Neuerwerbungen, Links und Tipps für die Anglistik aus der ULB

  • Kennen Sie schon … den „Literary Hub“?

    [18.11.2024, 07:00] Viel zu entdecken gibt es auf der amerikanischen Plattform „Literary Hub“: Literary Hub is an organizing principle in the service of literary culture, a single, trusted, daily source for all the news, ideas and richness of contemporary literary life. There … Weiterlesen →
  • BBC Radio 4 „In our time“: „Persuasion“

    [11.11.2024, 07:00] „Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Jane Austen’s last complete novel, which was published just before Christmas in 1817, five months after her death. It is the story of Anne Elliot, now 27 and (so we are told), losing her bloom, … Weiterlesen →
  • Aus unseren Neuerwerbungen – Anglistik 2024.11

    [04.11.2024, 07:00] Cultural realism: reconsidering magical realism in the works of contemporary American women writers This book is committed to women as writers and storytellers; all the selected novels are female-centric in that the main characters are women. The authors, also women, … Weiterlesen →
  • WDR ZeitZeichen zu Oscar Micheaux

    [28.10.2024, 07:00] Sie können die Sendung, die am 02.01.2024 in der Reihe „ZeitZeichen“ lief, über die Seite des WDR nachhören oder als Audiodatei herunterladen.
  • „Auf in den Datengarten: Bring Deine Forschung zum Blühen!“ – Tag der Forschungsdaten 2024

    [28.10.2024, 07:00] Am 12. November 2024 findet der 4. Tag der Forschungsdaten in NRW statt. Er bringt Forschende und Expert*innen aus ganz Nordrhein-Westfalen zusammen, um Best Practices und neue Entwicklungen im Forschungsdatenmanagement (FDM) zu diskutieren. Vormittags gibt es ein zentrales Programm, nachmittags … Weiterlesen →

Diese Nachrichten stammen aus dem FachBlog der ULB aus der Kategorie Anglistik.

Nachrichten aus der Anglistik

  • Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2024

    [20.11.2024, 06:00] Listen to the author, Jessica Rundell, reading this blog post. Towards the end of each year, the Cambridge Dictionary team gets together to pore over search data and decide which word deserves the title of Word of the Year, and 2024 is no different. This year, that word is manifest!    How do we choose … Continue reading Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2024 The post Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2024 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • The English We Speak: On the fly

    [19.11.2024, 10:05] Should you cook on the fly, or follow a recipe? Learn a phrase to talk about improvising.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2024/ep-241118FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English StoriesThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
  • New words – 18 November 2024

    [18.11.2024, 08:00] dadcast noun [C] UK /ˈdæd.kɑːst/ US /ˈdæd.kæst/ a podcast created by a father that discusses topics thought to be of interest to other fathers, such as parenting and family life Welcome to the age of the “dadcast”: ubiquitous, lucrative – and a bit boring … The entrepreneurial spirit that sparked the dadcast revolution is not … Continue reading New words – 18 November 2024 The post New words – 18 November 2024 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • A safe pair of hands (Newspaper idioms)

    [13.11.2024, 13:00] Listen to the author reading this blog post.   by Kate Woodford Today’s post is the latest in my ‘Idioms and phrases in newspapers’ series, which provides you with a regular supply of common, contemporary English idioms and expressions. The phrases in this post are taken from a range of national newspapers published on the … Continue reading A safe pair of hands (Newspaper idioms) The post A safe pair of hands (Newspaper idioms) appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • The English We Speak: That's on you

    [12.11.2024, 12:41] When someone tells you 'that's on you', they're telling you that it's your fault.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2024/ep-241111 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
  • New words – 11 November 2024

    [11.11.2024, 08:00] pretty privilege noun [U] UK /ˈprɪt.i ˌprɪv.əl.ɪdʒ/ US /ˈprɪt̬.i ˌprɪv.əl.ɪdʒ/ the advantages or benefits that people who are physically attractive are thought to receive The social advantages of pretty privilege are many: good-looking people come off as smart, capable, trustworthy, and generally morally virtuous. People will buy you drinks at bars, randomly do nice things … Continue reading New words – 11 November 2024 The post New words – 11 November 2024 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • Nobody blames you: phrases for offering reassurance

    [06.11.2024, 13:00] Listen to the author reading this blog post.   by Liz Walter We all have times when we need to reassure someone, perhaps because they have done something they regret, because they are worried about something they have to do in the future or because they are experiencing something that is causing them anxiety. It … Continue reading Nobody blames you: phrases for offering reassurance The post Nobody blames you: phrases for offering reassurance appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • The English We Speak: Warts and all

    [05.11.2024, 12:26] An expression that means including all your imperfections.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2024/ep-241104 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
  • New words – 4 November 2024

    [04.11.2024, 08:00] gastrodiplomacy noun [U] UK /ˌgæs.trəʊ.dɪˈpləʊ.mə.si/ US /ˌgæs.troʊ.dɪˈploʊ.mə.si/ the use of a country’s traditional food as a way of creating and maintaining good relationships with other countries Certainly, gastrodiplomacy has the potential to boost tourism. According to the World Food Travel Association, about 53 per cent of people who travel choose to visit a destination specifically … Continue reading New words – 4 November 2024 The post New words – 4 November 2024 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • Making the most of it (How we talk about using opportunities)

    [30.10.2024, 13:00] Listen to the author reading this blog post.     by Kate Woodford Today’s post has a very positive feel to it as I’m looking at the language around responding to opportunities. Starting with a useful collocation, we say that we take an opportunity, meaning that we use a chance to do something. To convey … Continue reading Making the most of it (How we talk about using opportunities) The post Making the most of it (How we talk about using opportunities) appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.

Die Nachrichten stammen aus den News des Deutschen Anglistenverbandes, dem "Literature"-Blog des British Council, den Blogs About Words und Wordability und der Podcast-Reihe The English We Speak.

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