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| Semester | spring semester 2017 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Danièle Klapproth Muazzin (daniele.klapproth@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Language socialisation (LS) is understood as socialisation through language and into language, both in childhood (where it is intertwined with language acquisition) and across the lifespan, whenever individuals become socialised into novel activities, identities, languages and/or social institutions. In this seminar we will adopt a cross-cultural, discourse-analytical and ethnographic perspective to engage with both theory and method of LS research. We will be particularly concerned with the interplay of micro-interactional processes and macro-cultural phenomena and will explore LS across cultures with respect to such issues as language acquisition, social inclusion/exclusion, language ideologies, gender, schooling, etc.; as well as with respect to various discourse genres and phenomena (such as narrative, family dinner talk, verbal play, stance-taking, etc.) |
| Learning objectives | Through our critical engagement with LS research from a wide variety of social and cultural contexts we will aim to develop a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of language, socialisation and communicative/cultural competence, and of the interplay of structure and agency in LS processes. |
| Bibliography | Texts will be made available on ADAM. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | This seminar is open to BA post-introductory students: for BA05 students those who have completed their proseminar paper in linguistics; for BA13 students those who have completed ALL three introductory modules (including the proseminar papers). |
| Course application | In addition to registering through MOnA, students must send an email directly to Daniele.Klapproth(at)unibas.ch. The number of participants is restricted to 20; the registration by email counts. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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| Modules |
Modul Advanced English Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul Extending the View (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Reading assignments, regular and active participation, oral 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 |