We are thrilled to announce that Yash Gupta has been awarded the 2024 DAAD Prize by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for his outstanding commitment to intercultural exchange and social engagement as well as his academic achievements.
Yash has been enrolled in our National and Transnational Studies Programme since 2022/23 and is known throughout the English Department as the founder of the Disability Studies Circle, a co-founder of the Anticolonial CineClub and in general as an unstoppable creative force striving to make the university a more inclusive and socially responsible place.
During the award ceremony on 27 November 2024, the university’s Vice Rector for International Affairs, Prof. Dr. Michael Quante, praised the high level of scholarly integrity and cultural competence Yash shows in his dedication to marginalized groups and topics.
Find the university’s original press release here [de]
Call for Papers
Aldous Huxley in Italy: Rest Cure or/and Cultural Challenge
Eighth International Aldous Huxley Symposium at Florence, October 2025
Please send your proposals for papers
(20 minutes, plus 10 minutes discussion)
by 1 March 2025 to Prof Bernfried Nugel (nugel@uni-muenster.de).
Visit the Centre for Aldous Huxley Studies for more information on the symposium.
Study Abroad at One of Our Partner Universities
If you are planning to apply for a spot at one of the English Department’s partner universities, please make sure to upload your application by 10 January 2025.
Further information is available on Learnweb: Study Abroad English Department.
Please make sure to request the relevant documents for your application with the examination office before the university closes for winter break to ensure you can meet the deadline.
Application Deadline: 10 January 2025
Congratulations to Ellen Brösterhaus on Winning the Prestigious Anéla/VIOT Award!© E. Brösterhaus We are thrilled to announce that our alumna, Ellen Brösterhaus, has won the first prize at the Anéla/VIOT Junior Day 2024 in Nijmegen for her outstanding Master’s thesis in Applied Linguistics. Ellen’s groundbreaking research, conducted under interdisciplinary supervision in English and Dutch studies, explored common syntactic errors among German L3 learners of Dutch and provided significant insights supporting the L2 Status Factor Hypothesis (Bardel & Falk 2007, 2012).
Ellen’s exceptional work stood out for its robust research design, meticulous argumentation, and convincing evaluation of results. Her achievement, shared with Flemish alumna Sara Bergen from the University of Antwerp, marks a significant recognition by the Dutch/Flemish society Anéla/VIOT.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Ellen for this well-deserved honor. Bravo, Ellen!
Recent events
© Nasiri
© Gut Monday, 18 November 2024 at 10.15 h via Zoom
We are looking forward to meeting you!
© Jean-Marie Tronquet Wed. 06.11.2024 18.00 - 19.00
Join us to learn more about the obligatory stay in an English-speaking country. This meeting will cover requirements, possibilities to study abroad and internship programmes. 3rd-semester BA students who have not been abroad yet should definitely attend. Please note that this meeting is not aimed at first-semester students studying to become primary school teachers as the regulations within this new study programme differ from our other programmes.
© Uni MS – Nike Gais Details on how to register classes on LSF will be covered during our orientation meetings. General information on registration can be found here: https://www.uni-muenster.de/Anglistik/Study/Registration.html
Results be posted on 4 October. Post-allocation for students who did not get a spot in their preferred classes is scheduled for 5 October.
© ELE Global Englishes Language Teaching
Guest lecturer: Dr. Mona Nishizaki
(University of Genoa)"Selected Aspects of SLA/ELT"
© J. Reckermann Workshop
Qualitative Content Analysis of Educational Policy Documents
Dr. Mona Nishizaki (University of Genoa)
© Nasiri GLAM Lecture Series: Summer Term 2024
Please follow the QR code on the picture on the left to register for the events if you want to join via Zoom.
Any questions? Please contact americanstudies@uni-muenster.de
© Book Studies - ES Please feel free and more than welcome to join these promising events!
© ES Date and time: April 25, 3:30 pm
We are looking forward to meeting you!
© ES Courses can be registered on HIS-LSF from 18 March 2024 – 22 March 2024. Results will be announced on 28 March 2024.
The booking portal for appointments with our post-allocation team will be opened at 10:00 am on 02 April, 2024. The actual post-allocation will start on 02 April 11:00 am and continue throughout the following days. The slots for post-allocation are primarily offered for 1st semester M.Ed.-students, but may also be booked by anyone who is enrolled at the English Department and still needs a spot in a class.
Please refrain from contacting your instructors about admission as they are not allowed to add you to their
rosters.
© ES Welcome (back)!
Einführungsveranstaltung für M.Ed.-Studierende (1. Fachsemester)
> 27.03., 14 Uhr
> ES 131
> Präsentation
© MigraMedia Film Screening: "Songs that Never End" by Dr. Yehuda Sharim from the University of California
The film is about the Dayan family, who fled their home in Iran to the United States, only to be greeted in Houston with hurricanes and perilous politics. In particular, the film accompanies the nine-year-old Hana in her struggles to be heard, questioning the immigrant realities in the USA, while longing for songs about a kind world.
This event is hosted by the Erasmus+ "MigraMedia" Project. It is free and open to the public.
© ES Course Registration for Summer Term 2024: 15 January 2024 - 2 February 2024
Course Registration for higher semesters of each degree programme (2nd semester onwards) starts on 15 January 2024. Please check out information on deadlines, info sessions and proceedings under Study and make sure to keep the relevant deadlines in mind. Students will not be allowed to attend classes without registration via LSF. Course registration for first semester courses of our M.Ed. programme starts on 18 March 2024.
© ELE Chair What? 12. Nachmittag der Fremdsprachen
When? March 6th, 2024, 2 - 6 pm
Where? English Department, University Münster
For whom? All (future) teachers and educators in the field of foreign language didactics
The registration is open now.
For further information please visit our NdF-Website.
© Robert Kneschke - Fotolia.com Summer Term 2024: Post-Allocation
Students book an appointment via the Learnweb-Folder “Nachmeldeverfahren Englisches Seminar”, password “Nachmeldungen”. On the Learnweb page, you will find an overview of classes that you may register for and can book an appointment with one of our student assistants to receive the required spot.
The booking portal for appointments with our post-allocation team will be opened at noon on 07 February 2024. The actual post-allocation will start on 08 February 2024 at 10:00 am and continue throughout the following days. Please note that the English Department will be closed on 12 February 2024
(Rosenmontag) and that no appointments for post-allocation will be available
that day. Please refrain from contacting your instructors about admission as they are not allowed to add you to their rosters.
© Bischof New Study Abroad Opportunity: Mary Immaculate College (Limerick, Ireland)
We are happy to announce that the English Department found a new Erasmus partner university in Ireland. Through this cooperation, we may send up to three students per winter semester to spend a semester at Mary Immaculate College. Students may upload their application on Learnweb or update applications that have already been submitted. Please keep in mind that the application deadline for the academic year 2024/25 ends on 10 January 2024 and that the examination office might need a couple of working days to issue your Transcript of Records that is required for your application.
© Ehrenpreis Centre The Tale of Swift’s Whale: Three Hundred Years of Whale Imagery in Swift’s A Tale of a Tub (1704)
(30 Nov 2023 - 29 Feb 2024)
The Ehrenpreis Centre for Swift Studies is pleased to announce that it will host an exhibition exploring The Tale of Swift’s Whale, curated by Dr Corrina Readioff, University of Liverpool, in collaboration with the Department of English (Department Library, Second Floor).
Running for three months, from 30 November 2023 (Swift‘s birthday) to 29 February 2024, the exhibition will not only highlight the most striking holdings of the Ehrenpreis Centre but also tell the story of the Tub‘s illustrations over the centuries.
Information poster