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| Semester | spring semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Zeynep Köylü (zeynep.koylu@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This BA/MA research seminar is a survey of learner corpus research (LCR) and how it informs second language acquisition (SLA). From learner corpus design to data collection and actual corpus compilation, we will look into both theoretical and practical aspects of LCR, while paying particular attention to different methods of analysis in both longitudinal and cross-sectional studies analyzing data from learners of English as an L2. We will also discuss the role of different modes (e.g., oral and written) and task conditions to collect corpus data and L2 development, along with optimal conditions to compile a learner corpus. You will have the chance to be engaged with several hands-on activities/tasks to better understand LCR designs and analyses and immerse in a variety of English learner corpora available. Overall, this research seminar aims to equip students with the tools to understand how data collection, corpus design, and SLA theories would differentiate the way learner corpora are compiled and employed in SLA research. |
| Learning objectives | • You will know and discuss the fundamental concepts pertained to LCR. • You will be able to identify types of data, metadata, data collection and corpus compilation tools. • You will be familiar with the relevant research strand in SLA. • You will be able to synthesize theory and LCR in a written assignment. • You will be able to analyze data and how they relate to L2 development and LCR approaches. • You will be able to compile a (very) small learner corpus of your own using a corpus compilation tool of your choice. |
| Bibliography | All course readings are accessible on the course platform ADAM. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | This seminar is for BA students on the advanced level who have completed ALL three introductory modules (including the proseminar papers) 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 3 January, 2024, 10am (CET) and close on 19 February, 2024, 2pm (CET): 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 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 28.02.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 06.03.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 13.03.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 20.03.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 27.03.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 03.04.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 10.04.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 17.04.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 24.04.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 01.05.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Tag der Arbeit |
| Wednesday 08.05.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 15.05.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 22.05.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 29.05.2024 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| 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 | Attendance and active participation Data collection and analysis tools workshop (working in pairs or individually) Data analysis assignment (working in pairs or individually) Research report (working in pairs or individually) or compilation of a small learner corpus. |
| 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 | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |