Teaching Profile
British Literature, Culture, History and Tradition
Teaching English in the Foreign Language Classroom
Teaching Awards
- 2003 University Award for Excellence in Teaching “Preis für exzellente Leistungen in der Lehre”
des Senates der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz - 2010 Best Lecturer at Siegen University on “meinprof.de”
University Courses Taught (A Selection)
At Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; York University, Toronto, Canada; Universität Siegen, Germany; Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten, Germany; University of Glasgow, Scotland; University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia; Justus Liebig Universität Gießen; University of Kent at Canterbury, England
Cultural Studies Courses:
- Britain in Historical Perspective (Level 1)
- Britain Today (Level 2)
- Britain in Depth (Level 3)
English, Scottish and Irish Literature Courses:
- The Empire writes back: English classics and postcolonial re-writings
- From John Dryden to Carol Ann Duffy: Poet Laureates in Britain
- Looking for the Hero: Intertextuality and Cultural Memory
- Introduction to British Poetry
- Reading Britain Today
- Multicultural London
- Culture and Ethnicity: Teaching Benjamin Zephaniah’s Novels
- Orality
- Narrative & Identity
- Romantic and Victorian Poetry
- Scottish Women Writers
- Britain in Historical Perspective
- Intercultural Young Adult Fiction
- Shakespeare’s Sonnets
- Metaphysical Poetry
- Romantic Poetry
- G. M. Hopkins
- Thomas Hardy
- Victorian Poetry
- Tales of Town and Country
- 19th-century Novels
- 18th-century Literature
- Women’s Autobiography and Life-writing
- Slavery in British Literature
- Contemporary British Drama
- Introduction to the English Novel
- Contemporary British Novel
- Narratology
- Young Adult Fiction
- Robin Hood
- Singing the Changes: Historical Ballads and Songs
- The English and Scottish Popular Ballads
- Scottish Women Writers
- Contemporary Scottish Drama
- Introduction to Irish Literature
English Language Courses:
- Translation courses
- Examination preparatory courses
Courses for Teachers of English:
- Teaching English: Principles and Practice (GYM/BK)
- Teaching Visual Literacy: From Picture Books to Graphic Novels
- Scottish Authors in the EFL-classroom
- English short stories in the EFL-classroom
- Shakespeare in the EFL-classroom
- Teaching Short Narrative Forms
- Intercultural Competence through Literature: Teaching The Other
- Teaching Children’s Literature
- Teaching Novels
- Teaching Short Stories
- Teaching Drama
- Poetry?!? Poetries Please!
- Teaching Beginner’s English
- The Study of Vocabulary
- The Study of Grammar
- Working with Words
- Teaching and Learning in the EFL-Classroom