Neuerwerbungen, Links und Tipps für die Anglistik aus der ULB

  • Kennen Sie schon … den Podcast „Quo Vadis USA?“?

    [26.05.2025, 06:00] „Quo Vadis USA?“, der Podcast des Heidelberg Center for American Studies, nimmt aktuelle Herausforderungen für die amerikanische Gesellschaft, Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur und Wissenschaft in den Blick. Er bietet Wissenschaftler:innen und anderen USA-Expert:innen ein Forum, um diese Themen aus der Perspektive … Weiterlesen →
  • Kennen Sie schon … „The Paris Review Daily“?

    [19.05.2025, 06:00] The Paris Review ist eine amerikanische Literaturzeitschrift, die seit 1953 quartalsweise erscheint und die besonders für ihre Interviews mit Schriftsteller:innen bekannt ist. Auf ihrer Website gibt es neben einem umfangreichen Archiv der Ausgaben, der Interviews, fiktionaler und lyrischer Texte und … Weiterlesen →
  • BBC Radio 4 „Great Lives“: John Gay

    [12.05.2025, 06:00] „John Gay, eighteenth-century satirist and author of The Beggar’s Opera, is nominated by the writer Jake Arnott – whose novels, including The Long Firm and He Kills Coppers, are also set in London’s criminal underworld. Editor of Private Eye, Ian … Weiterlesen →
  • Aus unseren Neuerwerbungen – Anglistik 2025.5

    [05.05.2025, 06:00] Corpora and language change in late modern English Late Modern English has traditionally been considered a period of linguistic stability in terms of language standardization. However, a careful examination of crucial aspects of its internal and external history reveals that … Weiterlesen →
  • Kennen Sie schon … die WoolfNotes?

    [28.04.2025, 06:00] WoolfNotes.com is the website of a project to digitize Virginia Woolf’s reading and research notes, the last major Woolf materials as yet unpublished. The aim is to make them accessible, in order to demonstrate the range of her scholarship and reading. WoolfNotes.com … Weiterlesen →

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

Nachrichten aus der Anglistik

  • Whose go is it? (The language of playing games)

    [28.05.2025, 13:00] Listen to the author reading this blog post.   by Kate Woodford Do you like learning English by playing games? Here at Cambridge Dictionary, we now have a Games Hub with daily word games so you can practise your English in a way that is both fun and motivating. To mark the arrival of our … Continue reading Whose go is it? (The language of playing games) The post Whose go is it? (The language of playing games) appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • The English We Speak: Have in your locker

    [27.05.2025, 10:13] An expression that talks about something extra you have.Subscribe to our newsletter ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersTRANSCRIPTFind a full transcript for this episode ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-250526FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglishFollow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusLIKE PODCASTS?Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English StoriesThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
  • New words – 26 May 2025

    [26.05.2025, 08:00] recession blonde noun [U] UK /rɪˌseʃ.ᵊn ˈblɒnd/ US /rɪˌseʃ.ᵊn ˈblɑːnd/ a darker shade of blonde hair that costs less to maintain because it needs fewer visits to the hairdresser Recession blonde refers to the darker, more brown-tinted hue that many are letting grow in with their normally bright, golden strands. TikTok users explain that while … Continue reading New words – 26 May 2025 The post New words – 26 May 2025 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • Anyone who’s anyone: talking about how important people are (2)

    [21.05.2025, 13:00] Listen to the author reading this blog post.   by Liz Walter My last post looked at ways of describing how important someone is in an organization, for example at work or in the armed forces. This post covers some more general ways of talking about how important someone is in a society, or how … Continue reading Anyone who’s anyone: talking about how important people are (2) The post Anyone who’s anyone: talking about how important people are (2) appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • The English We Speak: Come full circle

    [20.05.2025, 11:58] An expression meaning to return to where you started, but in a positive way. Subscribe to our newsletter ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-250520 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: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
  • New words – 19 May 2025

    [19.05.2025, 08:00] boomerasking noun [U] UK /ˈbuː.mər.ɑːs.kɪŋ/ US /ˈbuː.mɚ.æs.kɪŋ/ asking a question not because you want to hear the other person’s answer but because you want to tell them what you think the answer is Have you heard of boomerasking? It’s when someone asks a question, not because they care to hear your response, but because they … Continue reading New words – 19 May 2025 The post New words – 19 May 2025 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • Smoke and mirrors (Newspaper idioms)

    [14.05.2025, 13:00] Listen to the author reading this blog post.   by Kate Woodford Today’s post is the latest in my Newspaper idioms thread, in which I present you with a selection of English idioms and phrases used in several newspapers published on the same day. The aim is to provide you with a range of contemporary, … Continue reading Smoke and mirrors (Newspaper idioms) The post Smoke and mirrors (Newspaper idioms) appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • The English We Speak: Grind someone's gears

    [13.05.2025, 10:50] Use this expression when something really annoys you. Subscribe to our newsletter ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-250512 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
  • New words – 12 May 2025

    [12.05.2025, 08:00] seat squatting noun [U] UK /ˈsiːt skwɒ.tɪŋ/ US /ˈsiːt skwɑː.tɪŋ/ the practice of sitting in an unassigned aeroplane seat, usually a better one than the assigned one, in the hope of staying there without being asked to move People who travel internationally are up in arms over a new trend known as “seat squatting”. The … Continue reading New words – 12 May 2025 The post New words – 12 May 2025 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.
  • The pecking order: talking about how important people are (1)

    [07.05.2025, 13:00] Listen to the author reading this blog post.   by Liz Walter Zoologists tell us that if you watch a group of chickens, you can place them in order of importance because birds with a high status peck those with a lower status. While humans don’t peck or – usually at any rate – physically … Continue reading The pecking order: talking about how important people are (1) The post The pecking order: talking about how important people are (1) appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.

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

 

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