Neuerwerbungen, Links und Tipps für die Anglistik aus der ULB

  • Deutschlandfunk Nova „Eine Stunde History“: „Kampf um den Thron von England – Die Schlacht bei Hastings im Jahr 1066“

    [13.05.2024, 06:00] Zwei Männer erheben Anspruch auf den Thron von England. Geregelt ist nichts, also wird gekämpft. In der berühmten Schlacht von Hastings 1066 fällt die Entscheidung – sie ist außerdem der Beginn einer komplizierten Beziehung zwischen England und Frankreich. Sie können … Weiterlesen →

  • Aus unseren Neuerwerbungen – Anglistik 2024.5

    [06.05.2024, 06:00] Ethics in the Arthurian legend An interdisciplinary and trans-historical investigation of the representation of ethics in Arthurian Literature. From its earliest days, the Arthurian legend has been preoccupied with questions of good kingship, the behaviours of a ruling class, and … Weiterlesen →

  • Aus unseren Neuerwerbungen – Sprachen und Kulturen Asiens, Afrikas und Ozeaniens 2024.5

    [02.05.2024, 06:00] The Cambridge Handbook of Chinese Linguistics The linguistic study of Chinese, with its rich morphological, syntactic and prosodic/tonal structures, its complex writing system, and its diverse socio-historical background, is already a long-established and vast research area. With contributions from internationally … Weiterlesen →

  • Bayern2 radioWissen: „Stephen King – Der König des Schreckens“

    [29.04.2024, 06:00] „„Unterhalten wir uns, Sie und ich. Unterhalten wir uns über Angst,“ hat Stephen King geschrieben. Und seine Leser lauschen begierig dieser Unterhaltung. In Millionenauflage lehrt Stephen King, der „Meister des Horrors“, der Welt das Fürchten. King erzeugt die Angst in … Weiterlesen →

  • Kennen Sie schon … das Oxford dictionary of idioms?

    [22.04.2024, 06:00] Dieses Wörterbuch zur englischen Phraseologie ist zwar bereits einige Jahre alt, aber für die Erweiterung Ihrer Englisch-Kenntnisse können die über 6.000 Einträge nach wie vor gute Dienste leisten! 🙂 Did you know that ‘flavour of the month’ originated in a … Weiterlesen →

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

Nachrichten aus der Anglistik

  • Anmeldung Anglistiktag 2024

    [16.05.2024, 10:45] Die Anmeldung für den Anglistiktag 2024 ist nun eröffnet. Early Bird Preise gelten bis 15. Juni.

  • Searching out and tracking down: talking about finding or discovering things

    [15.05.2024, 13:00] Listen to the author reading this blog post: by Liz Walter My last post was about hiding things, and today I am writing about finding or discovering them. Find is a very general word, used both for when you look for something deliberately or when you find it by accident. It is usually used to talk … Continue reading Searching out and tracking down: talking about finding or discovering things The post Searching out and tracking down: talking about finding or discovering things appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.

  • The English We Speak: Do the trick

    [14.05.2024, 11:20] An expression that means relax and celebrate.(Image: Getty)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-240513FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ News Review ✔️ Office English They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

  • IMPORTANT: This podcast is changing its name

    [13.05.2024, 15:02] This podcast is changing its name! Don’t worry, you will still be able to learn new expressions with The English We Speak. And we’ll also have some new programmes with authentic English conversation to help you learn. Make sure you follow this podcast: ‘Learning English Conversations’ on your podcast app to get all the latest episodes.Or find all our podcasts on our website https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/podcasts

  • New words – 13 May 2024

    [13.05.2024, 08:00] neobank noun [C] UK /ˈniː.əʊˌbæŋk/ US /ˈniː.oʊˌbæŋk/ a type of bank that provides only online banking services and has no physical branches Neobanks work similarly to traditional banks and offer the same types of services, yet they perform all available functions online or through a mobile app. Neobanks may also partner with chartered banks to … Continue reading New words – 13 May 2024 The post New words – 13 May 2024 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.

  • Varied and diverse (Talking about differences, Part 1)

    [08.05.2024, 13:00] Listen to the author reading this blog post: by Kate Woodford My last two posts have focused on the language that we use to describe people and things that are similar or the same, covering words such as identical and analogous and expressions such as dead ringer and spitting image. In this post, I look at … Continue reading Varied and diverse (Talking about differences, Part 1) The post Varied and diverse (Talking about differences, Part 1) appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.

  • Zing

    [07.05.2024, 10:27] Zing is that special something that's hard to describe, but makes things more exciting.

  • New words – 6 May 2024

    [06.05.2024, 08:00] WFB noun [U] ABBREVIATION FOR working from boat: used to refer to a person doing their job while living on a boat rather than travelling to an office, etc. in order to do it As the trend of working remotely continues, more and more people are evolving Working From Home (WFH) into Working From Boat … Continue reading New words – 6 May 2024 The post New words – 6 May 2024 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.

  • Hidden in plain sight: words and phrases connected with hiding

    [01.05.2024, 13:00] Listen to the author reading this blog post: by Liz Walter The other day, I read a report about someone whose crimes were hidden in plain sight. In other words, they should have been easy to spot, but in fact were so obvious that nobody noticed them. We can also say that someone hides (or hides … Continue reading Hidden in plain sight: words and phrases connected with hiding The post Hidden in plain sight: words and phrases connected with hiding appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.

  • Do the trick

    [30.04.2024, 10:59] Here's an expression that describes something solving a problem.(Image: Getty)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-240422.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ News Review ✔️ Office English They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

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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