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| Semester | fall semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Julia Landmann (julia.landmann@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Emotions have been generally acknowledged to represent the driving force behind motivation for various types of social interaction, but also thinking, memorizing and learning. In this course, different methods for the linguistic analysis of the multi-faceted relationship between language and emotion will be examined. For example, we will look at the cultural diversity and political significance of emotional language. Much importance will also be attached to the complex relationship between affect, gender and sexuality. In addition, we will explore shifting forms of emotive and emotional communication in a variety of contexts, including informal usage in social media. Students have the chance to conduct their own small-scale research study on any aspect of the interrelationship between language and emotion that is covered in class. |
| Learning objectives | At the end of this seminar students • can explain the complex interrelationship between language and emotion in a variety of contexts • can apply theoretical knowledge to empirical data • have gained experience in conducting their own small research studies |
| Bibliography | A comprehensive reading list, as well as selected texts, will be made available on ADAM. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | This course is open to students of English who have passed all three BA introductory modules and to MA students of English and MSG Sprache und Kommunikation. |
| Course application | Please register for this course on services unibas. In order to ensure a good learning environment, we aim at no more than 20 students per linguistics seminar. We ask you to sign up for classes via the ADAM registration surveys, which will open on 2 August 2024, 10am (CEST), and close on 20 September 2024, 2pm (CEST): https://adam.unibas.ch/goto_adam_crs_1623802.html. **Please only register for a maximum of TWO seminars and only for more than one if you really intend to take both courses.** Should you have not made it into one of the courses and you are only able to register on the list in a position higher than 20, we guarantee that we will take you in the course with the least student numbers. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 115 |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 18.09.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 25.09.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 02.10.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 09.10.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 16.10.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 115 |
| Wednesday 23.10.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 115 |
| Wednesday 30.10.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 115 |
| Wednesday 06.11.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 115 |
| Wednesday 13.11.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 115 |
| Wednesday 20.11.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 115 |
| Wednesday 27.11.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 115 |
| Wednesday 04.12.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 115 |
| Wednesday 11.12.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 115 |
| Wednesday 18.12.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 115 |
| Modules |
Modul: Advanced English Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul: English Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Forschungspraxis und Vertiefung (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul: Sprache als Prozess (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | active participation, oral presentation and a 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 |