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| Semester | spring semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Julia Landmann (julia.landmann@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Online dictionaries and corpora are considered indispensable tools for modern language research. This MA research seminar examines the variety of approaches and methods for collecting and evaluating the data obtained from these sources in order to gain essential insights into words, their meaning and their pragmatic-contextual use. Students have the opportunity to carry out a number of empirical research tasks. The overriding aim of this seminar is to provide students with the skills and methods required for a variety of research designs in the areas of lexicology, semantics and pragmatics with their associated aspects. |
| Learning objectives | At the end of this seminar students - can use a variety of approaches and methods to collect and analyse linguistic data using online dictionaries and corpora - have gained experience in conducting their own empirical research - are familiar with the essential skills and methods required for diverse research designs in lexicology, semantics and pragmatics |
| Bibliography | A comprehensive reading list, as well as selected texts, will be made available on ADAM. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | Open to MA students of English and MSG Sprache und Kommunikation. |
| Course application | Please register for this course on services.unibas.ch. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 16.15-18.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 27.02.2024 | 16.15-18.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 05.03.2024 | 16.15-18.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 12.03.2024 | 16.15-18.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 19.03.2024 | 16.15-18.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 26.03.2024 | 16.15-18.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 02.04.2024 | 16.15-18.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 09.04.2024 | 16.15-18.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 16.04.2024 | 16.15-18.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 23.04.2024 | 16.15-18.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 30.04.2024 | 16.15-18.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 07.05.2024 | 16.15-18.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 14.05.2024 | 16.15-18.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 21.05.2024 | 16.15-18.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 28.05.2024 | 16.15-18.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Modules |
Modul: English Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Forschungspraxis und Vertiefung (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul: Research in English Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Sprache als System (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | - attendance and active participation - data analysis assignment (working in pairs or individually) - research report (working in pairs or individually) - presentation of the research report (working in pairs or individually) |
| 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 |