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| Semester | fall semester 2008 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Miriam Locher (miriam.locher@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Computer technology provides people with many different ways of interacting. In this course we will explore computer-mediated communication in its various manifestations, such as email, chats, blogs, fora, YouTube, etc. and discuss the impact of the medium on the use of the English language. We will ask questions related to style, interactional patterns, Netiquette, language innovations, emoticons, and the influence of the technical restrictions (e.g., asynchronic versus synchronic types of media) on linguistic choices. This seminar is workshop based. Students are requested to collect data and organize empirical sessions in which research questions and the use of methodology are discussed. Students should attend the accompanying lecture 20910-01 on English on the web. |
| Learning objectives | Students should learn to critically transfer the theoretical knowledge on methodology and CMC to their own small research projects and present the results in written and oral form. |
| Bibliography | A selection of obligatory and supplementary texts will be made available online in OLAT. |
| Admission requirements | MA level. Attendance of the lecture 20910-01 on English on the web |
| Course application | Please register for this course online at the latest two weeks prior to the start of the semester (1 September 2008): https://www.olat.uzh.ch/olat/auth/repo/go?rid=837025799 |
| 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) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Workshop organization and written and oral report on pilot study |
| 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 | Englisches Seminar |