Department of English
Memories of War and Peace in Lebanese Anglophone Literature
Course Description
This course focuses on the depictions of war and peace in postwar Lebanese anglophone literature. The course focuses on how the war is remembered, and how cultural productions can play a role in highlighting issues of justice in post-conflict societies. The course will take into considerations theories of cultural memory, combining them with methods of literary analysis to examine the intersection between memory, war literature, and post-conflict justice.
Faculty
Faculty of Language, Literature, Culture
Department
Department of English Studies
Lecturer
Mortada Haidar
Study Period (dd/mm/yy)
01/09/2026 - 12/02/2027
Mode and Time
Synchronous
Start date: 01/09/2026
Weekly
Class Format
Seminar
Online Tool for Teaching
BigBlueButton
Language of Instruction
English
Target Group
Bachelor, Master
Prerequisites
English C1-C2
Basic knowledge of cultural memory theories preferred, but not necessary
Examination Format
Paper, participation points
ECTS
2
Introduction to English Linguistics
Course Description
This course aims at familiarizing students with approaches to the study of human language in general and to English in particular. Attention will be paid to important concepts and terms of core areas of theoretical linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) and to their relevance to the fields of applied linguistics, such as language acquisition, sociolinguistics and computational linguistics.
Faculty
Faculty of Languages, Literature, Culture
Institute
Department of English
Lecturer
Study Period (mm/yy)
10/26-03/27
Mode and Time
Class Format
Seminar
Online Tool for Teaching
ILIAS, BigBlueButton
Language of Instruction
English
Target Group
Bachelor, Master, Teacher Training
Prerequisites
English B2
Examination Format
Written exam
ECTS
5
History of the English Language
Course Description
The study of the history of the English language offers highly relevant insights into how we ended up with the English language as it is structured and as it functions all around the world today. In this lecture, we will pay particular attention to the different periods in the history of the English language, i.e. Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, Late Modern English and Present-day English, in order to follow the structural changes on the levels of phonology, lexis, syntax and semantics that have led to the English language as we use it today. We will also consider various areas of linguistic study that include a historical component, e.g. historical text linguistics, historical sociolinguistics, historical corpus linguistics, etc
Faculty
Faculty of Languages, Literature, Culture
Institute
Department of English
Lecturer
Study Period (dd/mm/yy)
13/04/2026 - 17/07/2026
Mode and Time
Synchronous
Weekly: Tuesdays, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Class Format
Lecture
Online Tool for Teaching
ILIAS, BigBlueButton
Language of Instruction
English
Target Group
Bachelor, Master, Teacher Training
Prerequisites
English B2
Examination Format
Written exam
ECTS
3