122221 SE Linguistics Seminar / BA Paper / MA applied linguistics (2012W)

English in everyday life in Austria: sociolinguistic perspectives

11.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

Continuous assessment of course work

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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).

Registration is open from Mo 17.09.2012 00:00 to Su 23.09.2012 23:59
Registration is open from Th 27.09.2012 00:00 to Tu 02.10.2012 23:59
Deregistration possible until We 31.10.2012 23:59

Details

max. 18 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Ute Smit

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Monday 08.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
Monday 15.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
Monday 22.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
Monday 29.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
Monday 05.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
Monday 12.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
Monday 19.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
Monday 26.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
Friday 30.11. 16:00 - 20:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Saturday 01.12. 09:00 - 15:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Monday 03.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
Monday 10.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
Monday 17.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
Monday 07.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
Monday 14.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
Monday 21.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
Monday 28.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Despite the fact that Austrians rarely use English for communication amongst each other, it is still everywhere to be found: in newspapers, periodicals or on street signs, on the radio and TV as well as the internet. English is also increasingly used in education at all levels, and many companies couldn’t do anymore without English as the lingua franca amongst business partners.
This course will involve studying selected aspects of how English functions in Austrian daily life. Participants will learn about various sociolinguistic research agendas and, by undertaking small-scale empirical research, they will be able to critically compare language practice and language policy issues.

Assessment and permitted materials

Participants will be assessed on the basis of active participation in (online) discussions, their oral presentations and written research papers. All presentations will take place during a seminar conference in Nov 30 (afternoon) and Dec 1 (all day). Full participation in the conference is mandatory, so please bear this in mind when registering for the course.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The participants will become familiar with selected sociolinguistic research areas that pertain to English and its functions and use in Austria, such as language policy in education, linguistic landscaping, multimodality and language attitudes. Additionally, the students will undertake small-scale empirical investigations, thus practising sociolinguistic research methods.

Examination topics

The first sessions will be used to introduce the participants to (a) sociolinguistics, especially language policy and its relationship to language practice and (b) various relevant data collection and analysis procedures. This will be followed by a research phase reserved for individual project work. During a seminar conference on Fri, 30 Nov and Sat, 1 Dec participants will report on the progress of their projects and attempt to make their findings relevant to one another. The final part of the seminar will be dedicated to the production of written research papers, to be handed in by the end of January.

Reading list

To be announced

Association in the course directory

Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612, ME 812;
Code/Modul: Diplom 222, 226/228, 236/238, 721-723, 821, UF 4.2.3-222, BA06.2, M05
Lehrinhalt: 12-2221

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