122253 AR Linguistics Course (Advanced 1-5) - Hist., Appl. & TEFL (2011W)

Introduction to Contrastive Linguistics

5.00 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 Fr 16.09.2011 00:00 to Su 25.09.2011 23:59
Registration is open from Th 29.09.2011 14:00 to Tu 04.10.2011 23:59
Deregistration possible until Mo 31.10.2011 23:59

Details

max. 24 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Arne Lohmann

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Monday 10.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Monday 17.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Monday 24.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Monday 31.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Monday 07.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Monday 14.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Monday 21.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Monday 28.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Monday 05.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Monday 12.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Monday 09.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Monday 16.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Monday 23.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Monday 30.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Learning at least one foreign language yourself, you probably have compared your own mother tongue against the peculiarities of that foreign language in one way or another. Curiously enough, relatively few scholars lately choose to utilize this approach for the scientific study of English and German. This is somewhat surprising, as the two languages are ideal candidates for such a contrastive analysis, as they are rather closely related yet have moved apart considerably in a relatively short period of time.

This course will familiarize students with a contrastive approach to linguistics, focusing on, but not restricted to, a comparison of English and German. The goal is to identify and explain characteristics of the English language through cross-linguistic comparison. In doing so, we will take a tour through all major levels of linguistic analysis ranging from discourse pragmatics to phonetics. Students will be guided towards carrying out their own research projects. Competence in German is not a prerequisite for this course, however an interest in the German language is, as we will use it as the primary language for comparison.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students will be assessed on the basis of a presentation and a term paper. Active participation is required.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the contrastive (cross-linguistic) analysis of two closely-related languages and enable them to carry out their own research projects in that field.

Examination topics

Readings, assignments, classroom discussions, presentation, individual research project.

Reading list

Hawkins, John A. 1986. A comparative typology of English and German : unifying the contrasts. London: Croom Helm.

König, Ekkehard and Volker Gast. 2009. Understanding English-German Contrasts. 2nd ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag.

Association in the course directory

Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, ME 812;
Code/Modul: Diplom 225, 226/228, 236/238, 721-723, UF 4.2.3-223, ME3, ME4, ME5;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0260

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