122040 PS Proseminar Linguistics 1 (2020W)
Phonetics and Phonology
Continuous assessment of course work
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Please note: It is strongly recommended that you have completed ILSS 1 before signing up for Proseminar Linguistics 1.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 08.09.2020 12:00 to Tu 15.09.2020 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.10.2020 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Please note that this course will be taught entirely online via Moodle.
- Thursday 08.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
- Thursday 15.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
- Thursday 22.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
- Thursday 29.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
- Thursday 05.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
- Thursday 12.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
- Thursday 19.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
- Thursday 26.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
- Thursday 03.12. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
- Thursday 10.12. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
- Thursday 17.12. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
- Thursday 07.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
- Thursday 14.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
- Thursday 21.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
- Thursday 28.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
• Pre-paper activities (bibliography and mini-paper outline)
• Mini-paper (first draft and final version)
• Regular assignments throughout the semester (homework assignments, midterm quiz, peer-review, etc.)
• Participation in class
• Mini-paper (first draft and final version)
• Regular assignments throughout the semester (homework assignments, midterm quiz, peer-review, etc.)
• Participation in class
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
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 (bibliography and mini-paper outline) – 10%
• The mini-paper (1st draft) – 40%
• The mini-paper (final version) – 20%
• Regular assignments throughout the semester (homework assignments, in-class and online quizzes, peer review) – 30%
• Completion and submission of all tasks on time and in full.The pass grade is 60%.In order to pass, 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.Attendance: max. 2 absences allowedGrading 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%
• Pre-paper activities (bibliography and mini-paper outline) – 10%
• The mini-paper (1st draft) – 40%
• The mini-paper (final version) – 20%
• Regular assignments throughout the semester (homework assignments, in-class and online quizzes, peer review) – 30%
• Completion and submission of all tasks on time and in full.The pass grade is 60%.In order to pass, 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.Attendance: max. 2 absences allowedGrading 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%
Examination topics
For further information about assessment and grading please see the information given above.
Reading list
Carr, Philip. 2013. English phonetics and phonology: an introduction. (2nd edition). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.Additional readings to be announced.
Association in the course directory
Studium: UF 344, BA 612
Code/Modul: UF 3.3.2-204, BA05.3
Lehrinhalt: 12-2041
Code/Modul: UF 3.3.2-204, BA05.3
Lehrinhalt: 12-2041
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:16
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:
• The basic principles and ethics of academic research
• Finding and evaluating academic sources
• The basic conventions of academic writing
• Basic concepts and problems in English phonetics and phonology
• Selected resources and tools used in phonetic and phonological researchMETHODS:
Reading, discussions, peer-group interaction, in-class and online exercises, lecturer input, autonomous researchPREREQUISITES FOR ATTENDING THIS COURSE:
As this course builds on knowledge and skills acquired during STEOP (ISL1, Language Analysis), basic knowledge of articulatory phonetics, transcription and phonological analysis will be taken for granted.We strongly suggest that students have completed at least ILSS1, but ideally also ILSS2 before taking this course. Writing skills such as paragraphing (topic sentence, support, etc.) and having a clear line of argumentation are taken for granted, and a basic understanding of the structure of an in-text citation will prove helpful.