Universität Wien

122223 SE Linguistics Seminar / BA Paper (2016W)

Topics in Applied Linguistics

11.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work
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. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Presentations will be blocked at an end-of-term conference on 13 January and 14 January 2017. Attendance during the entire conference is compulsory for successful course completion. Please only register if you are able to attend the entire end-of-term conference.

  • Monday 31.10. 13:15 - 16:30 PC-Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Monday 14.11. 16:45 - 20:00 PC-Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Monday 28.11. 16:45 - 20:00 Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 13.12. 11:30 - 14:45 Seminarraum 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Friday 13.01. 14:00 - 20:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Saturday 14.01. 09:00 - 15:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Applied linguistics covers a wide, interdisciplinary range of conceptual areas. It is concerned with enhancing our understanding of the role and functions of language and its contribution to solving real-world problems. Of the many and varied purposes of applied linguistics, the dominant application has always been the teaching and learning of second or foreign languages. In this seminar, we will map out the scope of applied linguistics on the basis of four conceptual areas: 1) the language user /learner; 2) language processing; 3) the language code and corpus; 4) the language community.

Participants will:
- further develop the research and analytical skills necessary for the study of language
- enhance their knowledge and insight in the topic area of applied linguistics
- conduct their own empirical investigations and gain insights into the methodology of applied linguistics
- deepen their understanding of different approaches to applied linguistics.

This course has been subdivided into three parts. In part I, participants will be introduced to the many purposes of applied linguistics. This introductory phase involves the discussion of articles and book chapters as well as hands-on work with language data. During this stage, students will be required to develop their research questions and work on their proposals. In part II, students are able to work on their individual projects. In part III, participants will present their projects and findings at the end-of-term conference.

Assessment and permitted materials

Participants will be assessed on the basis of assignments, class participation, proposal, presentation and a seminar paper. The proposal, presentation and paper are based on a research project each participant will select and work on during the course.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Seminar paper and proposal: 60%
Presentation: 20%
Assignments and class participation: 20%

Examination topics

see Mindestanforderungen

Reading list

Available at the beginning of the course.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, BA 612
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.3-222, BA06.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-2222

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