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REGISTRATION FEE International Students: 250€ € Mannheim Students: 110€

COURSES All courses are taught in English and worth 6 ECTS

ACCOMODATION Contact us if you need help SUMMER SCHOOL 2019 finding a place to stay! JUNE 12 - JULY 6

CONTACT US This project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Re- search (funding code 01PL12005) and is part of the joint Federal Government and Länder program for the enhancement of study con- [email protected] ditions and teaching quality. The responsibility for the content of this www.facebook.com/summerschool- publication lies with the author. Conversational @ mannheim Pictures: Stefanie Eichler, Ye Fung Tchen Challenges: University of Mannheim School of Dean‘s Office cross-linguistic and cross- Kaiserring 14-16 Room 501 cultural perspectives 68131 Mannheim • Learn from leading international experts to- Rock the Rhythm and Croon the When we talk, we convey so much even without words, gether with students from around the world Melody: The of Speech with the ‚tone of voice‘, the rhythms and melodies of Prof. Dafydd Gibbon speech, yet we don‘t really know how this happens. • Get a head start on graduation by earning , Why not? credits during your semester break

• Study at a top-ranked university located in a beautiful baroque palace Multilingual Resourcefulness: Why should highly proficient bilinguals resort to Forms and Functions of Language language mixing even though they can easily express themselves in both languages? What reasons are the- • Develop intercultural competence and im- Mixing re besides lexical or structural gaps? In this course, we prove your language skills Prof. Rosemarie Tracy University of Mannheim, Germany will discuss forms and functions of bilingual speech as well as the theories proposed to account for them. • Obtain a certificate of attendance and foster your career opportunities Translating Languages and This course will focus on mal-translation as a challen- Cultures ge that often leads to misunderstandings in intercul- • Participate in fun activities outside the class- Prof. Gong Qi tural communication. Based on investigations of how room: excursions, BBQ, sports, etc. Jinan University, China language and culture affect each other, we will explo- re translation issues in bilingual dictionaries and draw • Spend an unforgettable summer in the heart on personal examples to understand false friends. of Europe at a very reasonable cost! Graphic Novels: Bridging Cultures This course looks at encounters between different Prof. Paul Malone cultures, positive and negative, as represented in University of Waterloo, Canada graphic novels. How does the visual narrative form communicate the challenge of communicating? In particular, graphic novels from Germany and Canada will be examined. (All texts in English.)

Public Conversation in the Age of This course explores how public conversations happen Global Media in the age of global social media. Looking at examples Prof. Lesley Cowling from across the world, we consider the ways in which University of the Witwatersrand, ‚talking in public‘ affects social problems, resolves or South Africa worsens conflicts, influences global events, and const- ructs identities.