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| Semester | fall semester 2008 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Danièle Klapproth Muazzin (daniele.klapproth@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This Übung is dedicated to exploring both theoretically and practically the task of transcription, i.e. the representation of spoken interaction in written form, understood as a fundamental component of the study of discourse. As has long been recognised, transcribing verbal interaction is much more than just writing down what is being said. For one thing, how we choose to render the spoken data into written text will inevitably influence the subsequent tasks of analysis and interpretation. What is more, the task of transcribing involves not only managing the tension between accuracy and readability, but also an acute awareness of what we may call the politics of representation, i.e. an understanding of the ideological and power-political consequences of the various choices the transcriber makes in textually representing speech and speakers. The Uebung will be useful to students who want to engage in discourse-analytical work, but beyond that, should be of interest to anybody who wants to gain deeper insight into the nature of spoken discourse and the relationship between oral forms and their written representation. |
| Learning objectives | To gain hands-on experience in transcribing spoken discourse, and to gain a deeper understanding of the process of transcription itself, based on an examination of a selection of approaches emerging from various discourse analytic traditions. |
| Bibliography | A reader will be made available. |
| Weblink | to be announced |
| Admission requirements | Open to post-introductory students (3rd year onwards) who have completed all the necessary requirements of the first two years of their studies in English linguistics. |
| Course application | Students need to register by email to Daniele.Klapproth(at)unibas.ch. For practical reasons (workshop format) the number of participants is limited to 20. |
| 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 English Sociolinguistics & Cognitive Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul Extending the View (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular and active participation, assignments |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Englisches Seminar |