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46891-01 - Seminar: Online narratives in English (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2017 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Miriam Locher (miriam.locher@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Narratives are all pervasive in human interaction and fulfill both a cognitive and a social need in communication. Telling a story can have many different functions and be realized in many different ways and with different levels of skill. After having established the classic terminology in describing narratives in face-to-face interaction (as developed by Labov for English data), this course works with recent theoretical insights as reported in literature on narratives in computer-mediated contexts (vlogs, twitter, status updates, online diaries, advice forums, etc). We will explore small stories and tiny stories and compare this to more elaborated acts of narrating in computer-mediated contexts. |
| Learning objectives | At the end of this course students have gained knowledge on the interface between the study of narratives and computer-mediated communication with the help of literature. By engaging in empirical work, students can develop research questions of their own and analyze different practices within their context. |
| Bibliography | A selection of texts will be made available in OLAT. |
| Weblink | OLAT |
| Admission requirements | Students of the BA and MA English and MA Sprache und Kommunikation |
| Course application | Please register for this course online in MOnA as well as in OLAT: https://lms.uzh.ch/url/RepositoryEntry/16159735980. 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 als Prozess (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 | Preparation, 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 |