
*optional
Note: As most of these texts are of substantial length, students are advised to read as many of
them as possible before the course begins.
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Modern British Short Stories
Ewald Mengel, Tue 15-16, Room 5 (ab 12.10.)
Registration: see p. 15
This workshop is meant for future teachers of English who want to read and discuss short stories
with their pupils at grammar school level. Week after week, students are expected to teach a new
short story unit in class, using all the didactic and pedagogical tools, media, etc. they deem
necessary. Since the term has only 14 weeks, team teaching (or the sharing of a task) is possible.
At the end of the term, however, all students have to hand in their unit in a written form.
Texts to be read: Christopher Dolley (ed.), The Penguin Book of English Short Stories;
Malcolm Bradbury (ed.), Modern British Short Stories (Penguin Pb).
Literature and Music II
(auch anrechenbar als K 526)
Rudolf Weiss, Tue 14-15, Room 5 (ab 12.10.)
Registration: see p. 15
This course is intended as a sequel to a similar class in the last summer term; however,
participation in the first part is not a requirement for registering for the present class. In this
interdisciplinary workshop we will explore various aspects of the interrelation between literature
and music, focusing on musical and literary texts from the 17th to the 20th century; these will
include Shakespeare's Othello and the (well-known) operatic version by Verdi and the (less wellknown) setting by Rossini, poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and James Joyce which have
been set to music by Edward Elgar and Samuel Barber, respectively. Another interesting musical
adaptation we will look at is Benjamin Britten's opera The Turn of the Screw, based on the short
story by Henry James. Moreover, we may attempt to address such questions as the
musicalization of fiction (e.g. Virginia Woolf's short story 'String Quartet') and the function of
music in some contemporary dramas (e.g. Peter Shaffer's Amadeus). Suggestions from
participants are also welcome.
Requirements: regular attendance, participation in discussion, one presentation in class, two
short essays.
325/328: Literature course (interactive):
(für Lehramtsstudierende nach dem neuen Studienplan alternativ zu 323 wählbar)
2st, AR
Registration: see p. 15
Subject to availability places will also be allotted in the first lesson. Priority is given to
students on the new curriculum for whom attendance of such classes is compulsory.
Courses:
Representative Novels of English-speaking Canada since 1945
(anrechenbar für das Literaturmodul und als K 524/K 531)
Gastprofessor Rosmarin Heidenreich, Mon 12-14, Unterrichtsraum (ab 11.10.)
(120 min. units, last class in mid-December)
This course will examine a series of significant Canadian novels written in English, focussing on
region and ethnicity rather than on chronological sequence. While the novels to be studied share
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the common overriding theme of coming of age, the experiences described in them also reflect
the ethnic and regional diversity that is specific to Canada.
The literary corpus will consist of the following texts:
Mordecai Richler, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Margaret Laurence, The Diviners
Joy Kogawa, Obasan
Beatrice Culleton, In Search of April Raintree
Sandra Birdsell, The Russlander
Robertson Davies, Fifth Business
Note: As most of these novels are of substantial length, students are advised to read as many of
them as possible before the course begins.
The English Novel in the Second Half of the 20th Century
(anrechenbar für das Literaturmodul und als K 524/K 531)
Ewald Mengel, Wed 14-16, Unterrichtsraum (ab 13.10.)
Registration: see p. 15
This workshop will deal with the following selection of novels: Iris Murdoch, Under the Net;
John Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Woman; Angela Carter, Nights at the Circus; David
Lodge, Small World; A.S. Byatt, Possession; Ian McEwan, Black Dogs; Martin Amis, Dead
Babies; all available as Pbs. The intention is to outline the various forms, conventions, and
functions of English novel writing in the second half of the 20th century. The novels will be
firmly embedded in the cultural context of their time. Students are expected to attend regularly,
to play an active role in the discussions, to give an oral presentation on a topic of their choice,
and to write a final seminar paper (12-15 pages). Instead of writing a paper, a final (written) test
is also possible. Topics for presentations will be available in class in the second week of the
term.
Witchcraft Dialogues – Dialogues of Witches:
Witches and Witch Persecution in Elizabethan and Jacobean History and Drama
(anrechenbar für das Literaturmodul und als K 525/K 531)
Franz-Karl Wöhrer & Heidelinde Prüger (team teaching), Thu 14-16, UR (ab 14.10.)
Registration: see p. 15
While the experiences, thoughts, activities and powers that "witchcraft" encompasses have
increasingly become a source of interest and debate, literary scholars have often shunned the
analysis of witchcraft as an appropriate domain of investigation. This interdisciplinary work-shop
will explore the phenomenon of witchcraft and the witch-hunts in Elizabethan and Jacobean
England and Scotland both from the historical context of the European witchcraze of the 16th and
17th centuries and the context of the social realities of the women (and men) labelled as witches in
Elizabethan and Jacobean England. Excerpts from historical documents of witchcraft trials,
pamphlets and contemporary treatises on witchcraft - including King James VI’s Daemonologie
(1597) and Reginald Scot’s The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584) will be studied to be provided
with authentic background information to the representations of the witch in selected Elizabethan
and Jacobean plays. The dramatic works discussed will include Shakespeare’s Macbeth and
Henry VI, Part 2; Alexander Montgomerie’s Flyting Betwixt Montgomerie and Polwart;
Marston’s Sophonisba; Middelton’s The Witch; The Witch of Edmonton by Dekker, Ford &
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Rowley, and, in contrast to the Jacobean witchcraft plays, Stewart Conn’s recent classic play The
Burning (1971), which deals with the themes of authority and anarchy, witchcraft and superstition
in the context of the North Berwick witch-hunt of the 1580s.
Course requirements: Regular attendance; presentations in class, regular active participation in
discussions and group-work; writing assignments; open-book exam at the end of term. – The
course places emphasis on student-centred discussions, with larger groups broken down into
smaller ones.
326: Special literature course
2st, VO
From the Gothic Novel to the Scientific Romance:
Fantastic Literature in the 19th Century
(anrechenbar als K 525/K 531/K 532)
Gastprofessor Eckart Voigts-Virchow, Mon 14-16, Hs C2 (ab 11.10.)
This course will look at the terms 'fantasy' and 'fantastic' and, more specifically, at the
development of 'non-realistic', 'fantastic' literary genres after the industrial revolution. In spite of
the dominance of the realist novel, the 19th century has generated a number of modern 'myths'
that have been preserved in the cultural memory to this day. Taking its cue from Romanticism,
the Gothic Novel offered anti-rationalistc tales of the macabre and supernatural – a tradition
which was followed by the sensation novelists. In other ways, utopian and, increasingly,
dystopian narratives accompanied and satirized the techno-cultural development in the 19th
century. These trends culminated in the cautionary tales of the scientific romance and visions of
fin-de-siècle decadence.
We will focus on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Penguin Pb) and the work of H.G. Wells (e.g.
The Science Fiction, Vol. I, Phoenix Giant Pb). Texts discussed include:
Mary Shelley
Frankenstein (1818)
Jane (Webb) Loudon,
The Mummy. A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century (1827)
Edward Bulwer Lytton
The Coming Race (1871)
Samuel Butler
Erewhon (1872)
Richard Jefferies
After London. Wild England (1885)
R.L. Stevenson
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886)
William Morris
News from Nowhere (1890-91)
H.G. Wells
The Time Machine (1895)
The War of the Worlds (1897)
The First Men in the Moon (1901)
Bram Stoker
Dracula (1897)
E.M. Forster
"The Machine Stops" (1908)
Introductory website (watch out, typos): www.magicdragon.com/UltimateSF/timeline19.html
Assessment: Final exam.
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KULTURWISSENSCHAFT/ADVANCED CULTURAL STUDIES
Lehrveranstaltungen im Rahmen des Kulturwissenschaftlichen Moduls
bzw. Advanced Cultural Studies (neuer Studienplan Lehramt)
Courses:
426: Making Movies Mean
(anrechenbar als K531 für ZweitfachanglistInnen – Diplom und Lehramt – und als K701)
2st, VO
Monika Seidl, Thu 10-12, Unterrichtsraum (ab 14.10.)
The ability to analyse film and a critical understanding of film are both integral parts of literacy.
This lecture course will help you understand the complex and dense language of moving image
texts, which we have all learned to “read” while not being necessarily aware of this skill. We will
explore the basic codes of film with the aim of unpacking the layers of meaning encoded in
conventions. You should come to understand how everything in a film is saying something,
while at the same time contributing to the film’s overall meaning. We will explore the visual
language of frames, dismantle the editing process and learn about the importance of sound. The
overall aim of this lecture will be to de-naturalise what seems natural and make the invisible
visible.
Requirement: 90-minute written examination.
438: Shakespearean Negotiations and Shakesploitation
(anrechenbar auch als K 701 und als 821/K 522)
2st, SE
Registration see p.16
Monika Seidl, Wed 11-13, Room 2
Course description see p. 56.
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526/528: Interdisziplinäres Modul
2st, AR
Registration see p. 15
Subject to availability places will also be allotted in the first lesson. Priority is given to
students on the new curriculum.
The Human Voice: Literature and Telephony
(anrechenbar als K 531 für ZweitfachanglistInnen – Diplom und Lehramt – und als K 701)
Gastprofessor Eckart Voigts-Virchow, Wed 16-18, Unterrichtsraum (ab 13.10.)
This course does not address a media transfer, but a case of media hybridity, i.e. the aesthetic,
cultural and technical integration of the communication medium telephone into the
literary/performative media narratives in books, theatre and film. It will provide an introduction
to the 'sexy' culture of (mobile) telephony. The telephone is an acoustic medium, an electrified
apparatus. Unlike smell, taste or vision, hearing is not selective. It is a real time-distance-voicecommunication. The field is dominated by sociolinguistic analyses of the telephone conversation
(Hutchby, Hopper), the ambitious deconstructive connection between telephone and poststructuralism in Avital Ronell's Telephone Book, or, more recently, cultural, aesthetic or
philosophical histories of the phone (Zelger, Bräunlein, Görtz, Münker). Accordingly, there has
been but the scantiest of comment about telephony in narrative texts, film, or theatre. In this
course, we will look at examples, starting with probably the first appearance of the telephone in
literature, in Mark Twain's essay "A Telephonic Conversation" (1880). Examples range from
Nicholson Baker's Vox, various short stories and appearances in Joyce and Kafka via plays by
Jean Cocteau (La Voix Humaine), Tom Stoppard, Mark Ravenhill or Harold Pinter to films such
as Dial 'M' for Murder (1954), The Front Page (1931) and Oleanna (1994).
A reader will be available at the beginning of the winter term. Introductory reading (with special
emphasis on Austrian literature): Sabine Zelger, 'Das Pferd frißt keinen Gurkensalat'.
Kulturgeschichte des Telefonierens (Wien: Böhlau)
Assessment: Regular participation in class, an oral presentation, a research paper (12-15 pages).
FACHDIDAKTIK /LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION
Hinweis für Studierende des Lehramtsstudiums nach dem alten Studienplan:
Nur K 603 (Einführung in die Fachdidaktik des Englischen 1) kann (als Vorbereitung auf das
Schulpraktikum) bereits im 1. Abschnitt absolviert werden.
K 601 (Methodik des Englischunterrichts, VO) und K 602 (Einführung in die Fachdidaktik des
Englischen 2) können prinzipiell erst nach vollständig abgelegter 1. Diplomprüfung besucht
werden und sind nicht vorziehbar.
Es wird außerdem dringend empfohlen, diese Lehrveranstaltungen erst nach Absolvierung der
Lehrveranstaltung Fachdidaktik 1 und des Schulpraktikums zu besuchen, nachdem man bereits
praktische Unterrichtserfahrung gewonnen hat.
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621: Begleitlehrveranstaltung zum Schulpraktikum
1st, UE, p.A.
Registration see p. 15
The aim of this course is to assist and support students during their so called Schulpraktikum
(Übungsphase) with regard to observation techniques and criteria, planning tasks in connection
with their teaching practice and guided reflections on their gained experience. (During the first
meeting dates for further meetings will be arranged.)
Course:
Barbara Mehlmauer-Larcher, Wed 17-18, Studentenaufenthaltsraum (ab 13.10.)
622/623/624: Themenspezifische Kurse Fachdidaktik:
(Einführung in die Fachdidaktik des Englischen II K602)
2st, UE, p.A.
Registration see p. 15
Courses:
622: The Joys and Toils of Reading: Literature in the EFL-Classroom
Susanne Reichl, Thu 16-18, Room 5 (ab 14.10.)
This class is intended to introduce future teachers of English to issues of teaching literature
within the context of the EFL classroom. We will start out by inquiring into the role of literature
in a foreign language classroom and developing a principled approach to its teaching. On this
basis, we will look at various methods of dealing with literature in the classroom, at intensive
and extensive reading, at learner literature, at the performative characteristics of poetry and
drama, at motivational factors and at activities suitable for various stages of reading.
Assessment will be based on students' participation and a teaching project.
622: What do we teach when we teach Media Studies?
Christian Holzmann, Mon 16-18, Room 5 (ab 11.10.)
Everybody is having a go at it these days – but what is it that happens at schools, far from
theory? Is it watching or reading films? Making or breaking commercials? Presenting or
representing?
In this course we are going to have a look at a variety of practical examples (garnished with
some theory), we will be trying to plan a few teaching units, and finally, we will try to discuss
some of our ideas with the future target audience, i. e. the pupils. The focus will be on film and
TV, but the sky is the limit, of course.
Essential reading: Downes/Miller: Teach Yourself Media Studies (Hodder&Stoughton 1998).
NB: Please note that there will be two blocks (3 hrs each) to replace four sessions. One will be a
Saturday in January, the other one is negotiable.
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622: The US in the Context of ELT
Susanne Moser-Ramsauer, n.Ü.
The US as one of the major English speaking countries should – according to the curriculum –
also be covered in ELT classes. So what do we choose to teach at what level and how do we use
the selected materials?
In this course we will try to take cultural studies as a point of departure to take a look at various
aspects of US life and culture (the choice of specific topics will be made by the participants
themselves). We will then put them in the context of English language teaching.
We will look at the materials included in Austrian course books for Unter- and Oberstufe and
then try to develop our own material collections as well as try to come up with various ways of
how to use and exploit them in class.
Finally we will also try to justify and reflect upon our selections of topics, materials and
suggested activities and procedures.
Assessment will be mainly based on participants' own projects.
623: Methodology and ESP (English for Special Purposes)
Barbara Mehlmauer-Larcher, Tue 14-16, Unterrichtsraum (ab 12.10.)
This course is part of the new ESP Module and its aim is to introduce participants to different
ESP teaching contexts (e.g. HAK, HLA, HTL, adult education etc.) and to provide them with the
necessary background knowledge for developing and implementing ESP teaching programs.
Participants will have the opportunity to visit schools and educational institutions offering ESP
classes for observations and some teaching practice.
Assessment will be mainly based on participants' own projects.
There will be two additional courses (624);
course details to be announced.
629: Principles of ELT Methodology
(anrechenbar als K 601)
2st., AR, p.A.
Registration see p. 15
This course explores the relevance of applied linguistics to language education. It introduces
participants to principles, concepts and terminology which form the basis of EFL methodology.
We shall concentrate on a few central issues and use these to investigate ideas about language
learning and teaching. These will include: language description for pedagogy, second language
acquisition, curriculum and syllabus design, materials evaluation, analysis and critique of
communicative language teaching and other approaches. The focus will not be on practising
teaching skills but on critical reflection.
Please note: There will be a reading list and regular assignments.
Textbook: Widdowson, H.G. (2003) Defining Issues in English Language Teaching. OUP.
Courses:
Barbara Mehlmauer-Larcher, Tue 12-14, Unterrichtsraum (ab 12.10.)
Barbara Seidlhofer, Wed 15-17, Room 5 (ab 13.10.)
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DIPLOMARBEITSPHASE
822/K801: Special Seminar for diploma and doctoral students (Linguistics)
2st, SE
Courses:
Nikolaus Ritt, n.Ü.
Herbert Schendl, n.Ü.
Barbara Seidlhofer, n.Ü.
Henry George Widdowson, n.Ü.
Vorbesprechung und Anmeldung:
Mittwoch, 13.10., 17 h c.t., im Besprechungszimmer
This is an informal seminar for students embarking on, or already working on their Diplomarbeit
or Dissertation. Participants will collaborate in the close and critical examination of ideas about
language and language study. The seminar will give students the opportunity to discuss not only
the progress of their own work as well as issues arising from it of a more general theoretical or
practical interest.
822/K801: Special Seminar for diploma and doctoral students (Literature)
2st, SE p.A.
Registration in the first session
Course:
Ewald Mengel and Rudolf Weiss, Thu 17-19, Room 3 (ab 14.10.)
This course is intended to provide a forum for students working on a diploma thesis or a doctoral
dissertation (or planning to do so in the near future). Participants will have the opportunity to
present their research projects and discuss problems arising from them, problems which we will
attempt to solve in class. We will also consider aspects of literary theory and methodology as
well as such practical issues as evaluating findings and structuring theses. For those who are
interested and would like to volunteer mock (diploma) exams could be organized.
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VORPRÜFUNGSFACH (K 701)
The following courses can be credited as Vorprüfungsfach (alter Studienplan, Erstfach). Please
watch out for a more complete list to be posted on the notice board.
Courses:
426 VO: Making Movies Mean (Prof. M. Seidl)
438 SE: Shakespearean Negotiations and Shakesploitation (Prof. M. Seidl)
501 AR: Dancing With Death: Tracing Out Female Subjectivity Between Eros and Thanatos
(Mag. M. Feratova-Loidolt)
501 AR: Gender Studies: “Written on the Body”: Constructions of Lesbian Identities in Theory
and Literature (Dr. K. Zettl)
501 AR: Approaching ESP Texts (Mag. J. Hüttner)
501 AR: Media Studies: An Introduction (Gastprofessor Eckart Voigts-Virchow)
526 AR: The Human Voice: Literature and Telephony (Gastprofessor Eckart Voigts-Virchow)
Registration for all AR classes in the central office: 27 September-5 October (new
curriculum) and 6-8 October (old curriculum). See p. 15 for details.
Ebenfalls als K 701 anrechenbar sind die Lehrveranstaltungen von Prof. E. Harvey (Käthe
Leichter-Gastprofessorin) (nähere Informationen und Anmeldung am Institut für Zeitgeschichte
und über http://www.univie.ac.at/zeitgeschichte/):
VO: Gender and Imperialism (Thu 10-12, Hs. 42)
GR: Growing Up Female in 20th-Century Britain (Wed 15-17, SE-Raum Zeitgeschichte 2)
FREIES ANGEBOT
Courses with the codes K 801/K 301 (alter Studienplan)
(auch als freie Wahlfächer nach neuem Studienplan wählbar)
Language Workout: Grammar, Vocabulary and Writing Skills
2st, UE, p.A.
Registration: first session
N.N., n.Ü.
See p. 24 for course description.
Phonetic Transcription
1st, UE
Bryan Jenner, Mon 11-12, Hs C2 (ab 18.10.)
This course will provide an opportunity for the development of practical skills in phonetic
transcription and linguistic analysis related to the lecture course 201: Introduction to the Study of
Language I. It is intended only for students who are currently following, or who have already
followed, that lecture course.