Information on individual educational components (ECTS-Course descriptions) per semester

English course 'My Biography' OR Incomings B2 level.

In the second semester of the three-semester English module, students continue their biographical search for traces in relation to their own generation:

socio-political and cultural changes in society 1945-2018 (with a focus on digitalization, globalization, economization, consumer and experience society).
Youth cultures and pop culture from 1945-2018
Media knowledge and criticism
Research project on a youth culture in the Lake Constance region (comparison with earlier youth cultures; interplay of locality and globality)
Writing an abstract about the research project (formulating a research question; format, structure, and language of an abstract).

Students will:

Can name and describe global socio-political and cultural changes in the period 1945-2018.
are able to illustrate with examples how socio-political and cultural events find their expression in pop and youth culture.
are able to reflect on their generation, choice of studies and social changes, especially the digital transformation, individually and in relation to each other.
know the basic rules of scientific writing and the structure of an abstract.

Various media; Reflection and discussion: individual and group; Project work; Presentation

Produce and present creative conceptual work in written form in small groups.

Class attendance is compulsory: in case of absence, the rules of the Examination Regulations apply

"Von einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt an, der nachträglich nicht mehr zu benennen ist, beginnt man, sich selbst historisch zu sehen; was heißt: eingebettet in, gebunden an seine Zeit. " (Christa Wolf, "Ein Tag im Jahr: 1960-2000")

Harris, John; White, Vicky (2014): A Dictionary of Social Work and Social Care. Oxford: OUP.

An extensive bibliography will be distributed at the beginning of each topic.

various media, lectures, reflection and discussion, individual and group work, project work, presentation, write exercises