Universität Wien

122010 VO STEOP: Introduction to the Study of Language 1 (2013W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

Details

max. 195 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 16.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
    BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
    Hörsaal 1 Hauptgebäude Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Wednesday 23.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
    BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
    Hörsaal 1 Hauptgebäude Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Wednesday 30.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 06.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 13.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Friday 15.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 20.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 27.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 04.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 11.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 18.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Auditorium Maximum Tiefparterre Hauptgebäude Stiege 10
  • Friday 20.12. 09:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Saturday 25.01. 09:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This lecture course forms the first part of a one-year introductory program that aims at providing first-year students of English with an overview of the major areas of linguistic knowledge. In the first semester, we study ways of describing and transcribing the sounds and sound system of English (phonetics/phonology). We then consider how language varies in relation to different social and geographical factors and how this variation may be described (sociolinguistics). We examine how language functions in communication and how humans use language to create meaning in interaction (pragmatics, discourse analysis). Finally, we analyze the ways in which children learn their first language (first language acquisition) and in which people learn further languages at a later stage (second language acquisition).

Assessment and permitted materials

written examination, multiple choice

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students will be familiar with the basic principles of phonetics, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, discourse analysis, first and second language acquisition and will be able to apply their knowledge to English texts. Students will be able to read English in phonemic transcription.

Examination topics

lecture

Reading list

Ingo Plag, Maria Braun, Sabine Lappe & Mareile Schramm. 2009. Introduction to English Linguistics. 2nd edition. Mouton de Gruyter.
Yule, George. 2006. The Study of Language. 3rd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, BA 612
Code/Modul: UF 3.2-201, BA01.1;
Lehrinhalt: 12-2010
StEOP

Last modified: We 15.12.2021 00:19