Universität Wien

122047 PS Proseminar Linguistics 2 (2021W)

The Language of Songs in English

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work
ON-SITE
Moodle

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).

Details

max. 24 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

*NEW** From 22nd November, because of the Corona Lockdown, all classes will be online at the usual times until further notice.

  • Friday 01.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Friday 05.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 12.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 19.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 26.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 03.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 10.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 17.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 07.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 14.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 21.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 28.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar offers a new opportunity to study the language of songs in English. On the one hand, songs are texts, like poems. On the other hand songs are sung – with or without a musical accompaniment – and, what is more, new pop songs are increasingly being presented in a multi-media environment, with (often quite sophisticated) video accompaniment.

A first aim of the seminar is to combine linguistic and stylistic analyses of songs in English with a corpus-linguistic approach. A further aim is to consider how these analyses are extended and adapted when performance is taken into account. The final aim is to consider the role and effect of any multi-media video accompaniment.
At its core will be a collection of songs, to be compiled from the favourite songs of each of the seminar participants. The songs will be edited for incorporation into a corpus. In due course, the song texts will become annotated in respect of their inherent linguistic and stylistic features. Through the exploitation of the corpus, it will become possible to reveal common linguistic and stylistic patterns across the songs.

Songs have also come to form one of the informal ways in which English is acquired as a second language. Consideration will also be given both to informal language acquisition and to the role of song in language education.

Assessment and permitted materials

This course will be held on site if at all possible. During October, when the tutor will be absent because of some necessary treatment at a residential rehab centre (Kur), students will be set homework on the songs which they will each have chosen. Face-to-face teaching will begin during the first week of November. The seminar will culminate in January 2022 with a Song Concert.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

There will be regular homework exercises, the learning from which will be accumulative and feed in to the final Written Assignment, part of which will be presented during the Song Concert. The Written Assignment will be due on 31 January 2022.

Reading list

Reading details as well as the Homework for October will be released at the start of the semester.

Association in the course directory

Studium: BA 612;
Code/Modul: BA06.1;
Lehrinhalt: 12-2044

Last modified: Fr 19.11.2021 17:48