Lynette Kirschner

L. Lynette Kirschner is the current Director of the Language Center at Leuphana University Lüneburg. She is also a lecturer with a degree in German Language and Literature. She likes all things strange, different, and off beat and often lets her students get geeky in class.

Blog posts by Lynette Kirschner:

Collaborative Writing – The Final Frontier
If you want to go where no man has gone before, why not try your hand at col­lab­o­ra­tive writ­ing? The idea is sim­ple: Com­bine var­i­ous types … Continue reading Collaborative Writing – The Final Frontier →

From Comma-kazi to Comma-Sutra: Or You Too Can Learn to Love Commas
Gram­mar doesn’t tend to be a top­ic that stu­dents are enthused about. When­ev­er I men­tion it, many of my stu­dents roll their eyes. To real­ly get … Continue reading From Comma-kazi to Comma-Sutra: Or You Too Can Learn to Love Commas →

The Arrival of the Aliens
The lim­its of my language mean the limits of my world. - Lud­wig Wittgenstein   Does time only flow in a con­tin­u­um? Does a sen­tence have to … Continue reading The Arrival of the Aliens →

To Boldly Go
Okay, I am going to have to out myself here see­ing that it’s the 50th anniver­sary. I am a trekkie! I grew up with Cap­tain Kirk, … Continue reading To Boldly Go →

Damsels Causing Distress
Yes, you read cor­rect­ly. I got the title right. You were prob­a­bly expect­ing ‘Damsels in Dis­tress’ so let’s look at that clas­sic theme in lit­er­a­ture first. … Continue reading Damsels Causing Distress →

We’ve Got Steampunk
You’ve nev­er heard of it? Seri­ous­ly? This sub­cul­ture – which has every­thing from music, fash­ion, and lit­er­a­ture to LARPs (live action role plays), con­ven­tions and even … Continue reading We’ve Got Steampunk →