Themenfelder
Beliefs, values and norms in Western societies: Tradition and change
- the British way / Britishness
- the American experience
Individual and society
- individual identity
- roles and role conflicts
- outsiders and counter cultures
National identity and ethnic/cultural/language diversities
- migration
- postcolonial experiences
The Media
- media: forms and function
- the influence of the media on public opinion and personal life
Globalisation
- a global market and the world of work
- effects on ways of life
Science and technology
- chances and risks
The Englishes (Grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau)
- the history and future of English
- varieties of English
- English as a lingua franca
Shakespeare (Erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau)
- the world that made him
- his universal appeal