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Exercises: 10-E76-3-SP3-03 The Language of Improvisation - Details

Exercises: 10-E76-3-SP3-03 The Language of Improvisation - Details

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Course name Exercises: 10-E76-3-SP3-03 The Language of Improvisation
Subtitle
Course number 10-E76-3-SP3-03
Semester WiSe 2025/2026
Current number of participants 21
maximum number of participants 20
Entries on waiting list 3
Home institute Anglistik/Amerikanistik
Courses type Exercises in category Teaching
Next date Thursday, 18.12.2025 12:00 - 14:00, Room: GW2 B3010 (Kleiner Studierraum)
Type/Form
Englischsprachige Veranstaltung Ja
ECTS points 3

Module assignments

Comment/Description

Please note that this class is part of the Master of Education and only MA students are eligible to take part.

The aim of this course is to establish a deeper understanding of theatrical improvisation and consider potential applications to the language classroom. First, we will take a closer look at the history as well as contemporary forms of improvisational theatre, focusing especially on "Chicago-style long-form improv”, that originated in Chicago in the 1990s and has spread to New York and L.A., having a significant impact on the US entertainment industry and specifically the writing rooms of many TV series and movies. In addition, we will investigate how the language used in this form of theatrical improvisation differs from and is similar to everyday communication, and whether principles and exercises from improvisational theatre can serve as tools to emphasize particular aspects of language use. We will reflect how this can be applied in the language classroom, focusing on areas such as idiomatic use of language, context-dependency of meaning and navigating common ground. Finally, we will examine how more general skills relevant for improvisation—such as listening, flexibility, and especially the cooperative mindset inherent in the yes-and principle, which is essential to all improvisation—can be of use in teaching situations.

This course is part of the Practical Language Module, and therefore the focus is on the language functions and the active use of the language rather than didactic concepts.

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "Limited number of participants: The Language of Improvisation".
The following rules apply for the admission:
  • A defined number of seats will be assigned to these courses.
    The seats in the affected courses have been assigned at 16.06.2025 on 23:59. Additional seats may be available via a wait list.

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After enrolment, participants will manually be selected.

Potential participants are given additional information before enroling to the course.