230075 From graded readers to Shakespeare - Teaching literature at different age levels (weiterführende Schulen) (S) (SoSe 2020)

This course will either take place as a regular seminar (Fr, 10-12) or as an online course in case of continued distance learning.

- "How can I teach literature to relative beginners?"
- "Can teaching Shakespeare actually be interesting (for myself, my students, ...)?"
- "Which novels might be relevant for the 'Zentralabitur'?"

If you are planning to become an English teacher and consider these questions relevant and interesting, this is the right course for you.

The course aims to discuss general approaches to teaching literature (e.g. structuring lessons and units). These ideas will be tried out with various novels that are/were/may be relevant for the 'Zentralabitur', as well as with books that aim at younger learners.

Depending on the situation at hand, there will be different forms of assessment.
In case of the seminar taking place, you will have to actively participate in class for a Studienleistung. This will include:
- the reading of the texts for each session,
- the participation in group activities and presentations,
- regular attendance and speaking in class (details during the first session).

For a Prüfungsleistung, there will be an exam at the end of the lecturing period. For those who failed or could not attend the first exam, there will be a second exam during the semester break.