Kulturraumstudien USA, Homework for October 17th

Welcome to the course!

For homework, please: 

- read the reading on Ilias featured in the "Week One reading" folder (pp. 17-29). Pay particular attention to the different types of examples used in this chapter. Find a US speech (it doesn't necessarily need to be from a politician; graduation/commencement speeches can serve as wonderful sources) and identify at least five different (conceptual) metaphors used in the speech (with the sections/examples in which they are used). Bring the speech and these notes with you to next week's class.

- do a Google Maps search (or other search engine of your choice) for Washington D.C. and have a look at what is referred to as the "National Mall". Using Hall's Triad, what monuments/institutions/offices located on and around the Mall strike you as interesting from a cultural studies perspective? What formal and informal levels lie beneath their surfaces? What is "missing" from the National Mall, in your opinion?

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Monday Group), Homework for October 17th

   Welcome to the course! 

In preparation of next Monday's session (10/17), please do the following:

Purchase the textbook (Destination C1 & C2 with key, ISBN 978-3190629558) and bring it with you to each class session as soon as you get it.

Please complete the exercises (i.e. A-J) for Unit 1 that have been posted on Ilias and read through the grammar details for Unit 1. I have posted an answer key for these exercises to the Unit 1 folder and would like you to consult this key to check your work AFTER you have given the exercises a go on your own. Bring any questions you have regarding rules/these solutions with you to next Monday's session. 

Since we are working with present perfect in Unit 1, it is essential that you review the irregular past participles for irregular verbs in English. This list is not included in the book, so I encourage you to consult previous texts you've used or use this list available here: https://speakspeak.com/resources/vocabulary-general-english/english-irregular-verbs

Have a look at the topic vocabulary and word formation words for Unit 2 and complete exercises A-D and M-O. Check your answers using the answer key and bring in any questions you have with you to class.

Bring in a concrete goal you'd like to achieve this semester which is a specific as possible (i.e. instead of "improve my vocabulary" make it "100 new (phrasal) verbs").

Read/skim the remaining responses in "best sense other responses" and: 

a) decide which response you find most compelling (be able to share with the group why)

b) identify specifically British English spellings/phrasings used in the texts

c) identify 10 words that are new to you/that you know you don't use in your active vocabulary and would like to incorporate into your active use

d) identify other collocations for "sense" (e.g. a sense of humor, fashion sense, etc.)

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Thursday Group), Homework for October 13th

  Welcome to the course! 

In preparation of next Thursday's session (10/13), please do the following:

Purchase the textbook (Destination C1 & C2 with key, ISBN 978-3190629558) and bring it with you to each class session as soon as you get it.

Please complete the exercises (i.e. A-J) for Unit 1 that have been posted on Ilias and read through the grammar details for Unit 1. I have posted an answer key for these exercises to the Unit 1 folder and would like you to consult this key to check your work AFTER you have given the exercises a go on your own. Bring any questions you have regarding rules/these solutions with you to next Thursday's session. 

Since we are working with present perfect in Unit 1, it is essential that you review the irregular past participles for irregular verbs in English. This list is not included in the book, so I encourage you to consult previous texts you've used or use this list available here: https://speakspeak.com/resources/vocabulary-general-english/english-irregular-verbs

Have a look at the topic vocabulary and word formation words for Unit 2 and complete exercises A-D and M-O. Check your answers using the answer key and bring in any questions you have with you to class.

Bring in a concrete goal you'd like to achieve this semester which is a specific as possible (i.e. instead of "improve my vocabulary" make it "100 new (phrasal) verbs").

Read/skim the remaining responses in "best sense other responses" and: 

a) decide which response you find most compelling (be able to share with the group why)

b) identify specifically British English spellings/phrasings used in the texts

c) identify 10 words that are new to you/that you know you don't use in your active vocabulary and would like to incorporate into your active use

d) identify other collocations for "sense" (e.g. a sense of humor, fashion sense, etc.)

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Wednesday Group), Homework for October 12th

 Welcome to the course! 

In preparation of next Wednesday's session (10/12), please do the following:

Purchase the textbook (Destination C1 & C2 with key, ISBN 978-3190629558) and bring it with you to each class session as soon as you get it.

Please complete the exercises (i.e. A-J) for Unit 1 that have been posted on Ilias and read through the grammar details for Unit 1. I have posted an answer key for these exercises to the Unit 1 folder and would like you to consult this key to check your work AFTER you have given the exercises a go on your own. Bring any questions you have regarding rules/these solutions with you to next Wednesday's session. 

Since we are working with present perfect in Unit 1, it is essential that you review the irregular past participles for irregular verbs in English. This list is not included in the book, so I encourage you to consult previous texts you've used or use this list available here: https://speakspeak.com/resources/vocabulary-general-english/english-irregular-verbs

Have a look at the topic vocabulary and word formation words for Unit 2 and complete exercises A-D and M-O. Check your answers using the answer key and bring in any questions you have with you to class.

Bring in a concrete goal you'd like to achieve this semester which is a specific as possible (i.e. instead of "improve my vocabulary" make it "100 new (phrasal) verbs").

Read/skim the remaining responses in "best sense other responses" and: 

a) decide which response you find most compelling (be able to share with the group why)

b) identify specifically British English spellings/phrasings used in the texts

c) identify 10 words that are new to you/that you know you don't use in your active vocabulary and would like to incorporate into your active use

d) identify other collocations for "sense"

Kulturraumbezogene Wirtschaftsthemen, Homework for June 21st

For our last two sessions of the semester, make sure that you bring in any questions you have that stem from a) your class notes, b) feedback you've received on your essays and/or Teilleistungen, c) the class assignments, and d) the practice exam featured on Ilias. Since we'll be having a "Shark Tank/Lion's Den" presentation on Tuesday, June 21st, make sure you've familiarized yourself with the rules of that show prior to our Tuesday session. (Clips of the UK and US versions of the show are available on YouTube.) 

Kompetenzerweiterung II (Tuesday/Thursday Group), Homework for June 21st

For homework, please review grammar units 21 and 25 and vocab unit 26 and these units' accompanying exercises. It would be a good idea to complete Reviews 11 and 13 and Progress Test 2, if you haven't done so already. (Don't be all or nothing about it: focus on the exercise types that present you with the most difficulty.) 

If you have essays that you have submitted to me and not collected yet, please do so by the end of the semester. I take time with my corrections, edits, and feedback, so please do not let me have done this in vain. 

Your last optional essay prompts include the following: 

1. Is it ever OK to play favorites? (Make sure you understand what the idiom "play favorites" means before answering this prompt.)

2. What does it mean to be truly free?

Submit this printed-out or hand-written essay of 250-350 words to me in class on June 21st. Only submit an essay in class on Tuesday, June 21st if you can commit to picking it up at our last session on Thursday, June 23rd. IF YOU CANNOT COMMIT TO THIS, DO NOT SUBMIT AN ESSAY.

Kulturraumstudien USA, Homework for June 20th

In advance of our last session of the academic year, please bring any questions from your notes, the slides, the readings, the blog posts, and the exams from last semesters that you would like addressed before the exam. I encourage you to focus on key concepts mentioned on the title slide of the presentations I've posted in the course of our class as well as those mentioned in the questions on previous semesters' exams.