Universität Wien

122041 PS Proseminar Linguistics 1 (BA) (2024S)

Phonetics and Phonology

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

Please note: It is strongly recommended that you have completed ILSS 1 before signing up for Proseminar Linguistics 1.

Teacher: Dr. Barakos Elisabeth
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Please note: This is a mixed class, with digital and in-person sessions as indicated in the timeline.

I strongly advise that students complete ISL2 before taking PS1 - Phonetics & Phonology, since many of the concepts used in the PS1 are discussed in the ISL2 lecture. I also strongly suggest that students have completed at least ILSS1 before taking this course.

  • Dienstag 19.03. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Dienstag 09.04. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Dienstag 16.04. 08:15 - 09:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 23.04. 08:15 - 09:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 30.04. 08:15 - 09:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 07.05. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Dienstag 14.05. 08:15 - 09:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 21.05. 08:15 - 09:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 28.05. 08:15 - 09:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 04.06. 08:15 - 09:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 11.06. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Dienstag 18.06. 08:15 - 09:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 25.06. 08:15 - 09:45 Digital

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

AIMS:
Students will be able to carry out a guided literature-based research project in English linguistics building on the knowledge acquired in the course.

CONTENTS:
Building on the introductory module (STEOP), this course discusses the basics and ethics of academic writing and research methodology with the help of hands-on examples from English linguistics. Students will be familiarised with basic concepts and fundamental problems in English phonetics and phonology. They will then individually investigate one selected topic and submit their findings in the form of a written paper.
In this course, students are made familiar with:
• Basic concepts and problems in English phonetics and phonology
• The basic principles and ethics of academic research
• Finding and evaluating academic sources
• The basic conventions of academic writing
• Selected resources and tools used in phonetic and phonological research

METHODS:
Reading, discussions, peer-group interaction, in-class and online exercises, lecturer input, autonomous research
PREREQUISITES FOR ATTENDING THIS COURSE:
As this course builds on knowledge and skills acquired during STEOP (ISL1 and Language Analysis), knowledge of basic concepts and related terminology in the field of English linguistics are taken for granted. Additionally, writing skills such as paragraphing (topic sentence, support, etc.) and having a clear line of argumentation will be expected, and a basic understanding of the structure of an in-text citation will prove helpful.

PREREQUISITES FOR ATTENDING THIS COURSE:
As this course builds on knowledge and skills acquired during STEOP (ISL1 and Language Analysis), knowledge of basic concepts and related terminology in the field of English linguistics are taken for granted. Additionally, writing skills such as paragraphing (topic sentence, support, etc.) and having a clear line of argumentation will be expected, and a basic understanding of the structure of an in-text citation will prove helpful.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Pre-paper activities (proposal & bibliography)
• Mini-paper (first draft and final version)
• Regular assignments throughout the semester (homework assignments, midterm, peer-review)
• Participation in class
Additional material allowed: none

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Please understand that this is a 6-ECTS course, which means about 150 hours of work, only ca. 25 of which are class time. Accordingly, you will spend about 8 hours a week in addition to the contact hours working for this course. You need to be able to dedicate that much time to it.

Assessment is based on:
• Pre-paper activities (proposal & bibliography) – 10%
• The mini-paper (1st draft) – 40%
• The mini-paper (final version) – 20%
• Regular assignments throughout the semester (homework assignments, midterm, peer review, participation) – 30%
• Completion and submission of all tasks on time and in full.

You need at least 60% to pass this course. You must reach a positive grade on at least one of the mini-paper submissions (first draft or final version), i.e. failing both mini-paper versions means that you will not pass the course, regardless of the overall points reached.
Please note that attendance is mandatory. You are allowed to miss a maximum of two sessions, regardless of whether the absences are excused or unexcused. If you cannot attend the very first class, you need to inform your lecturer *before the end of that session*, otherwise your spot will be given to another student. Deadlines apply regardless of your absence.

Any form of plagiarism (e.g., copying from other students or insufficient indication of sources) and cheating is prohibited. Please note that your work will be automatically checked for plagiarism using the anti-plagiarism software TurnItIn and the lecturer may arrange individual meetings to ask you questions about your mini-papers.

Grading scheme:
1 (Sehr gut): 100-90%
2 (Gut): 89.9-80%
3 (Befriedigend): 79.9-70%
4 (Genügend): 69.9-60%
5 (Nicht genügend): 59.9-0%

Prüfungsstoff

• Understanding of basic concepts in English phonetics and phonology
• Covering a topic in the research fields phonetics and phonology
• Ability to write an academic paper in English
• Literature research skills
• Structuring a paper
• Developing a clear line of argumentation
• Adhering to formal regulations
For further information about assessment and grading please see the detailed information given above.

Literatur

Essential readings for this class (will be made available on Moodle):

Carr, Philip. 2012. English phonetics and phonology: an introduction. (2nd edition). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Konert-Panek, Monika. 2017. "Overshooting Americanization: accent stylisation in pop singing - acoustic properties of the BATH and TRAP vowels in focus". Research in Language 15(4), 371-384.
Labov, William. 1997 [1972]. "The social stratification of (r) in New York City department stores". In Coupland, Nikolas; Jaworski, Adam (eds.). Sociolinguistics: a reader and coursebook. New York, NY: Macmillan Education, 168-178.
Macaulay, Monica. 2006. Surviving linguistics: a guide for graduate students. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla.
Ohala, Diane K. 2008. "Phonological acquisition in a first language". In Hansen Edwards, Jette G.; Zampini, Mary L. (eds.). Phonology and second language acquisition. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 19-39.
Phull, Disha K.; Kumar, G. Bharadwaja. 2016. "Vowel analysis for Indian English". Proceedings of the 6th international conference on advances in computing & communications (ICACC 2016), 6-8 September 2016, Cochin, India. Elsevier, 533-538.
Plag, Ingo; Braun, Maria; Lappe, Sabine; Schramm, Mareile. 2007. Introduction to English linguistics. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
Sankoff, Gillian. 2006. "Age: Apparent time and real time". In Brown, Keith (ed.). Elsevier encyclopedia of language and linguistics. (2nd edition). Elsevier, 110-115.
University of Vienna English Department. 2017. Style sheet for papers in linguistics. (3rd edition). http://anglistik.univie.ac.at/studierende/formulare-und-style-sheets/style-sheets/ (01 Oct. 2022).

Additionally, students will be expected to independently find and read literature on their selected proseminar paper topic.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: BA 612
Code/Modul: BA05.3
Lehrinhalt: 12-2041

Letzte Änderung: Do 29.02.2024 15:06