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| Semester | spring semester 2014 |
| 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 OLAT. In addition, the students are expected to own a copy of Limber and Locher (eds.) 2012. "Advice in Discourse". Amsterdam. John Benjamins. The book can be purchased or read electronically via the UB intranet. |
| Comments | The number of participants is restricted to 25. The registration in OLAT counts. |
| Weblink | OLAT |
| Admission requirements | MA English students, MA Sprache und Kommunikation. |
| Course application | Please register for this course in MOnA as well as in OLAT at the latest by 14 February 2014: https://www.olat.uzh.ch/olat/url/RepositoryEntry/9347301379. The number of participants is restricted to 25. 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 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 Forschungspraxis und Vertiefung (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul Research in English Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) 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 | Preparatory reading, active participation, written assignment. |
| 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 |