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| Semester | fall semester 2016 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Peter Robert Burleigh (p.burleigh@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The proseminar for first semester SLA students is the first course FW1.1. The couse 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 | A set of selected texts will be provided. |
| Admission requirements | First-semester course FW1.1 for integrated FHNW BA SLA I degree. |
| Course application | Students are required to register directly with the instructor p.burleigh@unibas.ch |
| 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 |
Electives: Recommendations (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Assessment will be conducted throughout the course and will involve spoken as well as written assignments to complete. The course is examined in a final exam once all modules 1,2, and 3 are completed. |
| 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 |