Universität Wien

122053 PS PS Linguistics (2020W)

What do we do with words?

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

Diese Lehrveranstaltung wird (wenn möglich) über online-Termine und Präsenz-Termine am Institut stattfinden, wobei, je nach Teilnehmer*innenzahl, nur die hälfte der Gruppe anwesend sein wird). Folgende Termine sind als Präsenz-Termine geplant und vorzumerken:
13.10 / 20.10 / 17.11. / 24.11. / 12.01. / 19.01. / 26.01.

Update Nov. 2: online teaching only

  • Dienstag 06.10. 08:15 - 09:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 13.10. 08:15 - 09:45 Hybride Lehre
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Dienstag 20.10. 08:15 - 09:45 Hybride Lehre
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Dienstag 27.10. 08:15 - 09:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 03.11. 08:15 - 09:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 10.11. 08:15 - 09:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 17.11. 08:15 - 09:45 Hybride Lehre
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Dienstag 24.11. 08:15 - 09:45 Hybride Lehre
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Dienstag 01.12. 08:15 - 09:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 15.12. 08:15 - 09:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 12.01. 08:15 - 09:45 Hybride Lehre
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Dienstag 19.01. 08:15 - 09:45 Hybride Lehre
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Dienstag 26.01. 08:15 - 09:45 Hybride Lehre
    Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

“At the heart of language use is human action, people doing things with words” (Clark 1995: 371). The linguistic field of pragmatics investigates how language is used in social context and “how more gets communicated than is said” (Yule 1998: 3) and "about how people make sense of each other linguistically" (Yule 1998: 4). Taking the study of pragmatics as an example, this course provides students with insights into one area of linguistics research and prepares them for their first small-scale research project.

Throughout the course we will zoom in on key-concepts and theories in pragmatics (e.g. Speech Acts, Politeness, Co-operative Principle). Engaging with exemplary studies, data and their own research topics, students will acquire knowledge and develop skills required to understand and discuss the links between phenomena researched, study approaches, data collection and interpretation.

Some of the key questions we will address in the course of the term are:
- What is the role of context in meaning making?
- What do speakers do with words as they attempt to reach shared understanding?
- What can one do with words at all?
- What kind of data is needed for the study of pragmatics?
- What role does pragmatics play in the concept of 'communicative competence' and in language education?

In addition to exploring these questions and learning about lexical research, participants will also learn how to find relevant literature on a specific research topic/question, critically analyse and reflect on existing research in the field and collect first experience in planning, conducting and writing up a small-scale linguistic research project.

This course combines lecturer input, sample analyses of relevant material, on- and offline study phases and assignments, group work, discussions and student presentations.

In sum, students will ...
- become familiar with the basics of conducting and reporting linguistic research
- gain knowledge in selected areas of pragmatics
- carry out a small-scale empirical research project

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Student assessment is based on active participation in class, self-study and online assignments, regular readings, an oral poster presentation, and the PS paper.

For the paper each students will choose one aspect related to pragmatics, explore it in more detail and conduct a study. Further information will be provided in class.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Attendance (max. 2 absences)
Part 1: Class participation, readings, smaller (online) assignments, discussions (f2f, online) etc. 10%
Part 2: Poster presentation in class: 25%
Part 3: Paper proposal: 20%
Part 4: PS paper (3,500 words +/-10%): 45%
All parts (1, 2, 3 and 4) must be completed and at least three out of four parts must be positive. The overall pass mark is 60%.

Grading scale: 1 (sehr gut) 100-90%; 2 (gut) 89-80%; 3 (befriedigend), 79-70%; 4 (genügend) 69-60%; 5 (nicht genügend) 59-0%.

Prüfungsstoff

Course evaluation is based on
- active participation, discussions/online activities, regular readings
- online poster presentation
- on-time submission of PS paper and paper proposal
Please note that your paper will be checked with anti-plagiarism software (TurnItIn).

Literatur

Readings will be made available on Moodle.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: BEd 046 / 407
Code/Modul: BEd 09.1
Lehrinhalt: 12-2045

Letzte Änderung: Fr 12.05.2023 00:16