Reading and discussing literature is a central topic for advanced learners of English in schools. This book offers future English teachers a comprehensive introduction to this area. It is easy to read and the author explains all the scientific terms you need to know in order to pass an exam on teaching English literature. Thought provoking questions, a wealth of extracts from literary sources and illustrative diagrams ensure that the essential contents can be quickly learned and easily remembered.

Englisch unterrichten mit Filmen? Obwohl Filme bei Schülern besonders beliebt sind, gehören sie zu den Medien, die nur selten im Unterricht verwendet werden. Meist wird ihr Potential für den Englischunterricht nicht ausgeschöpft. Dieses englischsprachige UTB vermittelt theoretische Hintergründe und gibt konkrete Tipps. Neben den Grundlagen werden u.a. Musikvideos, Sitcoms und Spielfilme in Theorie, Methodik und getesteten Unterrichtsbeispielen vorgestellt. Lehrer, Dozenten und Studierende erhalten damit solides Grundlagenwissen für die Praxis. Mit 14 übersichtlichen Kapiteln ist Engelbert Thalers Einführung auch perfekt für den Einsatz in Seminaren geeignet.

Is transhumanism really "the world's most dangerous idea" (Fukuyama 2009)? This volume explores the term "transhumanism" (and "posthumanism"), suggests topics for classroom use (e.g. artificial intelligence, cyborgs, cloning, eternal life, super-intelligence), discusses problems, and sketches teaching scenarios for TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language).

Panta rhei. The world is in motion. So is literary production. New literary genres like digi fiction, text-talk novels, fan fiction or illustrated novels, to name a few, have developed over the last 20 years. And TEFL has to reflect these new trends in literature production. These are some of the reasons why this book is dedicated to the use of post-millennial literary genres in English Language Teaching. As all edited volumes in the SELT (Studies in English Language Teaching) series, it follows a triple aim: 1. Linking TEFL with related academic disciplines, 2. Balancing TEFL research and classroom practice, 3. Combining theory, methodology and exemplary lessons. This triple aim is reflected in the three-part structure of this volume: Part A (Theory), Part B (Methodology), Part C (Classroom) with several concrete lesson plans.

"The times they are a-changing": Who would have expected Bob Dylan to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature - as the first songwriter ever? And the "British Bob Dylan", i.e. Donovan, stated: "Wir haben die Poesie, die Philosophie und Literatur, wir haben Mythen und Legenden in das Musikbusiness gebracht." These are some of the reasons why this book is dedicated to the use of songwriters in English Language Teaching. As all edited volumes in the SELT (Studies in English Language Teaching) series, it follows a triple aim: 1. Linking TEFL with related academic disciplines, 2. Balancing TEFL research and classroom practice, 3. Combining theory, methodology and exemplary lessons. This triple aim is reflected in the three-part structure of this volume: Part A (Theory), Part B (Methodology), Part C (Classroom) with six concrete lesson plans.