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58872-01 - Research seminar: English Advice-giving Discourse (4 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Miriam Locher (miriam.locher@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In this course we will focus on language practices in the area of counselling, advising and information-giving. We will look at different methodological approaches to the study of face-to-face and written data (for example, doctor-patient interaction, advice columns, etc.). We will also investigate how the ideologies underlying the counselling and advising practices influence language usage and cross-fertilize the different practices and text types. Students are expected to participate actively in workshops and to give presentations on assigned readings and their own small research projects. |
| Learning objectives | At the end of this course, students should (1) know and can apply the key terminology of the field of discourse analysis, (2) have acquired knowledge about the speech activities of advising, counselling and information-giving, (3) have read the assigned texts critically, and judged the introduced studies with respect to the methods employed, (4) have gained research experience by conducting small studies of their own. |
| Bibliography | Literature will be made available in ADAM. As preparation for the first session, read the introduction to "Advice in Discourse" (Locher & Limberg 2012; available in the UB intranet and in ADAM). |
| Comments | ________________________________ Lehrveranstaltung mit Maskentragpflicht ________________________________ |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Course application | Please register for this course in MOnA. There is no separate doodle registration for this research seminar. |
| 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: English Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Forschungspraxis und Vertiefung (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul: Research in English Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Sprache als Prozess (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Written assignment, active participation and presentation |
| 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 |