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Course catalogues (Vorlesungsverzeichnisse)

The complete course catalogue for the current and previous semester is available on Marvin; please mind possible updates. 

For Important dates and times please see Dates & times.

Current announcements

Please note the following points and changes to your usual course schedules and, if needed, register for replacement courses on time before the end of the course registration window.    

  1. UE History of English of course and exam regulations English Teacher Education 2013 (StPO Englisch Lehramt 2013) (till now always in winter semester) is replaced with immediate effect by UE The Linguistic Toolkit for Teachers of English (by rotation yearly in the future, always in summer semester).
  2. PS Morphology and Syntax of course and exam regulations English Teacher Education 2013 (StPO Englisch Lehramt 2013) (till now always in summer semester) is replaced with immediate effect by PS Language Structure (LA 2018). This is offered always in winter semester, additionally in SS 2020 (PS Language Structure in BA remains unaffected!)
  3. Media Skills as well as the seminar Early Modern English will be offered for the last time in the summer semester of 2022. 
  4. The UE Writing for Professional Purposes (BA American, British, and Canadian Studies & BA Anglophone Studies) will only be offered once per year  (in the summer semester) from SS 2023. 
  5. The UE Phonetics, Phonology and Transcription (BA American, British, and Canadian Studies) will only be offered once per year (in the summer semester) from SS 2023. This also affects the English Teacher Education program, in case of which the class is moved from the winter semester (3rd semester) to the summer semester (2nd semester). 

Course rotation (Angebotsturnus)

Not all courses are offered every semester, rather they are subject to another rotation (offered every winter or summer semester.) The following overview indicates the general rhythm. The tables can be sorted and filtered: click on a column name to sort by that subject or type in a keyword by the ‘search’ icon.

Information subject to change! (Last update: February 2023)

  • BA Anglophone, British and Canadian Studies (ABC; from WS 2020/21)

    Current information about course rotation can be gathered from the module handbook. Under "Turnus des Angebots" you can find information on all modules as well as the frequency by which classes are offered.

  • BA Anglophone Studies

    Please always note current changes and information at the top of the page.

    Course Module Rotation
    UE Academic Skills Language in Use 1 WS
    UE Literary Text Analysis Introduction to the Study of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures SS
    UE Literary Text Analysis Advanced Language in Use III WS
    UE Translation II Language in Use III WS (final time in WS 2021/22)
    UE Phonetics, Phonology and Transcription Introduction to Linguistics SS; currently merged with UE Introduction to Linguistics I to UE Linguistics and Phonetics Part I (Introduction)
    UE Introduction to Linguistics I Introduction to Linguistics WS; see previous row
    UE Introduction to Linguistics II Introduction to Linguistics SS
    PS Introduction to Cultural Studies WS
    UE Literary Text Analysis Advanced Language in Use 3 WS
    PS Cultural Studies Early Modern Applied Cultural Studies;
    Specialization: Early Modern English Literature and Culture II
    SS (from SS 2020)
    PS Cultural Studies (North American) Applied Cultural Studies;
    Specialization
    both
    Media Skills WS
    PS Language Structure English Linguistics WS
    PS Language Use English Linguistics both (not in WS 19/20)
    PS Varieties of English English Language and Technology I currently usually every semester
    UE Corpus Linguistics English Language and Technology I currently usually every semester
    UE Language Data in Use English Language and Technology I currently during the summer semester
    div. Hauptseminare English Language and Technology II once per year, currently every semester
    BA-Kolloquium English Language and Technology II once per year, currently during the summer semester
  • MA North American Studies

    Please always note current changes and information at the top of the page.

    Module / Module component
    Rotation
    G1.1 Literary Studies: History WS
    G1.2 Literary Studies: Application SS
    G2.1 Cultural Studies: Pluralities WS
    G2.2 Cultural Studies: Perspectives SS
    G3.1 Interdisciplinary Studies: Theory and History WS
    G3.1 Interdisciplinary Studies: Theory and Application WS
    G4 Academic Skills WS
    S1.1 Gender Studies: Gender and Society WS
    S1.2 Gender Studies: Theories, Methods, Histories SS
    S2.1 Media Studies: American Media WS
    S2.2 New Media SS
  • Teacher Education (Lehramt)

    Please always note current changes and information at the top of the page.

    Module name Module Type Course Semester
    Introduction to the Study of Anglophone Literatures and Linguistics M1 UE Introduction to English Linguistics WS
    Introduction to the Study of Anglophone Literatures and Linguistics M1 UE Phonetics, Phonology and Transcription SS
    Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Langauge M3 PS Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language WS
    English Linguistics M4 UE History of English: Is replaced by "UE The Linguistic Toolkit" (LA 2018) SS
    English Linguistics M4 PS Morphology and Syntax: Is replaced by "PS Language Structure" (LA 2018) WS
    Teaching English as a Foreign Language M6 UE Lernersprachenanalyse (parallel mit HS Engl. as a Foreign Language) SS
    Teaching English as a Foreign Language M6 PS Fremdsprachenerwerb SS
    Teaching English Literature M7 UE Literary Text Analysis SS
    Varieties of English M10 HS Varieties of English both
    Semantics and Pragmatics M11 HS Semantics and Pragmatics both
    English as a Foreign Language M12 HS English as a Foreign Language both
    Language and the Mind M13 HS Language and the Mind both
    Introduction to Linguistics B2 UE Introduction to Linguistics WS
    Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language B4 PS Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language WS
    Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language B4 PS Teaching Literature, Culture & Language SS
    ProfiWerk I MPM1 PS ProfiWerk (English) SS
    Linguistics and the English Language Classroom A2 UE The Linguistic Toolkit for Teachers of English SS
    Linguistics and the English Language Classroom A2 PS Language Structure WS
    Linguistics and the English Language Classroom A2 UE Phonetics, Phonology and Transcription SS
    English as a Foreign Language V2 HS Various both
    Analysing Language in Use V3 HS Various both