Universität Wien

122049 PS Proseminar Linguistics 2 (2013S)

Sociolinguistics

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

NB: There will be a student conference as part of this course (held jointly with Prof. Fabiszak's PS2 group) on Fri, June 14, 14:30-18:00 & Sa, June 15, 9:30-13:00, replacing the four regular (Wednesday) sessions in June.
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An/Abmeldung

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

Details

max. 24 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Mittwoch 13.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Mittwoch 20.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Mittwoch 10.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Mittwoch 17.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Mittwoch 24.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Mittwoch 08.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Mittwoch 15.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Mittwoch 22.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Mittwoch 29.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Freitag 14.06. 14:30 - 18:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
    Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Samstag 15.06. 09:30 - 13:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
    Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The author of our course book, Miriam Meyerhoff (2011: 1), quips that "[i]f I had a penny for every time I have tried to answer the question, 'So what is sociolinguistics?', I would be writing this book in the comfort of an early retirement". These definitional difficulties notwithstanding, at its core, sociolinguistics is about variation in language, viewed from both a linguistic and a social perspective. This includes, among other things, the study of regional dialects, language attitudes, multilingualism and language choice, language policy, or the role of gender in language use. As diverse as these issues might seem, they interrelate inasmuch as they deal with the influence of social structures on linguistic structures, and vice versa. The aim of sociolinguistic research is to shed light on these interrelationships in order to gain a better understanding of both language and society.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

*) Active in-class participation, incl. chairing of some discussions
*) A research proposal & bibliography
*) A presentation of the results of your research
*) A final write-up of your research project (Proseminar paper)

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The aim of this course is to give an overview of the different areas of study within sociolinguistics and the different research methodologies characteristic of them. Based on this survey, participants will develop their own empirical projects to be presented in class and written up in a final paper.

Prüfungsstoff

*) Lecturer input
*) Partly student-chaired discussions of weekly readings
*) Group work
*) Presentations of research projects at a student conference (Fri, June 14, 14:30-18:00 & Sa, June 15, 9:30-13:00)

Literatur

*) Course book (please obtain once registered for the course, preferably before the first session):
Meyerhoff, Miriam. 2011. Introducing sociolinguistics. (2nd edition). London: Routledge.

*) Additional reading will be made available in class

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: BA 612;
Code/Modul: BA06.1;
Lehrinhalt: 12-2042

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33