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43543-01 - Seminar: Health and Language in Action (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2016 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Miriam Locher (miriam.locher@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In this course on the research interface of linguistics and health studies, students will work on data that they collected themselves from a number of methodological and theoretical angles. They will develop research questions and work on sharpening analytical tools. The program will be jointly put together at the beginning of term with the aim to gain experience in analyzing a variety of different practices and to account for the interests of the participants. This seminar continues the topic of language and health introduced in the lecture in spring term 16. Having attended this lecture is recommended but not a necessary entry requirement. |
| Learning objectives | At the end of this course students have gained knowledge on the different research strands within the linguistic field that studies health interaction. They will have applied this knowledge to a research project of their own. |
| Bibliography | Relevant literature will be made available in OLAT and also on the presence shelf of the English seminar. Those who did not attend the lecture on Health and Language in ST16 are encouraged to study the reader available in OLAT as preparation. |
| Weblink | OLAT |
| Admission requirements | This seminar is for BA and MA students in English and the MA Language and Communication. BA students need to have reached the advanced level: for BA05 students those who have completed their proseminar paper in linguistics; for BA13 students those who have completed ALL three introductory modules (including the proseminar papers). |
| Course application | Please register for this course in MOnA as well as in OLAT. The number of participants is restricted to 20. The registration in OLAT counts. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Advanced English Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul English Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul English Sociolinguistics & Cognitive Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Extending the View (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Forschungspraxis und Vertiefung (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul Sprache und Gesellschaft (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul Texte und Diskurse (Master's degree program: Language and Communication (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular and active participation, written work. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |