ERASMUS Student Exchange 201718 Coordinator Mag Monika Wittmann

ERASMUS Student Exchange 2017/18 Coordinator: Mag. Monika Wittmann Places in Ireland, UK and continental Europe January 2017

OVERVIEW Access to courses at the English Department (minor or no course restrictions) UC Dublin Aberdeen Nottingham Continental: Helsinki Leuven Prague American studies: Bergen Gent Odense Exchange with the School of Modern Languages (German, French, Spanish & other languages, English/applied lingustics) Edinburgh (linguistics, literature survey course) Southampton (applied linguistics) MMU (TEFL) As above, but without English linguistics: Exeter RHUL (useful for Germanistik/Anglistik LA students , BA students)

University College Dublin

University College Dublin 2 places for 9 months (semester dates: September -December, January – May) Anglo-Irish, English and American Literature; the Linguistics Department is a small separate unit (descriptive linguistics) Some courses may be taken at other departments (but restrictions apply to such subjects as History, Film Studies …) Accommodation: hall-of-residence accommodation limited, private sector LINKS International Office: http: //www. ucd. ie/international/ see Study at UCD → UCD Exchanges → Erasmus Academic calendar: http: //www. ucd. ie/students/keydates. htm UCD School of English, Drama and Film: http: //www. ucd. ie/englishanddrama/index. html UCD School of English, Drama & Film: module map: http: //www. ucd. ie/englishdramafilm/study/undergraduate/#d. en. 324860 UCD School of Irish, Celtic Studies, Irish Folklore & Linguistics: http: //www. ucd. ie/icsifl/index. html Linguistics: http: //www. ucd. ie/slcl/ NB: horizons courses are first-year courses. You should select from “undergraduate day “ 2 nd and 3 rd year – partic. third-year!

University of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen NB Scottish undergraduate programme comprise four years, level 3 and 4 courses are often also referred to as honours courses (i. e. special topic / focussed courses). � 6 semester places, semester can be chosen (dates: middle of September – end of January, end of January to middle of June. � Courses to be taken preferable from 3 rd year (no level 4 courses are possible) The course catalogue is fairly small and comprises Scottish, Irish, English and American Literature as well as linguistics, students have to take a written test (literary interpretation) after arrival in order to be allowed to take 3 rd year courses) � Film studies is usually closed to Erasmus students � Residence-hall accommodation possible � � � LINKS: School of Language and Literature: http: //www. abdn. ac. uk/sll/ English Department (incl. Linguistics): http: //www. abdn. ac. uk/english/ English Department, Level 3 -Courses: https: //www. abdn. ac. uk/registry/courses/subject/EL set filter for Level 3 Erasmus unit (= International Office) forms FAQ: http: //www. abdn. ac. uk/erasmus/ Term Dates: http: //www. abdn. ac. uk/central/termdates. shtml Course catalogue: http: //www. abdn. ac. uk/registry/courses

University of Nottingham

University of Nottingham Up to 3 places for two semesters (semester dates: end of September -middle of January; middle of January - beginning of June) English literature, strong focus on Old and Middle English Literature and culture, synchronic linguistics, corpus linguistics The Department of English will only accept students with a very good grade average (which we have defined as being ~ 2, 2). TOEFL or IELTS scores welcome. Access to courses offered by the School of American & Canadian Studies is possible to a limited extent (remaining free spots only) On-campus accommodation difficult, but accommodation office arranges accommodation events for finding "shared flats" LINKS School of English: http: //www. nottingham. ac. uk/english/index. aspx School of English, Informationen für Austauschstudierende: http: //www. nottingham. ac. uk/english/prospective/exchange-students. aspx Semester dates (see semester, not terms!!): http: //www. nottingham. ac. uk/about/keydates/dates 1415. aspx Course catalogue (module = course): http: //modulecatalogue. nottingham. ac. uk/nottingham/

Helsinki University 1 semester place (WS) (early September - end of December, January - end of May) Large English Department similar to Vienna (English, American and post-colonial literature, Cultural Studies; and linguistics; special focus on (historical) corpus linguistics (cf. „Helsinki Corpus“) and on „English as a Lingua Franca“ LINKS: Modern Languages (English being a subunit) http: //www. helsinki. fi/modernlanguages/ Information for exchange students: http: //www. helsinki. fi/newstudents/checklist-exchangestudents. html

Leuven Centre for Irish Studies 1 semester place at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) / Leuven Centre for Irish Studies LINKS Irish Studies: http: //ghum. kuleuven. be/lcis/ Faculty of Arts: http: //www. arts. kuleuven. be/english International / Erasmus: http: //www. kuleuven. be/english/admissi ons/exchange/index

Charles University Prague 1 place for one semester (either WS or SS), preferably LA-students The partner faculty is Pedagogy, not Arts, but English includes didactics / TEFL LINKS: http: //www. cuni. cz/UK 928. html

The universities which follow – Edinburgh, Southampton, Manchester Metropolitan, Exeter and Royal Holloway (London) … … offer no or only very limited access to the English Department. The partner school is usually the School or Department of Modern Languages. Courses can be taken from German Studies and Romance Languages, but in some cases also in (English) Linguistics Suitable either for „LA“ students with a complementary second subject or for MA students interested in (applied) linguistics (especially Edinburgh and Southamption, not Manchester Metropolitan); for details see individual universities

University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh NB Scottish undergraduate programmes comprise four years, level 3 and 4 courses are often referred to as honours courses (i. e. special topic / focussed courses). 3 places for 9 months (semester dates: September – December, January – May), applications should be for two semesters, but one-semester (WS) stays are not entirely impossible In this programme, students will have access to linguistics honours courses, but no access to level 3 and 4 literature courses; the level 2 Scottish literature course (one course only) can be credited in Vienna (max 10 ECTS, or 2 -3 semester hours); German Department courses can also be taken Vienna transcripts are checked carefully and only students with good grades will be accepted (however: no test necessary) NOTE: there are two additional places in Dr Soukup‘s programme with full access to literature honours and linguistics courses Residential accommodation possible, however, shared houses / flats tend to be cheaper LINKS Semester dates: http: //www. ed. ac. uk/news/semesters/ Information for Visiting Students: http: //www. ed. ac. uk/studying/visiting-exchange/erasmus Course catalogue (Visiting Students): http: //www. ed. ac. uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses (choose Full Year) School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures: http: //www. llc. ed. ac. uk/ ( English Literature) School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences: http: //www. ppls. ed. ac. uk/ ( Linguistics and English Language)

University of Southampton

University of Southampton 1 place for 9 months - no semester placement possible! Our partner is the School of Modern Languages, where French, German, Spanish is taught; in addition, the school focuses on Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching LINKS: School of Modern Languages: http: //www. southampton. ac. uk/ml/index. page International Exchange (incl. Erasmus): http: //www. southampton. ac. uk/international/study_exchange/ Courses http: //www. southampton. ac. uk/international/study_exchange/incoming/courses_of_stu dy. html start with the link above, then select courses such as Language and Linguistics, German, French, Spanisch etc. Then follow further links until you reach the „module“ descriptions (Terminology: Course = programme, e. g. German studies; module = Lehrveranstaltung (class, unit) http: //www. southampton. ac. uk/undergraduate/courses/

Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester Metropolitan University 2 places for either one or two TERMS (a term is slightly shorter than a semester, an academic year consists of three terms, however, there is usually no teaching during term three) NOTE: depending on the courses students wish to take, it may be necessary to stay for two terms or even, in some cases, for three terms; students wishing to return earlier may be restricted in their selection of courses, this refers especially to TEFL courses Our partner is the School of Languages, which has set up a solid range of offers for students of English, including English language and literature courses and 1 -2 linguistics courses. The big asset for Lehramtsstudierende is the access to TEFL courses, which can be credited as Englische Fachdidaktik, 2. Abschnitt. Other subjects offered by the School or Languages include German, French, Italian and Spanish (plus Arabic and Chinese) LINKS Department of Languages, Linguistics and TESOL: http: //www 2. mmu. ac. uk/languages/ Term Dates: http: //www 2. mmu. ac. uk/about/termdates/ Erasmus: http: //www 2. mmu. ac. uk/languages/courses/undergrad/erasmus-exchangestudents/

University of Exeter

University of Exeter 1 place for up to one year The exchange is now with the School of Modern Languages (teaching partly in English, partly in other languages). While Film Studies and Drama are part of Modern Languages, our students will not be admitted to those subunits, only to the language divisions. The English Department offers only one course and only if students stay for 9 months. English Department courses cover literature and cultural studies; Exeter does not have a linguistics department. The place can be useful for LA students with German Studies or for BA students wishing to cover Alternative Erweiterungen. Exeter University is a small university, and this as well as its numerous student societies facilitates quick integration. LINKS School of Arts, Languages and Literatures: http: //humanities. exeter. ac. uk/modernlanguages/ International Office: http: //www. exeter. ac. uk/international Term dates: https: //www. exeter. ac. uk/about/facts/termdates/

Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL)

Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL) 1 -2 places for one or two semesters (September – December, January – early June) Again, our partner is Modern Languages. The English Department (no linguistics!) accepts our students only after RHUL students of English have selected their units for the following year (list of courses available is sent out in the summer). Nevertheless, potential candidates have to have a good grade average. Accommodation on-campus (residence halls) good chance to apply successfully As with Exeter, our target group would either be BA students completing their Alternative Erweiterungen or (possibly) LA students (UF English: freie Wahlfächer + Zweitfach Deutsch oder Französisch) LINKS English Department: http: //www. rhul. ac. uk/English/ for information on courses, search the departmental website International Office / Erasmus: http: //www. rhul. ac. uk/international/studyabroadandexchanges/erasmusexchange/home. aspx College calendar: http: //www. rhul. ac. uk/aboutus/collegecalendar/home. aspx

The universities which follow – Bergen, Ghent and Odense – belong to our American Studies exchange programme

University of Bergen 1 place for 5 months No knowledge of Norwegian necessary Relatively high living costs, but also higher financial support Excellent study programme with a focus on American studies Links: University of Bergen: http: //www. uib. no/en Information for exchange students: http: //www. uib. no/en/education/48741/admission-exchangestudents Department of Foreign Languages: http: //www. uib. no/en/fremmedsprak

Ghent University 1 place for 5 months (Wi. Se) No knowledge of Flamish necessary, very high level of English at the university. Focus: American literature, esp. Jewish-American Literature and urban prose und poetics, but also generally American ethnic cultures Links: Ghent University: http: //www. ugent. be/en Information for exchange students: http: //www. ugent. be/en/exchange English Studies department: http: //www. english. ugent. be/

University of Southern Denmark - Odense 1 place for 5 months (Wi. Se) multi-campus university close to the city Courses specially designed for exchange students Courses in English, but also German, French and Spanish Foci: literature of the Southern US states, utopies etc. Südstaaten Literatur Links: University of Southern Denmark: http: //www. sdu. dk/en/ Information for exchange students: http: //www. sdu. dk/en/Information_til/Internationale_studere nde Center for American Studies: http: //www. sdu. dk/en/Om_SDU/Institutter_centre/C_Amerika. aspx

Application deadline: 15 Februar 2017 • Apply only ONCE for the two departmental programmes (Viola, Wittmann). The deadline and requirements are identical. • Application requirements: application form and a typed motivation letter in English (one to two pages (DO NOT write more than two pages; do not submit reference letters etc. ). A small passport-sized picture should be included on the first page of your letter. No more than four universities should be selected, and they should all be dealt with in ONE motivation letter. • Whether you submit your application in December or on the very last day will have no effect on the success of your application. The quality of your arguments and your academic credentials count. • Selection criteria include academic record so far, academic interests and in how far they fit in with the universities selected; possible plans for your thesis, other arguments you may tell us in your letter (also previous experience abroad etc. ) • Submit your application either personally with Mag. Monika or put them into the envelope at her door (or send by email attachment or post) (for February office hours, check anglistik. univie. ac. at/staff/wittmann/) • You will receive a standardised email (circular) at the beginning of March with further information. • SAVE THE DATE: Interviews will take place on 13 March 2017 (ca. 8 am – 4 pm) (Dies Academicus, i. e. no courses)