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Öffentlicher Vortrag: "Brexit als literarisches Phänomen: Zwischen Euroskepsis und gesellschaftlicher Spaltung" am 30. November 2023
October 9, 2023
In diesem Vortrag beleuchtet Dr. Mandy Beck, welchen Einfluss Brexit auf zeitgenössische Literatur hat, welche Texte und Themenschwerpunkte dabei entstanden sind und welche Entwicklungen vor dem Brexit-Referendum bereits zur sogenannten "Bexlit" beigetragen haben. Der Vortrag findet am 30. November 2023 im Veranstaltungssaal der Stadtbibliothek DAStietz um 19:00 Uhr statt.
Reading Shakespeare on 3 evenings: 18 October 2023, 29 November 2023, 17 January 2024
October 9, 2023
The Chair of English Literatures invites everyone to read 3 Shakespeare plays together: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello and The Merchant of Venice on 3 evenings in the Club der Kulturen, starting at 17:00:
- 18 October, 2023
- 29 November, 2023
- 17 January, 2024
For more information, view the event poster.
English and Digital Linguistics Research Colloquium WS23/24: Invitation to presentations by guest speakers
October 9, 2023
Dear students and dear colleagues,
Would you like to attend exciting presentations by invited guest speakers about varied topics in English linguistics? Then we are very happy to welcome you to the Research Colloquium in English and Digital Linguistics!
We will meet several times this semester on Tuesdays from 11:30 to 13:00 to discuss state-of-the art linguistic research at TU Chemnitz (see dates and topics below).
You can either join us in room 2/39/233 in Reichenhainer Str. 39 or participate online via Zoom (for the Zoom link please see the OPAL page for the EDL Research Colloquium or email Prof. Sanchez-Stockhammer directly.)
Feel free to pass this invitation on to anyone who might be interested in participating (but please do not post the Zoom link online).
WINTER 2023/24
07.11.: Sven Albrecht (TUC): Comparing vowel spaces across three circles: A quantitative corpus-based approach
14.11.: Markéta Mala (Prague; remote speaker): Speech presentation in fiction for children
28.11.: ONLINE ONLY: OStRin Barbara Held and the P-Seminar „Improve your English – reloaded 4.0“ (Neues Gymnasium Nuremberg; in German): User study of vocabulary learning with the VR adventure quiz app Bridge of Knowledge VR
12.12.: Josef Schmied (TUC): Cultural adaptations in the World English lexicon: The case of China
23.01.: Andreas Greiser (Augsburg): Learner’s lexicography
First Semester Welcome 2023 on 05.10.23
September 20, 2023
The TUC English Studies department welcomes all its first-year BA and MA students and cordially invites them to attend this year's First Semester Welcome on October 5th, 2023 in Neues Hörsaalgebäude, 2/N010! The event begins at 1 pm.
Click on the poster to view the event schedule.
For more events planned during the Orientation Week, see O-Phase 2023.
FIRST SEMESTER WELCOME
for Bachelor and Master students
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 13:00 - 14:30
Neues Hörsaalgebäude (2/N010)
13:00 - 13:30:
- Welcome Address by the Head of the English Department
- Presentation of the Department's Professorships and Sections:
- English and Digital Linguistics
- English Literatures
- British and American Social and Cultural Studies
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) / Advanced Academic English
- English Practical Language Programme
13:00 - 13:45: Coffee Break
13:55 - 14:15:
- International Office: Information about Study Abroad
- Student's Study Abroad Experiences
14:15 - 14:30:
- Student Support Group
- Student Advisor
- General Q&A
Press Release: Bridge of Knowledge VR
June 26, 2023
Prof. Dr. Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer, Chair of English and Digital Linguistics at Chemnitz University of Technology, and Elisabeth Mayer from the Leibniz Computing Centre of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities have developed the novel VR adventure quiz app "Bridge of Knowledge VR" with their students. The modular app enables its users to experience an adventure while testing their knowledge on various topics such as general knowledge, mental arithmetic, linguistics, archaeology, English idioms or French prepositions.
Click here to read the full press release on TUCAktuell in English. (Click here for the German version).
Press release idw (English) | Pressemitteilung idw (Deutsch)
For more information on the app Bridge of Knowledge VR, please visit www.bridgevr.de
Call for applications for Erasmus+ exchange place and funding for the summer semester 2024 at the University of Tirana/Albania
June 13, 2023
News from the IUZ for those of you who'd like to visit the University of Tirana (Albania) in the course of an Erasmus+ exchange in the summer term 2024.
For further information and how to apply, please see the flyer: Flyer (English) | Flyer (Deutsch)
And if you have any further questions, feel free to ask ( katharina.scholz@...).
Inaugural Lecture of Prof. Dr. Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer on June 5, 2023
May 15, 2023
You are cordially invited to attend Prof. Dr. Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer's inaugural lecture (Antrittsvorlesung), which will take place on June 5, 2023 at 6 pm in the Zentrales Hörsaal- und Seminargebäude (Orangerie), Reichenhainer Str. 90, Room 2/N113.
Learn more about Prof. Dr. Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer and her research.
Hybrid discussion event for students and staff of English Studies: ChatGPT in academic teaching at TU Chemnitz on May 22, 2023
May 16, 2023
Monday, 22.05., 13:45-15:15
In the past few months, there have been many general debates regarding the use of artificial intelligence (and particularly ChatGPT) in different spheres.
The Research Seminar “ChatGPT and all that” invites you to a 90-minute event aimed specifically at students and teachers of English Studies at TU Chemnitz, where we will discuss your expectations and concerns regarding the impact on AI on academic education and the job market.
This event gives students and staff the opportunity to exchange their views, so as to pave the way for future regulations regarding the use of artificial intelligence in academic teaching and assessment at TU Chemnitz.
We welcome you to join us in 2/N006 (Neues Hörsaalgebäude) on Monday, the 22nd of May, from 13:45 until 15:15.
You can also attend this hybrid event online by using the access information provided in the OPAL folder for the class.
Karrieretag Geisteswissenschaften (Humanities Career Day) am 15. Juni 2023
May 15, 2023
Zum Karrieretag für Geisteswissenschaftler:innen bieten Dir zehn verschiedene Institutionen Einblick in die dort möglichen Tätigkeiten, zu den Voraussetzungen und den Erwartungen, die die jeweiligen Arbeitgeber:innen an neue Mitarbeiter:innen haben. Neben Vorträgen zu den jeweiligen Berufsfeldern gibt es außerdem die Gelegenheit, direkt vor Ort mit den jeweiligen Ansprechpartner:innen inS Gespräch zu kommen, Kontakte zu knüpfen und Fragen zu stellen.
Darüber hinaus bieten der CareerService, die Zentrale Studierendenberatung sowie die Philosophische Fakultät an diesem Tag Informationen und Beratung zu beruflichem Survival als Geisteswissenschaftler:in, Bewerbungen, zum Übergang vom Bachelor- in einen Master-Studiengang und zur Promotion an der Philosophischen Fakultät an. Ebenfalls wird es Informationen und Beratung zu Fördermöglichkeiten geben.
International Conference "Making the City: Transformative Processes in (Post)Industrial Urban Spaces" To Take Place at Chemnitz University of Technology
May 15, 2023
The international conference on “Making the City: Transformative Processes in (Post)Industrial Urban Spaces” will take place in Chemnitz from 29 June to 1 July 2023. In the words of its organisers, Prof Cecile Sandten, Chair of English Literatures and Prof. Dr. Stefan Garsztecki, Professor in Cultural and Area Studies of East Central Europe both at the Chemnitz University of Technology: “The central idea of the conference on ‘Making the City’, is to explore the cultural, economic and political factors of industrialisation from its start to its ‘finish’ from a diachronic perspective and also focus on an active engagement of citizens in urban transformation processes”.
Click here to read TUCaktuell's full article on the Making the City Conference (in English). (Click here for the German version.)
English and Digital Linguistics Research Colloquium: Invitation to presentations by guest speakers
April 17, 2023
Dear students and dear colleagues,
The Research Colloquium in English and Digital Linguistics provides a forum for the discussion of state-of-the-art linguistic research at TU Chemnitz.
We are very happy to invite you to several exciting presentations by our guest speakers in the coming weeks, the first of which will already take place on April 18. Please find the schedule below.
You are very welcome to join us in room 2/N102 at TU Chemnitz (Neues Hörsaalgebäude, Reichenhainer Str. 90) on the respective Tuesdays from 11:30 to 13:00.
There is also the option to participate online by via Zoom (the link can be found on the OPAL page for the colloquium)
Thank you for passing on this invitation to anyone who might be interested (but please do not post the link online).
SUMMER 2023
18.04.: Sven Leuckert (Dresden): Beta, crux, quickdraw, & redpoint – The global and the local in mountaineering English
25.04.: Claudia Lange (Dresden): To boldly go – Teaching and learning Xenolinguistics
09.05.: Heidrun Dorgeloh (Düsseldorf): Discourse syntax – English grammar beyond the sentence
16.05.: Alberto Vela (Zaragoza): Digital genres of crowdfunding projects in the context of science and society
23.05. (in German): Andreas Nolda (Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities): DWDSmor – Ein Programm zur morphologischen Analyse und Generierung deutscher Wörter
13.06. (online only): Christian Hoffmann (Augsburg): Data extraction, segmentation & visualization – Harnessing the transformative power of ChatGPT as a bridging device between coding tools and student researchers
Call for applications for Erasmus+ exchange place and funding WS 2023/24 at the University of Tirana/Albania
Dear students,
news from the IUZ for those of you planning to go abroad in the winter term 2023/24. The list of our partner universities has been extended - you can also apply for an exchange place to visit the University of Tirana (Albania).
For further information and how to apply, please read the following flyers: English version/German version.
And if you have any further questions, feel free to ask ( katharina.scholz@...).
First International Conference about Digital Feedback Takes Place at Chemnitz University of Technology
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jennifer Schluer and her team from Chemnitz University of Technology want to discuss new approaches to digital feedback in teaching with international experts at a hybrid conference ("Spotlight on Language Teaching: Digital Feedback in Research and Practice" - DigiFeed Conference 2023) from June 29 to 30, 2023 - Contributions can be submitted until March 15, 2023.
Click here to read TUCaktuell's full article on the DigiFeed 2023 Conference (in English). (Click here for the German version.)
Fachinformationsveranstaltung für das Auslandssemester am 23.11.2022
Prof. Dr. Cecile Sandten, Prof. Dr. Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer und Oliver Sachs laden Sie herzlich zur Fachinformationsveranstaltung für das Auslandssemester am 23.11.2022 ein! Dies betrifft vor allem die BA 3 Studierenden. Andere Interessierte sind auch herzlich willkommen! Wir informieren umfassend zum obligatorischen Auslandssemester im 5. BA-Semester.
Liebe Studierende,
hiermit laden wir Sie herzlich zur
Fachinformationsveranstaltung für das Auslandssemester ein! Dies betrifft vor allem die BA 3 Studierenden. Andere Interessierte sind auch herzlich willkommen!
Wer:
Prof. Dr. Cecile Sandten (Geschäftsführende Direktorin des Instituts für Anglistik/Amerikanistik)
Prof. Dr. Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer und Katharina Scholz (Englische und Digitale Linguistik)
Oliver Sachs (Internationales Universitätszentrum)
Wir informieren umfassend zum obligatorischen Auslandssemester im 5. BA-Semester.
Wann: am 23.11.2022, 14-16 Uhr (hybrid)
Wo: Neues Hörsaalgebäude, N111
und via Zoom: Link zum Zoom-Raum (Meeting ID: 650 1294 5523, Kenncode: 857010)
Worum geht es:
- ERAMUS+ (europäisches Ausland – welche Uni?)
- Promos / DAAD (außereuropäisches Ausland)
- Organisatorisches (Unterkunft, Versicherung, weitere Finanzierung...)
- Erfahrungsberichte (angefragt)
- neues, vereinfachtes Bewerbungsverfahren für Auslandsstudienplätze
- Alternativen zum Auslandssemester (z.B. Auslandspraktikum)
- Q&A
Wenn Sie sich schon vorab über die Möglichkeiten des Auslandssemester beim IUZ informieren möchten, können Sie an der hybriden "International Days – Info Messe“ “ für Auslandsaufenthalte während des Studiums vom 09.11. - 10.11.2022 teilnehmen. Weitere Informationen finden Sie hier: TUC International Office.
Über Ihr Interesse und Ihre zahlreiche Teilnahme freuen wir uns sehr!
Für weitere Fragen können Sie Katharina Scholz gerne via E-Mail kontaktieren ( katharina.scholz@...).
Einschätzungen zu den Midterm-Wahlen in den USA
USA-Experte Dr. Daniel Ziesche von der Professur British and American Cultural/Social Studies der TU Chemnitz und Brent Benofsky, TU-Student und US-Amerikaner, im Interview über die Zwischenwahlen in den USA sowie Erkenntnisse über den Zustand der US-Gesellschaft.
Click here to read Dr. Ziesche's and Mr. Benofsky's full interview with TUCaktuell (in German).
„Die einstige ‚natürliche Regierungspartei‘ Großbritanniens hält aktuell nur noch der Wille zum Macht- und Privilegien-Erhalt zusammen“
Prof. Dr. Klaus Stolz, Inhaber der Professur Britische und Amerikanische Kultur- und Länderstudien der TU Chemnitz, ordnet im Interview die aktuellen Entwicklungen im Vereinigten Königreich mit Blick auf den Rücktritt von Liz Truss sowie ihre Nachfolge durch Rishi Sunak als neuem Premierminister ein.
Click here to read Prof. Dr. Stolz's full interview with TUCaktuell (in German).