University of Bamberg
open search form
You are here

Humanities Faculty

Chair of English Language Education

  1.  University of bamberg
  2. Faculties
  3. Humanities
  4. Institutes
  5. English and American Studies
  6. Chair of English Language Education
  7. Research
  8. Taboos and controversial issues

Taboos and controversial issues

Due to the omnipresence of taboos and challenging topics in learners’ lives, particularly through social media, this project aims to investigate the potential of such topics for foreign language education. Taboos, often described through the acronym PARSNIP (politics, alcohol, religion, narcotics, sex, isms, and pork), become apparent in language, communication, (pop) culture, and various areas of everyday life. As such, this research project aims to explore the perception of both learners and university students towards taboos in an EFL context. The aim is to develop a pedagogic concept for dealing with taboos in foreign language and teacher education.

Project partner: Dr. Christian Ludwig

Publications

  • Ludwig, C., & Summer, T. (Eds.). (2023). Taboos and Controversial Issues in Foreign Language Education. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003220701
  • Ludwig, C., & Summer, T. (2023). Approaching Taboos and Controversial Issues in Foreign Language Education. In C. Ludwig & T. Summer (Eds.), Taboos and Controversial Issues in Foreign Language Education (pp. 3–20). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003220701
  • Summer, T., & Steinbock, J. (2023). Learner Perceptions of Taboo Topics in English Language Teaching. In C. Ludwig & T. Summer (Eds.), Taboos and Controversial Issues in Foreign Language Education (pp. 71–80). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003220701
  • Summer, T., & Ludwig, C. (2023). Taboos in Language Teacher Education: A Survey of Pre-Serive Teachers' Attitudes. In C. Ludwig & T. Summer (Eds.), Taboos and Controversial Issues in Foreign Language Education (pp. 81–92). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003220701
  • Becker, D., Ludwig, C., & Summer, T. (Eds.). (2022). Teacher Development Academic Journal (TDAJ): Taboo(ed) Issues in ELT through the Lens of Critical Pedagogy (Vol. 2, No. 2). https://tdsig.org/tdaj-v2n2/
  • Becker, D., Ludwig, C., & Summer, T. (2022). Taboos in ELT through the Lens of Critical Pedagogy: A short Introduction. Teacher Development Academic Journal (TDAJ), 2(2), 9–16. https://tdsig.org/tdaj-v2n2
  • Ludwig, C., & Summer, T. (2022). Integrating Taboo Topics into ELT: Investigating Future Englisch Teachers' Points of View. Teacher Development Academic Journal (TDAJ), 2(2), 42–48. https://tdsig.org/tdaj-v2n2

Symposium

  • Ludwig, C., & Summer, T. (2022, September 25–October 2). Taboos Symposium Part III: Cultural taboos [Symposium]. BaTEG summer school 2022, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg.