Jörg Weber

University lecturer

B.A. (Greifswald)  •  M.A. (Göteborgs universitet)

Anglophone Literature and Culture and English Language Competence

Room 1.47

Department of British and North American Studies
Ernst-Lohmeyer-Platz 3
17487 Greifswald
Germany

Phone: +49 3834 420 3359
j.weberuni-greifswaldde

"'A splendid afternoon to set out!' said one of the friends who was seeing me off, peering at the rain and rolling up the window." — A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor

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Key activities

  • Courses on anglophone culture and literature with a focus on the UK & Commonwealth
  • Courses on anglophone regional studies, e.g. London, Scotland, New England, Australia, Anglophone Caribbean, Ireland, India
  • Introductory lecture (Grundkurs) about the history and culture of the United Kingdom (also: Ireland, Commonwealth countries)
  • English language courses at CEFR level C1/C2, e.g. Reading, Presentations, Speaking, Writing
  • Webmaster of the Department of British and North American Studies
  • Responsible for the teaching timetable and course catalogue 

Vita

  • born in Rostock (Germany)
  • U.S. High School Diploma near Boston, Massachusetts (USA)
  • Abitur (German university entrance exam) near Rostock (Germany), followed by 2.5 months in Australia
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from the University of Greifswald, eight months as an international student at the University of Tartu (Estonia)
  • One school year PAD / British Council Foreign Language Assistant at George Watson's College in Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
  • Two-year Masterexamen (M.A.) at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden)
  • since 2011: Assistant professor (university lecturer) for Anglophone Literature & Culture and English language courses