RoPeCast

Landespreis Hochschullehre 2016

Dem RoPeCast-Team wurde am 13.03.2017 durch die Ministerpräsidentin des Saarlandes der Landespreis Hochschullehre 2016 verliehen.

Und wie es das Schicksal so will, konnten wir unsere 100. Episode vor Ort und während der Preisverleihung aufnehmen. Und so lernen unsere Zuhörer in dieser Folge, wie man im Englischen bestimmte politische Ämter und Funktionen bezeichnet.

Wir sind so natürlich hochmotiviert und mit Freude bei der Arbeit an noch mehr RoPeCast für treue Hörer und solche die es werden wollen!

Programme information

tl_files/szsb/usr/img/illustration/ropecast-logo-randlos-300x300.jpgAre you an advanced learner of English? Then Ropecast, the first podcasts from Saarland University is for you. It offers challenging listening opportunities and fascinating topics on the English language and culture. 

Ropecast has been running for several years now. From the first episode on, which aired on 15 September 2008, Roger Charlton and Peter Tischer have brought a wide variety of topics such as Online Dictionaries and British Humor to thousands of listeners.This light-hearted series is the place to turn to for all those things that are rarely or never taught in a normal language course.

Highlights include

  • Parentese - How Moms and Dads speak to their children
  • Good Show - Learning English for TV addicts
  • Do they know it's Christmas - A special on the #1 Christmast hits in the British charts

 

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Episode listing

ID Title Topic(s) Classification Host(s) Guest(s) Link
#000 Pilot - Welcome to RoPeCast Introducing the podcast General Roger & Peter -
#001 Where handys don't come in handy False friends Language Roger & Peter -
#002 Missed the mark - brand name blunders Mediation Culture Roger & Peter -
#003 Ersatz vocabulary - borrowing from German Loanwords Language Roger & Peter -
#004 Kissing guys and telling lies Mondegreens, misheard lyrics Culture Roger & Peter -
#005 Football is not always soccer Sport Culture Roger & Peter -
#006 Not all balls are round Sport Culture Roger & Peter -
#X01 Chimney, front door or window? Christmas special '08 Christmas customs Culture, Special Peter Sonya Hetherington, Paul Kingsbury, Dr Henry Rademacher, Camara Williams
#X02 Where are the fireworks? New Year special '09 New Year celebrations Culture, Special Peter Sonya Hetherington, Paul Kingsbury, Dr Henry Rademacher, Camara Williams
#007 Sporting language Sport in figurative expressions Culture, Language Roger John Holland
#008 No future for English Future forms Language Learning, Language Roger & Peter -
#009 Tense moments Grammatical time in German and English Language Roger & Peter -
#010 To -ing or not to -ing? Continuous aspect of state verbs Language Roger & Peter -
#011 The ins and outs of American and British English varieties Language Roger John Holland
#012 Pain-free surgery and other British surprises English varieties Language Roger John Holland
#013 More than words Dictionaries Language Learning Roger & Peter -
#X03 (A foolingly Russian) RoPeCast Relaunch General Culture Roger & Peter -
#X04 April Fool's Day General Culture Philipp & Christoph  
#X05 Easter not-too-special General Culture Roger & Peter  
#014 The word is flat! Dictionaries Language Learning Roger & Peter -
#015 Show'em or Shred'em Language tests Language Learning Roger & Peter -
#016 The best test in the West? Language tests Language Learning Roger & Peter -
#017 The Missing Link Rhyming Slang Language Roger & Peter -
#018 Winnie Words Rhyming Slang Culture, Language Roger & Peter -
#019 Proverbial Epiphany Proverbs Language, Language Learning Roger & Peter -
#020 Getting a fix on expressions Expressions Language, Language Learning Roger & Peter -
#X06 Presidential Slang Rhyming Slang Culture Peter -
#021 Good Show! - Learning English for TV addicts Learning from TV Culture Roger & Peter -
#022 Friends? False friends Language, Language Learning Roger & Peter -
#023 Yes, we quote! - A quotation quiz Quotations Culture Roger & Peter -
#024 Quotations reloaded Quotations Culture Roger & Peter -
#025 Dictionary update Dictionaries Language Learning Roger & Peter -
#026 Vote till you drop - the U.S. electoral system The U.S. political system Culture Roger & Peter -
#027 Common(s) Problems The British Parliament The British parliament Culture Roger & Peter -
#028 The ins and outs of U.S. elections The U.S. political system Culture Roger & Peter -
#029 How funny is your prof? Lecture style Culture Roger & Peter David J. Malan*
#030 Humour can be a serious business Lecture style Culture Roger & Peter Henry H. Leitner*
#031 Word shopping Vocabulary sources Language Learning Peter -
#032 The 60:40 problem The U.S. political system Culture Roger & Peter -
#033 Pronunciation matters Pronunciation Language, Language Learning Roger & Peter -
#034 To kiss or not to kiss Cultural pitfalls Culture Roger & Peter -
#035 Around the world with words Etymology Language Roger & Peter -
#036 The ups and downs of words Etymology Language Roger & Peter -
#037 Feasting on words Food vocabulary Culture, Language Roger & Peter -
#038 Parentese - How Moms and Dads speak to their Toddlers Child-directed speech Culture, Language Peter Bobbye Pernice
#039 Baby poetry Child-directed speech Culture, Language Learning Peter Bobbye Pernice
#040 Baby slang Child-directed speech Culture, Language Peter Bobbye Pernice
#041 Twisting your tongue Tongue-twisters Culture, Language, Language Learning Roger & Peter -
#042 Going home Moving house vocabulary Culture Roger & Peter -
#043 Moving in Moving house vocabulary Culture Roger & Peter -
#X07 Good-bye, Philipp! Staff changes General Peter Philipp Eckert
#044 What (not) to do in an emergency Accidents and emergency Culture Roger & Peter -
#045 A cracking, twisted topic Medical vocabulary Culture Roger & Peter -
#046 Harassing aitches and the heir of the herbs The letter H Language, Language Learning Roger & Peter -
#047 Merry Christmas Everybody! Christmas hits Culture Peter Paul Kingsbury
#048 Privately public Boarding school life Culture Peter Christoph Klein
#049 A school day compared School systems Culture Peter Christoph Klein
#050 A challenging symbolic celebration Symbols Culture Roger & Peter -
#051 Rebuilding a nation Fictional states and counties Culture Roger & Peter -
#052 Swinging and teething the hard way Children in culture Culture Peter Sarah Jerram
#053 Of Ravens, Rate and Revenue Birth rates Culture Peter Sarah Jerram
#054 Antique Attic Antics Private sales Culture Roger & Peter -
#055 Trashy rubbish on garbage bags Junk vocabulary Culture, Language Roger & Peter -
#056 Do you know it's Christmas? Christmas hits Culture Peter Paul Kingsbury
#057 The nuts and bolts Hardware vocabulary Culture, Language Roger & Peter -
#058 Ratcheting up on tools Tools vocabulary Language Roger & Peter -
#059 Punny, ain't it? Puns and word play Language Roger & Peter -
#060 English is more pun! Puns and word play Culture, Language Roger & Peter -
#061 Name a discipline Sport Culture, Language Roger & Peter -
#062 Time out Sport Culture Roger & Peter -
#063 Crossing words Crossword puzzles Culture, Language Learning Roger & Peter -
#064 Crossing the line Crossword puzzles Culture, Language Learning Roger & Peter -
#065 Hoisting the Standard English varieties Language Roger & Peter -
#X08 Christmas Special 2012 Christmas Culture Roger & Peter -
#066 Back and forth across the ocean English varieties Language Roger & Peter -
#067 Cheers, folks! English varieties Language Roger & Peter -
#068 Aaand ... action! Women's rights Culture Roger Dr Carrie Ankerstein
#069 Exhausting quota Women's rights Culture Roger Dr Carrie Ankerstein
#070 Prep. talk? Prepositions Language learning, Language Roger & Peter -
#071 Preposed to marry a verb Phrasal verbs Language learning, Language Roger & Peter -
#072 Rich folks, Racks and Riding Expensive boarding schools Culture Peter Christoph Klein
#073 Tellies, Time and Solitude Expensive boarding school accomodation Culture Peter Christoph Klein
#074 They are not always men, guys Gender issues in language Language Peter Dr Carrie Ankerstein
#075 Should I stay or should I go? The Scottish referendum Culture Roger & Peter -
#076 Thorny paths for the thistle The Scottish referendum Culture Roger & Peter -
#077 Austerity policy - Saving university Austerity policy at university Culture Roger & Peter -
#078 Class size does matter Austerity policy at university Culture Roger & Peter -
#079 Last contact Austerity policy at university Culture Roger & Peter -
#X09 Reloaded Relaunching RoPeCast General Roger & Peter Chris, Karl & Stefan
#080 Britain's EU merry-go-round Planned British EU-referendum Culture Roger Daniel Honert
#081 That breax it Planned British EU-referendum Culture Roger Daniel Honert
#X10 The day after British EU-referendum consequences Culture Peter Neil Charlton
#X11 There'd better be no more Troubles! British EU-referendum consequences Culture Roger Neil Charlton
#082 Focus on football Football in the U.K. Culture Roger & Peter -
#083 Talking guns American "gun culture" Culture Roger & Peter -
#084 Of almshouses and slave traders History of Bristol Culture Roger Roz
#085 Eat, Play, Cycle Visiting Bristol Culture Roger Roz
#086 Teddy bears and caramel wafers Studying in Bristol Culture Roger Roz
#087 From Roman box tree to English capability English gardens Culture Roger Dr Peter Bettinger
#088 Of bridges, temples and other follies English gardens Culture Roger Dr Peter Bettinger
#089 Veritably charitable vegetables English gardens Culture Roger Dr Peter Bettinger
#X12 Ropey-Leaks Plans for the coming weeks General Roger & Peter -
#X13 'Cause of the caucus Presidential elections Culture Peter David Nott
#X14 Why Trump won and what it means Presidential elections Culture Peter David Nott
#090 Fantastic reads Book recommendations Culture Peter Christoph Klein
#091 Illegally good Book recommendations Culture Peter Dr Sylke Loew
#092 Thrilling non-fiction Book recommendations Culture Roger & Peter -
#093 Not always comical Book recommendations Culture Roger & Peter -
#094 What a year! Looking back General Roger & Peter -
#095 Teaching tips and presidential presentations Presentation skills Language learning Roger & Peter -
#096 Of teachers and coursebooks Teaching English Language learning Roger & Peter -
#097 Training the New Learner Teaching English Language learning Roger & Peter -
#098 Living on borrowed ideas Metaphors in language Language Roger & Peter -
#099 More time comes along ... or around? Metaphors in language Language Roger & Peter -
#100 And the award goes to ... Award ceremony Language Roger & Peter -
#101 One-oh-one 101 Meaning of 101 Culture Roger & Peter -
#102 The problem with dictionaries Using dictionaries Language learning Roger & Peter -
#103 The problem with soccer What is really part of a language? Language learning Roger & Peter -
#104 A bread and butter episode Bakery products in Britain Language, Culture Roger & Peter -
#105 Of springey and holey bread Bakery products in the U.S. Language, Culture Roger & Peter -
#106 Figuratively baking Idioms themed around bakery products Language, Culture Roger & Peter -
#107 A year after The effects of the BrExit vote Culture Peter Neil Charlton
#108 The labours of Maybot The British election Culture Peter Neil Charlton
#109 A Frenchman in Finland English as lingua franca Language Peter David Erent
#110   English as lingua franca Language Peter David Erent
#11       Roger & Peter -

* via audio excerpt, not in person