230271 Literature & Culture in the Primary English Classroom (S) (SoSe 2025)

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The seminar "Literature and Culture in the EFL Primary Classroom" will deal with texts for children in a variety of genres, but most prominently picture books. We will consider their potential for use in teaching English to young learners, but also discuss questions such as amongst others: authenticity, the multiple affordances of visualisations, the fostering of intercultural competence and methods for working with the texts discussed in the classroom.

Participants will explore theories of how picture books work and analyse the material dealt with as works of literature as well as exploring their potential for learning and teaching English to young learners. They will also consider how to assess the suitability of multicultural picture books in fostering intercultural communicative competence in the early English classroom and apply theoretical considerations to picture books from and about southern Africa.

The seminar will take place in hybrid format - in the classroom and simultaneously via Zoom.

Requirements for participation, required level

Important! This seminar is aimed specifically at students who are studying to become primary school teachers.
Ideally, participants should have completed the two "Analyzing" seminars in BM2 before taking this seminar.

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To be given in class. Some material for the sessions will be uploaded in the Lernraum and Moodle.

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Dates ( Calendar view )

Frequency Weekday Time Format / Place Period  
weekly Do 10-12 ON SITE & ONLINE X-E0-226 07.04.-18.07.2025
not on: 5/1/25 / 5/29/25 / 6/19/25

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Module Course Requirements  
23-ANG-AngBM2.1_G Basismodul 2.1 (Basic): Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies in the Primary EFL Classroom 2.1.3 Basisseminar Literature and Culture in the Primary EFL Classroom Study requirement
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23-ANG-AngBM2_G Basismodul 2: Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies in the Primary EFL Classroom 2.3. Basisseminar: Literature and Culture in the Primary EFL Classroom Study requirement
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- Graded examination Student information
23-ANG-Basis2.1_G Basismodul 2.1 (Basic): Introduction to Literary Studies in the Primary ELT Classroom Basis2.1.2_G: Basisseminar: Literature in the Primary EFL Classroom Student information
- Graded examination Student information
23-ANG-Basis2_G Basismodul 2: Introduction to Literary Studies in the Primary ELT Classroom Basis2.3_G Literature and Culture in the Primary English Classroom Student information
- Graded examination Student information

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The Studienleistung will consist of participants presenting picture books of their own choice and "performing" readings of them with elements of the "Storytelling" approach in class, and also of creating and presenting their own picture books.

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Limitation of the number of participants:
Limited number of participants: 25
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Last update basic details/teaching staff:
Friday, February 21, 2025 
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Wednesday, January 29, 2025 
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Saturday, January 25, 2025 
Type(s) / SWS (hours per week per semester)
seminar (S) / 2
Language
This lecture is taught in english
Department
Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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