Teaching Transhumanism

Onco-mice and cloned sheep, drones and auto-automobiles, neuro-enhancement and prosthetic therapy: Is transhumanism a "movement that epitomizes the most daring, courageous, imaginative, and idealistic aspirations of humanity" (Ronald Bailey 2004), or rather "the world's most dangerous idea" (Francis Fukuyama 2009)? This volume attempts to elucidate what we understand by the term "transhumanism", what topics and problems we face, what media are suitable for classroom use, what lesson scenarios seem effective, what benefits we may reap, and what challenges we have to cope with when we teach transhumanism in English language classes.

Prof. Dr. Engelbert Thaler ist Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Didaktik des Englischen an der Universität Augsburg. Seine über 650 wissenschaftlichen Publikationen befassen sich mit Verbesserung der Unterrichtsqualität, Lehrer:innenausbildung, Medien- und Literaturdidaktik, interkulturellem Lernen, Entwicklung von Lehrwerken.

Contents Engelbert Thaler Introduction A. Theory Engelbert Thaler Transhumanism in Language Teaching Roman Bartosch Lessons in Relatability. Posthumanism and Literacy Learning Klaus Bredl Transhumanism - More Than Human? B. Methodology Werner Delanoy Quo Vadis Humankind?. Transhumanism, Posthumanism and Language Education Peter Hohwiller John Lanchester's The Wall in the Advanced Language Classroom Arthur Haberlach "Forever Young! I Want to Be Forever Young!". Teaching Yuval Noah Harari's Homo Deus Nicolina Pullmann Gender Identities in the Age of Transhumanism. Developing Intercultural Communicative Competence Among Advanced Learners in Game of Thrones Stephanie Fuchs Please, Download Your Identity Here. Transhumanism and the Concept of Identity as Promising Topics for EFL Classrooms C. Lessons Ben Maré Dutschmann The Concept of Transhumanism Katharina Stark Transhumanism in Films Lorenz Körner Transhumanism and Religion Ben Maré Dutschmann Human Enhancement Contributors