122228 SE Linguistics Seminar / BA Paper / MA historical & descriptive linguistics / MA applied linguistics (2012S)
Form and function and the ELF factor
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 20.02.2012 00:00 to Su 26.02.2012 23:59
- Registration is open from We 29.02.2012 00:00 to Su 04.03.2012 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.03.2012 23:59
Details
max. 18 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Friday 09.03. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Friday 16.03. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Friday 23.03. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Friday 30.03. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Friday 20.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Friday 27.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Friday 04.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Friday 11.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Friday 11.05. 14:00 - 19:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
- Saturday 12.05. 09:00 - 16:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
- Friday 18.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Friday 25.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Friday 01.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Friday 08.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Friday 15.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Friday 22.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Friday 29.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
As both consequence and driving force of globalization, English at present functions as the predominant international lingua franca. This use of English as the first truly global means of communication has led to the realization that conventional attitudes to English and approaches to its study need to be critically examined. This state of affairs has resulted in a fast-growing field of research that is concerned both with the sociolinguistic significance of English as lingua franca (ELF) as a naturally adaptive linguistic development and with its theoretical and applied linguistic implications, the latter particularly in the areas of language teaching and language policy. In this seminar, we will investigate this phenomenon from various perspectives and consider how ELF is different from the English(es) participants are familiar with.
Assessment and permitted materials
Students will be assessed on the basis of participation in discussions throughout the course, a short project outline, a bibliography, the oral presentation of their research project as well as a written seminar paper in which they report on their projects.NB Full participation in the seminar conference in May is mandatory and an integral part of the course, so please bear this in mind when registering for the seminar!
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The objective of this course is the investigation of the forms and functions of ELF, both
conceptually and empirically. Participants will become (more) aware of the sociolinguistic reality of, and the theoretical background to, the study of English as it has developed as a global lingua franca. Students will also learn to analyze the forms that ELF takes when used for various purposes in intercultural communication, and to appreciate the functional motivation of these forms. We shall also devote some space to reflection on the practical implications (e.g. for language teaching) of research in this area.
conceptually and empirically. Participants will become (more) aware of the sociolinguistic reality of, and the theoretical background to, the study of English as it has developed as a global lingua franca. Students will also learn to analyze the forms that ELF takes when used for various purposes in intercultural communication, and to appreciate the functional motivation of these forms. We shall also devote some space to reflection on the practical implications (e.g. for language teaching) of research in this area.
Examination topics
In an introductory phase, the agenda of the seminar will be presented, selected readings discussed (esp. on the concept of ELF, the controversial discussions about it, and on corpus linguistics), and participants will gradually develop their research questions. Participants will be offered an introduction to VOICE Online, the Vienna-Oxford International Corpus of English (http://www.univie.ac.at/voice/) and to techniques of conducting research with the help of this resource. Students will also be given guidance in choosing and analysing interesting features of the use of spoken ELF. Participants will then be able to conduct their own investigations, and will discuss their ideas and findings both during the weekly sessions as well as at the seminar conference. This seminar conference will be held on Friday, May 11th (afternoon), and on Saturday May 12th (morning to mid-afternoon), concurrently with Prof. Ritt’s seminar. In exchange for time spent at the seminar conference a number of regular seminar sessions, esp. towards the end of term, will not be held.
Reading list
Some introductory reading will be made available to registered participants to help preparation for the first session, and a few relevant readings will be distributed in the early part of the course via Moodle.
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, M04, M05
Lehrinhalt: 12-0312
Code/Modul: Diplom 222, 226/228, 236/238, 721-723, 821, UF 4.2.3-222, BA06.2, M04, M05
Lehrinhalt: 12-0312
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