| Kommentar |
In this seminar, we will set out to discover a somewhat mysterious country situated at the "edge of the world": So close and yet so far from the West Island (Australia), New Zealand is a (comparatively) small and remote but all the more fascinating strip of land in the South Pacific. Once having set foot there, foreign students, tourists and all of the other visitors seem to be readily infatuated with the New Zealand landscape, history and culture. It goes without saying that these aspects are closely related to the people who live there and so we are also going to examine what it actually means to be and speak Kiwi to provide for a sound basis for our exciting journey to the other side of the world. This course is heavily reliant on your thorough preparation of the materials provided as well as your in-class participation. We will draw on all sorts of (contemporary) texts as well as visual, acoustic and real-life material to render our approach to New Zealand as authentic as possible. Assessment will be primarily based on two short exams. Further course and assessment details as well as additional information on required readings will be supplied in the first session. Please pick up the reader from the copy shop (Kopiersysteme Ewald Priebe, Segerothstr. 81) shortly before the semester begins. |
| Bemerkung |
As this course is open for all "Lehrämter" and "Kulturwirte", please note the following: In the first half of this seminar, we will take a look at New Zealand English and, inter alia, explore its phonological features. Even though our approach will be based on authentic material and thus be very practical, you should have a basic idea of phonetics and phonology and be familiar with transcriptions. Of course, we will refresh your memory at the beginning of the semester and recap the essentials again. Classes start at 8:30. |
