Yr Athro Julian Preece

• The Reform Efforts of Abd al-Hamid Ibn Badis in Algeria - with an annotated translation of his response to Tahir ibn Ashur (cyfredol)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Salwa El-Awa

• SOS Podcasts: Surviving in Deutschland (dyfarnwyd 2023)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof David Britton

• Translating Culture-Specific References in French and German Dubs of Disney Films (cyfredol)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Greg Herman

• Assessing the Influence of the Centralised Matura Standardisation on Cultural and Literary Education in Austrian MFL Classrooms. (cyfredol)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Greg Herman

• Matriarch, Madonna, Monster? A Comparative Study of the Literary Commemorations of Queen Luise of Prussia and Empress Elisabeth of Austria (dyfarnwyd 2023)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Kathryn Jones

• The Synthesis of Duality and the Transformation of the Hero in Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival. (cyfredol)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Greg Herman

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Kathryn Jones

• THE LAKE AND THE SHED: A TRADITIONALIST READING OF J. K. ROWLING’S WORK (dyfarnwyd 2023)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Rachel Farebrother

• Exploring New Methods for Student Interpreter Training: Tailoring Learning Conditions for Students with Different Procedural Learning Abilities to Improve Consecutive Interpreting Knowledge (dyfarnwyd 2024)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Rocio Perez-Tattam

• ML-100A Introduction to Culture and Linguistic Traditions A

  A broad knowledge and understanding of culture is an important part of the study of the language. This module aims to introduce students to the cultural background of the different linguistic traditions they study, covering different cultural artefacts and historical periods. It examines important examples of texts against the historical background in which they were produced. We shall study different cultural forms, such as poetry, novels, film, painting, drama and more. Students will be given guidance in doing presentations and writing essays about culture. The module provides students with the analytical skills and basic knowledge which they need to pursue further cultural and historical modules in more detail.

• ML-100B Introduction to Culture and Linguistic Traditions B

  A broad knowledge and understanding of culture is an important part of the study of the language. This module aims to introduce students to the cultural background of the different linguistic traditions they study, covering different cultural artefacts and historical periods. It examines important examples of texts against the historical background in which they were produced. We shall study different cultural forms, such as poetry, novels, film, painting, drama and more. Students will be given guidance in writing essays about culture and doing close textual readings through commentary writing. The module provides students with the analytical skills and knowledge which they need to pursue further cultural and historical modules in more detail.

• MLG202 Vienna Underground: Subterranean Views of a Twentieth-Century City

  In 1900 Vienna was the capital of a multi-ethnic Central European Empire, which crumbled with devastating effects at the end of the First World War. Today the city presents itself as a museum, but behind the façade tensions and resentments shape day-to-day life. We study a selection of plays, short novels, and films made by or about outsiders to the city whose experiences illuminate its character from `below¿: illicit sex, working-class resistance, everyday cruelty and the persecution of minorities are recurrent themes.

• MLG210 German Translation Workshop 2

  The aim of this module is to develop your practical skills in translating from German into English. Seminars will discuss a series of four simulated translation projects dealing with different types of text, from the point of view of the participants (e.g. commissioning agency, client), and comparative analysis of relevant areas of German and English language and culture. You will write up for assessment the second project (after discussion in class) and the fourth project (independently, after receiving feedback on the second).

• MLG260A German Language 2A

  This module builds on the skills and knowledge acquired in the first year of study, and will equip students with the skills needed to use German in more complex social and professional contexts. It concentrates on further developing fluency and accuracy in written and spoken German, enabling students to interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. It aims to establish a firm grammatical understanding of the language, and extending students' vocabulary to read, write, interpret and debate issues related to contemporary German society and culture appropriate to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Moreover, the module further enhances students¿ employability by systematically developing a personal professional career planning portfolio, providing a sound insight into the world of work. It is typically taken in conjunction with MLG260B. Classes will be mainly conducted in German. There is also a Welsh-medium version of this module.

• MLG302 Vienna Underground: Subterranean Views of a Twentieth-Century City

  In 1900 Vienna was the capital of a multi-ethnic Central European Empire, which crumbled with devastating effects at the end of the First World War. Today the city presents itself as a museum, but behind the façade tensions and resentments shape day-to-day life. We study a selection of plays, short novels, and films made by or about outsiders to the city whose experiences illuminate its character from `below¿: illicit sex, working-class resistance, everyday cruelty and the persecution of minorities are recurrent themes.

• MLG310C Translation Workshop (German/English)

  The aim of this module is to develop your practical skills in translating from German into English to a high level. The module is based on a dossier of textual materials illustrating distinct text types, and distinct aspects of German and British cultures and societies. Each text will be introduced by a brief, which will direct students towards different types of translation (documentary, instrumental and various degrees of abbreviation). As well as the translation of the text, classes and assessments will also deal with the analysis of genre-specific linguistic usage and of translation strategies, decisions and shifts; notes will also be made on specific difficulties encountered during translation. In assessed pieces this ASN (analysis, strategy, notes) will be worth 50% of the overall mark.

• MLG350 German for Professional Purposes 3

  Students will be introduced to the skills needed to extend further their written and oral proficiency in specialised business-related areas of the German language. Students will expand their knowledge of business terminology and will familiarise themselves woth the core concepts of selected areas of marketing. Topics include market research, market segmentation and the marketing-mix. Carrying out a team-work based project they will increase their transferable skills by setting up and presenting a strategic marketing plan for the introduction of a German product into the British market. With the aim of improving students' linguistic accuracy further they will practice various aspects of German grammar throughout the academic year. The module is taught in German, and classes are conducted in a creative and highly interactive atmosphere.

• MLG390B German Language 3B

  This is a combination of the TB2 General Language and Translation Workshop module. It builds on and consolidates the skills and knowledge acquired in MLG390A by concentrating on further developing fluency and accuracy in written and spoken German appropriate to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). It specifically aims to extend students¿ intercultural awareness and widen students¿ vocabulary to read, write and do presentations about topics related to German society and culture. The module also aims to enhance students' employability by training them to give a successful presentation using appropriate IT applications. This module further develops and improves your practical skills in translating from German into English, developing awareness of different types of translation and different techniques required of translators and strategies employed by them. Students will work on different text types and conduct comparative analysis of relevant areas of German and English language and culture. The General Language classes will be mainly conducted in German.

• MLGM01 Advanced Translation (German )

  In 16 weekly 1.5 hour small-group seminars running through Semester 1 and into Semester 2, students will translate, discuss and annotate both non-technical and technical texts. Practice assignments will grow progressively longer to reflect real-world conditions and students will on occasion be expected to work together, critiquing and editing each other's work to produce a collaborative finished version. Techniques for discovering domain-specific knowledge and translating technical terminology will be explored and developed. Assessment will be by three test translations in different domains done through the year under exam conditions (2 hours with dictionaries and/or electronic resources), each counting for 25% of the marks of the module, plus one Terminology Project or Wikipedia Project counting for the final 25%.

• Günter Grass, Die Göttinger Ausgabe 2019 - 2020

  , £25000

• Bilingual British Writers: Language Ambassadors or Mental Migrants? Phase 2 of Satellite Contribution to Cross-Language Dynamics: Reshaping Community 2018 - 2019

  , £41000

• Günter Grass, Unkenrufe (Calls of the Toad) 2013 - 2014

  , £18000

• Elias Canetti and the British in a European Context: Exile, Reception, Appropriation Ariannwyd gan yr AHRC/Cynllun Cydweithredu'r DFG 2024 - 2027

  , with Yr Athro Sven Hanuschek, LMU Munich, Oddeutu £290,000

• Golygydd Cyffredinol, The Journal of European Studies

  2021 - Presennol

• Is-gadeirydd (Ymchwil), University Council for Languages (UCFL)

  2016 - 2019

• Arholwr Allanol Almaeneg (BA), Reading (2022- ), Prifysgol y Frenhines Mary, Llundain (2024- )

  2016 - Presennol

• Arholwr allanol ar gyfer DLitt: Carl Tighe, Prifysgol Manceinion

  2018 - Presennol

• Arholwr Allanol ar gyfer PhD yn Almaeneg a Llenyddiaeth Gymharol, Caeredin (2022), Coleg Birkbeck, Prifysgol Llundain (2024)

  2022 - Presennol

• Cadeirydd y Pwyllgor Gweithredol, Council for the Defence of British Universities

  2023 - Presennol

• Cymrawd, Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru

  2019 - Presennol

Rydw i'n cynnal dosbarthiadau meistr Uwch Gyfrannol a Safon Uwch drwy Lwybrau at Ieithoedd Cymru.

• Die deutsche Erzählung von Kafka zu Sebald [Ffuglen fer Almaeneg o Kafka i Sebald]

  Awst 2021

  Sefydliad Technoleg Beijing

• Grass geht ins Kino’ [Mae Grass yn Mynd i’r Sinema]

  Mai 2022

  Prifysgol Gdańsk, Gwlad Pwyl

• Deux journalistes-écrivaines juives et socialistes et une forme supérieure de la littérature utilitaire

  Rhagfyr 2022

  Université de Grenoble Alpes, Ffrainc

• Darlithydd, Uwch Ddarlithydd, Darllenydd, Prifysgol Caint

  1996 - 2007

• Darlithydd yn Almaeneg, Prifysgol Huddersfield

  1992 - 1996

• Cynorthwyydd Tiwtorial, Coleg y Frenhines Mary a Westfield, Prifysgol Llundain

  1991 - 1992

• Erich Kästner und der internationale Berlin Film, Das Lyrik Kabinett, Munich

  2019 - Presennol