122043 PS Proseminar Linguistics 1 (2018W)
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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 Sa 08.09.2018 00:00 to Tu 18.09.2018 23:59
- Deregistration possible until We 31.10.2018 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
09.10.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday
16.10.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday
23.10.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday
30.10.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday
06.11.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday
13.11.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday
20.11.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday
27.11.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday
04.12.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday
11.12.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday
08.01.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday
15.01.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday
22.01.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday
29.01.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
- Pre-paper activities (bibliography and source-based essay): 20%- Mini-paper (first draft and final version): 50%- Regular assignments throughout the semester (participation, homework assignments, in-class quizzes): 30%
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Please, understand that this is a 6-ECTS course, which means about 150 hours of work, only 18 of which are class time. So, 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.
The pass grade is 60%. Assessment is based on pre-paper activities (bibliography and mini-paper outline), the mini-paper (1st draft and final version) and regular assignments throughout the semester (homework assignments, in-class and online quizzes, first session quiz).
Completion and submission of all tasks on time and in full.
The pass grade is 60%. Assessment is based on pre-paper activities (bibliography and mini-paper outline), the mini-paper (1st draft and final version) and regular assignments throughout the semester (homework assignments, in-class and online quizzes, first session quiz).
Completion and submission of all tasks on time and in full.
Examination topics
THERE WILL BE A SHORT QUIZ COUNTING TOWARDS THE FINAL GRADE IN THE VERY FIRST SESSION.
For details about the quiz and further information about assessment and grading please see the information given above.
For details about the quiz and further information about assessment and grading please see the information given above.
Reading list
Chapters 1 and 2 in:
Plag, Ingo; Braun, Maria; Lappe, Sabine; Schramm, Mareile. Introduction to English Linguistics. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter.Class reader (details to be announced)
Plag, Ingo; Braun, Maria; Lappe, Sabine; Schramm, Mareile. Introduction to English Linguistics. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter.Class reader (details 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: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33
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 the English lexicon. 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 the study of the English lexicon
- Selected resources and tools used in vocabulary research
PREREQUISITES
As this course builds on knowledge and skills acquired during STEOP (ISL1, Language Analysis), basic knowledge of word formation processes and (lexical) semantics will be taken for granted.
THERE WILL BE A SHORT QUIZ COUNTING TOWARDS THE FINAL GRADE IN THE VERY FIRST SESSION to make sure that students have this knowledge readily available. The quiz will be based on chapters 5 and 9 in Yule ‘The Study of Language’ (see STEOP reading list).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, ...) 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.
AIMS
Students will be able to carry out a guided literature-based research project in English linguistics building on knowledge acquired in the course.
METHODS
Reading, discussions, peer-group interaction, in-class and online exercises, lecturer input, autonomous research