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| Semester | spring semester 2014 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Peter Robert Burleigh (p.burleigh@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course is an introduction to sociolinguistic principles and methodologies, and provides exemplary case studies. The course involves the reading and understanding of key texts; practical work on samples of language data; devising a project proposal; collecting and analysing data; writing up a report. With the integration of these components we model a way to approach investigations into language that are founded on theoretical principles, conducted through specific methodologies. Thus we can arrive at insights into the role that language plays in the social and vice versa, the influence of the social on language. The sociolinguistics that we cover in the course can be broken down into three broad areas: variationist linguistics; interactional linguistics; varieties of English. |
| Learning objectives | Students will learn about the ways in which language varies in social contexts, and moreover how language shapes and in turn is itself shaped by interactions. Students will learn how to think out a basic research project and conduct meaningful empirical data collection. Students will learn how to write up a fieldwork project. |
| Bibliography | A reader of texts will be made available before the start of semester. |
| Weblink | ISIS |
| Admission requirements | For BA students of English |
| Course application | Students are required to register via ISIS for ONE and ONE only of the courses. The number of participants per course is restricted. |
| 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 |
Modul Introduction to English Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul Learning about Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | A fieldwork project conducted during the course is the basis of the evaluation. Students must satisfactorily complete a proposal, a write-up, and a summary presentation of a short research project. |
| 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 |