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| Semester | fall semester 2011 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Peter Robert Burleigh (p.burleigh@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The proseminar for first semester SLA students will provide an overview of the basic structural properties of the English language (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax) and a very brief view of semantics and pragmatics. The topics addressed include: what are the characteristics of the sound system? How can the sounds be categorized in a linguistic fashion? How can new words be formed, and how are they inflected? What makes English sentence structure special? How does language make sense? How can language be used? The Proseminar combines theoretical input from the instructor with discussion of these principles and practical application to material in exercises. |
| Learning objectives | Students will be familiarized with basic linguistic concepts and methodology. Students will gain practical experience in applying these concepts to the analysis of English utterances at several levels of representation. |
| Bibliography | The obligatory book for the course is Bernd Kortmann (2009), "English Linguistics: Essentials", English Edition. Published by Cornelsen. ISBN: 978-3-464-31162-2. The book is available from the "Labyrinth" bookshop in Nadelberg 17 opposite the Seminar. The obligatory script for the course "Introduction to Language and Linguistics for SLA" will be available from REPRO FLASH, Mittlere Strasse 24, from Wednesday 14th September. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO GET THE SCRIPT FOR THE PROSEMINAR! IT HAS A RED BACK COVER! |
| Comments | Nur für Studiengang Lehrperson Sekundarstufe I der FHNW: FW Englisch 1.1 |
| Admission requirements | None |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Lehrveranstaltungen Englisch ohne Modulbezug (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Written examination |
| 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 | Englisches Seminar |