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September 13th, 2013 Freshers’ Day

September 13th, 2013 Freshers’ Day . English Department University of Bern. Counsellors ’ Welcome. Irmtraud Huber (BA students with surnames A-M) Office hours : Wednesday afternoon , 15.00-16.30 Office N° B 263 Kathrin Reist ( BA students with surnames N-Z)

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September 13th, 2013 Freshers’ Day

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  1. September 13th, 2013Freshers’ Day English Department University ofBern

  2. Freshers' Day Counsellors’ Welcome • Irmtraud Huber (BA studentswithsurnames A-M) • Office hours: Wednesdayafternoon, 15.00-16.30 • Office N° B 263 • Kathrin Reist (BA studentswithsurnamesN-Z) • Office hours: via e-mail (reist@ens.unibe.ch) • Office N° B 267

  3. Freshers' Day Websitehttp://www.ens.unibe.ch/content/

  4. Freshers' Day WhomtoAsk?

  5. Freshers' Day Materials • HELP booklet (2.-) • Info booklet (2.-) • Study Plan, Appendix to Study Plan, Sample Timetable(1.-)

  6. Freshers' Day BA StructureandRequirements • Structure • Foundation Phase • FocusingPhase • Application Phase • Flexible Modules • Requirements • Major (120 ECTS) • Minor (60 ECTS) • Minor (30 ECTS)

  7. Freshers' Day

  8. Freshers' Day The Foundation Phase

  9. Freshers' Day The Focus Modules • general lecture + thematically connected seminars • 3-5 different foci per semester • requirements for completion: lecture + 1 seminar + grade requirements • has to be completed within one semester • graded (10 ECTS) • Focus Modules on offer this term: • Talk in Context • Linguistics and Literature: The Spatial Turn in Linguistics and Literary Studies • The Colonial Period

  10. Freshers' Day The Focusing Phase

  11. Freshers' Day Requiredoptional credits (Wahlleistungen) • Required optional credits (Wahlleistungen): • acquired in any of the following: • individual lectures (3 ECTS) and seminars (4 ECTS). • workshops (3 ECTS) • (e.g. Use of English, Creative Writing) • independent studies • (e.g. reading groups, organisation of events, drama group, etc.; subject to approval, cf. website) • always ungraded (pass/fail)

  12. Freshers' Day The Application Phase

  13. Freshers' Day The Flexible Modules

  14. Freshers' Day The Flexible Modules • Practical Module (5-10 ECTS) • stayabroad, 3-6 months • subjecttoapproval in advancebyPractical Module Coordinator • completedwithcompulsoryreport • ungraded • Annual Stay Abroad Meeting: Friday, 18th October, 2013, 9.15 a.m. • Wahlbereich (15 ECTS) • anycoursesin otherdepartments open for Wahlbereich • graded

  15. Freshers' Day Requirements • BA Major • Core Curriculum (Language Foundation Module, Core Curriculum Literature / LinguisticsandHistoryof English) • 3 Focus Modules • Bachelor Module • Wahlbereich • Practical Module • additional credits (Wahlleistungen Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft) minimumone Focus Module in Linguistics, one in Literary Studies

  16. Freshers' Day Requirements • BA Minor 60 ECTS • Core Curriculum (Language Foundation Module, Core Curriculum Literature / LinguisticsandHistoryof English) • 2 Focus Modules • additional credits • BA Minor 30 ECTS • Core Curriculum (Language Foundation Module, Core Curriculum Literature / LinguisticsandHistoryof English) • additional credits

  17. Freshers' Day AnyQuestions?

  18. Freshers' Day Sample timetables

  19. Freshers' Day

  20. Freshers' Day AnyQuestions?

  21. Freshers' Day Kernsystem Lehre (KSL): https://www.ksl.unibe.ch

  22. Freshers' Day KSL Vorlesungsverzeichnis

  23. Freshers' Day KSL Veranstaltungsbaum

  24. Freshers' Day KSL Veranstaltungsbaum

  25. Freshers' Day ILIAShttps://ilias.unibe.ch

  26. Freshers' Day Varia • Library Introduction (obligatory): • Di, 22.10., 14-15, 15-16 • Do, 24.10., 8-9, 9-10 • Fr, 1.11., 12-13, 13-14 • Do, 7.11., 14-15, 15-16 • Di, 12.11., 14-15, 15-16 Pleasesign up on the registrationsheets in the department! • QSE (Qualitätssicherung und –entwicklung) • Code ofconduct • FAQ

  27. Freshers' Day Map

  28. Freshers' Day Optional required… requiredcreditedoptions… Ilias… signuprequired?... KSL? …wh… what?

  29. Freshers' Day Extra Counselling: 1st weekofterm! • Irmi: • Monday, Tuesday14.15-17.00 • Kathrin: • Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9.30-12.30 > Pleasesignup on officedoors!

  30. The Students’ Committee

  31. We are here to help! Freshers' Day

  32. Who we are

  33. Martin Yoshi AlineAnninaCris Claudine Eva Xenia Lilli Freshers' Day

  34. Freshers' Day

  35. What we do Freshers' Day

  36. Freshers' Day

  37. Freshers' Day

  38. Freshers' Day

  39. Ask us! • ILIAS / KSL tutorials, help with the library, research, etc. – let us know what we can help you with. Freshers' Day

  40. Freshers' Day

  41. Freshers' Day

  42. Events • Christmasparty & summerparty (tba) • General Assembly (tba) • Unifest (October 12th) • Alumni meeting (tba) Freshers' Day

  43. Interested in joining? Letusknow!

  44. Website www.englishstudents.ch

  45. Contact details in info booklet Freshers' Day

  46. Facebook Studentsofthe English Department- University of Bern  getinvited Students’ Committee  like

  47. Seminar: “Erfolgreichstudieren” • 4. & 5. October • Effective time management, study techniques, etc. • www.campuslive.ch/bern Freshers' Day

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