Reading and discussing literature is a central topic for advanced learners of English in schools. This book offers future English teachers a comprehensive introduction to this area. It is easy to read and the author explains all the scientific terms you need to know in order to pass an exam on teaching English literature. Thought provoking questions, a wealth of extracts from literary sources and illustrative diagrams ensure that the essential contents can be quickly learned and easily remembered.
Onco-mice and cloned sheep, drones and auto-automobiles, neuro-enhancement and prosthetic therapy: Is transhumanism a ?movement that epitomizes the most daring, courageous, imaginative, and idealistic aspirations of humanity? (Ronald Bailey 2004), or rather ?the world?s most dangerous idea? (Francis Fukuyama 2009)? This volume attempts to elucidate what we understand by the term ?transhumanism?, what topics and problems we face, what media are suitable for classroom use, what lesson scenarios seem effective, what benefits we may reap, and what challenges we have to cope with when we teach transhumanism in English language classes
Die Welton Academy, ein privates Eliteinternat im Amerika der 60er Jahre: Der charismatische Englischlehrer Mr Keating appelliert an seine 16- bis 17-jährigen Schüler, den Tag zu nutzen („Carpe Diem!“) und aus ihrem Leben etwas Besonderes zu machen („Make your lives extraordinary!“). Und Neil, Todd, Charlie sowie Knox folgen dem Rat ihres Idols - „Oh captain, my captain!“. Der Film Dead Poets Society ( Der Club der toten Dichter ), 1989 mit einem grandiosen Robin Williams in der Hauptrolle gedreht, ist längst zu einem Kultfilm unter den Jugendlichen avanciert. Das emotional ergreifende teenpic ( young adult film ), das die Sehnsüchte und Probleme von Jugendlichen thematisiert, führt diese an die Reflexion existentieller Fragen sowie die Behandlung von Gedichten und filmanalytischen Techniken heran. Peter Weirs Film ist ab der 9. Klasse einsetzbar. Dieses Unterrichtsmodell liefert einen praxisorientierten Leitfaden zur Behandlung im Unterricht. Achtung: Das Unterrichtsmodell beinhaltet nicht die DVD zum Film. Contents: Der Film - Die Personen - Actors - Szenenübersicht der DVD - Vorüberlegungen zum Einsatz des Films im Unterricht - Klausuren - Konzeption des Unterrichtsmodells - Internetadressen - Weiterführende Literatur Component 1: Setting & Protagonists (Intensive Viewing): Setting - Cinematography - Keating's „Pritchard Poetry Lesson“ - First cave meeting Component 2: Dead & Living Poets (Workshop): Dead poets come alive - Classroom cave Component 3: Keating's Followers & Antagonists (Extensive Viewing): Movie time -Jigsaw time Component 4: Climax & Finale: Neil's suicide - Oh Captain, my Captain! Component 5: After & Beyond: Freiarbeit - Presentations
Panta rhei. The world is in motion. So is literary production. New literary genres like digi fiction, text-talk novels, fan fiction or illustrated novels, to name a few, have developed over the last 20 years. And TEFL has to reflect these new trends in literature production. These are some of the reasons why this book is dedicated to the use of post-millennial literary genres in English Language Teaching. As all edited volumes in the SELT (Studies in English Language Teaching) series, it follows a triple aim: 1. Linking TEFL with related academic disciplines, 2. Balancing TEFL research and classroom practice, 3. Combining theory, methodology and exemplary lessons. This triple aim is reflected in the three-part structure of this volume: Part A (Theory), Part B (Methodology), Part C (Classroom) with several concrete lesson plans.
„The times they are a-changing“: Who would have expected Bob Dylan to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature - as the first songwriter ever? And the „British Bob Dylan“, i. e. Donovan, stated: „Wir haben die Poesie, die Philosophie und Literatur, wir haben Mythen und Legenden in das Musikbusiness gebracht.“ These are some of the reasons why this book is dedicated to the use of songwriters in English Language Teaching. As all edited volumes in the SELT (Studies in English Language Teaching) series, it follows a triple aim: 1. Linking TEFL with related academic disciplines, 2. Balancing TEFL research and classroom practice, 3. Combining theory, methodology and exemplary lessons. This triple aim is reflected in the three-part structure of this volume: Part A (Theory), Part B (Methodology), Part C (Classroom) with six concrete lesson plans.
The second volume in the new academic series SELT (Studies in English Language Teaching) is also divided into three parts: A. Theory - B. Methodology - C. CIassroom. Part A highlights the topic from the perspectives of different academic disciplines, in this case from a TEFL as well as from a film-didactic and a cultural-literary viewpoint. In part B, methodological contributions on selected short films and suitable procedures are assembled. Part C is a collection of concrete sample lessons for teaching English with short films at various levels. These lesson plans have been designed at university, carried out and evaluated by 11 experienced teachers, and finally revised by the editor. Peer reviewing is guaranteed by an academic advisory council consisting of six well-known TEFL professors. The new series, above all, aims at bridging didactic research and classroom practice. Thus it is intended for foreign language lecturers, students, teacher trainers and teachers.
