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The list of courses, seminars and lectures in this course catalogue is only intended for incoming students enrolled at the School of Humanities. As an exchange student at the School of Humanities, you can register for any of the courses listed below regardless of your field of studies. Please pay attention to any prerequisites such as language skills, study level etc.

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English and American Studies

ANG 201 Foundation Course, Course A (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

3.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Registration: All incoming exchange students at the School of Humanities need to register for their courses via Portal2. For further details, please check the instructions for course registration or contact incoming.philuni-mannheim.de.

Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incoming.philuni-mannheim.de.

Learning target:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Apply vocabulary strategies (e.g., choosing appropriate definition; guessing meaning from context; identifying collocations, parts of speech, word parts, and word families; using an English-English dictionary)
Identify and differentiate between different contextualized grammatical structures in English using correct terminology
Identify and correct common advanced-level grammatical errors
Create original language consciously applying grammar rules
Articulate target grammar rules in English

Literature:

Course participants should acquire the following books:

MyGrammarLab Advanced. by Mark Foley & Diane Hall. Essex: Pearson, 2012 (Purchase this book with answer key)
Thematischer Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz Englisch. Stuttgart: Klett Verlag, 2002. (Recommended, not required)

Examination achievement:

1 written, in-person final exam

Instructor(s):

David Jennings

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

005 Seminarraum; L 9, 6

Description:

The Foundation Course is a basic grammar revision course. As the name suggests, the course offers participants the foundation on which all further courses at various levels are based. The main area of the course is grammar revision with a focus on tenses and other problematic areas. Participants are also required to learn and revise vocabulary and grammar terminology, the knowledge of which is tested regularly throughout the course.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 201 Foundation Course, Course B (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

3.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Apply vocabulary strategies (e.g., choosing appropriate definition; guessing meaning from context; identifying collocations, parts of speech, word parts, and word families; using an English-English dictionary)
Identify and differentiate between different contextualized grammatical structures in English using correct terminology
Identify and correct common advanced-level grammatical errors
Create original language consciously applying grammar rules
Articulate target grammar rules in English

Literature:

Course participants should acquire the following books:

MyGrammarLab Advanced. by Mark Foley & Diane Hall. Essex: Pearson, 2012 (Purchase this book with answer key)
Thematischer Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz Englisch. Stuttgart: Klett Verlag, 2002. (Recommended, not required)

Examination achievement:

1 written, in-person exam

Instructor(s):

David Jennings

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

005 Seminarraum; L 9, 6

Description:

More information

¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 201 Foundation Course, Course C (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

3.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Apply vocabulary strategies (e.g., choosing appropriate definition; guessing meaning from context; identifying collocations, parts of speech, word parts, and word families; using an English-English dictionary)
Identify and differentiate between different contextualized grammatical structures in English using correct terminology
Identify and correct common advanced-level grammatical errors
Create original language consciously applying grammar rules
Articulate target grammar rules in English

Literature:

Course participants should acquire the following books:

MyGrammarLab Advanced. by Mark Foley & Diane Hall. Essex: Pearson, 2012 (Purchase this book with answer key. You MUST have online workbook access, so it is not recommended to purchase a used copy of this book)

Thematischer Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz Englisch. Stuttgart: Klett Verlag, 2002. (Recommended, not required)

Examination achievement:

1 written, in-person exam

Instructor(s):

Jessica Weimer

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

308 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

Description:

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 201 Foundation Course, Course D (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

3.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Apply vocabulary strategies (e.g., choosing appropriate definition; guessing meaning from context; identifying collocations, parts of speech, word parts, and word families; using an English-English dictionary)
Identify and differentiate between different contextualized grammatical structures in English using correct terminology
Identify and correct common advanced-level grammatical errors
Create original language consciously applying grammar rules
Articulate target grammar rules in English

Literature:

Examination achievement:

1 written, in-person exam

Instructor(s):

Jessica Weimer

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

Description:

More information

¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 201 Foundation Course, Course E (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

3.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

By the end of the course, participants will have revised all tenses and be able to master the use of them. Basic grammar rules will have been learnt and an introduction to important idiomatic constructions given. A sound knowledge of vocabulary will have been established and the basics of language/grammar terminology acquired.

Literature:

For this course you will need MyGrammarLab ADVANCED (with Answer Key) by Diane Hall and Mark Foley (ISBN: 9781408299111). Please purchase this book directly from Pearson. DO NOT BUY THE BOOK SECOND-HAND AS THE ACCESS CODE MAY BE INVALID.
Course participants should acquire the following book:

Thematischer Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz Englisch. Stuttgart: Klett Verlag, 2002. (Recommended, not required)

Examination achievement:

Written 90-min exam on campus

Instructor(s):

Heike Kranz

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

005 Seminarraum; L 9, 6

Description:

The Foundation Course is a basic grammar revision course. As the name suggests, the course offers participants the foundation on which all further courses at various levels are based.

The course is divided into three areas: vocabulary work, grammar terminology and basic grammar revision. Participants are required to learn and revise vocabulary, the knowledge of which is tested on a weekly basis. Grammar terminology is explained and work with such terminology is tested every week. The main area of the course is grammar revision with a focus on tenses.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 223 Intermediate Essay Writing and Discussion, Course A (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

3.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

David Jennings

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

More information

¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 223 Intermediate Essay Writing and Discussion, Course B (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

3.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Incoming students should have B2 level English. If you are unsure of your English writing level, contact the instructor of this course.

Examination achievement:

1 final essay of 800-1000 words

Instructor(s):

David Jennings

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

Description:

This course is meant to help solidify students’ skills in effective writing. While some attention to various approaches to writing prose may be given, the first priority will be to gain a sure mastery of the “classic” argumentative essay. Additional class time will be spent examining the basic mechanics of essay writing, reading and discussing selected sample essays, and working on various language use exercises.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 223 Intermediate Essay Writing and Discussion, Course C (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

3.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Incoming students should have B2 level English. If you are unsure of your English writing level, contact the instructor of this course.

Examination achievement:

1 final essay of 800-1000 words

Instructor(s):

Heike Kranz

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

005 Seminarraum; L 9, 6

Description:

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 224 Intermediate Translation German-English, Course A (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

3.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Non-German students should have at least B2 skills in German.

Learning target:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Utilize appropriate sentence structure in English (simple, compound, & complex with adverbials)
Evaluate grammatical differences between German and English usage
Translate sentences of intermediate difficulty from German into English with attention to specific grammatical constructions (including, but not limited to: verb tense and aspect, conditionals, relative and noun clauses, articles, pronouns, and reported speech).
Utilize an increased vocabulary in English.

Literature:

The reading material for the course will be made available weekly on Ilias.

Examination achievement:

1 graded midterm exam, 1 graded final exam; Klausur präsenz (90 min. written exam on campus)

Instructor(s):

David Jennings

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

308 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

Description:

This course offers a systematic approach to translating on the basis of the strict rules of English word order and then leads the student through every imaginable aspect of grammar and vocabulary that is relevant to translating from German into English, in particular from the German point of view. This includes, amongst many other things, the translation of reported speech, conditionals, the passive voice, and characteristic German grammar situations that do not exist in English, as well as all aspects of the use of adverbs, punctuation, etc. All this is supplemented by lessons on the use of a monolingual English dictionary as a sole translation aid as well as on the art of rephrasing, which helps the student to furnish translations that come across to the reader as natural as the original.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 224 Intermediate Translation German-English, Course B (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

3.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Non-German students should have at least B2 skills in German.

Learning target:

– You will receive a comprehensive review of tenses.
-You will practise the grammatical analysis of sentences and increase your knowledge of grammatical terminology in English.
– You will gain a fundamental grasp of how German sentence structures can be transformed to make English sentences.
– You will increase your vocabulary in English.

Literature:

The reading material for the course will be made available weekly on Ilias.

Examination achievement:

Written 90-min end-of-term exam on campus

Instructor(s):

David Jennings

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

157 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

Description:

Participants in this course practise translating literary and factual texts of medium difficulty from German into English. Emphasis is laid upon the mastery of certain grammatical features that are unique to English (such as the use of perfect and continuous tense forms) and upon the comparison of sentence structure patterns in the two languages.

This course offers a systematic approach to translating on the basis of the strict rules of English word order and then leads the student through every imaginable aspect of grammar and vocabulary that is relevant to translating from German into English, in particular from the German point of view. This includes, amongst many other things, the translation of reported speech, conditionals, the passive voice, and characteristic German grammar situations that do not exist in English, as well as all aspects of the use of adverbs, punctuation, etc. All this is supplemented by lessons on the use of a monolingual English dictionary as a sole translation aid as well as on the art of rephrasing, which helps the student to furnish translations that come across to the reader as natural as the original.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 224 Intermediate Translation German-English, Course C (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

3.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

Examination achievement:

Written 90-min end-of-term exam on campus

Instructor(s):

Dr. Philip Griffiths

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)

11.09.2026 – 11.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

308 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

Description:

More information

¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 234 Advanced Translation German-English (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

4.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Incoming students must have a language competence level of at least C1 in both English and German

Learning target:

At the end of the class, participants should have the ability to translate texts of advanced difficulty. This includes having developed a feeling for the style of a passage using the appropriate vocabulary and grammar to express the author's intentions. An awareness of differences in Germanand English usage will be deepened.

Instructor(s):

Dr. Philip Griffiths

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)

11.09.2026 – 11.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

308 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

Description:

Participants in this course practise translating literary and non-fictional texts of medium to advanced difficulty from German into English. Although some class time will be devoted to the mastery of certain interference problems in translation caused by the differences between the grammars of the two languages, the course will also involve intensive tense revision and analysis of sentence construction. Homework assignments will prepare students for the final exam, which determines the final grade of the course.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 235 Advanced Essay Writing and Discussion / ANG 236 Academic Writing I, Course A (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

4.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Incoming students need at least a C1 level in written English to be able to successfully participate in the course. If you are unsure of your level or what writing course would be right for you, please contact the instructor.

Learning target:

Through reading and analyzing a variety of essays by well-known authors, students will become acquainted with essential elements of writing that contribute to a logically coherent argument. In addition, students will learn to locate thesis statements within the structure of these essays and relate them to the chosen form / structure.

Class discussions will give participants the chance to develop oral skills and express opinions on complex topics in English. The drafting and revising exercises will enable participants to recognize individual language and writing problems – and hopefully start to eradicate them.

Recommended requirement:

Literature:

A syllabus and course readings will be provided on ILIAS.

Examination achievement:

3-hour in-person final essay of approximately 1200 words

Instructor(s):

Jessica Weimer

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

Description:

This course is designed to polish your essay skills, as well as giving you a chance to discuss topics on a more complex level. Discussion topics will be based upon essays read for class each week. In addition, the craft of essay writing will be reviewed in more depth with the goal of preparing students for writing longer texts such as their Bachelor’s or Master’s theses. Logical coherence, argument structure and register will be discussed and practiced.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 235 Advanced Essay Writing and Discussion / ANG 236 Academic Writing I, Course B (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

4.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Incoming / Exchange students must have express permission from the instructor to join this course.

Learning target:

Through reading and analyzing a variety of essays by well-known authors, students will become acquainted with essential elements of writing that contribute to a logically coherent argument. In addition, students will learn to locate thesis statements within the structure of these essays and relate them to the chosen form / structure.

Class discussions will give participants the chance to develop oral skills and express opinions on complex topics in English.The drafting and revising exercises will enable participants to recognize individual language and writing problems – and hopefully start to eradicate them. By compiling all writing in a composition book, students will learn to take their own writing seriously and to assess their own development as writers.

Recommended requirement:

Literature:

A syllabus and course readings will be provided on ILIAS.

Examination achievement:

3-hour in-person final essay of approximately 1200 words

Instructor(s):

Dr. Philip Griffiths

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

308 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

Description:

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 237 Übersetzung Englisch-Deutsch (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Die Unterrichtssprache ist Deutsch.

Examination achievement:

90-minütige Klausur, in der zwischen einem literarischen und einem Sachtext gewählt werden kann

Instructor(s):

Dr. Stefan Glomb

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

305 Besprechungsraum; L 10, 11–12

Description:

Anhand von ausgewählten literarischen Texten und Sachtexten soll diese Übung Studierende dabei unterstützen, häufig wiederkehrende Übersetzungshürden zu meistern und ihr Gespür für semantische und stilistische Feinheiten weiterzuentwickeln. Eine Reihe von Arbeitsblättern zu einzelnen Problembereichen (Wortartenwechsel, Satzbau etc.) werden die textbasierten Übersetzungen systematisch ergänzen.
Die zu übersetzenden Texte und Arbeitsblätter werden auf ILIAS bereitgestellt.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 301 Introduction to Linguistics, Course A (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Dieter Thoma

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

This course is designed to introduce beginning students to the central terms and topics in current (English) linguistics. Topics to be dealt with include phonetics, phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, major (syntactic) contrasts between English and German. We will also have some brief looks at how these topics are relevant in language acquisition, language storage and processing in the human brain, and language variation over time and in society.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 301 Introduction to Linguistics, Course B (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Pernelle Lorette Ph.D.

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 301–1 Tut Introduction to Linguistics, Daniela Mutschler (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Dieter Thoma

More information

¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 301–1 Tut Introduction to Linguistics, Janika Schön (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Dieter Thoma

More information

¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 301–1 Tut Introduction to Linguistics, Jürgen Kinkel (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Dieter Thoma

More information

¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 301–1 Tut Introduction to Linguistics, Lea Strohfeldt (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Dieter Thoma

More information

¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 301–1 Tut Introduction to Linguistics, Margot Thruelsen (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Dieter Thoma

More information

¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 301–1 Tut Introduction to Linguistics, Mirja Maier (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Dieter Thoma

More information

¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 301–1 Tut Introduction to Linguistics, Nadine Hinninger (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

On-campus and online, live

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Dieter Thoma

More information

¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 301–1 Tut Introduction to Linguistics, Nicole Müller (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Dieter Thoma

More information

¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 301–1 Tut Introduction to Linguistics, Saliha Güney (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Dieter Thoma

More information

¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 301–1 Tut Introduction to Linguistics, Vili Valter (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Dieter Thoma

More information

¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 301-Ü Introduction to Linguistics, Course A (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

0.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Dieter Thoma

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

EO 154 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 301-Ü Introduction to Linguistics, Course B (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

0.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Pernelle Lorette Ph.D.

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

EO 157 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 303 Psycholinguistics (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Nicole Altvater-Mackensen

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

EO 157 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 303 Youth Language (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Ira Gawlitzek

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

308 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

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ANG 307 Linguistics: Variation and Change (for CELLS), Course A (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

Apply basic knowledge of linguistic levels of description to diachronic linguistics
Develop a basic understanding of the dynamics of language change
Learn to apply appropriate terminology and theories to describe the phenomenon of language change
Learn to understand how diachronic texts are constructed linguistically
Enhance your skills in critical reflection and academic reading, presenting, writing and analyzing
Enhance your skills in orally expressing your own opinion in English

Literature:

Basic course reading:

Burridge, K. & Bergs, A. (2017). Understanding Language Change. London: Routledge.

Additional reading materilas will be made available on the online platform ILIAS.

Examination achievement:

Successful completion of a learning portfolio (6 ECTS credits)

Instructor(s):

Lena Kaltenbach

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

English is spoken by around 350 million people worldwide and as a second language by over a billion more. So one could think that English is pretty easy and simple. In fact, English is super weird and complex and this is due to its stormy history. We know that the British Isles have been very attractive for many different peoples and with each new wave of invasion came a new language and mingled with whatever people were speaking before. So if we want to understand the nature of Present-Day English and how it developed into the powerhouse language it is today, we need to take a look back in time and see what it was like when it was more Germanic (Old English) and how it became more and more different from other Germanic languages, for example under the influence of French and Latin (Middle English). Changes can be quickly identified if we compare a Present-Day English sentence with an Old English sentence like

(1) Se sliþene mann slat an tramet fram thære bec.
'The cruel man cut a page from the book.'

We see right away that most of the Old English grammatical system has withered away. Further, many many words and structures of Romance origin came to English instigated by the Norman Conquest in 1066. So for example, people in Middle English times had new French verbs available they could use if they wanted to express that they like something:

(2) The flour pleses/appleses/delites/payes/apayes/agrees/emplesses me.
'I like the flower.'

This course provides an introduction to diachronic linguistics, which will also include an overview of the history of the English language. The course will be primarily concerned with language change on all levels of linguistic survey, and it will put key concepts which are familiar from the “Introduction to Linguistics” into a diachronic perspective. Accordingly, we will discuss changes on all levels of language, but a focus will be on grammatical change and contact-induced change. All phenomena will be illustrated by examples taken from the English language history which spans almost sixteen centuries: Old English (450-1100), Middle English (1100-1500), Early Modern English (1500-1750) and Modern English (from 1750 onwards).

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ANG 307 Linguistics: Variation and Change (for CELLS), Course B (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Tara Struik

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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ANG 310- Introduction to Literary Studies, Course A (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Language: English

Learning target:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify and apply key analytical terms related to prose, poetry, and drama
Situate literary texts within historical, cultural, and theoretical frameworks
Demonstrate familiarity with the major periods of British and American literature
Engage critically with literary texts in oral and written academic formats

Literature:

A digital course reader (with primary and secondary texts) will be provided via ILIAS at the start of the semester.

In addition, the following texts must be purchased in the specified editions:

Mario Klarer, An Introduction to Literary Studies (Routledge, 1999 or later)
William Shakespeare, Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, ed. Philip Edwards. 3rd ed. (New Cambridge Shakespeare, 2019)
Nella Larsen, Passing (Signet, 2021) – with an introduction by Brit Bennett

Please make sure to bring the required texts to class and tutorials.

Examination achievement:

The course concludes with a 90-minute written exam, which will assess students’ understanding of key concepts, terminology, and texts discussed in the course.

Exam period: December 8–20, 2025. The exact date and location will be announced during the semester.

Instructor(s):

Dr. Jan Dominik Kucharzewski

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

This course offers an introduction to the fundamental tools, concepts, and methods of literary analysis with a particular focus on anglophone literatures and cultures. We will explore how to read and interpret works of poetry, prose, and drama by engaging with major texts from British and American literary traditions, spanning from the sixteenth century to the present.  

What exactly is literature—and what does it mean to study it at university level? We begin by addressing these foundational questions before turning to the three main literary genres: narrative fiction, drama, and poetry. For each genre, we will introduce central technical terms and theoretical approaches that will enable students to engage critically with literary texts. Special attention will be paid to the historical contexts in which literature is produced and received, as well as to key cultural movements and literary periods in Britain and the United States.  

By the end of the course, students will have acquired a working vocabulary for literary analysis and a foundational understanding of the literary canon and its discontents. This course is designed to prepare students for more advanced seminars in literary and cultural studies.

Structure of the module

ANG310 Lecture (weekly, with three mandatory quizzesin the course of the semester)
ANG310 Tutorial (weekly, starting in Week 2; attendance is mandatory, no more than three absences)
ANG310 Übung (every 3 weeks, staring in Week 2, voluntary exam preparation)

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ANG 310- Introduction to Literary Studies, Course B (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify and apply key analytical terms related to prose, poetry, and drama
Situate literary texts within historical, cultural, and theoretical frameworks
Demonstrate familiarity with the major periods of British and American literature
Engage critically with literary texts in oral and written academic formats

Literature:

A digital course reader (with primary and secondary texts) will be provided via ILIAS at the start of the semester. In addition, the following texts must be purchased in the specified editions:

Mario Klarer, An Introduction to Literary Studies (Routledge, 1999 or later), you can download the book free of charge from UB PRIMO
William Shakespeare, Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, ed. Philip Edwards. 3rd ed. (New Cambridge Shakespeare, 2019)
Nella Larsen, Passing (Signet, 2021) – with an introduction by Brit Bennett

Please make sure to bring the required texts to class and tutorials.

Instructor(s):

Dr. Stefan Glomb

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)

11.09.2026 – 11.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

EO 145 Hörsaal (Bürgerhörsaal); Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

During this course students will learn the basic skills and methodologies necessary for the study of literature, especially with regard to anglophone letters and cultures. Students will learn how to analyze poetry, prose, and drama by studying major works of British and American literature from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. The focus will be on the technical as well as cultural aspects of works of literature and their historical contexts.

The course will start by answering the question what literature and the study of literature actually are and then provide an introduction to the three main genres of literature written in English (prose, drama, and poetry). In discussing these genres, we will take a closer look at key theoretical concepts and tools for the analysis of literary texts. Besides, we will also identify important periods in the history of British and American literature.

Important Note RE: Tutorials
The lecture will be accompanied by mandatory tutorials for which you have to sign up separately. Please note that the tutorials are attached to specific lectures and are not interchangeable. While both lectures will cover the same content, the scheduling might differ slightly between sessions and it is therefore advisable to attend a tutorial with the tutors who are also attending the lecture in question.

Students enrolled in Lecture A (Dr. Glomb) must register for a tutorial held by one of the following tutors:

Lara-Sophie Herrmann (PG 1 or PG 2)
Charlotte Fricke (PG 3)
Lea May (PG 4 or PG 5

Please note: Attending tutorials assigned to Lecture B (Dr. Kucharewski) is not permitted. Students are expected to attend all tutorial sessions. If you miss more than three sessions, you will be excluded from the final exam.

In addition to the lecture and the mandatory tutorials, this course offers an optional “Übung” (practical session) designed to deepen and reinforce the knowledge acquired in the lecture. The “Übung” provides a space for guided close reading, practice exercises, and Q&A opportunities. It is especially recommended for students who wish to improve their academic writing, sharpen their analytical tools, or prepare for the final exam in a more interactive setting.

The “Übung” will be divided into four thematic sections, each aligned with a major unit of the lecture: (1) Literary Studies/Cultural Studies, (2) Analyzing Poetry, (3) Analyzing Drama, and (4) Analyzing Narrative. Each thematic section will be offered three times, and students are strongly encouraged to attend one session from each section, for a total of four sessions over the course of the semester. This will ensure that students systematically deepen their understanding of the major components of the course.
Participation in the “Übung” is not mandatory and does not affect exam eligibility. Details about the time, format, and registration will be provided during the first session of the lecture.

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ANG 310–1 Tut Introduction to Literary Studies, Lecture by Glomb (Charlotte Fricke) (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Stefan Glomb

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ANG 310–1 Tut Introduction to Literary Studies, Lecture by Glomb (Lara-Sophie Herrmann) (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

On-campus and online, live

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Stefan Glomb

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ANG 310–1 Tut Introduction to Literary Studies, Lecture by Glomb (Lara-Sophie Herrmann) (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Stefan Glomb

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 310–1 Tut Introduction to Literary Studies, Lecture by Glomb (Lea May) (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Stefan Glomb

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 310–1 Tut Introduction to Literary Studies, Lecture by Glomb (Lea May) (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Stefan Glomb

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 310–1 Tut Introduction to Literary Studies, Lecture by Kucharzewski (Anna Boctor) (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Jan Dominik Kucharzewski

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ANG 310–1 Tut Introduction to Literary Studies, Lecture by Kucharzewski (Hanna Lechner) (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Online, live & recorded

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Jan Dominik Kucharzewski

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ANG 310–1 Tut Introduction to Literary Studies, Lecture by Kucharzewski (Hanna Lechner) (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Jan Dominik Kucharzewski

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ANG 310–1 Tut Introduction to Literary Studies, Lecture by Kucharzewski (Luis Rößner) (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Jan Dominik Kucharzewski

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ANG 310–1 Tut Introduction to Literary Studies, Lecture by Kucharzewski, (Luis Rößner) (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

2.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Jan Dominik Kucharzewski

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 310-Ü Introduction to Literary Studies (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Stefan Glomb

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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ANG 312 “Crime and Detection in British Fiction” (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Caroline Lusin

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

357 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

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ANG 312 “Famine, Anorexia, Strike: Irish Hunger in Literature and Culture” (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Literature:

Paul Lynch, Grace (2017)
Emma Donoghue, The Wonder (2016)
Anne Enright, “Little Sister” (2008)
Colum McCann, “Sisters” (1994)
Colum McCann, “Hunger Strike” (2000)
Poems by Mary O'Donnell from Reading the Sunflowers in September (1990)

Instructor(s):

Franca Leitner

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

EO 157 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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ANG 312 Historical Novels (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Dr. Stefan Glomb

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

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ANG 312 Science and Literature (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Learning target:

Having attended the seminar, students are able to ...

analyse and interpret literary texts by means of text-based (i.e., close reading), context-based, as well as theoretical approaches.
reproduce, explain, and discuss scholarly theses.
develop, articulate, and defend individual academic theses (orally and in written form).

Literature:

Please purchase the following four novels (in the edition indicated):

Mary Shelley. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Marilyn Butler. Oxford World Classics, 2008.
H. G. Wells. The Island of Dr Moreau. [any edition]
Amitav Ghosh. The Hungry Tide. Borough Press, 2005.
Jeanette Winterson. Frankissstein: A Love Story. Vintage, 2019.

Examination achievement:

Hausarbeit (12-page term paper on a chosen topic)
Prüfungsgespräch (20-min oral exam)
Klausur, in Präsenz (written 90-min exam on campus)

Instructor(s):

Dr. Sina Schuhmaier

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

In 1959, C. P. Snow famously declared science and literary culture to have grown into “two cultures,” strange to one another. Notwithstanding the influential thesis, science and literature have, in fact, cross-fertilised each other in numerous ways, in a relation better conceived as “two-way traffic” (Beer). In this seminar, we will study one side of this traffic, asking how scientific developments have shaped literary texts and how, in turn, literary texts have anticipated scientific innovations. To do this, we will apply both a diachronic and a synchronic lens: our – necessarily selective – survey will lead us from Mary Shelley’s Romantic classic Frankenstein (1818) to H. G. Wells’ The Island of Dr Moreau (1896) to two contemporary novels, Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide (2004) and Jeanette Winterson’s Frankissstein (2019). Scientific areas to be discussed include Galvanism, Darwinism, ecology, and artificial intelligence – but, as we will see, these are never isolated from broader cultural, social, and political questions to be addressed as well.

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ANG 313 America250. The United States and Their Founding Documents (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Dr. Antonia Purk

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

005 Seminarraum; L 9, 6

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ANG 313 American Renaissance (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Dr. Jan Dominik Kucharzewski

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 157 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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ANG 313 Short Stories (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Dr. Jan Dominik Kucharzewski

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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ANG 404 First Language Acquisition (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Helen Engemann

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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ANG 404 Linguistic Analysis of Child Literature (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Ira Gawlitzek

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

308 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

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ANG 404 Linguistics and AI (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Carola Trips

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

357 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

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ANG 409 Lexical Representation (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

4.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Nicole Altvater-Mackensen

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

17:15 – 18:45

EO 159 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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ANG 414 “Irish Fiction in the 21 st Century” (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Caroline Lusin

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

305 Besprechungsraum; L 10, 11–12

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ANG 414 19th Century: Recovering Black Women Writers (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Antonia Purk

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

308 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

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ANG 414 Contemporary American Fiction (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Jan Dominik Kucharzewski

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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ANG 414 Subverting the Male Gaze – U.S.-American Women Film Directors (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Katharina Marie Motyl

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 157 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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ANG 421 British Humour (Seminar)

Course type:

Seminar

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

On-campus and online, live

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Philip Griffiths

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

010 Seminarraum; L 9, 5

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ANG 421 England's Other Gift to the World – the Team Sport: Exploring Empire and Class (Seminar)

Course type:

Seminar

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

On-campus and online, live

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

David Jennings

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

309 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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ANG 422 An Interdisciplinary History of the Pacific Northwest (Seminar)

Course type:

Seminar

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Foreign/exchange students should have at least B2 English-language skills.

Learning target:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Describe the nuanced cultural identities which make up the region
Recall significant historical events and describe their impact on the region, both past and present
Use approaches from cultural and media studies to analyze media coverage of the Pacific Northwest to understand how this city is presented and presents itself
Explain how the region fits into the “American” identity and what is particularly “American” about the region
Evaluate the regions’s strengths, weaknesses, and possible future outcomes

Literature:

A syllabus and course readings will be made available on ILIAS.

Examination achievement:

1 written final exam or term paper (CELLS Students only)

Instructor(s):

Jessica Weimer

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

308 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

Description:

This interdisciplinary cultural studies course delves into the rich tapestry of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, examining its unique history, diverse cultures, and evolving identities. Students will embark on a captivating journey through the landscapes, communities, and narratives that shape the Pacific Northwest's distinctive character. Topics covered may include: geography and ecology, settlement history, indigenous cultures, literature and arts, economic activity, cultural identity and media representation.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 422 With Liberty and Justice for All?: The American Political Tradition (Seminar)

Course type:

Seminar

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Foreign/exchange students should have at least B2 English-language skills.

Learning target:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

explain the concepts and ideologies influencing the American political system in different time periods and contexts
identify and describe major historical events or features of the US political system
analyze current political arguments or policies in the US context

Literature:

The text for the course is: Critchlow, Donald T. American Political History: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford, Oxford UP.
Other short texts will be made available on the ILIAS site for the course.

Examination achievement:

90-minute written exam or a term paper (CELLS students only!)

Instructor(s):

Jessica Weimer

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 382 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

This seminar traces the course of American political philosophy and practice from the colonial era to the present and examines the contemporary political scene concerning major issues, political parties, the aftermath of the Trump and Biden presidencies among other topics, in order to understand the roots of American political ideas as well as how particular political ideologies and policies are playing out in the current context.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 601 Bilingual Education in families, primary and secondary schools (Masterseminar in Kooperation mit der Romanistik (Prof. Dr. J. Müller-Lancé) und der PH Karlsruhe (Seminar)

Course type:

Seminar

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

On-campus and online, live

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Kristin Kersten

Date(s):

Friday (single date)	23.10.2026	14:00 – 15:30	ZOOM-Lehre-111; Virtuelles Gebäude
Friday (single date)	27.11.2026	13:30 – 18:00	EO 382 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost
Saturday (single date)	28.11.2026	09:30 – 16:45	EO 382 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost
Friday (single date)	04.12.2026	14:00 – 15:30	ZOOM-Lehre-118; Virtuelles Gebäude

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 601 Heritage Speakers (Seminar)

Course type:

Seminar

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Helen Engemann

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

357 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 601 Language Acquisition and Change (Seminar)

Course type:

Seminar

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Carola Trips

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

030 Besprechungsraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 602 La Frontera: Interamerican Perspectives on the Border / Interamerikanische Perspektiven auf die Grenze (Seminar)

Course type:

Seminar

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Katharina Marie Motyl

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

EO 159 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 602 Novels of Ideas (Seminar)

Course type:

Seminar

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Stefan Glomb

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

308 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

ANG 620 Popular Music Artefacts (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

On-campus and online, live

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Philip Griffiths

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

310 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

Description:

This course examines the reciprocal relationships between popular music and society as a whole. Our focus will be on the way popular music is mediated by a series of technological, cultural, historical, geographical and political factors; in this way, we can gain a better understanding of key subjects that shape our experience of music, including the production of music (musicians and the industry itself), musical narratives and audiences (fans and subcultures ), and the mediation of dominant ideologies (gender, sexuality and ethnicity). Every lesson will begin with a student presentation on an artist/ a band that has had an indelible impact on popular music culture; then, we will move on to a specific topic that will help illustrate key characteristics of popular music and its impact on society.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

IDV 501 RingVL Methoden der Linguistik (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

4.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

Die Studierenden können verschiedene linguistische Methoden in den jeweiligen Forschungskontext einordnen.
Die Studierenden können verschiedene linguistische Methoden kritisch reflektieren.
Die Studierenden verfügen über fundierte Kenntnisse in den Methoden der Datengewinnung, Daten-aufbereitung und Datenanalyse.
Die Studierenden können die quantitativen und strukturellen Eigenschaften sprachlicher (Massen-)Daten benennen.
Die Studierenden können die Auswahl geeigneter Theorien und Methoden zur Bearbeitung einer linguistischen Fragestellung begründen.
Die Studierenden verfügen über grundlegendes Wissen über die Operationalisierung von Variablen in einer linguistischen Untersuchung.
Die Studierenden können ihr Wissen um komplexe Inhalte der Veranstaltung in einer Klausur anwenden

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Schriftliche Prüfung (Klausur, 90 Minuten). Die Aufgaben umfassen Fragen zu den Inhalten sämtlicher Vorträge der Ringvorlesung. Jede*r Dozierende trägt mindestens eine Prüfungsfrage bei.

Instructor(s):

Aline Schmidt

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

EO 159 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Die Ringvorlesung bietet eine systematische Einführung in zentrale qualitative und quantitative Methoden der Sprachwissenschaft. Die Auswahl der Themen orientiert sich an grundlegenden methodischen Ansätzen sowie an den Forschungsschwerpunkten der jeweils beteiligten Dozierenden. Behandelt werden unter anderem:

Traditionelle Verfahren der beschreibenden Linguistik
Methoden und Theorien der Linguistik
Konzeptuelle Grundlagen und Operationalisierungen
Methoden der Spracherwerbsforschung
Intuitionsbasierte Methoden
Psycholinguistische Methoden
Neurolinguistik
Korpuslinguistik
Methoden der Analyse gesprochener Sprache
Konversationsanalyse
Medienlinguistik
Methoden der diachronen Linguistik
Varietätenforschung

Die konkrete inhaltliche Ausgestaltung variiert in Abhängigkeit von den beteiligten Fachvertreter*innen.

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IDV 502 RingVL Theoretische Grundlagen Literaturwissenschaft (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

5.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

Die Studierenden verfügen über profunde, auch durch eigenständige Lektüre und Recherche er-worbene, Kenntnisse in literatur- und kulturwissenschaftlichen Theorien der Moderne und der Modernisierung.
Die Studierenden können sich komplexe theoretische Texte eigenständig aneignen und sie auf ei-nem fortgeschrittenen Abstraktionsniveau kontextualisieren und kritisch reflektieren.
Die Studierenden verfügen über profunde Kenntnisse in fachspezifischer Terminologie der Litera-tur- und Kulturwissenschaft und können sie auf Englisch eigenständig anwenden.
Die Studierenden können eigenständig Definitionen, wissenschaftliche Fragestellungen und Lösungsansätze im Bereich des Vorlesungsthemas formulieren und diese im Rahmen einer Klausur darlegen und begründen.

Recommended requirement:

Literature:

Literatur wird auf ILIAS zur Verfügung gestellt.
Klausurrelevante Texte werden in der jeweiligen Sitzung bekannt gegeben.

Examination achievement:

Klausur 90 Min.

Instructor(s):

Aline Schmidt

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

EO 159 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Ausgewählte Themengebiete und komplexe Fragestellungen der Literatur-Kul-tur- und Medienwissenschaft
Allgemeine Theorien der Literatur-, Kultur- und Medienwissenschaft
Konzepte und Theorie der Moderne und der Modernisierung
Aufzeigen von Zusammenhängen und Unterschieden der spezifischen For-schungsmethoden

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

German Philology

(Dis-)Agreement Online: Political Discussions (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

ECTS-Punkte: 7

Registration: All incoming exchange students at the School of Humanities need to register for their courses via Portal2. For further details, please check the instructions for course registration or contact incoming.philuni-mannheim.de.

Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incoming.philuni-mannheim.de.

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Marie-Luis Merten

Date(s):

Monday (single date)	14.09.2026	13:45 – 15:15	509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7
Monday (single date)	21.09.2026	13:45 – 17:00	509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7
Friday (single date)	02.10.2026	09:00 – 16:00
Monday (single date)	12.10.2026	13:45 – 17:00	509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7
Monday (single date)	26.10.2026	13:45 – 17:00	509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7
Monday (single date)	09.11.2026	13:45 – 15:15	509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7
Monday (single date)	23.11.2026	13:45 – 15:15	509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7
Monday (single date)	07.12.2026	13:45 – 15:15	509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Arbeitstechniken und Themenfelder der Germanistik. Einführung für internationale Studierende / Academic Skills and Exemplary Topics in German Studies. Introductory Course for International Students (Propädeutikum)

Course type:

Propädeutikum

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

ECTS-Punkte: 6

Registration: All incoming exchange students at the School of Humanities need to register for their courses via Portal2. For further details, please check the instructions for course registration or contact incoming.philuni-mannheim.de.

Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incoming.philuni-mannheim.de.

Instructor(s):

Dr. Joachim Franz

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

309 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

Description:

Die Veranstaltung richtet sich an alle Austauschstudentinnen und -studenten (Erasmus oder andere Programme) der Germanistik sowie an internationale Studierende, die noch am Anfang ihres Studiums in Deutschland stehen. Sie liefert eine Einführung in das Studium der Germanistik in Deutschland (und speziell in Mannheim) und soll den Teilnehmenden dabei helfen, mit den Unterschieden zur jeweiligen Heimatuniversität besser zurechtzukommen. Im Zentrum steht die Vermittlung von Techniken des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens (Präsentationstechniken, Literaturrecherche, wissenschaftliches Schreiben). Zu diesem Komplex werden wir viele Übungen machen. Daneben werden wir uns praktisch und projektorientiert mit ausgewählten Themenfeldern der Germanistik befassen. Die Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer können selbst wählen, welchen Themenbereich sie vertieft erarbeiten wollen. Dabei geht es gleichermaßen um die sprachwissenschaftlichen wie um die literaturwissenschaftlichen Anteile des Germanistik-Studiums. Insgesamt soll die Veranstaltung aufzeigen, wie so ein Germanistik-Studium an einer deutschen Universität funktioniert, und dazu beitragen, dass internationale Studierende auch ihre übrigen germanistischen Kurse erfolgreich absolvieren.
Der Seminarplan wird zu Beginn vorgestellt und erläutert; es besteht aber immer auch Gelegenheit, ihn anzupassen und auf Fragen und Anregungen der Studierenden einzugehen.

Der Kurs findet regulär in Präsenz statt. Er kann aber auch als Online-Kurs belegt werden, wenn eine Präsenzteilnahme nicht möglich ist. In diesem Fall melden Sie sich bitte nach der Anmeldung per Mail beim Dozenten (jfranzuni-mannheim.de).

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft: Propädeutikum zum online-Modul (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Online, live

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Sandra Beck

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

17:15 – 18:45

308 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Einführung in die Sprachwissenschaft (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

ECTS-Punkte: 8
(insgesamt für die erfolgreiche Teilnahme an Vorlesung und Tutorium / in total for successful participation in lecture and tutorial)
Mit der Teilnahme an der Vorlesung alleine (ohne Tutorium) können keine ECTS-Punkte erworben werden!
No ECTS credits can be earned by attending the lecture alone (without tutorial)!

Registration: All incoming exchange students at the School of Humanities need to register for their courses via Portal2. For further details, please check the instructions for course registration or contact incoming.philuni-mannheim.de.

Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incoming.philuni-mannheim.de.

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Marie-Luis Merten

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

15.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

EO 145 Hörsaal (Bürgerhörsaal); Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Erich Kästner (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

5.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

ECTS-Punkte: 5

Registration: All incoming exchange students at the School of Humanities need to register for their courses via Portal2. For further details, please check the instructions for course registration or contact incoming.philuni-mannheim.de.

Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incoming.philuni-mannheim.de.

Instructor(s):

Dr. Sandra Beck

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

005 Seminarraum; L 9, 6

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Frauengeschichten. Weibliche Lebensläufe in der Erzählliteratur des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

ECTS-Punkte: 8

Registration: All incoming exchange students at the School of Humanities need to register for their courses via Portal2. For further details, please check the instructions for course registration or contact incoming.philuni-mannheim.de.

Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incoming.philuni-mannheim.de.

Instructor(s):

apl. Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kittstein

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 154 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

GER E NLVL VL Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

apl. Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kittstein

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

M 003 PWC Hörsaal; Schloss Mittelbau

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Grammar and Pragmatics in Change (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Marie-Luis Merten

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

16.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

SO 115 Seminarraum; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost

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Information Structure (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

5.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Literature:

Seminarlektüre: Musan, Renate (2017). Informationsstruktur (=Kurze Einführungen in die germanistische Linguistik, Band 9). 2. Aufl., Heidelberg, Winter.

Examination achievement:

Leistungsnachweis durch schriftliche Hausarbeit.

Instructor(s):

apl. Prof. Dr. Hardarik Blühdorn

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

14.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

010 Seminarraum; L 9, 5

Description:

Wenn Menschen sich durch Sprache miteinander verständigen, tauschen sie Informationen aus. Die Sprachausdrücke, die sie dazu verwenden, dienen jedoch nicht nur der Bezugnahme auf Gegenstände und Sachverhalte. Sie geben auch fortlaufend Signale, die den Informationsfluss zwischen den Kommunikationspartnern optimieren sollen. Das Proseminar widmet sich denjenigen grammatischen Sprachmitteln des Deutschen, deren Aufgabe die Steuerung des Informationsflusses in der interpersonalen Verständigung ist.

Die folgenden Sprachmittel und ihre Beiträge zum Informationsfluss werden in der Lehrveranstaltung behandelt:

• Artikelwörter: Bekanntheit oder Neuheit der besprochenen Personen und Gegenstände.
• Verben und Verbformen (u. a. Tempora): Verhältnis zwischen Sprechzeit und besprochener Zeit.
• Die lineare Anordnung der Satzglieder: Thema der Äußerung und was darüber gesagt wird.
• Intonation: Steuerung der Informationserwartungen des Adressaten.

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Ingeborg Bachmann (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

5.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Ivanna Holler

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

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Understanding Punctuation (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Angelika Wöllstein

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

16.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

SO 115 Seminarraum; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost

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Literary Evaluation and Canon Formation in Medieval Studies (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Astrid Lembke

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

16.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

201 Unterrichtsraum; L 9, 7

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Literatur und Film (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

apl. Prof. Dr. Christoph Weiß

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)

11.09.2026 – 11.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

EO 157 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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Marlen Haushofer (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

5.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Julian Sieler

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

157 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

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Mehrsprachigkeit und (Post-)Migration: Über polyphones transkulturelles Schreiben [Plurilingualism and (Post)Migration: On Polyphonic Transcultural Writing] (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Justus Fetscher, Prof. Dr. Claudia Gronemann

Date(s):

Friday (single date)	11.09.2026	12:00 – 13:30	EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost
Friday (single date)	16.10.2026	10:15 – 15:15	EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost
Friday (single date)	23.10.2026	10:15 – 15:15	EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost
Friday (single date)	06.11.2026	10:15 – 15:15	EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost
Friday (single date)	20.11.2026	10:15 – 17:00	EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Kann man in einer anderen Sprache als der eigenen Muttersprache Literatur schreiben? Und wie macht man eine abwesende Sprache hör- und lesbar?

Ein solches mehrsprachiges Schreiben findet man in allen literarischen Epochen, Traditionen und Gattungen, doch in besonderer Weise zeichnet es die Texte von AutorInnen „der Migration“ aus. Ihr Schreiben ist geprägt von der Überlagerung konkurrierender Sprachen und weist eine besondere Sprachreflexivität sowie spezifische Formen der literarischen Kreativität auf. Diesen ästhetischen Strategien eines polyphonen, mehrsprachigen Schreibens im Kontext von Migrationserfahrungen geht das Seminar auf den Grund. Dabei beziehen wir nicht nur Sprachen, sondern auch stimmliche Eigenschaften, Dialekte, Soziolekte, individuelle und kulturelle Idiomatiken in die Vorstellung von Vielstimmigkeit ein. Wir fragen danach: Welche Folgen hat der Sprachwechsel für das Schreiben? Wie können lautliche Phänomene in einen Text „übersetzt“ werden? Welche sprachtheoretischen Überlegungen ermöglichen die Erfassung von Mehrsprachigkeit jenseits der Vorstellung abgrenzbarer Sprachsysteme?

Vor diesem Hintergrund beschäftigen wir uns im Seminar mit zentralen Texten der migrantischen Gegenwartsliteratur wie Najat El Hachmis Roman Der letzte Patriarch (2008, Premio Ramón Llull); Igiaba Scegos Kassandra in Mogadischu (2024, Premio Strega 2025) und Faïza Guènes Klassiker der beur-Literatur Kiffe kiffe demain (2004). Aus der jüngeren Literatur deutscher Sprache werden Romane dreier Autorinnen, die aus der ehemaligen Sowjetunion nach Deutschland ausgewandert sind, zur Sprache kommen: Alina Bronsky (Scherbenpark, 2008); Olga Grjasnowa (Der Russe ist einer, der Birken liebt, 2012; Gott ist nicht schüchtern, 2017) und Lena Gorelik (Wer wir sind, 2021). Punktuell werden wir auch Performances und Theater (Azouz Begag, Samuel Beckett) in die Betrachtung einbeziehen.

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Migration Linguistics (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Ibrahim Cindark

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)

18.09.2026 – 11.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

SO 115 Seminarraum; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost

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Misstrauen, interdisziplinär (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

3.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

ECTS-Punkte: 3

Registration: All incoming exchange students at the School of Humanities need to register for their courses via Portal2. For further details, please check the instructions for course registration or contact incoming.philuni-mannheim.de.

Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incoming.philuni-mannheim.de.

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Thomas Wortmann, Prof. Dr. Cornelia Ruhe

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 145 Hörsaal (Bürgerhörsaal); Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Ökonomische Praktiken der Armut in der Literatur der Weimarer Republik (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Irmtraud Hnilica

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

310 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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Orthography: History – Principles – Regulation (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Henning Lobin

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

17.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

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Parzival (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

5.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Joachim Franz

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

17.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

309 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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Political Arguments in Parliament and Media: Linguistic Perspectives (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

5.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Peter Schüller

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

16.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

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Pragmatics of Literary Texts (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Stefan Engelberg

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

15.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

SO 115 Seminarraum; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost

Description:

Semantik und Pragmatik sind die beiden linguistischen Disziplinen, die sich mit der Konstitution von Bedeutung befassen. Während die Semantik die Bedeutungsaspekte betrachtet, die fest an sprachliche Ausdrücke geknüpft sind, erforscht die Pragmatik die Rolle des sprachlichen Kotexts und des außersprachlichen Kontexts (Sprechsituation, Einstellungen und Vorwissen der Kommunikationsbeteiligten, Handlungsaspekte von Sprache u.v.m.). Im Seminar wird in grundlegende Konzepte der Pragmatik eingeführt: Implikaturen, Sprechakte, Deixis, Explikaturen, Common Ground, Referenz u. a. Zudem werden auch zentrale Themen der Textlinguistik mit einbezogen, wie Kohärenz, Kohäsion und Anaphorik. Auf dieser Grundlage werden wir untersuchen, welche Rolle die Pragmatik insbesondere bei der Bedeutungserzeugung in literarischen Texten spielt. Verschiedene Aspekte werden hier zur Sprache kommen, u. a. die Besonderheiten der literarischen Sprechsituation, die Fiktionalität von Literatur, literarische Mehrdeutigkeit und die Erschließung des Nicht-Gesagten.

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Side Quest or ‘Âventiure’? Equivalent (Narrative) Structures in Digital Games and in 13th-Century Arthurian Romances (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

5.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Anna Lisa Starogardzki

Date(s):

Saturday (single date)	24.10.2026	10:00 – 17:00	010 Seminarraum; L 9, 5
Saturday (single date)	07.11.2026	10:00 – 17:00	010 Seminarraum; L 9, 5
Saturday (single date)	21.11.2026	10:00 – 17:00	010 Seminarraum; L 9, 5

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Sprache & Wirtschaft (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Marie-Luis Merten

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

15.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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Language Use in Conspiracy Theories (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

5.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Hanna Poloschek

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

15.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

SO 115 Seminarraum; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost

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Stoffe. Literarische Darstellung von Konflikten um knappe Ressourcen (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Justus Fetscher

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

309 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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Streit um die Zukunft. Interkulturelle Perspektiven auf den Science-Fiction-Film (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

On-campus and online, live

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Peter Scheinpflug

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)

11.09.2026 – 11.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 159 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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Streitfälle, Wortgefechte, Grundsatzdebatten. Politische Lektüren der Gegenwartsliteratur (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Sandra Beck

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

308 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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Syntax (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

5.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Literature:

Im ersten Teil des Seminars werden wir mit dem folgenden Einführungsbuch arbeiten:
Pittner, Karin und Judith Berman (2021). Deutsche Syntax. Ein Arbeitsbuch, 7., überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. Tübingen: Narr.

Date(s):

Wednesday (single date)	09.09.2026	10:15 – 11:45	509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7
Friday (single date)	18.09.2026	09:30 – 17:30	509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7
Friday (single date)	16.10.2026	09:30 – 17:30	509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7
Friday (single date)	04.12.2026	09:30 – 17:30	509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

Description:

Die Syntax befasst sich mit den Regularitäten, nach denen Wörter (z. B. Haus, das, alte) zu Phrasen (z. B. das alte Haus), Phrasen zu einfachen Sätzen (Das alte Haus wurde abgerissen) und einfache zu komplexen Sätzen (Sie zog um, weil das alte Haus abgerissen wurde) kombiniert werden.

Im ersten Teil des Seminars werden wir, anknüpfend an die Einführungsvorlesung, die Grundkonzepte der syntaktischen Analyse vertiefen (u. a. Wortarten, Phrasenkategorien, syntaktische Funktionen, Wortstellung). Im zweiten Teil werden wir uns mit syntaktischer Variation und syntaktischem Wandel befassen: Wo und wann z. B. sagen Sprecherinnen und Sprecher Sätze wie Ich bin dieses Buch grad am Lesen. oder Tu das grad dahin legen!? Und warum klingt ein Ausdruck wie des Försters Haus irgendwie altertümlich? Gegen Ende des Kurses werden wir in einem empirischen Teil erarbeiten, wie Sie syntaktische Phänomene anhand authentischen Sprachmaterials (sog. Korpora) selbst untersuchen können. Wie in allen Proseminaren werden wir anhand unseres Seminargegenstandes auch das Verfassen einer schriftlichen Hausarbeit erarbeiten.

Das Seminar findet in Blockform statt. Nach einer Vorbesprechung in der ersten Vorlesungswoche am Mittwoch, dem 9.9. von 10:15–11:45 Uhr, treffen wir uns an drei Freitagen (18.9., 16.10. und 4.12.) jeweils von 9:30–17:30 Uhr.

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Tutorium zur Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft, Kurs 1 (Introductory course)

Course type:

Introductory course

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

ECTS-Punkte: 8
(insgesamt für die erfolgreiche Teilnahme an Vorlesung und Tutorium / in total for successful participation in lecture and tutorial)
Mit der Teilnahme an einem Tutorium alleine (ohne Vorlesung) können keine ECTS-Punkte erworben werden!
No ECTS credits can be earned by attending the tutorial alone (without lecture)!

Registration: All incoming exchange students at the School of Humanities need to register for their courses via Portal2. For further details, please check the instructions for course registration or contact incoming.philuni-mannheim.de.

Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incoming.philuni-mannheim.de.

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

310 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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Tutorium zur Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft, Kurs 2 (Introductory course)

Course type:

Introductory course

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

17:15 – 18:45

310 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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Tutorium zur Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft, Kurs 3 (Introductory course)

Course type:

Introductory course

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

309 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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Tutorium zur Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft, Kurs 4 (Introductory course)

Course type:

Introductory course

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

309 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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Tutorium zur Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft, Kurs 5 (Introductory course)

Course type:

Introductory course

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)

11.09.2026 – 11.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

309 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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Introduction to German Linguistics – Tutorial Group 1 (Introductory course)

Course type:

Introductory course

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

16.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

309 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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Introduction to German Linguistics – Tutorial Group 2 (Introductory course)

Course type:

Introductory course

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

17.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

309 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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Introduction to German Linguistics – Tutorial Group 3 (Introductory course)

Course type:

Introductory course

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Peter Schüller

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

16.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

309 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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Introduction to German Linguistics – Tutorial Group 4 (Introductory course)

Course type:

Introductory course

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Peter Schüller

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

17.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

17:15 – 18:45

309 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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Tutorium zur VL Einführung in die Sprachwissenschaft (Introductory course)

Course type:

Introductory course

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)

18.09.2026 – 11.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

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From Close to Distant Reading: Empirical Cultural and Linguistic Analysis of Song Lyrics (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Roman Schneider

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

16.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

358 Pool-Raum; L 7, 3–5

Description:

Das Seminar führt in das empirische Arbeiten in der Sprachwissenschaft ein und vermittelt Distant-Reading-Ansätze der datenbasierten Textanalyse. Am Beispiel eines umfangreichen Songtextkorpus untersuchen wir sprachliche Muster, Themen und Diskurse in populärer Musik. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Übersetzung linguistischer Fragestellungen in analysierbare Merkmale sowie die quantitative Analyse digitaler Textdaten. Die empirischen Auswertungen erfolgen unter Einsatz deskriptiver und induktiver statistischer Verfahren, die praktisch mit der Programmiersprache R umgesetzt werden. Programmierkenntnisse werden nicht vorausgesetzt, sondern im Verlauf des Seminars schrittweise und anwendungsbezogen erworben. Ziel des Seminars ist es, Studierende zu befähigen, eigene empirische Analysen digitaler Textdaten durchzuführen, die Ergebnisse kritisch zu interpretieren und methodisch reflektiert darzustellen.

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From Simple to Literary: Measuring Text Complexity (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Andreas Witt, Laura Herzberg

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

15.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

005 Seminarraum; L 9, 6

Description:

Wie lässt sich eigentlich beschreiben, was einen Text einfach oder komplex macht? Und mit welchen sprachwissenschaftlichen Werkzeugen lassen sich solche Eindrücke in messbare Größen übersetzen? In dieser Veranstaltung beschäftigen wir uns mit quantitativen Verfahren der Textanalyse, die in der Textlinguistik etabliert sind und sich auf ein breites Spektrum von Textsorten anwenden lassen, von alltagsnahen Gebrauchstexten bis hin zu literarischen Werken.
Im Mittelpunkt stehen Maße wie lexikalische Diversität und lexikalische Dichte, Segmentlängen, Wortartenverteilungen sowie Tempus und Modus. Gemeinsam erlauben diese Größen, stilistische und strukturelle Eigenschaften systematisch zu erfassen und Texte miteinander vergleichbar zu machen. Dabei werden auch methodische Fragen berührt, etwa zur Tokenisierung, zur Segmentierung und zur Aussagekraft einzelner Kennwerte.
Im Verlauf des Semesters werden die zugrunde liegenden Konzepte schrittweise erarbeitet, an unterschiedlichen Textsorten erprobt und durch Ausblicke auf mögliche Anwendungsfelder ergänzt.

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Von Fassbinder zu Akin: Kulturelle Hybridität im deutschen Film (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Irmtraud Hnilica

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

357 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

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By, For, and About Women: Is There a Medieval Women’s Literature? (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Astrid Lembke

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

17.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

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Walther von der Vogelweide: Didactic Verses and Songs (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

5.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

16.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

005 Seminarraum; L 9, 6

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Contempt for and Renunciation of the World in Medieval Literature (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

3.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Astrid Lembke

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

17.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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Methodological Foundations of Corpus Linguistics (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)	10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026	10:15 – 11:45	358 Pool-Raum; L 7, 3–5
Thursday (weekly)	17.09.2026 – 10.12.2026	10:15 – 11:45	509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

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Verbal Duels – Poetic Stagings of Conflict in the 'Sangspruch' Tradition (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

5.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

15.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

309 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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Zoff. Literarische Kontroversen (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Justus Fetscher

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

EO 154 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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History

Aktuelle Forschungen zu Mittelalter und früher Neuzeit (Research seminar)

Course type:

Research seminar

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Annette Kehnel, Verena Weller, Dr. Anja Thaller

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

17:15 – 18:45

EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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Das Zeitalter der Revolutionen in der Atlantischen Welt (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Dr.habil. Charlotte Lerg

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

309 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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Die homerischen Epen als historische Quelle (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Examination achievement:

Prüfungsleistung: Hausarbeit im Umfang von 20–25 Seiten

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Christian Mann

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

308 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

Description:

Die „Ilias“ und die „Odyssee“ stehen am Beginn der europäischen Literatur, ihre literarische Qualität und ihre ungeheure Wirkung sind unbestritten. Kontrovers diskutiert wird hingegen ihre Bedeutung als historische Quellen: Gibt die Handlung der Epen Hinweise auf historische Ereignisse? Spiegeln die Epen, zumindest zum Teil, Zustände der mykenischen Welt wider? Solche Fragen wurden auch in der breiten Öffentlichkeit mit großer Erregung diskutiert, wobei nationale und ökonomische Interessen die Debatte anheizten.

Im Hauptseminar soll diskutiert werden, mit welchen Methoden man aus den beiden Epen historische Erkenntnisse gewinnen kann.

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Global Cities (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Julia Angster

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

EO 154 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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IDV 401 International Cultural Studies Lecture (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

5.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

On-campus and online, live & recorded

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Identify and explain key concepts and theoretical approaches in Cultural Studies, including ideology, hegemony, power, race, gender, and postcolonialism.
Understand how cultural texts and practices shape and reflect broader societal, political, and historical structures.
Summarize and reflect on central ideas from influential thinkers such as Hoggart, Marx, Foucault, Du Bois, Said, de Beauvoir, Butler, and others.
Apply selected theories to analyze cultural phenomena and contemporary debates.
Develop a critical understanding of how categories such as race, class, gender, and nature are constructed and contested across different cultural contexts.

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Written Exam (“Bring your own device”)

Instructor(s):

Dr.habil. Charlotte Lerg, Prof. Dr. Philipp Gassert, Dr. Ana-Sofia Uhl

Date(s):

Wednesday (single date)	09.09.2026	10:15 – 11:45	SN 163 Manfred Lautenschläger Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord
Wednesday (single date)	14.10.2026	10:15 – 11:45	SN 163 Manfred Lautenschläger Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord
Wednesday (single date)	04.11.2026	10:15 – 11:45	SN 163 Manfred Lautenschläger Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord
Wednesday (single date)	25.11.2026	10:15 – 11:45	SN 163 Manfred Lautenschläger Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord
Wednesday (single date)	02.12.2026	10:15 – 11:45	SN 163 Manfred Lautenschläger Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord
Wednesday (single date)	09.12.2026	10:15 – 11:45	SN 163 Manfred Lautenschläger Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord

Description:

Please contact ics@uni-mannheim.de if you have any questions.

Content
The lecture International Cultural Studies introduces students to basic select topics and concepts fundamental to the field of Cultural Studies by discussing texts and theories from international scholars. It provides an overview of key terms such as race, class, gender, and identity, among others, and seeks to enable students to understand and reflect upon these key terms and their underlying concepts within their historical, societal, and cultural context. To do so, it raises questions on how cultural texts and practices shape our understanding of society, politics, history and culture.

Organizational Information
Lecture in Inverted Classroom (IC) Format
The course follows an Inverted Classroom (IC) format. Each week, students will gain online access to a 45-minute video lecture along with supplementary materials (texts, presentations, links, etc.). These materials are to be studied independently during a self-learning phase. Weekly online quizzes and additional interactive tools help students consolidate their understanding of the course content.
Students also have the opportunity to further discuss the material and clarify open questions in weekly tutorial sessions led by master’s student tutors.
The video lectures are complemented by four Inverted Classroom (IC) sessions held on-site in a hybrid format (both in-person and online). These sessions aim to embed the content of each thematic unit into a broader context and to highlight connections to current developments and phenomena.
The course concludes with a written exam consisting of single-choice questions and short essay responses. The exam will be conducted in a “Bring Your Own Device” format, meaning students will answer the questions in a university exam room using their own laptops.
Please note: A different examination format applies for students participating in the Engage.EU Online Exchange Initiative. Further details will be provided upon admission to the course.

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Justiz und Zeitgeschichte (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

4.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Angela Borgstedt

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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Krisenmanagement (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Annette Kehnel

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

009 Seminarraum; L 9, 1–2

Description:

Genauer Titel und Kurzbeschreibung folgen.

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Ostjuden in der Rhein-Neckar-Region (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Angela Borgstedt

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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Proseminar Mittelalter (01) (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Annette Kehnel

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)	08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026	08:30 – 10:00	EO 159 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost
Wednesday (weekly)	09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026	08:30 – 10:00	EO 159 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Kurzbeschreibung folgt.
Tutorin: Anna Lisa Müller.

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Vermächtnis, Erbe, Seelenheil. Testamente adliger Frauen als Quellen der Kulturgeschichte (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Literature:

ANTENHOFER Christina, Die Familienkiste. Mensch-Objekt-Beziehungen im Mittelalter und in der Renaissance (Mittelalter-Forschungen 67), Ostfildern 2022.
GEJROT Claes et al. (Hgg.), Testaments as historical documents. Papers from the 17th Congress of the Commission Internationale de Diplomatique (Rättshistoriska Studier 33), Stockholm 2025.
KASTEN Brigitte (Hg.), Herrscher- und Fürstentestamente im westeuropäischen Mittelalter (Norm und Struktur 29), Köln/Weimar/Wien 2008.
KASTEN Brigitte (2007), Testamente, in: Jan HIRSCHBIEGEL/Jörg WETTLAUFER (Bearb.), Höfe und Residenzen im spätmittelalterlichen Reich. Hof und Schrift (Residenzenforschung 15/3), hg. von Werner PARAVICINI, Ostfildern S. 604–614.

Examination achievement:

Referat und Hausarbeit (20 bis max. 25 Seiten)

Instructor(s):

Dr. Anja Thaller

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

EO 154 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Wie regelten adlige Frauen im späten Mittelalter ihren Nachlass? Wie ordneten sie ihren irdischen Besitz, wie sorgten sie für ihr Seelenheil vor? Letztwillige Verfügungen ermöglichen Aussagen zu vielfältigen rechts-, sozial- und wirtschaftshistorischen, frömmigkeits- und mentalitätsgeschichtlichen Fragestellungen wie auch zur materiellen Kultur.
Anhand ausgewählter testamentarischer Verfügungen werden der methodische Umgang mit dieser Quellengattung und deren Erkenntnispotentiale aufgezeigt.

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Vorlesung Einführung in die Geschichtswissenschaften (01) (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

4.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Julia Angster, Prof. Dr. Jochen Streb

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)	11.09.2026 – 11.12.2026	13:45 – 15:15	SN 169 Röchling Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord
Friday (single date)	27.11.2026	15:30 – 17:00	M 003 PWC Hörsaal; Schloss Mittelbau

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Vorlesung Mittelalter (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

4.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Annette Kehnel

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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Wir sind das Volk? Demokratiegeschichte im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Date(s):

Friday (block date)	30.10.2026	10:00 – 18:00	EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost
Friday (block date)	13.11.2026	10:00 – 18:00	EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost
Friday (block date)	27.11.2026	10:00 – 18:00	308 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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Zwischen Haltung und Zucht: Tier- und Pflanzenwirtschaft in der griechisch-römischen Welt (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Literature:

Literatur:
A. Bresson (2016): The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy: Institutions, Markets, and Growth in the City-States, Princeton;
C. Chandezon (2003): L’élevage en Grèce (fin Ve-fin Ie s. a.C.). L’apport des sources épigraphiques, Pessac;
J.G. Manning (2018): The Open Sea. The Economic Life of the Ancient Mediterranean World from the Iron Age to the Rise of Rome, Princeton;
N. Morley (2022): Re-thinking the ancient Economy, Once again, in: I. Därmann/A. Winterling (Hrsg.), Oikonomia und Ökonomie im klassischen Griechenland. Theorie – Praxis – Transformation, Stuttgart, 19–33.

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Jack Schropp

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

EO 154 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Die antike Landwirtschaft wird zumeist auf die Erzeugung der sogenannten mediterranen Trias – Getreide, Wein und Oliven – reduziert; dass daneben weitere Lebensmittel existierten, wird in der Forschung zwar nicht ausgeblendet, jedoch selten vertieft untersucht. Dies ist angesichts der umfangreichen antiken Fachliteratur zur Viehhaltung und Pflanzenzucht sowie ihres häufigen Auftretens in Inschriften umso überraschender. Aus diesem Grund widmet sich das Hauptseminar der Tierhaltung sowie dem Anbau von Obst und Gemüse in der Antike. In den ersten Sitzungen werden wir gemeinsam ein theoretisches Fundament erarbeiten, bevor wir uns im Rahmen von Referaten mit einzelnen Tierarten und Pflanzensorten näher beschäftigen.

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International Cultural Studies

IDV 401 International Cultural Studies Lecture (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

5.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

On-campus and online, live & recorded

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Identify and explain key concepts and theoretical approaches in Cultural Studies, including ideology, hegemony, power, race, gender, and postcolonialism.
Understand how cultural texts and practices shape and reflect broader societal, political, and historical structures.
Summarize and reflect on central ideas from influential thinkers such as Hoggart, Marx, Foucault, Du Bois, Said, de Beauvoir, Butler, and others.
Apply selected theories to analyze cultural phenomena and contemporary debates.
Develop a critical understanding of how categories such as race, class, gender, and nature are constructed and contested across different cultural contexts.

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Written Exam (“Bring your own device”)

Instructor(s):

Dr.habil. Charlotte Lerg, Prof. Dr. Philipp Gassert, Dr. Ana-Sofia Uhl

Date(s):

Wednesday (single date)	09.09.2026	10:15 – 11:45	SN 163 Manfred Lautenschläger Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord
Wednesday (single date)	14.10.2026	10:15 – 11:45	SN 163 Manfred Lautenschläger Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord
Wednesday (single date)	04.11.2026	10:15 – 11:45	SN 163 Manfred Lautenschläger Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord
Wednesday (single date)	25.11.2026	10:15 – 11:45	SN 163 Manfred Lautenschläger Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord
Wednesday (single date)	02.12.2026	10:15 – 11:45	SN 163 Manfred Lautenschläger Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord
Wednesday (single date)	09.12.2026	10:15 – 11:45	SN 163 Manfred Lautenschläger Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord

Description:

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IDV 402 Criminality and Migration (Seminar)

Course type:

Seminar

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

By the end of the semester, the students will be able to:

analyze the historical events and categories presented in class;
differentiate between primary sources and scholarly literature;
develop a historical hypothesis and build a scientific argument;
critically discuss historical scholarly literature and key concepts such as “Modernity”, “People”, the “Nation State”, and “(colonial) Empire”.

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Term Paper (10–12 pages)
Oral Exam (only for incoming exchange students)

Instructor(s):

Dr. Ana-Sofia Uhl

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

EO 159 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

On March 21, 2022, less than a month before the French presidential elections, far right candidate Eric Zemmour stated on national TV: “I want to stop illegal immigration and legal immigration. […] What I want is to send back all the people we no longer want; I want a ministry for re-migration and expulsion of foreigners we no longer want. I will reinstate the offense of illegal residence; I will expel offenders, criminals […].” And in October 2025, Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor and leader of the conservative CDU, said: “We have come a very long way on migration. Under this federal government, the numbers fell by 60 percent when comparing August 2024 with August 2025. But of course, we still have this problem visibly present in our cities. And that is why the Federal Minister of the Interior is now working to enable and carry out returns on a very large scale.”

Against the backdrop of rising nationalism, the growth of far-right movements across Europe, and increasing awareness of systemic inequalities, the rhetoric of political party leaders is becoming progressively more radical. From a historical point of view, these statements refer not only to institutions, such as citizenship, whose origins lie in the nineteenth century. They also contain important elements of nineteenth-century discourse on political participation. Inextricably linked to terms such as people, nation, and state, the ongoing debate on migration draws on many concepts with a profound and contradictory history. This course aims to identify these concepts and, by doing so, reconceptualize in a transnational perspective a moving subject of the present day.

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IDV 402 Food Culture in Germany and Portugal: Global Perspectives (Seminar)

Course type:

Seminar

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Online, live

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Ana-Sofia Uhl

Date(s):

Friday (single date)	25.09.2026	09:00 – 12:00	ZOOM-Lehre-091; Virtuelles Gebäude
Friday (single date)	16.10.2026	09:00 – 12:00	ZOOM-Lehre-143; Virtuelles Gebäude
Friday (single date)	06.11.2026	09:00 – 12:00	ZOOM-Lehre-126; Virtuelles Gebäude
Friday (single date)	20.11.2026	09:00 – 12:00	ZOOM-Lehre-101; Virtuelles Gebäude
Friday (single date)	11.12.2026	09:00 – 12:00	ZOOM-Lehre-108; Virtuelles Gebäude

Description:

This COIL seminar virtually connects students from the University of Lisbon, Portugal, and the University of Mannheim, Germany, to examine food as a cultural, social, and political phenomenon. The seminar begins with an exploration of Portuguese and German food cultures, focusing on themes such as authenticity, memory, belonging, and transculturality, and situates personal food narratives within broader historical and global contexts. Working in international teams, students develop projects centred on their own food identities, linking these to issues of globalisation, power, and inequality. The course integrates concise lectures, guided discussions, Padlet-supported co-creation, reflective writing, and synchronous group work, culminating in joint final presentations.

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IDV 402 Food, Travel, and Cultural Encounters (Seminar)

Course type:

Seminar

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Online, live

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

develop a solid understanding of food mobilities and of the intersections between tourism and migration;
critically engage with key concepts such as authenticity, exoticism, and cultural representation in relation to food;
apply anthropological perspectives and methods to the analysis of cultural encounters in international and intercultural contexts;
collect qualitative data through participant observation and oral interviews;
keep a structured field journal and produce short ethnographic reports using written and visual formats (drawings, collages, photography)

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Term Paper (10–15 pages)

Instructor(s):

Dr. Ana-Sofia Uhl, Pietro Pagella

Description:

Food represents an ideal object of study for exploring encounters between people, products, and ideas, encounters shaped by ongoing forms of mobility that contribute to the complexity of contemporary social realities.

Through an anthropological perspective, this course adopts food and mobility as key analytical lenses to examine how cultural diversity is experienced, represented, and negotiated in everyday life, with particular attention to the role of food in shaping moments of exchange, negotiation, memory, and cultural translation.

The course introduces students to key debates in cultural anthropology and mobility studies, with particular attention to the historical trajectories of human mobility and the intersections between tourism and migration in the contemporary world. Topics include food mobilities, the concept of foodscape, food tourism, exoticism, staged authenticity, and the role of the senses in shaping food-related experiences. These themes are discussed as culturally and politically situated processes rather than neutral or purely experiential phenomena.

Alongside theoretical discussions, students engage with core methods of cultural anthropology such as participant observation, informal conversations, qualitative interviews, and field journaling. Through these methods, the course encourages critical reflection on how food-related mobilities and encounters are narrated, mediated, and communicated across different cultural contexts.

A distinctive feature of the course is its emphasis on experiential and reflexive learning. Students will experiment with the production of short ethnographic accounts based on personal and family food practices, encounters with producers and restaurateurs, travel experiences, or situations of temporary or permanent migration. These ethnographic restitutions may combine writing with visual and creative tools such as drawings, photography, or collage.

Through the course, students will develop analytical and methodological skills useful for academic research in cultural studies, as well as for professional contexts such as intercultural mediation, cultural communication, publishing, and the creation of content related to food cultures.

More broadly, the course aims to foster a critical rethinking of travel, food, and mobility as key dimensions through which differences, identities, and forms of social interaction are constructed, experienced, and transformed.

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IDV 402 Intercultural Communication, Power, & Inequality (Seminar)

Course type:

Seminar

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

Students will:

Understand key concepts of intercultural communication
Reflect on cultural identity and personal communication styles
Identify and critically assess communication barriers (e.g. stereotypes, othering, appropriation)
Analyze the role of power, media, and technology in global communication
Develop empathy, openness, and intercultural awareness
Collaborate in diverse teams on a creative group project
Improve English communication skills in academic and intercultural contexts

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Portfolio: 10–12 pages
Oral Exam (15min, only for incoming exchange students)

Instructor(s):

Dr. Ana-Sofia Uhl

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

EO 382 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Whether studying abroad, working in international teams, or navigating global debates, communication across cultural differences is part of everyday life. But such communication does not take place on neutral ground: It is shaped by power relations, social inequalities, and historical contexts. This seminar explores how intercultural communication works in practice and asks under which conditions it can be constructive, inclusive, and critical.

The course introduces key concepts of intercultural communication while moving beyond static notions of culture. It begins with a focus on identity and belonging, encouraging students to reflect on the cultural and social influences that shape their perspectives. Building on this, we examine communication in its various forms – verbal, nonverbal, and digital – and analyze how meaning is negotiated across differences.

A central focus of the seminar lies on the challenges of intercultural communication, including racism, stereotyping, xenophobia, othering, and bias. We further explore how contemporary phenomena such as globalization, social media, and algorithmic technologies influence intercultural encounters and reproduce or challenge existing power structures.

Throughout the semester, students are encouraged to connect theoretical concepts to real-world examples from media, politics, and their own experiences. Our diverse classroom offers a supportive space to practice intercultural communication firsthand.

As this is a highly interactive seminar, active and regular participation is essential. Students are expected to contribute consistently to discussions, group work, and online activities; purely passive attendance is not sufficient for successful participation. English serves as the shared working language and is intended to facilitate inclusion. Throughout the semester, students will complete various assignments, prepare readings, and take part in a midterm exam designed to reflect on their learning progress.

Assessment consists of a portfolio (10–12 pages) for regular Mannheim students or, for incoming exchange students, an oral exam (15 minutes). Further details will be provided upon enrollment.

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Media and Communication Studies

Please note that you can only attend one seminar per module (e.g. Rezeption & Wirkung).
For the lectures “Introduction to Media and Communication Studies” and “Theories of Media and Communication Studies” it is strongly recommended to attend an accompanying tutorial.

Film: History, Theory and Genre (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

5.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Online, live

Examination achievement:

Klausur / Take Home Exam

Instructor(s):

Dr. Andreas Wagenknecht

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

Description:

Die Vorlesung gibt einen Ein- und Überblick in die Geschichte und Theorie des Films und zeigt ausgewählte Bereiche der filmwissenschaftlichen Forschung exemplarisch auf. Kanonische Werke und Entwicklungsphasen des Films werden ebenso thematisiert wie der “Kampf” um die (künstlerische) Wesensbestimmung des Films, die Unterscheidung zwischen fiktionalen und dokumentarischen Formen oder beispielsweise die Rolle der Musik im Film.

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Introduction to Media and Communication Studies (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Examination achievement:

* Klausur (als digitale Prüfung: BYOD = Bring Your Own Device)

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Hartmut Wessler, Prof. Dr. Teresa Naab, Prof. Dr. Sarah Geber

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

M 003 PWC Hörsaal; Schloss Mittelbau

Description:

Die Vorlesung informiert über die wichtigsten Gegenstandsbereiche, Fragestellungen, Theorien, Begriffe, und Forschungsergebnisse der Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft. Nach Einführungen in Wissenschaftstheorie und Fachgeschichte sowie einer Klärung der grundlegenden Begriffe „Kommunikation“ und „Medien“ werden ausgewählte Grundfragen des Fachs behandelt: Worin besteht die Spezifik verschiedener Medien und Kommunikationsformen? Wie hat sich Medienkommunikation historisch entwickelt? Wie sind heutige Mediensysteme beschaffen? Wie hängen Medien mit Politik und Ökonomie zusammen? Welche Strukturen weisen Medientexte auf? Wie werden sie genutzt, rezipiert und verarbeitet? Welche Wirkungen haben Medien?

Organisatorisches:
Die Vorlesung wird von den Dozent*innen des Fachs gemeinsam gehalten. Sie wird ergänzt durch Tutorien, in denen die Themen in kleinerem Kreis diskutiert und nachbereitet werden. Hier können sich die Studierenden auch mit Hilfsmitteln wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens vertraut machen.
Auf der Lernplattform ILIAS (Login: persönliche Uni-ID plus Passwort) finden Sie den Vorlesungsplan mit den Pflichttexten zur jeweiligen Vorlesung. Die Pflichttexte, die nicht elektronisch über die UB zur Verfügung stehen, finden Sie ebenfalls auf ILIAS. Die Kenntnis der Pflichttexte wird für die Tutorien und für die Klausur vorausgesetzt.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

MKW 321: Tutorium Einführung MKW 1 (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

0.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

405 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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MKW 322: Tutorium Einführung MKW 2 (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

0.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

308 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

MKW 323: Tutorium Einführung MKW 3 (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

0.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

17:15 – 18:45

405 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

MKW 324: Tutorium Einführung MKW 4 (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

0.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

17:15 – 18:45

308 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

MKW 325: Tutorium Einführung MKW 5 (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

0.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

405 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

MKW 326: Tutorium Einführung MKW 6 (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

0.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

308 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

MKW 327: Tutorium Einführung MKW 7 (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

0.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)

11.09.2026 – 11.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

405 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

MKW 328: Tutorium Einführung MKW 8 (Tutorial)

Course type:

Tutorial

ECTS:

0.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)

11.09.2026 – 11.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

308 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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An introduction to media history and the german media system (Course I) (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Examination achievement:

Klausur

Instructor(s):

Katharina Schöppl, Dr. Andreas Wagenknecht

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

B 144 Hörsaal; A 5, 6 Bauteil B

Description:

Im ersten Teil der Veranstaltung erhalten Sie einen Einblick in die Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte der Medien. Ausgehend von der Herausbildung der Schrift und des Buchdrucks stehen dabei technische Medien wie Radio, Film, Fernsehen und Computer und deren Entwicklung, Etablierung sowie Ausdifferenzierung im Mittelpunkt.
Im zweiten Teil der Veranstaltung wird ein Überblick über das Mediensystem der Bundesrepublik Deutschland erarbeitet. Sie lernen Grundlagen, Bestandteile und rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen des deutschen Mediensystems kennen. Dabei werden unterschiedliche Mediengattungen (u. a. Zeitungen, Rundfunk, Online-Medien) betrachtet.

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An introduction to media history and the german media system (Course II) (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Examination achievement:

Klausur

Instructor(s):

Katharina Schöppl, Dr. Andreas Wagenknecht

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

17:15 – 18:45

EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

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Mediated public spheres (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

4.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Literature:

Wessler, H. (2018). Habermas and the Media. Polity Press.

Examination achievement:

Klausur

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Hartmut Wessler

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Öffentlichkeiten als Gesamtzusammenhänge aus Akteuren, Medien, Themen und aktiven Publika lassen sich am besten verstehen, wenn man sie vergleicht. In dieser Vorlesung vergleichen wir Öffentlichkeiten in dreifacher Hinsicht. Zum einen vergleichen wir verschiedene Medientypen – von sozialen Netzwerken bis zu professionellen journalistischen Online- und Offline-Medien. Zum zweiten gehen wir den Besonderheiten KI-generierter öffentlicher Kommunikation im Vergleich zu Kommunikation von und zwischen Menschen nach. Drittens vergleichen wir reale Medien-Öffentlichkeiten mit normativen Theorien darüber, was Medien für das Funktionieren von Demokratie leisten sollen.

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The Gender Data Gap: What it is, why it matters and how to close it (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

7/8

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Examination achievement:

Term paper or oral examination (see Prüfungsordnung)

Instructor(s):

Katharina Schöppl

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

405 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

Description:

In her book Invisible Women, Caroline Criado Perez impressively demonstrates that our data-driven world is characterized by a gender gap – the gender data gap. Women are often overlooked or deliberately ignored in data collection, which has far-reaching consequences: from medicine and science to urban planning and security measures. In this seminar, we will examine how the gender data gap manifests itself in concrete terms and what social, economic and scientific consequences it has. By working with real-world data and indicators, we will analyze how and where women are systematically excluded. At the same time, we will look at initiatives that aim to close this data gap – such as the UN Women Gender Data Repository. A special focus of the seminar is on possible solutions: In interactive group and workshop sessions, we will develop strategies to promote more gender-equitable and data collection and analysis also enforcing an intersectional way of data analysis.

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language – body – interaction (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

7/8

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Literature:

Bergmann, Jörg (1988): Ethnomethodologie und Konversationsanalyse. Studienbrief der Fernuniversität Hagen. Kurseinheiten 1–3.
Deppermann, Arnulf (2013): Multimodal interaction from a conversation analytic perspective. In: Journal of Pragmatics, 46, S. 1–7.
Mondada, Lorenza (2019): Conventions for multimodal transcrption. https://www.lorenzamondada.net/multimodal-transcription.
Mondada, Lorenza (2018): Multiple Temporalities of Language and Body in Interaction: Callenges for Transcribing Multimodality. In: Research on Language and Society, 51, 1, S. 85–106.
Selting, Magret et al. (2009): Gesprächsanalytisches Transkriptionssystem 2 (GAT 2). In: Gesprächsforschung – Online-Zeitschrift zur verbalen Interaktion, 10, S. 353–402.

Examination achievement:

Mündliche Prüfung (präferiert) oder Hausarbeit

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Axel Schmidt

Date(s):

Friday (block date)	18.09.2026	12:00 – 17:00	ZOOM-Lehre-001; Virtuelles Gebäude
Friday (block date)	11.12.2026	09:00 – 18:00	EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost
Saturday (single date)	12.12.2026	09:00 – 18:00	EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Grundlage vieler Mediendarstellungen sind interagierende Menschen. Medienmacher orientieren sich an Grundprinzipien menschlicher Interaktion, um möglichst realistische Produkte zu kreieren. Wenn Menschen interagieren, verwenden sie neben Sprache auch körperliche Ressourcen wie Blicke, Gestik, Mimik und Körperbewegungen. Das Seminar fragt, wie Menschen in Interaktion diese Ressourcen einsetzen und koordinieren, um ihre praktischen Ziele zu verfolgen und wie Beobachter, den Einsatz solcher Ressourcen interpretieren. Etwa: Wie werden Zeigehandlungen durchgeführt? Welche Funktion hat der Blick für die Adressierung oder die Anzeige von Aufmerksamkeit? Wie machen Beteiligte an Interaktion deutlich, worauf sie orientiert sind?
Hierzu stützt sich das Seminar auf natürliche (d. h. nicht zu Forschungszwecken hervorgebrachte) Videodaten. Auf diese Weise werden alle Details der Interaktion in ihrer Ablaufgestalt festgehalten (etwa überlappende Gesprächsteile, abgebrochene Sätze, 'gefüllte Pausen' wie “äh” oder Rückmeldesignale wie “mhm”, Blick- und Gestenverläufe, Mimik und Gestik etc.). Die Analyse der Daten erfolgt materialbezogen und sehr detailliert.
Im Zentrum des Kurses stehen die Aneignung grundlegender Texte zu multimodaler Interaktion sowie deren praktische Anwendung auf Daten. Hierzu sollen Interaktionsdaten (Video) in einer Datenbank recherchiert, in Teilen transkribiert und analysiert werden.

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MKW 414: (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

7/8

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

405 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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MKW 421: Motive, Themen und Ästhetiken des (aktuellen) Musikvideos (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Examination achievement:

Hausarbeit oder mündliche Prüfung

Instructor(s):

Dr. Andreas Wagenknecht

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)	09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026	10:15 – 11:45	405 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F
Wednesday (block date)	02.12.2026	15:30 – 20:45

Description:

Ausgehend von der Erarbeitung eines gemeinsamen Verständnisses des Begriffs, der Geschichte und der Formen des Musikvideos, stehen Betrachtungen und Analysen von Musikvideos zu Songs verschiedener Musikgenre (Hip Hop, Punk etc.) oder auch die Verhandlung bestimmter Themen (KI, Sport etc.) in Musikvideos ebenso im Mittelpunkt des Hauptseminars wie Fragen nach der Darstellung und Thematisierung von Gewalt, Sexualität, Politik oder was immer sich in den ersten Sitzungen an Schwerpunkten unter anderem auch in Abhängigkeit von den speziellen Interessen der Teilnehmer*innen noch ergibt.

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Media reception and effects (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

4.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Examination achievement:

Klausur

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Sarah Geber

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

B 144 Hörsaal; A 5, 6 Bauteil B

Description:

Die Vorlesung bietet einen Überblick über zentrale Problemstellungen, Theorien, Methoden und empirischen Ergebnisse der Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Motivation der Mediennutzer*innen, die Selektion spezifischer Medien(inhalte) und deren Verarbeitung sowie die Wirkungen dieser Medien(inhalte) auf das Denken, Fühlen und Handeln einzelner wie auch der Gesellschaft als Ganzes.

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Philosophy

(In-)Sincerity (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Dr. Felix Bräuer

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

EO 159 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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American Pragmatism (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Dr. Helge Rückert

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

157 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

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Ästhetik, Kunst und Lebenswelt (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Dr. Felix Bräuer

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 159 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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British Empiricism (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Freitag

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

EO 157 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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Causality (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

English

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Dr. Helge Rückert

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

EO 159 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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Demokratietheorie (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Dr. Christian Wendelborn

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

EO 154 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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Death as a Topic of Philosophy (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

apl. Prof. Dr. Julius Schälike

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 159 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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Die erste Frankfurter Schule (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Literature:

M. Horkheimer (1968): Traditionelle und kritische Theorie. In: Horkheimer, M.: Kritische Theorie zwei Bände A. Schmidt (Hrsg), Frankfurt.

M. Horkheimer, T. Adorno (1969 Erste Auflage und Aktualisierungen): Dialektik der Aufklärung; philosophische Fragmente, Frankfurt am Main.

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Bernward Gesang

Description:

Anlässlich des Todes von Jürgen Habermas bietet sich die Gelegenheit an, den Boden zu vermessen, auf dem Habermas Stand. Dieser war von der ersten Frankfurter Schule von Horkheimer und Adorno bestimmt. Sie kritisieren das Vernunft instrumentell geworden ist, ohne zu benennen, wie ein objektiver Endzweck begründet werden kann. Sie setzen die historisch, materialistische Vertrautheit mit Leidfreiheit als Endzweck. Diese neomarxistischen Prägung ist essenziell um den frühen Habermas überhaupt zu verstehen. Der verlagert die Fragestellung. Es gilt nicht mehr, objektive Zwecke zu begründen, sondern Verfahren für die objektive Akzeptanz einer Norm durch jedermann zu finden. Gelesen werden sollen der Begründungsaufsatz der Frankfurter Schule von Max Horkheimer „Traditionelle und kritische Theorie“ sowie das der erste Teil Werkes „Dialektik der Aufklärung. Über den Begriff der Aufklärung“ von Horkheimer und Adorno. Eine Diskussion mithilfe von ChatGTP soll eingeübt werden.

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Einführung in die Ethik (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

apl. Prof. Dr. Julius Schälike

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Was ist Moral, was ist Ethik? Wie lassen sich moralische Normen begründen? Welche Konzepte normativer Ethik gibt es? Was spricht für die jeweiligen Konzepte, wo liegen Probleme? Die Vorlesung soll einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Ansätze zur normativen Ethik (Tugendethik, Kants Ethik, Kontraktualismus, Utilitarismus, Mitleidsethik) und Metaethik vermitteln.

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Einführung in die Geschichte der Philosophie (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

4.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Examination achievement:

Klausur

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Bernward Gesang

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

In der Vorlesung sollen philosophiehistorische Grundkenntnisse vermittelt werden. Jede Sitzung wird mindestens einen berühmten Philosophen der europäischen Philosophiegeschichte behandeln. Wir beginnen mit Platon und enden vielleicht mit Marx. Die Vorlesungen werden in Form von hochgeladenen kommentierten PowerPoints abgehalten. Zudem wird jede Woche um 13:00 Uhr eine halbe Stunde in Präsenz ein Textauszug der behandelten Philosophen gelesen und diskutiert.

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Reading and Writing Philosophical Texts (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Dr. Martin Brecher

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

17:15 – 18:45

EO 154 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Die Veranstaltung richtet sich an Studienanfänger und dient dem Einüben grundlegender Kompetenzen der Lektüre und des Verfassens philosophischer Texte. Anhand von ausgewählten Texten sollen zum einen grundlegende Lektürefähigkeiten vermittelt werden, insbesondere die Identifikation von philosophischen Fragestellungen (worum geht es im Text?) und argumentativen Strukturen (was wird behauptet und wie wird es begründet?) und ihre Wiedergabe in eigenen Worten. Zum anderen wollen wir schrittweise zentrale Fertigkeiten des philosophischen Schreibens einüben: Wie formuliere ich eigene Fragestellungen, Überlegungen und Argumente auf verständliche und stringente Weise? Wie baue ich eine philosophische Seminararbeit auf? Schließlich sollen auch Techniken des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens wie das Recherchieren von Forschungsliteratur und ihr Einbinden in eigene Texte vermittelt werden.

Die Übung wird in zwei Parallelgruppen angeboten. Sie können bei der Anmeldung über das Portal2 Prioritäten für die Termine angeben.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Reading and Writing Philosophical Texts (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Dr. Martin Brecher

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

EO 154 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Philosophical Thinking and Arguing (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Literature:

Wird zu Semesterbeginn bekannt gegeben.

Examination achievement:

Abschlussklausur

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Freitag

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Diese einführende Lehrveranstaltung legt den Grundstein für eine argumentative Auseinandersetzung mit philosophischen und nicht-philosophischen Themen. Sie richtet sich vor allem an Studienanfängerinnen und -anfänger und vermittelt methodische Fähigkeiten, die in Philosophie und Wissenschaft von besonderer Bedeutung sind. Im Zentrum steht die Argumentationstheorie. Wir besprechen induktive und deduktive Argumente und schließen mit den informellen Grundlagen der Aussagenlogik. Im Zuge der Veranstaltung erörtern wir auch grundlegende Unterscheidungen wie z. B. zwischen Wahrheit und Wissen und zwischen Semantik und Pragmatik. Auch werden Techniken der Begriffsanalyse wie z. B. die Methode der Gedankenexperimente eingeführt.
Es werden vorlesungsbegleitende Tutorien angeboten. Die Vorlesungsfolien und Übungsblätter sowie weitere für die Veranstaltung relevante Materialien und Informationen werden auf ILIAS zur Verfügung gestellt.

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Aristotle on Practice and Politics (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Ursula Wolf

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

PS Praktische Philosophie 2 (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 159 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

S Ethik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft 1 (Master-Semiar)

Course type:

Master-Semiar

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

405 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Epistemology (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

4.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Literature:

Die vorlesungsbegleitende Lektüre besteht weitgehend aus Ausschnitten der relevanten Primärliteratur und wird zu Semesterbeginn bekannt gegeben.

Examination achievement:

Abschlussklausur

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Freitag

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Die Vorlesung behandelt grundlegende Fragen der Erkenntnistheorie vom Beginn der neuzeitlichen Philosophie bis heute. Sie ist damit auch eine Einführung in die moderne theoretische Philosophie. Ausgehend von Fragen der beginnenden empirischen Wissenschaft und vom Problem des erkenntnistheoretischen Skeptizismus besprechen wir den Rationalismus (R. Descartes, G.-W. Leibniz), den britischen Empirismus (J. Locke, G. Berkeley, D. Hume), I. Kants Transzendentalphilosophie, die sprachliche Wende des Logischen Empirismus und die Philosophie(n) L. Wittgensteins.
Die vorlesungsbegleitende Lektüre besteht weitgehend aus Ausschnitten der relevanten Primärliteratur und wird zu Semesterbeginn bekannt gegeben.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Economic and Business Ethics (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Literature:

W. Shaw: Business Ethics. 8. Auflage. Boston: Wadsworth 2013.
K. Homann/C. Lütge: Einführung in die Wirtschaftsethik. 2. Auflage. Berlin: LIT 2013.

Examination achievement:

Klausur

Instructor(s):

apl. Prof. Dr. Julius Schälike

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Die Vorlesung führt ein in die wichtigsten Konzepte der Normativen Ethik (Utilitarismus; Kontraktualismus; Kantianismus) und der Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik (Libertäre Ethik; Egalitarismus [Rawls]; Ökonomische Ethik [Homann]). Anhand einschlägiger Fallstudien werden die Ansätze erprobt und kritisch diskutiert. Vertieft werden u. a. folgende Themen: Markt und Wettbewerb; Shareholder vs. Stakeholder Value; kollektives Handeln und individuelle Verantwortung; Klimawandel; Downsizing; Sweatshops.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Wirtschaftsdemokratie und Marktsozialismus. Überzeugende Alternativen zur kapitalistischen Marktwirtschaft? (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Instructor(s):

Dr. Christian Wendelborn

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

EO 157 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

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Romance Languages

French grammar (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

French

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Literature:

Les étudiant.e.s sont priés de se fournir le manuel

La grammaire du français (P. Guédon, S. Poisson-Quinton / Editions Maison des Langues, Paris, 2013, ISBN: 978-84-15640-16-5)

Examination achievement:

Mündliche Teilleistung und Referate

Instructor(s):

Dr. Caroline Mary

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

314–315 Besprechungsraum; L 15, 1–6 (Hochhaus)

Description:

Révision intensive et approfondissement des connaissances en grammaire française. Le programme porte sur l'emploi du subjonctif, des différents temps du passé, sur la place des pronoms, des adjectifs et des adverbes, sur les règles d'accord etc. La théorie est accompagnée d'exercices d'application. La note finale tiendra compte de l'assiduité en cours, de l'exposé sur un thème grammatical et de l'examen final.

Les étudiant.e.s sont priés de se fournir le manuel

La grammaire du français (P. Guédon, S. Poisson-Quinton / Editions Maison des Langues, Paris, 2013, ISBN: 978-84-15640-16-5)

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Italian Intensive Course I (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Italian

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Kurs nicht freigegeben für Austauschstudierende
Course not open for exchange students

Learning target:

Nach dem Kurs sollten die Studierenden in der Lage sein:

Sätze und häufig gebrauchte Ausdrücke zu verstehen, die mit Bereichen von ganz unmittelbarer Bedeutung zusammenhängen;
sich in einfachen, routinemäßigen Situationen zu verständigen, in denen es um einen einfachen Austausch von Informationen über vertraute und geläufige Dinge geht;
mit einfachen Worten die eigene Herkunft und Ausbildung, die direkte Umgebung und Dinge im Zusammenhang mit unmittelbaren Bedürfnissen zu beschreiben.

Instructor(s):

Alessandra Volpe

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)	07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026	10:15 – 11:45	357 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5
Tuesday (weekly)	08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026	12:00 – 13:30	357 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5
Wednesday (weekly)	09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026	12:00 – 13:30	357 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

Description:

Zielniveau A2 nach dem GER

Kursinhalte:
In kommunikativen Sprachaktivitäten, die Rezeption, Produktion und Interaktion umfassen, werden die Grundzüge der italienischen Sprache und Kultur erlernt. Die Themenlektionen sind in universitäre und studentischen Kontexten situiert.

In diesem ersten Kurs ist der Erwerb einer korrekten Aussprache und der Grundgrammatik sehr wichtig.

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Italian Refresher Course (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Italian

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Kurs nicht freigegeben für Austauschstudierende
Course not open for exchange students

Instructor(s):

Alessandra Volpe

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)	07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026	12:00 – 13:30	357 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5
Thursday (weekly)	10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026	10:15 – 11:45	357 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

Description:

Il corso in questione si propone di approfondire e ampliare temi grammaticali, lessicali e sintattici.

L'approfondimento delle suddette strutture verrà poi applicato in esercitazioni pratiche scritte (temi, riassunti, punto di vista personale ecc.) e orali (presentazioni) che permetteranno di esercitare il vocabolario acquisto durante il corso. Questo corso prepara al Kursstufe I, ma faciliterà anche il passaggio dai livelli base ai livelli medio-alti.
Può essere frequentato da chiunque voglia approfondire ed esercitare in modo intensivo grammatica, lessico e sintassi.

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Italian grammar (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Italian

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Kurs nicht freigegeben für Austauschstudierende
Course not open for exchange students

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)

11.09.2026 – 11.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

357 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

Description:

Il corso è indirizzato agli Italianisti che abbiano superato i corsi Intensivo I e II. Il corso è consigliato anche agli studenti che vogliano migliorare la propria correttezza grammaticale esercitando più approfonditamente le strutture di base già apprese nel corso propedeutico. Il corso ha come obiettivo il raggiungimento del livello B1 QCRE.

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Spanish grammar (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Spanish

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Für BA Romanische Sprachen, Literaturen und Medien, PO 2023/24 – dritte romanische Sprache: Klausur

Instructor(s):

María José Carrión Prieto

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

ZOOM-Lehre-068; Virtuelles Gebäude

Description:

Zielniveau B1 nach dem GER

Este curso está pensado como complemento teórico y práctico al Intensivo II y/o como refuerzo de los contenidos gramaticales propios del nivel B1.

Se tratarán los siguientes temas:

Morfología y uso de los tiempos del pasado del modo indicativo: perfecto, indefinido, imperfecto y pluscuamperfecto.
Morfología y uso de los tiempos del subjuntivo.
Morfología y uso del imperativo afirmativo y negativo.
Repaso de las reglas básicas de ortografía y acentuación
Pronombres de objeto y su combinatoria.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Spanish A1 (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Spanish

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Online, live

Registration procedure:

Literature:

Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch

Guerrero García, E. y Xicota Tort, Núria (2015). Universo.ele A1: Spanisch für Studierende / Kursbuch. Hueber Verlag.

ISBN-10: 3190043337
ISBN-13: 978-3190043330

Examination achievement:

Mündliche und schriftliche Aufgaben / schriftliche Klausur.

Instructor(s):

Maria del Mar Lardies Alcaine

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)

11.09.2026 – 11.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

ZOOM-Lehre-075; Virtuelles Gebäude

Description:

Zielniveau A1 nach dem GER
Kursinhalte und Qualifikationsziele

Vertraute, alltägliche Ausdrücke und ganz einfache Sätze verstehen und verwenden, die auf die Befriedigung konkreter Bedürfnisse abzielen.
Sich und andere vorstellen und anderen Leuten Fragen zu ihrer Person stellen, z. B. wo sie wohnen, welche Leute sie kennen oder welche Dinge sie besitzen, und auf Fragen dieser Art Antworten geben.
Sich auf einfache Art verständigen, wenn die Gesprächspartnerinnen oder Gesprächspartner langsam und deutlich sprechen und bereit sind, zu helfen.
Kurze Texte und Notizen über Alltagsthemen schreiben.

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Catalan for beginners (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Catalan

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Examination achievement:

Die Studierenden können 3 ECTS Punkte je nach Studiengang durch eine Abschlussklausur erwerben.

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)	08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026	12:00 – 13:30	509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7
Tuesday (weekly)	08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026	13:45 – 15:15	509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

Description:

In diesem Kurs werden wir die ersten Schritte zum Erlernen der katalanischen Sprache unternehmen und uns dabei an den europäischen Referenzrahmen für das Niveau A1 halten.
Darüber hinaus wird der Kurs auch einige kulturelle Aspekte des katalanischen Sprachgebiets durch die Sprache vorstellen.

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Portuguese for beginners (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Portuguese

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

Lernziele:

Vermittlung grundlegender Sprachkenntnisse der portugiesischen Sprache. Grammatik, Aussprache und Phonetik. Vermittlung einer möglichst guten kommunikativen Kompetenz in kurzer Zeit.

Literature:

Das verwendete Lehrbuch ist:

Prata, Maria: Beleza! Neu A1-A2, Klett Verlag. 2016.
Kursbuch: ISBN 978-3-12-528621-4 und
Übungsbuch: ISBN 978-3-12-528622-1

Examination achievement:

Klausur

Instructor(s):

Eliana Costacurta

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)	10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026	13:45 – 15:15	308 Seminarraum; L 9, 7
Thursday (weekly)	10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026	15:30 – 17:00	308 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

Description:

Lerninhalte:

Begrüßungs- und Abschiedsformeln, Stellenwert der Familien in Brasilien und Portugal, Essen und Trinken, Feiern und Gewohnheiten, Lebensrhythmen, Arbeitswelt, Reisen, Sport und Gesundheit, Leben in Großstädten, Umwelt u. a.

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Portuguese Language III: Sociocultural and lusophone subjects (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Portuguese

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Literature:

Lehrmaterial: Auszüge aus soziokulturellen und literarischen Texten, Handouts, Filme, streaming, Podcasts und Liedertexte.

Examination achievement:

Klausur

Instructor(s):

Eliana Costacurta

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

17:15 – 18:45

308 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

Description:

Themen:

Demokratie in Bewegung: Brasilien und politische Polarisierung
Minderheiten und kulturelle Vielfalt

Autoren: Djamila Ribeiro, Ailton Krenak, Daniel Munduruku, Davi Kopenawa Yanomami, u. a.

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Latin for students of Romance languages (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Literature:

Ein Skript als PDF wird kurz vor Veranstaltungsbeginn auf ILIAS gestellt.

Examination achievement:

Prüfungsleistung: Klausur (90 Minuten)

Instructor(s):

Alexander Stöckl

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

17:15 – 18:45

EO 159 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Der erste Teil der Veranstaltung stellt eine kurze Einführung in die klassisch-lateinische Sprache dar.
Im zweiten Teil steht die Entwicklung vom Lateinischen zu den romanischen Sprachen im Vordergrund.

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Introduction into Romance Literature and Media (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

4.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Klausur

Instructor(s):

Dr. Lena Schönwälder

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Die Einführungsveranstaltung vermittelt das Basiswissen, auf dem das Studium der romanischen Literatur- und Medienwissenschaft aufbaut. Die Veranstaltung schließt mit einer Klausur ab.

Neben der Klärung grundsätzlicher Fragen und Begriffe führt die Vorlesung in Gegenstandsbereiche, Gattungen und literatur- und medienwissenschaftliche Arbeitsweisen ein. Darüber hinaus sollen unter Rückgriff auf literatur- und kulturtheoretische Ansätze verschiedene Methoden des Lesens, Textverstehens und Interpretierens vorgestellt und eingeübt werden.

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Between Prohibition, Taboo, and Visibility: Abortion in Francophone Cinema (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Instructor(s):

Melanie Tissot

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

005 Seminarraum; L 9, 6

Description:

Auf welche Weise wird Abtreibung im Film dargestellt und welche ästhetischen, politischen und gesellschaftlichen Fragen sind damit verbunden? Ausgehend von dieser Leitfrage widmet sich das Seminar der Darstellung von Schwangerschaftsabbrüchen im frankophonen Kino und deren Einbettung in größere Diskurse um Körper, Selbstbestimmung und gesellschaftliche Normen.

Nach einer Auseinandersetzung mit dem für das Thema grundlegenden Werk L’Événement von Annie Ernaux, das die Erfahrung einer ungewollten Schwangerschaft und eines illegalen Schwangerschaftsabbruchs im Frankreich der 1960er Jahre schildert, analysieren wir unter anderem dessen filmische Adaption aus dem Jahr 2021 sowie weitere aktuelle Filme, die sich nicht nur in Frankreich mit dem Thema Abtreibung auseinandersetzen. In diesem Rahmen fragen wir uns, wie filmische Darstellungen von Abtreibung sich zwischen Intimität und Politisierung positionieren, welche filmästhetischen Mittel dabei zum Einsatz kommen und inwiefern diese Filme zur Sichtbarmachung, Normalisierung oder auch Problematisierung von Abtreibung beitragen. Dabei liegt ein besonderer Fokus des Seminars auf der Untersuchung des Spannungsverhältnisses zwischen individueller Erfahrung und kollektiven Kämpfen um reproduktive Rechte.

Für Rückfragen stehe ich jederzeit zur Verfügung:melanie.tissotuni-mannheim.de.

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Polyphony and Multilingualism in Literature, Film, and Graphic Novels from the 19th to the 21st century (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

On-campus and online, live

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Stephanie Neu-Wendel

Date(s):

Friday (single date)	11.09.2026	08:30 – 11:45	EO 154 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost
Friday (single date)	18.09.2026	08:30 – 11:45	EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost
Friday (single date)	25.09.2026	08:30 – 10:00	ZOOM-Lehre-017; Virtuelles Gebäude
Friday (single date)	09.10.2026	08:30 – 11:45	EO 154 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost
Friday (single date)	23.10.2026	08:30 – 10:00	ZOOM-Lehre-037; Virtuelles Gebäude
Friday (single date)	30.10.2026	08:30 – 13:30	EO 154 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost
Friday (single date)	06.11.2026	08:30 – 10:00	ZOOM-Lehre-083; Virtuelles Gebäude
Friday (single date)	13.11.2026	08:30 – 11:45	509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

Description:

Wer spricht? Wer sieht? Diese beiden Leitfragen für die Analyse von Erzählinstanz und -perspektive, die Ihnen vielleicht schon in der Einführungsvorlesung begegnet sind, werden wir in unserem Seminar aufgreifen und durch weitere Fragen ergänzen: Wer darf sprechen? Wie viele sprechen bzw. nehmen wahr? Wie wird gesprochen? Dieser erweiterte Fragenkatalog ermöglicht uns, literarische Texte, aber auch z. B. Filme und Graphic Novels in einen größeren Zusammenhang zu stellen: Durch den doppelten Fokus auf Mehrsprachigkeit und Vielstimmigkeit werden literarische und mediale Inszenierungen von Brüchen, Widersprüchen, aber auch neuen, vielfältigen und grenzüberschreitenden Identitätsentwürfen erkennbar, und es lassen sich Zusammenhänge mit gesellschaftlichen und kulturwissenschaftlichen sowie sprachwissenschaftlichen Fragestellungen herstellen.
In den ersten Sitzungen werden wir uns zunächst mit den Grundlagen unseres Kurses befassen. Dazu zählen erzähltheoretische Modelle von Erzählperspektive bzw. Fokalisierung und Erzählinstanz; wir werden dazu Gérard Genettes Unterscheidung zwischen “Modus” und “Stimme” mit Wolf Schmids Definition von Perspektive vergleichen.
Im Anschluss daran starten wir im 19. Jahrhundert mit dem italienischen Verismus, insbesondere mit dem „choralen Erzählen“ in Giovanni Vergas Roman I Malavoglia (1881); eine anschließende Betrachtung der filmischen Adaption La terra trema (1948) des neorealistischen Regisseurs Luchino Visconti zeigt ergänzend die Rolle von Dialekten bzw. Minderheitensprachen im Spielfilm auf.
Themen wie Migration, gesellschaftliche Veränderungen, Identitätskonstruktionen und soziale bzw. ökonomische Konflikte, die hier bereits angedeutet werden, stehen auch im Fokus unser weiteren Textbeispiele aus dem 20. und 21. Jahrhundert. Komödien wie Benvenuti al sud (2010) setzen Mehrsprachigkeit für komische Effekte ein, während Amara Lakhous‘ Roman Scontro di civiltà per un ascensore a piazza Vittorio (2006) durch seine vielstimmige Struktur die Vielfalt und Diversität einer postmigrantischen italienischen Gesellschaft illustriert. Welche Rolle Mehrsprachigkeit im Zusammenhang mit Definitionen von „Heimat“ und „Identität“ spielen kann, werden wir wiederum u. a. im Zusammenhang mit Texten italienischer Autor*innen in Deutschland sowie am Beispiel von Maddalena Fingerles Roman Lingua madre (2021) diskutieren.

Für Rückfragen an die Dozentin schreiben Sie gern an stephanie.neuuni-mannheim.de.

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Introduction to Romance Linguistics (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

4.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Examination achievement:

Die Veranstaltung schließt mit einer Klausur ab.

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Amina Kropp

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Wie sind die romanischen Sprachen entstanden? Wie ist ihre Ausdifferenzierung zu erklären, ihre heutige 'Gestalt' zu beschreiben? Welche Begriffe, Theorien und Methoden stellt die moderne Sprachwissenschaft dafür zur Verfügung? Welche Anwendungsbereiche eröffnen sprachwissenschaftliche Theorien und Methoden (z. B. Textlinguistik, Spracherwerb und Mehrsprachigkeit, Soziolinguistik...)?

Diese und ähnliche Fragen werden in der Ringvorlesung behandelt und dabei gemeinsame Grundlagen für das weitere sprachwissenschaftliche Studium vermittelt. Um das Verständnis direkt zu vertiefen, sind kurze Quiz in die Präsenzsitzungen integriert: In Kleingruppen oder im Austausch mit der Gesamtgruppe werden Lösungsansätze diskutiert und Themen reflektiert. Die Aufgaben dienen nicht der Bewertung, sondern als Lernbegleitung – sie geben individuell unterstützendes Feedback, stärken den Austausch unter Kommiliton*innen und helfen, Wissenslücken frühzeitig zu erkennen.

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Introduction to Romance Linguistics (Lecture)

Course type:

Lecture

ECTS:

4.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Examination achievement:

Die Veranstaltung schließt mit einer Klausur ab.

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Amina Kropp

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

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ROM 324–01 Fr-It-Sp Romance regional and minority languages (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Instructor(s):

Farina Stock

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Während die Globalisierung das Lernen der “großen Sprachen” scheinbar unaufhaltsam fördert, verlieren Kleinsprachen ihre Sprecher*innen und sterben nach und nach aus. Diese kleinen Sprachen finden sich auf allen Kontinenten: ob Sardisch, Friaulisch, Galicisch oder Okzitanisch in Europa, oder Chabacano von den Philippinen, Papiamentu aus Curacao, Haitianisches Kreol oder lingua geral aus Brasilien. In Europa finden wir viele romanische Regional- und Minderheitensprachen und in den ehemaligen Kolonien von europäischen Ländern die Kreolsprachen, die auf einer romanischen Sprache basieren.

In diesem Seminar wollen wir uns sowohl Regional- und Minderheitensprachen als auch Kreolsprachen im Kontext der Romania anschauen. Wir bauen im Verlauf des Semesters ein Sprachenportrait, das sich mit unterschiedlichen Themen befasst, die die Sprachen beschreiben und analysieren. Hierbei schauen wir uns u. a. Sprecher*innenzahlen, Dialektologie, Sprachpolitik, Bildungspolitik im Kontext der jeweiligen Sprache, ihre offizielle Rolle, ihre Rolle in der Gesellschaft und das Prestige der Sprache an.

Alle Kursteilnehmer*innen erstellen ein Sprachportrait, sodass wir am Ende des Semesters einen umfassenden und tiefgehenden Überblick über die (Klein-)Sprachenvielfalt der Romania haben.

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From Barcelona via Bogotá to Buenos Aires: An auditory journey of discovery through the Spanish-speaking world (Seminar (Intermediate Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Intermediate Level)

ECTS:

6.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Spanish

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Instructor(s):

Alessa Bürkle

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)	09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026	15:30 – 17:00
Friday (single date)	18.09.2026	08:30 – 13:30
Friday (single date)	13.11.2026	08:30 – 13:30
Friday (single date)	04.12.2026	08:30 – 13:30

Description:

Stellen Sie sich vor, man würde Ihnen die Augen verbinden und Sie nacheinander in drei verschiedene Welten eintauchen lassen: Zuerst hören Sie das Echo in den Gassen Barcelonas, dann den Trubel in den Straßen Bogotás und schließlich den singenden Rhythmus in den Cafés von Buenos Aires. Obwohl Sie nichts sehen könnten, wüssten Sie sofort: Sie haben eine Reise um die Welt unternommen – und das, obwohl Sie an jedem dieser Orte dieselbe Sprache gehört haben. Denn wenngleich das Spanische auf dem Papier eine gewisse Einheitlichkeit wahrt, eröffnet sich uns beim Zuhören eine faszinierende Welt vielfältiger Nuancen.
Im Rahmen dieses Seminars unternehmen wir eine Reise durch die vielfältige Klangwelt des Spanischen: Unsere Route führt uns in Europa von Madrid über Andalusien bis zu den Kanarischen Inseln und in Hispanoamerika von Mexiko über die Karibik und die Anden bis nach Argentinien.
Ziel ist es, unser Gehör anhand authentischer Aufnahmen so zu schulen, dass wir die spezifischen lautlichen Merkmale der Varietäten identifizieren und linguistisch fundiert erklären können – etwa warum sich das Kastilische akustisch so deutlich vom argentinischen Spanisch abhebt oder was genau die puerto-ricanischen Nuancen in der Aussprache von Bad Bunny ausmacht.
Sobald wir die Grundlagen der phonetisch-phonologischen Analyse erarbeitet haben, geht es in die Praxis: Im Rahmen eines Projektes können Sie Ihre Schwerpunkte frei wählen – egal ob Sie Ihre eigene Varietät, die Sprechweise bekannter Persönlichkeiten oder fremdsprachliche Akzente unter die Lupe nehmen wollen–in Ihrem Projekt werden Sie mit realen Sprachdaten arbeiten und das zuvor Gelernte anwenden.
Einen ersten Vorgeschmack darauf, was Sie in diesem Seminar erwartet, erhalten Sie in diesem Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e425mJQ8c8
Für Rückfragen stehe ich jederzeit zur Verfügung:alessa.buerkleuni-mannheim.de

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French listening and reading comprehension I (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

French

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

Zielniveau B2/1

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Pour obtenir l'unité d'enseignement, il faut réussir l'examen final (Endklausur), à la condition d'avoir participé activement tout au long du semestre au cours sous la forme d'une participation orale régulière (mündliche Teilnahme) et d'un test de compréhension orale (Hörverstehen Test).

Instructor(s):

Anne Regnaut-Martinet

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)

11.09.2026 – 11.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

EO 157 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Zielniveau B2/1

Compréhension orale:

Comprendre, dans ses grandes lignes, un reportage, un entretien ou une chronique radiophonique ou télévisuelle abordant les thèmes économiques, politiques, sociaux et culturels, exprimés dans un niveau de langue standard, voire courant;
En comprendre les données chiffrées et les aspects évolutifs (dans le temps et l'espace);
Comprendre tout ce qui relève des liens de cause à effet;
Savoir prendre des notes.

Compréhension écrite:

Comprendre un article, un entretien parus dans un organe de presse écrite, de nature informative ou descriptive;
Savoir exploiter les informations qui y sont contenues de manière à saisir les réalités françaises et les éléments de civilisation à connaître absolument dans tous les domaines (économique, politique, social et culturel);
Connaître la presse nationale et l'actualité française;
Début d'élaboration des lexiques thématiques sur les quatre domaines définis ci-dessus, pour notamment mieux comprendre les documents authentiques oraux exploités en cours et pouvant faire l'objet d'un examen de compréhension orale;
Acquisition des bases concernant l'élaboration de définitions d'expressions imagées ou de concepts spécifiques;
Acquisition des bases concernant la reconnaissance et l'explication des expressions idiomatiques;
Acquisition des bases concernant l'identification et la distinction des registres oral et soutenu;
Maîtrise de la concordance des temps au moyen d'exercices de mises au discours indirect au passé.

Une participation active et régulière est indispensable.

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French – Oral and written production I (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

French

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Une participation active et régulière est indispensable.

Leistungsprüfung: Schriftliche Klausur

Instructor(s):

Isabelle Bouilloud

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

308 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

Description:

Mise en place et maîtrise des formes d'expression écrite et orale courantes dont tout étudiant pourrait avoir besoin lors d'un séjour (universitaire) en France.
Expression orale: présentation, prise de position individuelle, débats sur les sujets présentés.

Prendre la parole en public
Présenter un sujet de discussion librement choisi
Donner son avis en développant une argumentation logique
Mener un débat, gérer la prise de parole des intervenants

Expression écrite:

Contraction de textes
Relever les idées principales d'un texte, les reformuler et les réorganiser logiquement
Améliorer ses compétences grammaticales et langagières à partir de l'analyse et de la correction de fautes fréquemment commises

Une participation active et régulière est indispensable.

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French Phonetics (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

French

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Literature:

Ouvrage conseillé: Malmberg, Bertil: La phonétique, (Que sais-je?) Paris, 2002.
ISBN: 9782130529255

Examination achievement:

Leistungsnachweis: examen + performances orales

Instructor(s):

Dr. Caroline Mary

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

314–315 Besprechungsraum; L 15, 1–6 (Hochhaus)

Description:

Phonétique articulatoire, système phonologique du français standard et son évolution, transcription, exercices de discrimination, de reconnaissance (oppositions consonantiques et vocaliques) et d'émission par répétition, transformation et substitution seront les sujets traités. Des exercices structuraux (grammaticaux) de synthèse ont pour objectifs de rendre plus spontanée la prononciation correcte, l'attention se portant, non sur la réalisation des phonèmes, mais sur le contenu et la forme globale de l'expression à produire. Ensemble d'exercices élaborés à l'usage des étudiants de Mannheim à partir d'une analyse des fautes portant sur plusieurs semestres.

Dialogues et poèmes pour l'acquisition des éléments prosodiques. Ces exercices doivent être préparés avant le cours.

Nous passerons une journée à Strasbourg, ce sera l'occasion entre autres d'interviewer les Français.e.s sur leur langue.

Leistungsnachweis: examen + performances orales

Ouvrage conseillé: Malmberg, Bertil: La phonétique, (Que sais-je?) Paris, 2002.
ISBN: 9782130529255

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(French) Listening and reading comprehension II (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

French

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Prüfungsleistung:
Pour obtenir l'unité d'enseignement, il faut réussir l'examen final (Endklausur), à la condition d'avoir participé activement tout au long du semestre au cours sous la forme d'une participation orale régulière (mündliche Teilnahme) et d'un test de compréhension orale (Hörverstehen Test).

Instructor(s):

Anne Regnaut-Martinet

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

157 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

Description:

Zielniveau B2/2

Objectifs à atteindre et contenu du cours:

Compréhension orale:

Approfondissement du travail commencé au niveau I à partir des mêmes supports;
Savoir comprendre et distinguer ce qui relève du commentaire de ce qui relève de l'information;
Repérer toute une série d'informations disséminées dans un reportage ou un entretien afin de les utiliser pour répondre à une question de synthèse;
Comprendre des documents sonores contenant toute la gamme des niveaux de langue (du registre familier au registre soutenu).

Compréhension écrite:

Approfondissement des bases acquises au niveau I concernant la définition, les expressions idiomatiques, l'identification d'éléments de l'article appartenant au registre oral et leur reformulation dans un niveau plus soutenu (afin notamment de diversifier son vocabulaire);
Comprendre des articles, des entretiens, des reportages et des éditoriaux de la presse écrite, de nature injonctive, argumentative et polémique dans les quatre domaines déjà définis au niveau I, afin de distinquer l'information du commentaire;
Acquérir les bases de l'analyse du discours (champs lexicaux, registres de langue, figures rhétoriques, ton) en vue d'intoduire l'interprétation stylistique et concernant l'opinion ou l'intention de l'auteur;
Acquérir des connaissances nouvelles ou plus approfondies à partir des informations contenues et de recherches personnelles sur la civilisation et l'actualité française;
Poursuite et approfondissement des lexiques élaborés en niveau I et en élaborer de nouveaux sur des thèmes plus pointus, mais appartenant toujours aux quatre domaines définis au niveau précédent;
Approfondir certains points de grammaire contenus dans les textes et les particularités grammaticales qui y sont contenus.

Une participation active et régulière est indispensable.

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French – oral and written production II (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

French

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Literature:

L'utilisation d'un dictionnaire unilingue tel que Le Nouveau Petit Robert est recommandé

Examination achievement:

Une participation active et régulière aux cours est indispensable.

Leistungsprüfung: Schriftliche Klausur

Instructor(s):

Catherine Koleda

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

010 Seminarraum; L 9, 5

Description:

Entraînement à l'expression orale sous la forme d'une prise de position sur les sujets traités. Les textes pour l'expression écrite sont issus de la presse (Le Monde, Libération, L'Express, le Nouvel Observateur, Le Figaro, L'Humanité...)

Défendre ses opinions, émettre un avis sur un sujet en exposant clairement les avantages et les inconvénients. Construire une argumentation logique en utilisant des connecteurs. S'exprimer avec naturel, aisance, efficacité et assurance dans un registre formel ou informel.

Entraînement à la prise de position orale et écrite.

Identifier le contenu et la pertinence d'un article. Comprendre l'essentiel d'un texte complexe. Synthétiser et évaluer des informations issues de sources et de registres de langue divers. Elargir son répertoire lexical. Approfondir ses connaissances linguistiques et socio-politico-culturelles.

Ecrire des textes structurés en utilisant des connecteurs logiques pour relier ses idées clairement.

Une participation active et régulière aux cours est indispensable.

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Translation German – French (elementary) (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

French

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Pour la participation au Salon de vin vous obtiendrez un certificat.

Prüfungsleistungen (mündliche Teilleistung und Klausur).

Instructor(s):

Dr. Caroline Mary

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

314–315 Besprechungsraum; L 15, 1–6 (Hochhaus)

Description:

Zielniveau B2/2 nach dem GER

Kursinhalte und Qualifikationsziele:
Révision et affermissement des connaissances grammaticales de base; structures de la phrase; élargissement du vocabulaire en vue de l'établissement de traductions correctes quant à la grammaire, aux idées et à l'expression. L'accent n'est pas mis sur le style.

Textes choisis: articles tirés de la presse allemande traitant de sujets culturels, économiques ou politiques et concernant plus particulièrement la France, les relations franco-allemandes et l'Europe.
Ces articles seront traduits en alternance avec des textes littéraires modernes, postérieurs à 1945 et des textes sur le vin & sa culture.
Les textes sont préparés en groupes. En cours, les étudiants sont invités à soumettre leur traduction qui est discutée et corrigée collectivement à partir d'une interprétation (ou de plusieurs interprétations possibles) du texte allemand.

Par ailleurs, vous pourrez mettre en pratique vos connaissances lors du Salon du vin qui se tiendra à l'automne à Heidelberg. Nous soutiendrons les viticulteurs français en traduisant leurs réponses et les questions des visiteurs. Pour cette participation vous obtiendrez un certificat.

Une participation active et régulière aux cours est requise.

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Italian listening and reading comprehension I (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Italian

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Agli studenti e alle studentesse è richiesto, oltre a una partecipazione attiva e collaborativa in classe, lo svolgimento di regolari esercitazioni di comprensione orale e scritta a casa. A metà corso verrà eseguita una prova sia orale, sia scritta, con finalità orientativa e autovalutativa per gli studenti, mentre la valutazione die fine sorso verrà attibuita von l'effettuazione della Klausur conclusiva.

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)

11.09.2026 – 11.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

005 Seminarraum; L 9, 6

Description:

Partendo da testi e filmati che veicolano un'immagine dell'Italia attuale, le esercitazioni mirano all'ampliamento del lessico, allo sviluppo delle competenze di lettura e di scelta semantica, nonché delle competenze di compresione orale, con l'uso di varie tipologie di testi, materiale audio ed esercizi.

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Italian oral and written expression I (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Italian

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Literature:

N.B.: Il materiale di lavoro verrà fornito di volta in volta dall'insegnante.

Instructor(s):

Alessandra Volpe

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

Description:

Le esercitazioni si prefiggono di ampliare le elementari competenze linguistiche acquisite dagli studenti nel corso del Propädeutikum. Il corso verterà tuttavia in prima linea a sviluppare le capacità comunicative (scritte e parlate) degli studenti che parallelamente avranno la possibilità di acquisire conoscenze più specifiche sulla cultura, politica e società italiane. Si prediligerà in tal senso l'approccio giornalistico (materiale originale d'attualità: articoli tratti dalla stampa, registrazioni audiovisive di notiziari) che costituirà la base didattico-metodologica di tutti i corsi successivi.

N.B.: È consigliata la frequenza parallela dei corsi di lingua Comprensione I ed Espressione I: si ricorda però agli studenti che per entrambi i corsi sono richiesti anche notevole impegno e disponibilità ad investire alcune ore a casa per la preparazione dei lavori che si svolgeranno.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Italian listening and reading comprehension II (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Italian

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

Il corso intende ampliare la conoscenza della lingua italiana attraverso l'analisi di testi complessi sia orali che scritti.

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Innanzitutto, si esortano studenti e studentesse ad una partecipazione attiva e a svolgere con regolarità gli esercizi assegnati. Il corso prevede, inoltre, tre verifiche: due di comprensione scritta e una di comprensione orale.
Argomenti e tipologie d'esercizi proposti a lezione costituiranno la base della Klausur finale.

Instructor(s):

Mariateresa Cecalupo

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

SO 115 Seminarraum; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost

Description:

Zielniveau B2/2 nach dem GER

Kursinhalte: In questo corso si exerciteranno le abilità ricettive utilizzando testi scritti e orali d'attualià. L'analisi dei testi oggetto del corso sarà costituita da tre fasi:

approccio al testo con diverse tipologie di esercizi per la comprensione globale;
attivià per la comprensione dettagliata attraverso domande, formulazione di ipotesi, confronto con i compagni e altro;
analisi ed esercitazioni del lessico per una più consapevole riflessione linguistica: in particolar tra le parole e le loro combinazioni preferenziali, metafore ed espressioni idiomatiche.

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Italian oral and written expression II (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Italian

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Literature:

Il materiale di lavoro verrà fornito di volta in volta dall'insegnante.

Examination achievement:

Oltre alla partecipazione attiva in classe, è fondamentale la disponibilità ad investire alcune ore a settimana per l'elaborazione di lavori a casa e in medioteca. Gli esercizi e i termi trattati durante le lezione sono considerati necessari per la preparazione della Sprachkompetenzprüfung.

Instructor(s):

Alessandra Volpe

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

357 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

Description:

In questo corso verrà dato particolare rilievo a diverse tecniche di scrittura e di espressione orale che serviranno agli studenti per poter strutturare testi scritti e orali di vario genere (rielaborazione con punto di vista, traccia, tema, lettera al direttore, rassegne stampa) nonché preparare testine e lavori da presentare in classe.
Obiettivo principale del corso sarà quello di acquisire un linguaggio scritto e parlato adeguato all'analisi dei testi che si tratteranno nonché acquisire competenze specifiche di lettura e rielaborazione di notizie di attualità sull'Italia attraverso l'utilizzo di vari mezzi di comunicazione.

Il materiale di lavoro verrà fornito di volta in volta dall'insegnante.

Oltre alla partecipazione attiva in classe, è fondamentale la disponibilità ad investire alcune ore a settimana per l'elaborazione di lavori a casa. Gli esercizi e temi trattati durante le lezioni sono considerati necessari per la preparazione della Sprachkompetenzprüfung.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Spanish listening and reading comprehension I (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Spanish

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Klausur

Instructor(s):

María José Carrión Prieto

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

157 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

Description:

Zielniveau B2/1 nach dem GER

A lo largo del curso se tratarán temas actuales del mundo hispánico y se practicarán las destrezas de comprensión auditiva y lectora de modo que al final del curso los alumnos estén en condiciones de:

Comprender las ideas principales de un programa de televisión o documentales radiofónicos sobre temas actuales o de interés personal.
Captar lo esencial de una entrevista o de una conversación prolongada si la dicción es clara y se utiliza el lenguaje estándar.
Entender una narración breve o poder seguir películas en las que la historia es sencilla y el lenguaje claro.
Aprender a tomar notas sobre las informaciones importantes retransmitidas por radio o televisión o durante una conferencia breve.
Entender los puntos esenciales de las informaciones de prensa sobre temas conocidos o de actualidad.
Comprender la idea general d identificar las conclusiones principales en artículos de opinión que presenten una estructura sencilla.
Entender la correspondencia personal en la que se expresan acontecimientos, deseos o sentimientos.
Comprender la trama de una historia o relato de estructura clara y reconocer los acontecimientos importantes.

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Spanish oral and written expression I (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Spanish

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Literature:

Se utilizará textos auténticos no excesivamente complicados y otros mensajes de los medios audiovisuales sobre temas socioculturales y políticos que susciten el interés y la curiosidad de los estudiantes y amplíen sus conocimientos sobre el mundo hispánico.

Examination achievement:

Semesterbegleitende Leistung (mündliche und schriftliche Aufgaben) und schriftliche Endklausur.

Instructor(s):

Gema Arevalo Morales

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

310 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

Description:

Zielniveau B2/1 (GER)

Kursinhalte und Qualifikationsziele

El objetivo central del curso es proporcionar a los asistentes los recursos idiomáticos necesarios para que progresen en el uso del español en situaciones normales de la vida diaria y para que vayan asimilando progresivamente los distintos registros del idioma. En concreto, estarán en condiciones de:

Distinguir diferentes géneros textuales e identificar su estructura.
Ampliar el léxico propio de los temas de actualidad objeto de estudio.
Responder con cierta corrección, cuestiones planteadas sobre un texto o un mensaje audiovisual, demonstrando que lo han entendido.
Entender y resumir noticias breves, entrevistas, documentales o debates que contengan opiniones, argumentación y discusión.
Explicar y defender – tanto de forma oral como por escrito – el punto de vista personal sobre un tema.
Argumentar destacando los puntos más relevantes; apoyo o refutación del contenido a partir de la opinión personal.
Elaborar textos coherentes, ordenando adecuadamente las ideas y utilizando los conectores apropiados.
Redactar cartas personales formales o privadas/familiares, correos electrónicos y otros tipos de documentos.
Contar historias o anécdotas personales en forma oral y escrita.
Integrar gradualmente en todas estas actividades las estructuras básicas de la gramática (pasados, subjuntivo, estilo indirecto, conjunciones, preposiciones y todo tipo de marcadores del discurso...).
Expresarse oralmente de forma comprensible, aunque se necesiten pausas para las reformulaciones, autocorrecciones, etc.
Identificar y producir los patrones melódicos correspondientes a los distintos actos del habla y a determinadas estructuras sintácticas.
Identificar los aspectos relevantes de la nueva cultura a la que se accede a través del español y establecer puentes entre la cultura de origen y la de los países hispanohablantes.

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Spanish phonetics (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Spanish

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

Objetivos:

Adquisición de los conceptos fundamentales sobre fonética y fonología.
Adquisición del sistema fonético y fonológico del español.
Descripción articulatoria y acústica de los sonidos y fonemas del español.
Integración de los conocimientos fonéticos y fonológicos en el resto de los niveles lingüísticos.
Desarrollo de la capacidad de interrelación entre los conceptos estudiados.

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Klausur

Instructor(s):

María José Carrión Prieto

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

309 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

Description:

Esta asignatura aporta un conocimiento de conceptos generales de Fonética (articulatoria y acústica) y Fonología. Analiza el sistema de sonidos del español y se concentra en mejorar la pronuniación del castellano estándar. El curso resulta asimismo de gran utilidad para futuros profesores de español como lengua extranjera.
El curso de Fonética española tiene como objetivo brindar al estudiante una fundamentación teórico-práctica en el campo de las ciencias fónicas con el fin de que pueda aproximarse de manera científica al conocimiento de la fonética del español por medio de tareas metodológicamente dirigidas. Las prácticas de laboratorio permitirán ejercitar el oído, y discernir los contrastes y oposiciones que conforman la estructura fonológica del idioma españon.
Desde el punto de vista práctico y aplicado, la metodología se centra en dos ámbitos de trabajo: en primer lugar, en una serie de actividades en las que se presentan los aspectos teóricos necesarios para alcanzar los objetivos propuestos; en segundo lugar, se combinará la exposición de conceptos básicos con actividades prácticas que los ejemplifiquen eficazmente.

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Spanish listening and reading comprehension II (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Spanish

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Klausur

Instructor(s):

Maria del Mar Lardies Alcaine

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

157 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

Description:

Al final de este curso los estudiantes estarán en condiciones de:

Comprender la mayor parte de los programas radiofónicos en lengua estándar, incluso con ruido de fondo.
Seguir una conferencia o presentación (bien estructurada) sobre un tema conocido.
Comprender programas televisivos en lengua estándar tales como documentales, entrevistas en directo, debates.
Tomar notas detalladas sobre la información de textos orales y poder reproducir su contenido fundamental.
Comprender artículos o informes sobre asuntos de actualidad en los que el autor expresa opiniones o puntos de vista concretos.
Entender reseñas y críticas culturales (cine, teatro, libros, conciertos) y resumir los puntos más relevantes.
Entender con rapidez el contenido general y los aspectos más significativos de noticias, artículos o informes.

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Spanish oral and written expression II (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Spanish

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

Zielniveau B2/2 nach dem GER

Recommended requirement:

Literature:

Es imprescindible el uso de un diccionario monolingüe.
Se recomienda:
Molina, María (2000). Diccionario de uso del español (edición abreviada). Madrid: Edit. Gredos.

Examination achievement:

Semesterbegleitende Leistung (mündliche und schriftliche Aufgaben) und schriftliche Endklausur.

Instructor(s):

Gema Arevalo Morales

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

Description:

Zielniveau B2/2 nach dem GER

Expresión escrita

Redactar cartas formales (carta solicitud de empleo, carta solicitud de beca y carta de lectores).
Escribir resúmenes de noticias.
Elaborar un artículo argumentativo sobre un tema polémico de actualidad explicando los propios puntos de vista y exponiendo argumentos a favor y en contra.
Debatir en un foro online sobre un tema de acutalidad complejo (dando opiniones, argumentando y contraargumentando).

Expresión oral

Resumir oralmente textos complejos (noticias, informes de opinión, etc.).
Interpretar textos complejos y expresar oralmente la propia interpretación.
Explicar los propios puntos de vista sobre temas de actualidad (noticias e informes periodísticos) exponiendo los pros y los contras.
Argumentar sobre temas complejos destacando los puntos más relevantes e incluyendo detalles.
Realizar un debate oral grupal sobre temas de actualidad.

El curso servirá de preparación de los ejercicios de expresión (oral y escrita) del examen “Sprachkompetenzprüfung” (SKP).
Los materiales incluyen: informes sobre temas de actualidad y noticias procedentes de medios audiovisuales y escritos.

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Translation German-Spanish (elementary) (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Spanish

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Literature:

Se recomienda el uso de: R. J. Slaby/R. Grossmann: Diccionario de las lenguas española y alemana, Edit. Herder.

Del mismo modo es imprescindible la consulta habitual de un diccionario de uso del español.
Puede ser útil: María Moliner: Diccionario de uso del español (edición abreviada), Edit. Gredos, Madrid, 2008.

Además se incluirá la utilización de herramientas de la IA para la traducción, tales como ChatGPT y Deepl, y se contrastarán las propuestas.

Examination achievement:

Semesterbegleitende Leistung + Klausur

Instructor(s):

Gema Arevalo Morales

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

310 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

Description:

Se trata de profundir en las diversas formas de comunicación en la empresa (correspondencia y otros documentos) y de proporcionar los conocimientos necesarios para entender los distintos mensajes de la prensa y los medios audiovisuales en relación con las secciones dedicadas a la economía y a la cultura.
Algunos de los objetivos de este curso son:

Desarrollo de las estrategias básicas de la traducción.
Identificación de aquellos factores lingüísticos que pueden influir en el texto final.
Ampliación del léxico y de las estructuras morfosintácticas en el campo del español de la economía y elaboración de un glosario propio.
Identificación de la norma lingüística durante el proceso de la traducción de un texto para encontrar las posibles alternativas.
Repetición y profundización de la gramática (B2)
Utilización y consulta adecuada de los diccionarios tanto bilingües como monolingües y de otros textos auténticos.

Se propondrán textos sencillos tomados de los medios de comunicación y relativos a diversos aspectos de la vida laboral, el comercio, las empresas y sus tipos, las instituciones económicas, así como otros más culturales que tengan que ver con el español de los negocios y de la cultura.

Asimismo se utilizarán textos de la comunicación en la empresa para dominar los recursos lingüísticos relacionados con las cartas comerciales, correos electrónicos, etc.

Método de trabajo: Las traducciones deberán prepararse antes de la clase, en la que se comentarán las posibles soluciones y los errores más frecuentes.

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From the francophonie to francophonies: francophone literature in France and around the world (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

French

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Juliane Tauchnitz

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

308 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

Description:

Née d’un contexte (post-)colonial, la« francophonie »a donné une voix aux anciens colonisés, marginalisés. Mais ce qui servait jadis à s’inscrire dans un discours jusqu’alors dominé par l’Europe atteint aujourd’hui ses limites : peut-on qualifier de « francophonie » les littératures francophones d’Iran, des Caraïbes ou du Maghreb ? Et qu’en est-il, en revanche, des littératures d’autrices et d’auteurs issu.e.s de la migration qui vivent et écrivent en France ? Dans le cours, nous analyserons des textes narratifs, des BD et des films francophones issus de différents espaces culturels afin d’explorer ce qui relie ces littératures et comment on peut aujourd’hui les saisir comme phénomène relié sans les homogénéiser.

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Economic boom, criticism of capitalism, and financial crisis: economy and labor in Italian literature from the 1960s to the present (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

Italian

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Julia Görtz

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

Description:

Il seminario è incentrato su testi letterari che affrontano temi dell‘economia e del lavoro e prendono posizione sugli sviluppi sociali degli ultimi 70 anni.

Come primo passo, ci occuperemo del boom economico italiano degli anni ‘50 e ‘60. Da una parte, analizzeremo il programma televisivo Carosello (1957-1977), che non solo unisce cortometraggi e spot pubblicitari in modo particolare, ma è anche diventato uno dei programmi più amati dellɛ italianɛe continua a influenzare profondamente la società italiana. D’altra parte, leggeremo racconti pubblicati nell’antologia Marcovaldo (1963) di Italo Calvino, che affrontano il tema dei cambiamenti sociali legati al boom economico.

Come secondo passo, esamineremo racconti di Aldo Nove (Superwoobinda, 1998) e di Stefano Benni (“Papà va in TV”, 1994), che mettono in scena e denunciano in modo grottesco e satirico il capitalismo e i comportamenti di consumo e mediatici nell’Italia degli anni ‘90.

Il terzo passo ci conduce infine alla letteratura contemporanea degli anni 2000–2010: giovanɛ autorɛ mettono in scena le loro esperienze di disoccupazione e precarietà durante la crisi finanziaria (Il mondo deve sapere – Michela Murgia, 2006; “Sono come tu mi vuoi” – Christian Raimo, 2009; Alice senza niente – Pietro de Viola, 2011; ...).

Ricorrendo al contesto storico e sociopolitico e a diversi approcci teorici e metodologici – analisi cinematografica, narratologia, intermedialità, satira – analizzeremo le peculiarità contenutistiche e formali dei testi e dei media, interessandoci sia al legame tra economia e letteratura, sia al loro possibile utilizzo nell’insegnamento dell’italiano come lingua straniera.

Per qualsiasi domanda, è possibile contattarmi:julia.goertzuni-mannheim.de.

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Social Representations and the Search for Identity: Film and Photography in Mexico (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor, Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Registration: All incoming exchange students at the School of Humanities need to register for their courses via Portal2. For further details, please check the instructions for course registration or contact incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.

Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Juliane Tauchnitz

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

509 Seminarraum; L 9, 7

Description:

El cine y la fotografía desempeñan un papel fundamental en la formación de ‘una’ identidad en México. Por un lado, reflejan el vínculo con las tendencias culturales y artísticas europeas del siglo XX; por otro, dan testimonio de un camino propio y ponen de manifiesto la división del país más allá de la influencia poderosa de Europa. En el seminario se analizarán los acontecimientos y cambios históricos importantes, y se examinarán «autores» destacados y motivos y temas recurrentes.

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Migration linguistics (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Literature:

Koch, Nikolas/Riehl, Claudia Maria (2024): Migrationslinguistik: eine Einführung.
Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto.

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Amina Kropp

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

005 Seminarraum; L 9, 6

Description:

Migration ist ein Phänomen, das aus unseren modernen, zunehmend globalisierten und mobilen Gesellschaften nicht mehr wegzudenken ist. Das migrationsbedingte Zusammentreffen unterschiedlicher Sprachen ist nicht nur gesellschaftspolitisch von großer Relevanz, sondern wirkt sich auch auf die in Kontakt stehenden Sprachen und Sprecher aus. Ausgehend vom Migrationsbegriff und seinen unterschiedlichen Ausprägungen werden verschiedene Spracherwerbsszenarien sowie der Erhalt und Verlust von Mehrsprachigkeit im Migrationskontext näher beleuchtet. Ein besonderer Fokus soll dabei sowohl auf die Integration von Herkunftssprachen in den schulischen Fremdsprachenunterricht wie auch auf den Zusammenhang von Sprache und Identität gelegt werden.

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The Discovery of Sustainability: Francophone, Hispanophone, and Italophone Discourses on Sustainability in Media, Politics, and Economy (Seminar (Advanced Level))

Course type:

Seminar (Advanced Level)

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Instructor(s):

Dr. Svenja Dufferain-Ottmann

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

Nachhaltigkeit gilt als Antwort auf die ökonomischen, sozialen und kulturellen Krisen unserer Zeit. Als Leitprinzip integriert es die Dimensionen Ökologie, Ökonomie und Gesellschaft in enger Verschränkung, siehe auch die 17 Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) der Vereinten Nationen. Diese umfassen unter anderem auch Ziele wie „hochwertige Bildung“, „keine Armut“, „Geschlechtergerechtigkeit“ und „weniger Ungleichheiten“,https://unric.org/de/17ziele/).

Aufgrund des Schlüsselwortwortcharakters von Nachhaltigkeit nimmt es nicht Wunder, dass die linguistische Reflexion über Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurs(e) fest etabliert ist. Umso erstaunlicher ist es hingegen, dass Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurs(e) in der deutschen Frankoromanistik (Rentel 2025; Rentel 2022; im weitesten Sinne noch Drescher 2022), ebenso wie in der deutschsprachigen Hispano- (z. B. Hollstein/Mengert 2024) oder Italoromanistik (z. B.Glausch2017) bislang kaum beforscht wurden.
Neben klassischen Analysekonzepten wie Metaphern oder Topoi, werden wir im Rahmen des theoretischen Teils weitere Analyseebenen kennenlernen, wie Ethos (Selbstdarstellung), Pathos (Emotionen), Euphemismen bzw. Dysphemismen, Hyperbeln, Kollokationen und Formeln, Syntaxstrukturen, Agency, Pronomina, Sprechakte, Implikaturen, Polyphonie oder strukturelle und lexikalische Mittel zur Suggestion von Unstrittigkeit und von (vermeintlich) gesetzten, Selbstverständlichkeiten sowie der Einsatz multimodaler Elemente (z. B. Harjus 2023).
Als Korpora, die die Studierenden unter Anleitung selbständig analysieren, bieten sich unter anderem Kommunikate von privaten Wirtschaftsunternehmen (hier vor allem ressourcenintensive Branchen wie z. B. Tourismus, Energie, Verkehr, Mode, Chemie oder sich bewusst der Nachhaltigkeit verschreibende Start-Ups), politischen Parteien, (ggfs. aktivistischen) Non-Profit-Organisationen, staatlichen Behörden und Einrichtungen (auch Universitäten) oder der Bereich des Journalismus an, gerade auch in Bezug auf die Spezifizität von Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurs(en) in Social Media an.

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French – Listening and reading comprehension III (culture and society) (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

French

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Prüfungsleistungen:
Pour obtenir l'unité d'enseignement, il faut réussir l'examen final (Endklausur), à la condition d'avoir participé activement tout au long du semestre au cours sous la forme d'une participation orale régulière (mündliche Teilnahme) et d'un devoir écrit à rendre (schriftliche Prüfung).

Instructor(s):

Anne Regnaut-Martinet

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)

11.09.2026 – 11.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

357 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

Description:

Zielniveau: C1

Objectifs à atteindre et contenu du cours :

Compréhension orale :

Comprendre le contenu et saisir la structuration de la pensée, les idées, l’argumentation du locuteur dans le cadre d’extraits de conférences et d’émissions radiophoniques de niveau universitaire, de reportages et d’entretiens sur des thèmes socioculturels, politico-culturels, afin d’en dégager les informations essentielles permettant d’approfondir ses connaissances en civilisation et sur les réalités culturelles françaises et de pouvoir les réutiliser ultérieurement.

Compréhension écrite :

Maîtriser le commentaire de texte dans tous ses aspects, et plus particulièrement sur l’analyse et l’interprétation (pour savoir argumenter en partant d’un document) ;

Acquérir des connaissances plus approfondies sur les réalités culturelles, socioculturelles et politico-culturelles, et, les aspects de civilisation française ;

Elaborer des lexiques spécialisés dans le domaine culturel au sens large.

Une participation active et régulière est indispensable.

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French – Oral and written production III (civilization) (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

French

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Literature:

Ouvrage conseillé: le Nouveau Petit Robert

Examination achievement:

Les étudiants sont tenus de s'informer régulièrement sur l'actualité française et de présenter un exposé succint.

Prüfungsleistungen (mündliche Teilleistung / Referat müssen bestanden werden, um die Klausur mitzuschreiben).

Instructor(s):

Dr. Caroline Mary

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

314–315 Besprechungsraum; L 15, 1–6 (Hochhaus)

Description:

Entraînement à l'expression orale (revue de presse, prise de position, exposé...) et à la production de textes écrites (prise de position, transformation de textes, critiques de film ou de livre...)

Grâce à un vaste répertoire lexical et à la maîtrise de connecteurs et articulateurs apprende à s'exprimer avec aisance et spontanéité de façon structurée sur un sujet complexe. Reconnaître un large éventail d'expressions idiomatiques. Rendre distinctes de fines nuances de sens. Restituer faits et arguments de diverses sources.

Approfondir ses connaissances linguistiques se rapportant à l'actualité socio-culturelle et économique de la France. Activer et intensifier ses connaissances des réalités socio-économiques et politiques en suivant assidûment les événements de l'actualité. Mise en relation de ces événements avec les institutions, les personnalités, d'autres événements présents ou passés avec ce qu'il es convenu d'appeler la « civilisation ». Etablir ces relations par l'exploitation de la presse écrite et par la constitution de dossiers sur des sujets particuliers.

Il s'agira aussi d'éclairer les questions qui alimentent les débats socio-politiques actuels. Développer une argumentation en défendant ou en réfutant un point de vue donné. Produire des textes clairs, fluides et bien construits.

Les étudiants sont tenus de s'informer régulièrement sur l'actualité française et de présenter un exposé succint.

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Italian – Oral and written production III (culture and society) (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

3.0

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Italian

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Date(s):

Friday (weekly)

11.09.2026 – 11.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

357 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

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Spanish – Oral and reading comprehension III (culture and society) (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Spanish

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

Zielniveau C1 nach dem GER

Recommended requirement:

Literature:

Todos el material de trabajo es auténtico y se compone de artículos de la prensa, noticias y reportajes de televisión, obras literarias, películas o cortometrajes, canciones, etc.

Examination achievement:

Klausur

Instructor(s):

Maria del Mar Lardies Alcaine

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

157 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

Description:

Zielniveau C1 nach dem GER

Kursinhalte und Qualifikationsziele:

Seguir una conversación de cierta extensión aunque no esté claramente estructurada y la relación entre las ideas esté implícita.
Seguir y exponer charlas y exposiciones sobre temas relacionados con asuntos profesionales o de estudio, aunque la lengua y los conceptos utilizados sean complejos.
Entender una gran cantidad de expresiones idiomáticas y jergas, y de captar matices en estilo y registro.
Extraer información específica de anuncios públicos aunque la calidad de sonidos sea mala.
Elaborar informes, análisis y comentarios en los que se comentan y analizan puntos de vista, opiniones y sus implicaciones.
Entender sin dificultad textos literarios contemporáneos.
Extraer información, ideas y opiniones de textos especializados relacionados con intereses propios, como por ejemplo informes de investigación.

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Spanish – Oral and written production III (culture and society) (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Bachelor

Language of instruction:

Spanish

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

On-campus and online, live

Learning target:

Zielniveau: C1 nach dem GER

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Prüfungsleistungen: semesterbegleitende Leistung (mündlichen und schriftlichen Aufgaben) und schriftliche Endklausur.

Instructor(s):

Dr. Claudia Mariela Villar

Date(s):

Tuesday (single date)	25.08.2026	10:15 – 15:30	ZOOM-Lehre-033; Virtuelles Gebäude
Thursday (single date)	27.08.2026	10:15 – 15:30	ZOOM-Lehre-041; Virtuelles Gebäude
Friday (single date)	04.09.2026	10:15 – 17:00	EO 154 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost
Friday (single date)	11.09.2026	10:15 – 17:00	308 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

Description:

Kursinhalte und Qualifikationsziele:

Comprender, analizar y comentar textos complejos (literarios y académicos) así como material audiovisual (películas, reportajes).
Conocer el vocabulario y los recursos idiomáticos propios del análisis literario y cinematográfico.
Distinguir diferentes registros idiomáticos y variantes del español.
Elaborar informes sobre temas académicos y /o relacionados con la propia especialidad realizando una valoración crítica del contenido.
Redactar reseñas críticas sobre artículos académicos, películas o textos literarios.
Realizar debates y discusiones sobre asuntos de cierta complejidad, de interés general o académico.

Los temas que se abordarán se referirán a la realidad política, histórica y cultural del mundo hispanohablante, con especial énfasis en Latinoamérica.

Principales géneros orales y escritos que se abordarán en forma productiva o receptiva:
-Informe académico
-Reseña crítica de cine
-Reseña crítica de artículos o ensayos académicos
-Artículos científicos y de divulgación
-Cuentos
-Ensayos
-Debates
-Documentales televisivos sobre temas complejos
-Conferencias (extractos)
-Película (actividad extracurricular)

Prüfungsleistungen: semesterbegleitende Leistung (mündlichen und schriftlichen Aufgaben) und schriftliche Endklausur.

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Plurilingualism and (Post)Migration: On Polyphonic Transcultural Writing (Master-Semiar)

Course type:

Master-Semiar

ECTS:

8.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Claudia Gronemann

Date(s):

Friday (single date)	11.09.2026	12:00 – 13:30
Friday (single date)	09.10.2026	10:15 – 15:15
Friday (single date)	23.10.2026	10:15 – 15:15
Friday (single date)	06.11.2026	10:15 – 15:15
Friday (single date)	20.11.2026	10:15 – 17:00

Description:

Kann man in einer anderen Sprache als der eigenen Muttersprache Literatur schreiben? Und wie macht man eine abwesende Sprache hör- und lesbar?
Ein solches mehrsprachiges Schreiben findet man in allen literarischen Epochen, Traditionen und Gattungen, doch in besonderer Weise zeichnet es die Texte von AutorInnen „der Migration“ aus. Ihr Schreiben ist geprägt von der Überlagerung konkurrierender Sprachen und weist eine besondere Sprachreflexivität sowie spezifische Formen der literarischen Kreativität auf. Diesen ästhetischen Strategien eines polyphonen, mehrsprachigen Schreibens im Kontext von Migrationserfahrungen geht das Seminar auf den Grund.Dabei beziehen wir nicht nur Sprachen, sondern auch stimmliche Eigenschaften, Dialekte, Soziolekte, individuelle und kulturelle Idiomatiken in die Vorstellung von Vielstimmigkeit ein. Wir fragen danach: Welche Folgen hat der Sprachwechsel für das Schreiben? Wie können lautliche Phänomene in einen Text „übersetzt“ werden? Welche sprachtheoretischen Überlegungen ermöglichen die Erfassung von Mehrsprachigkeit jenseits der Vorstellung abgrenzbarer Sprachsysteme?
Vor diesem Hintergrund beschäftigen wir uns im Seminar mit zentralen Texten der migrantischen Gegenwartsliteratur wie Najat El Hachmis Roman Der letzte Patriarch (2008, Premio Ramón Llull); Igiaba Scegos Kassandra in Mogadischu (2024, Premio Strega 2025) und Faïza Guènes Klassiker der beur-Literatur Kiffe kiffe demain (2004). Aus der jüngeren Literatur deutscher Sprache werden Romane dreier Autorinnen, die aus der ehemaligen Sowjetunion nach Deutschland ausgewandert sind, zur Sprache kommen: Alina Bronsky (Scherbenpark, 2008); Olga Grjasnowa (Der Russe ist einer, der Birken liebt, 2012; Gott ist nicht schüchtern, 2017) und Lena Gorelik (Wer wir sind, 2021). Punktuell werden wir auch Performances und Theater (Azouz Begag, Samuel Beckett) in die Betrachtung einbeziehen.

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La Frontera: Interamerican Perspectives on the Border (Master-Semiar)

Course type:

Master-Semiar

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

PD Dr. Juliane Tauchnitz, Dr. Katharina Marie Motyl

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

005 Seminarraum; L 9, 6

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Bilingual Language Acquisition: Multilingual Education in the Family and in Primary and Secondary Schools (masterseminar in cooperation with the Anglistik (Prof. Dr. K. Kersten) and the PH Karlsruhe) (Master-Semiar)

Course type:

Master-Semiar

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

On-campus and online, live

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Johannes Müller-Lance

Date(s):

Friday (single date)	23.10.2026	14:00 – 15:30	ZOOM-Lehre-096; Virtuelles Gebäude
Friday (single date)	27.11.2026	13:30 – 18:00
Saturday (single date)	28.11.2026	09:30 – 16:45
Friday (single date)	04.12.2026	14:00 – 15:30	ZOOM-Lehre-042; Virtuelles Gebäude

Description:

Die Zweitspracherwerbsforschung hat in den letzten Jahrzehnten wesentlich dazu beigetragen, kognitive, sprachliche und soziale Faktoren bilingualer Entwicklung differenziert zu verstehen. Zugleich steigt die gesellschaftliche Bedeutung mehrsprachiger Kompetenzen, um soziale Teilhabe zu gewährleisten und globalen Anforderungen zu entsprechen. Die Bildungslandschaft in Deutschland ist gefordert, auf zunehmend heterogene Schüler*innengruppen zu reagieren. Bilinguale Erziehung in Familien und schulischen Programmen bietet eine Möglichkeit, diese mehrsprachige Kompetenzen aufzubauen.

Diese interdisziplinäre und hochschulübergreifende Veranstaltung bietet eine Einführung in theoretische und empirische Grundlagen der Mehrsprachigkeitsforschung sowie zentrale Modelle der bilingualen Erziehung. Behandelt werden Formen der Bilingual First Language Acquisition (BFLA) sowie der bilingualen Schulprogramme (CLIL [Content and Language Integrated Learning] und intensive Immersionsprogramme) in verschiedenen Schulformen -- von der Grundschule bis zur weiterführenden Schule, in Deutschland und im internationalen Vergleich. Wir werden Konzepte analysieren, Forschungsergebnisse zu Erwerbsverläufen, Einflussfaktoren und Gelingensbedingungen diskutieren und Modellprojekte vorstellen.

Der Kurs findet als gemeinsame Veranstaltung zwischen der Universität Mannheim (Anglistische SpraWi/ Didaktik Mehrsprachigkeit: Prof. Dr. Kersten; Romanistische SpraWi: Prof. Dr. Müller-Lancé) und der PH Karlsruhe(Anglistik/Didaktik: Prof. Dr. Kohl-Dietrich) statt und ist für Studierende aller anglistischen und romanistischen Masterstudiengänge sowie Studierende des Masterprogramms Sprache und Kommunikation geöffnet. Das Seminar findet in zwei Präsenzblöcken sowie einigen online-Veranstaltungen in den Monaten Oktober und November 2026 statt. Die Studienleistung ist an die Teilnahme an allen Blockveranstaltungen und eine Gruppenpräsentation gebunden. Die Prüfungsleistung ergibt sich aus den Prüfungsordnungen der jeweiligen Institutionen, in Mannheim ist es in der Regel eine mündliche Prüfung.

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Multimodal aspects of influencer marketing (Master-Semiar)

Course type:

Master-Semiar

ECTS:

7.0

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

German

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Instructor(s):

Prof. Dr. Johannes Müller-Lance

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

15:30 – 17:00

EO 154 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost

Description:

In diesem interdisziplinären Seminar aus Romanistik und Anglistik (Müller-Lancé & Kersten) sollen an wissenschaftlichen Studien und konkreten Beispielen aus unterschiedlichen Ländern und Kulturkreisen Situationen untersucht werden, in denen sprachliche Phänomene Auswirkungen auf den sozialen Status von Individuen und Gruppen haben. Zu den Phänomenen gehören Formen der individuellen Ein-, Zwei- und Mehrsprachigkeit, Aspekte der Sprachkompetenz (z. B. Cummins: BICS, CALP), Lese- und Schreibkompetenz, das Prestige von Sprachen und Varietäten (vgl. kulturelles Kapital nach Bourdieu oder die rezeptive Varietätenlinguistik) sowie konkrete Di- und Triglossie-Situationen im englischen, romanischen und deutschen Sprachraum.
Berührt werden dabei auch sozialwissenschaftliche und kognitionswissenschaftliche Aspekte wie Ansätze der Messung des Sozialstatus, der Zusammenhang von Bildungssprache und soziale Heterogenität, Ursachen sprachlicher Heterogenität sowie verschiedene Hypothesen zu kognitiven Vor- und Nachteilen von Mehrsprachigkeit.
Thematisiert wird schließlich auch die Rolle des Schulsystems bzw. des (fremd-)sprachlichen Unterrichts in diesem Kontext. Dies umfasst additive (z. B. CLIL) und subtraktive Lehrprogramme (Submersion), sprachsensiblen Unterricht sowie die Möglichkeiten der vertikalen Mobilität im dreigliedrigen deutschen Schulsystem.

Das Seminar kombiniert Vortrags- und Lektürephasen mit interaktiven Elementen und Methoden der Datenerhebung. Um alternative Unterrichtsformen zu ermöglichen, sollen einige Sitzungen als Block mittwochs ab 17:15h abgehalten werden.

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Culture, economy and politics of the francophone world (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

French

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Literature:

Ouvrage conseillé: Le Nouveau Petit Robert

Examination achievement:

Un exposé oral, un partiel écrit et une participation active au cours sont requis pour l'obtention des ECTS.

Instructor(s):

Dr. Caroline Mary

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

10:15 – 11:45

314–315 Besprechungsraum; L 15, 1–6 (Hochhaus)

Description:

Ce cours aura un double objectif. Il devra permettre à chaque étudiant l'expression claire de sa pensée grâce à l'acquisition de techniques de stylistique et de règles facilitant le travail d'écriture (prise de position, critiques de film ou de livre...). Le cours visera aussi à approfondir les connaissances linguistiques se rapportant à l'actualité socio-culturelle, politique et économique de la France et de l'espace francophone à activer et intensifier les connaissances des réalités socio-politique en suivant assidûment les événements de l'actualité. Par exploitation de la presse écrite et par la constitution de dossiers sur des sujets particuliers, ces événements seront mis en relation avec les institutions, les personnalités, d'autres événements présents ou passés avec ce qu'il est convenu d'appeler la «civilisation».
Un exposé oral et une participation active au cours sont requis pour l'obtention des ECTS.
L'examen sera un partiel écrit.

Ouvrage conseillé: Le Nouveau Petit Robert

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Economy and business French (advanced) (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

French

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Instructor(s):

Isabelle Bouilloud

Date(s):

Thursday (weekly)

10.09.2026 – 10.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

005 Seminarraum; L 9, 6

Description:

Ce cours a pour objectif de comprendre, d'analyser et de faire une synthèse de documents sur des sujets relatifs à la création d'une entreprise.

Les participants doivent par ailleurs présenter un projet de création d'une start-up.

La présentation des devoirs ainsi qu'une participation active et régulière aux cours sont indispensables.

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Scientific and technical Communication (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

French

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Pour obtenir cette unité d'enseignement, il faut réussir l'examen final (Endklausur), à la condition d'avoir participé activement tout au long du semestre au cours sous la forme d'une participation orale régulière (mündliche Teilnahme) et d'un exposé (Referat)

Instructor(s):

Anne Regnaut-Martinet

Date(s):

Wednesday (weekly)

09.09.2026 – 09.12.2026

13:45 – 15:15

357 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

Description:

Zielniveau: C2

Kursinhalte und Qualifikationsziele: à travers des sujets socioculturels, sociopolitiques, politico-culturels et culturels actuels, il s'agit d'approfondir aussi bien son niveau d'expression (orale et écrite) que de compréhension (orale et écrite) en acquérant ou en approfondissant ses connaissances et ses lexiques spécialisés et techniques concernant les médias, la langue et la littérature françaises, la publicité et l'art, à partir de documents authentiques.

En effet, l'accent sera mis sur l'analyse et la production de textes en vue de dresser un inventaire des différents types de discours (littéraire au sens large, journalistique, publicitaire, scientifique, politique), de différentes figures rhétoriques et de différents types de textes pour les reconnaître plus facilement et en reproduire certains (sous la forme d'exposé et de production de textes), notamment ceux concernant le discours scientifique et la communication universitaire dans le but de vous aider à rédiger vos mémoires de licence/master, un résumé d'article ou vos travaux de recherches.

À cela s'ajoute la reconnaissance et la définition des différentes niveaux de langue et registres en vue de comprendre dans quel contexte socioculturel on les trouve et on peut les utiliser.

Par ailleurs, la communication par l'image sera abordée à travers la photographie de presse, la caricature, la vidéo, l'affiche publicitaire et la peinture, et permettra d'élaborer un lexique sur la terminologie concernant l'analyse de l'image.

Les sujets choisis permettront aussi de mettre en lumière et d'approfondir ses connaissances sur les sprécificités françaises (mentalités, problèmes de société, paysage culturel), les art et ainsi d'élaborer/approfondir ces lexiques thématiques, en vue notamment de se préparer à son metier.

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Culture, economy and politics of the spanishspeaking world (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

Spanish

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Klausur

Instructor(s):

María José Carrión Prieto

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

157 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

Description:

Se considera que en este curso los estudiantes deben alcanzar un elevado dominio del español, correspondiente al nivel de corrección exigido en C1/C2.

Los objetivos concretos serán:

Perfeccionar la expresión oral y escrita a partir de los mensajes que aparecen en los medios de comunicación audiovisuales y escritos (artículos académicos, artículos de opinión, noticias, conferencias, reportajes sobre temas políticos, sociales, culturales...) y de expresar sus opiniones con resprecto a los mismos.
Desarrollar la capacidad de comentar obras literarias o novelas gráficas (cómics) o partes de las mismas, situándolas en su contexto histórico y social.
Proporcionar los medios idiomáticos adecuados para que los asistentes expresen su opinión o escriban con fluidez sobre fotografías, películas, escenas de las mismas o cortometrajes.
Dominar los diversos registros del lenguaje en todos estos campos.

Para llevar a cabo estos objetivos, se trabajará con diversas audiciones (apoyadas siempre por textos) tomadas de la televisión, lecturas de textos periodísticos complejos, cortometrajes, largometrajes, etc.

A partir de estos materiales los asistentes deberán extraer las informaciones con todos sus matices, analizar los contenidos en el contexto correspondiente y exponer sus análisis y opiniones personales. Además de entender con exactitud los mensajes de los temas tratados y medios enumerados, se espera que los estudiantes dominen recursos idiomáticos como la ironía, el humor, el énfasis así como todos los registros del español, incluidas las realizaciones coloquiales/ vulgares y las variantes de las distinas zonas y países en los que se habla español.

Para profundizar en los temas elegidos, se realizarán exposiciones orales y trabajos escritos, tales como artículos argumentativos y ensayos.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

Economy and business Spanish (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

Spanish

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Studienleistungen und Klausur

Instructor(s):

Gema Arevalo Morales

Date(s):

Tuesday (weekly)

08.09.2026 – 08.12.2026

08:30 – 10:00

310 Seminarraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F

Description:

Zielniveau C2 nach dem GER

Kursinhalte und Qualifikationsziele:

Kritische Anlyse, Entwickung und Synthese komplexer Ideen mündlich und schriftlich und mündlich durchführen, organisieren und strukturieren.
Breites Spektrum fachlicher Ausdrucksformen verstehen und in ihrem Kontext benutzen.
Komplexe Interaktion in Gruppendiskussionen, Debatten folgen und leiten.
Erwerb und Erweiterung des Fachvokabulars der Themenbereiche und der Textverfassung sowie Glossar entwickeln und erlernen. Relevante komplexe wirtschaftliche und ökonomische Themen der spanischsprachigen Welt verstehen, darstellen und diskutieren.
Komplexe Fragestellungen formulieren und fundiert beantworten können.
Fundierte Kenntnisse in wirtschaftlichen und sozioökonomischen Kontexten erwerben.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

(Spanish) levels of linguistic competence and language registers (Exercise)

Course type:

Exercise

ECTS:

Course suitable for:

Master

Language of instruction:

Spanish

Credit hours ¹:

Attendance:

Live & on-campus

Registration procedure:

Learning target:

Zielniveau: C2 nach dem GER

Recommended requirement:

Examination achievement:

Semesterbegleitende Leistung (mündliche und schriftliche Aufgaben) und schriftliche Endklausur.

Instructor(s):

Maria del Mar Lardies Alcaine

Date(s):

Monday (weekly)

07.09.2026 – 07.12.2026

12:00 – 13:30

157 Seminarraum; L 7, 3–5

Description:

Kursinhalte und Qualifikationsziele:

La maduración de los conocimientos de una lengua extranjera y la capacidad de usarla adecuadamente exige – especialmente en el caso de un universitario – no solo el dominio de la lengua estándar, sino también la diferenciación y asimilación de los diversos registros idiomáticos en los diferentes campos sociales, culturales, económicos y académicos. Este curso se propone profundizar en el vocabulario y los recursos expresivos del español aplicados a al elaboración de textos académicos y científicos, al la crítica literaria y filológica, al análisis cinematográfico, en relación con el arte o la música, así como a los campos de la justicia o la economía y, a otro nivel, a diversas jergas o fenómenos del habla coloquial y vulgar.

Los objetivos son:

La elevación de la capacidad de comprensión/expresión oral y escrita en estos campos.
La ampliación del vocabulario y la fraseología de los diferentes registros idiomáticos.
El desarrollo de las destrezas críticas en las diversas áreas del Seminario de Románicas: medios de comunicación, lingüística y literatura.
El desarrollo de habilidades para elaborar textos propios del discurso académico-científico en el contexto hispanohablante.

Las actividades se centrarán en:

El estudio y producción de textos propios del discurso académico-científico en español.
El análisis del lenguaje cinematográfico, y mediante la realización de fichas técnicas, comentario, reseña para un periódico, uso concreto del lenguaje del cine.
El análisis de una obra literario o varios relatos cortos.
El estudio detallado de los diversos usos coloquiales y vulgares del español, a partir de escenas de películas y reportajes de la prensa o los medios audiovisuales.

En todos estos casos se elaborán listas de los términos y de los elementos idiomáticos que exige el uso de la lengua en cada campo y se realizarán diversos ejercicios para facilitar su asimilación. Se realizarán asimismo exposiciones orales y trabajos académicos escritos sobre alguno de los temas tratados en clase.

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¹ Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.

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