Universität Wien

122049 PS Proseminar Linguistics 2 (2013S)

Sociolinguistics

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

NB: There will be a student conference as part of this course (held jointly with Prof. Fabiszak's PS2 group) on Fri, June 14, 14:30-18:00 & Sa, June 15, 9:30-13:00, replacing the four regular (Wednesday) sessions in June.
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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

  • Wednesday 13.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 20.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 10.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 17.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 24.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 08.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 15.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 22.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Wednesday 29.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Friday 14.06. 14:30 - 18:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
    Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Saturday 15.06. 09:30 - 13:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
    Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The author of our course book, Miriam Meyerhoff (2011: 1), quips that "[i]f I had a penny for every time I have tried to answer the question, 'So what is sociolinguistics?', I would be writing this book in the comfort of an early retirement". These definitional difficulties notwithstanding, at its core, sociolinguistics is about variation in language, viewed from both a linguistic and a social perspective. This includes, among other things, the study of regional dialects, language attitudes, multilingualism and language choice, language policy, or the role of gender in language use. As diverse as these issues might seem, they interrelate inasmuch as they deal with the influence of social structures on linguistic structures, and vice versa. The aim of sociolinguistic research is to shed light on these interrelationships in order to gain a better understanding of both language and society.

Assessment and permitted materials

*) Active in-class participation, incl. chairing of some discussions
*) Co-chairing of one session
*) A research proposal & bibliography
*) A presentation of the results of your research
*) A final write-up of your research project (Proseminar paper)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The aim of this course is to give an overview of the different areas of study within sociolinguistics and the different research methodologies characteristic of them. Based on this survey, participants will develop their own empirical projects to be presented in class and written up in a final paper.

Examination topics

*) Lecturer input
*) Partly student-chaired discussions of weekly readings
*) Group work
*) Presentations of research projects at a student conference (Fri, June 14, 14:30-18:00 & Sa, June 15, 9:30-13:00)

Reading list

*) Course book (please obtain once registered for the course, preferably before the first session):
Meyerhoff, Miriam. 2011. Introducing sociolinguistics. (2nd edition). London: Routledge.

*) Additional reading will be made available in class

Association in the course directory

Studium: BA 612;
Code/Modul: BA06.1;
Lehrinhalt: 12-2042

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