Kompetenzerweiterung I, Tuesday/Thursday Group, Homework for December 4th

For homework, please:

- complete exercises H-O on pp. 81-83
- complete exercise J on pg. 159
- read pp. 86-87 and complete exercises A-J on pp. 88-91
- complete the progress test for units 1-12 on pp. 102-105
- complete the gap fill distributed in class on check out other "a Moment that changed me" articles here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/series/a-moment-that-changed-me
- watch this video on microinfluencers and jot down ten vocab items (at least five should be phrasal verbs, because there are a lot in this video!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVkno0Qkun4
-your optional 250-word essay prompts are "Are influencers manipulative?" or your own "a Moment that changed me" essay (you can submit this essay to me electronically via email)

Kompetenzerweiterung I, Monday/Wednesday Group, Homework for December 3rd

For homework, please:

- complete exercises H-O on pp. 81-83
- read pp. 86-87 and complete exercises A-J on pp. 88-91
- complete the progress test for units 1-12 on pp. 102-105
- watch this video on microinfluencers and jot down ten vocab items (at least five should be phrasal verbs, because there are a lot in this video!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVkno0Qkun4
-your optional 250-word essay prompt is "Are influencers manipulative?" (you can submit this essay to me electronically via email)

Kompetenzerweiterung III, Wednesday Group, Homework for December 5th

Have a look at this playlist from Good Morning Britain and watch five videos featured in the debate club segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V00lN9t3a-0&list=PLLjnOaATPbeGeTlzuZjm3txYNLdMsinTP

Jot down good vocab and argumentation in each debate and bring your notes with you to class.

Kompetenzerweiterung III, Tuesday Group, Homework for December 4th

Have a look at this playlist from Good Morning Britain and watch five videos featured in the debate club segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V00lN9t3a-0&list=PLLjnOaATPbeGeTlzuZjm3txYNLdMsinTP

Jot down good vocab and argumentation in each debate and bring your notes with you to class.

Kompetenzerweiterung I, Tuesday/Thursday Group, Homework for November 29th

For homework, please:

- have a look at pp. 76-77 and complete exercises A-G

- read pp. 154-155 and complete exercises A-G

- complete this exercise on the subjunctive: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_67.htm

- read this article on 10 popular interview questions and sample answers (notice that they have a different approach on some questions): https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/top-interview-questions-and-answers

- optional 250-word essay prompt: write the essay to your response to the article/video you disagree with OR respond to the question, "Is Instagram more helpful or harmful for young people?"

- don't forget your journals, which will be collected in our Thursday session

Kulturraumstudien USA, Homework for December 3rd

For homework, please make sure that you are familiar with US geography. You don't have to memorize all 50 states by next week, but I would like you to know them by the end of the academic year/course. Reflect on why you know the states that are easy to identify and why others are more difficult. 

Next week we'll be talking about the US South. How do we define the South? Which states are definitely Southern states, which ones are "borderline" and which ones definitely don't count? What are you basing your boundaries on? 

Please bring your notes from the NY Times article and The Atlantic article with you to class; I'd like to go over your responses in our next session.

If you were one of the top five winners from today, please let me know via email which prize you've selected.

Finally, if you are an Erasmus student who is here for only this semester, please send me an email with your full name so that we can plan your exam.

Iconic High Noon scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOuvcMkaXUU

Kompetenzerweiterung I, Monday/Wednesday Group, Homework for November 28th

For homework, please:

- have a look at pp. 76-77 and complete exercises A-G
- read pp. 154-155 and complete exercises A-G
- complete this exercise on the subjunctive: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_67.htm
- read this article on 10 popular interview questions and sample answers (notice that they have a different approach on some questions): https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/top-interview-questions-and-answers
- optional 250-word essay prompt: write the essay to your response to the article/video you disagree with OR respond to the question, "Is Instagram more helpful or harmful for young opeople?"
- don't forget your journals, which will be collected in our Wednesday session

Kompetenzerweiterung I, Tuesday/Thursday Group, Homework for November 27th

For homework, please:

- read pp. 122-123 and complete exercises A-F on pp. 124-125

- complete the progress test on pp. 102-105 (all exercises)

- complete the "Great War" text and check your answers here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/10/conceptual-art-great-war-memorial-installation-poppies

- find an opinion article or a video whose stance you do NOT agree with and sketch an outline of a response you would make, including your thesis statement

- in your journal, write 10 sentences using -ing or infinitive verbs from pp. 186-187

- in your journal, write a 250-word response to the question "What are the qualities of a good memorial?"

The next journal collection date will be November 29th.

Kompetenzerweiterung III, Wednesday Group, Homework for November 28th

For homework, please:

- please review the order of adverbials here: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/about-adjectives-and-adverbs/adverbs-and-adverb-phrases-Position

https://www.dailywritingtips.com/royal-order-of-adverbs/

- and complete the following activities:

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adverbs_of_frequency.htm

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/ar/english-grammar/where-adverbials-go-sentence

- try to meet with your partner once during the project week to settle on a debate question for your prepared debate on the exam (registration will begin in our next session)

- think about the idiomatic expressions you use on a daily basis in your native language (things like "to have a lot on your plate right now") and try to find equivalents in English (look up an additional five you'd like to incorporate into your vocabulary/ones that might be useful for discussing your prepared debate question)

Kompetenzerweiterung I, Monday/Wednesday Group, Homework for November 26th

For homework, please:

- read pp. 122-123 and complete exercises A-F on pp. 124-125

- complete the progress test on pp. 102-105 (all exercises)

- complete the "Great War" text and check your answers here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/10/conceptual-art-great-war-memorial-installation-poppies

- find an opinion article or a video whose stance you do NOT agree with and sketch an outline of a response you would make, including your thesis statement

- in your journal, write 10 sentences using -ing or infinitive verbs from pp. 186-187

- in your journal, write a 250-word response to the question "What are the qualities of a good memorial?"

The next journal collection date will be November 29th.

Kompetenzerweiterung I, Tuesday/Thursday Group, Homework for November 15th

For homework, please:

- complete the "super recognizers" article and check your work here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/11/super-recognisers-police-the-people-who-never-forget-a-face

- complete exercises G-J on pp. 190-191

- complete exercises F-O on pp. 48-51

- check out one of the "The Guardian explains" videos and take down the good vocabulary you hear: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa_1MA_DEorEhUu6kn-zvtvNNrEgtnAg6

- an optional 250-word essay for this week is to describe your dream job or career fields that you definitely know you don't want to go into (make sure that this essay still has structure and organization)

Kompetenzerweiterung I, Monday/Wednesday Group, Homework for November 14th

For homework, please:

- complete the "super recognizers" article and check your work here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/11/super-recognisers-police-the-people-who-never-forget-a-face

- complete exercises G-J on pp. 190-191

- complete exercises F-O on pp. 48-51

- check out one of the "The Guardian explains" videos and take down the good vocabulary you hear: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa_1MA_DEorEhUu6kn-zvtvNNrEgtnAg6

- an optional 250-word essay for this week (which you can send me via email) is to describe your dream job or career fields that you definitely know you don't want to go into (make sure that this essay still has structure and organization)

Kulturraumstudien USA, Homework for November 26th

In anticipation of our next class, please bring in notes concerning the discourse present in the "Becoming a Steelworker Liberated Her" a) from the perspective of a NY Times Journalist and b) from the perspective of Shannon. What I'm looking for here is, for example, the language "becoming a steelworker liberated her" on the part of the journalist (i.e. women's liberation discourse) and the language "God would want you to share" on the behalf of Shannon in employing religious language for discussing resources.

Please also read the following article and decide for yourself whether you find this analysis convincing: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/11/2020-presidential-race-trump-starts-favorite/575344/

Trivia question: A cowboy played an important role in the history of one of Germany's neighboring countries. Name the cowboy and his context and the roles he played in the neighboring country's history and US history. The first correct five responses I receive via email by November 26th at noon will receive a prize in class (you must be present to win!).

Vortrags- und Präsentationstechniken, Freitagsgruppen, Hausaufgaben für die letzte Sitzung

Bitte bewerten Sie folgenden TED-Talk mithilfe von der im Kurs verteilten Checkliste:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqMYXrzc2xA

Wenn Sie heute nicht präsentiert haben, werden Sie Ihre Präsentation in der letzten Sitzung machen. Ich brauche Ihre PowerPoint (falls Sie eine nutzen) bis Donnerstagabend.

Kompetenzerweiterung I, Tuesday/Thursday Group, Homework for November 13th

For homework, please:

- complete this active to passive voice exercise: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-5.html

- complete exercises C-K on pp. 40-43

- read pp. 44-45 and complete exercises A-E on pp. 46-47

- complete exercises A-E on pp. 36-37

- read pp. 186-187 and complete exercises A-E on pp. 188-189

- complete the "Why a Book Tour..." gap fill from class and then check your answers here (I shortened the text, so you'll need to skip down): https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/books/review/politician-turned-novelist-learns-rejection.html
Bring in questions on alternatives with you to class.

- watch the following video on understanding jumping spiders' vision and take down good vocab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61KHdwCekCU

- check out another science video from the NY Times' science playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4CGYNsoW2iDjG6od26xquzro-T1D_Ksl

- your optional essay prompt is to write your own 250-word essay using the model "Why X is more brutal than Y" or an essay in which you write about your biography using idioms

Kompetenzerweiterung I, Monday/Wednesday Group, Homework for November 12th

For homework, please:

- complete this active to passive voice exercise: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-5.html

- complete exercises E-K on pp. 41-43

- read pp. 44-45 and complete exercises A-E on pp. 46-47

- complete exercises A-E on pp. 36-37

- read pp. 186-187 and complete exercises A-E on pp. 188-189

- complete the "Why a Book Tour..." gap fill from class and then check your answers here (I shortened the text, so you'll need to skip down): https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/books/review/politician-turned-novelist-learns-rejection.html
Bring in questions on alternatives with you to class.

- watch the following video on understanding jumping spiders' vision and take down good vocab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61KHdwCekCU

- check out another science video from the NY Times' science playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4CGYNsoW2iDjG6od26xquzro-T1D_Ksl

- your optional essay prompt is to write your own 250-word essay using the model "Why X is more brutal than Y", which you can send to me via email

Kompetenzerweiterung III, Wednesday Group, Homework for November 14th

For homework, please start thinking about what you would like to do for your prepared debate question for the exam. Do some initial research for argumentation and examples from videos and articles. http://www.statista.com can be useful for quantitative data. The New York Times "Room for Debate" page might also help you narrow down a topic: https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate

Have a look at the "glass-ceiling index" article and the Graphs at the bottom of the page: https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2018/02/daily-chart-10
Write at least five sentences in which you compare countries' rankings in the subcategories.

Finally, select an infographic of choice from the graphic detail website and 1) identify good vocab in the text and 2) write at least 10 sentences of analysis about the graph(s) featured in the article: https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail

Kompetenzerweiterung III, Tuesday Group, Homework for November 27th

** There is no class on November 13th or on November 20th (project week). I will be giving a lecture in the Dienstagskonferenz series in the interpreters' classroom during our usual class time. You are more than welcome to attend! **

For homework, please start thinking about what you would like to do for your prepared debate question for the exam. Do some initial research for argumentation and examples from videos and articles. http://www.statista.com can be useful for quantitative data. The New York Times "Room for Debate" page might also help you narrow down a topic: https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate

Have a look at the "glass-ceiling index" article and the Graphs at the bottom of the page: https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2018/02/daily-chart-10
Write at least five sentences in which you compare countries' rankings in the subcategories.

Finally, select an infographic of choice from the graphic detail website and 1) identify good vocab in the text and 2) write at least 10 sentences of analysis about the graph(s) featured in the article: https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail

Kompetenzerweiterung I, Tuesday/Thursday Group, Homework for November 8th

For homework, please:

- read pp. 28-29 and complete exercises A-H on pp. 30-32
- read pp. 70-71 and complete exercises C-J on pp. 73-75
- watch a video on a "booktube" channel on YouTube
- complete the gap fill on Kit Kats and ...
- have a look at this video on Japan's love of Kitto Katto here and check out another video of your choice on the CBS Sunday Morning channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zuIeGQtv68
- essay prompt:  a 250-word culture review, which you can send to me via email

Kompetenzerweiterung I, Monday/Wednesday Group, Homework for November 7th

For homework, please:

- review how to form the passive here: https://www.ef.com/english-resources/english-grammar/passive-voice/

- and complete the following exercise: https://elt.oup.com/student/project3rdedition/level4/unit5/grammar/exercise3?cc=de&selLanguage=de

- read pp. 38-39 and complete exercises A-C

- read pp. 54-55 and complete exercises A, B, D-H, J

- write 10 sentences trying out 10 new idioms (either ones from the book or ones you find on your own)

- your optional 250-essay is to do a brief historical sketch of one your favorite products (like the KitKat article from today)

- have a look at this video on Japan's love of Kitto Katto here and check out another video of your choice on the CBS Sunday Morning channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zuIeGQtv68

Don't forget to bring your journal for collection on Wednesday!

Kulturraumstudien USA, Homework for November 12th

Please read the following article in its entirety for next week's session (those taking Spanish might be interested in the "leer en español" feature just after the title): https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/us/union-jobs-mexico-rexnord.html

Vortrags- und Präsentationstechniken, Hausaufgaben für den 9. November 2018

Bereiten Sie bitte anhand der Mythos-Gliederung eine fünfminütige Präsentation vor. Sie sollten eine These/einen Konzept/einen Begriff/einen Bereich/eine Definition vorstellen, in dem Sie auf Missverständnisse des Zielpublikums direkt angehen. Ein Beispiel:

Was ist Veganismus?

Anstatt einfach diese Bewegung bzw. diesen Lebensstil pauschal oder allgemein zu definieren (i.e. wie in den meisten Präsentationen aus der letzten zwei Wochen), kann ich meine Präsentation um zwei Hauptmissverständnisse strukturieren (funktioniert nur, wenn ich weiß, dass die meisten Publikumsmitglieder sich nicht vegan ernähren):

Mythos 1: Vegane Ernährung ist unausgewogen für Menschen
Mythos 2: Veganes Essen ist zu teuer

Sie können die in der heutigen Sitzung besprochenen Formel "Was versteht X falsch über Y?" als Hilfe benutzen. Wenn passend, können Sie gerne das Thema von Ihren PowerPoint-Folien wieder verwenden. PowerPoint ist kein Muss, aber wenn Sie eine machen möchten, bitte schicken Sie sie mir bis zum 8.11. um 23:59 an meine TH-Mailadresse.