Universität Wien

124090 VK BEd 09.2: VK Linguistics and Language Education (2025S)

Perspectives on Learner Language

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Mo 12.05. 17:00-18:30 Digital

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. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 03.03. 17:00 - 20:15 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 10.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Digital
  • Monday 24.03. 17:00 - 20:15 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 07.04. 17:00 - 20:15 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 26.05. 17:00 - 20:15 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 02.06. 17:00 - 20:15 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 16.06. 17:00 - 20:15 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 23.06. 17:00 - 20:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Content:
This course deals with the language produced by learners of English. This includes spoken and written, planned and spontaneous production of beginners as well as advanced learners of English as a foreign and/or second language. During the input phase of the course we will discuss how different different language learning theories see the status of learner language. We will examine different types of learner language, consider learner corpora and gain an overview of different approaches to the linguistic analysis of learner language. After the initial input phase, participants will work on their individual or group projects.
Aims:
Students will get to know a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to the language produced by learners of English and will be able to apply them to student texts. For their BA-thesis, participants will undertake an analysis of a small corpus of learner language according to a specific theoretical and methodological perspective chosen by them.

Methods: mini-lectures, presentations, readings, interactive discussion, group work, assignments, individual reading and research

Assessment and permitted materials

Continuous assessment

Course evaluation is based on:
I. assignments and class participation (max. 30 points)
II. project-based presentation (max. 10 points)
III. project report (max. 20 points) OR bachelor paper (max. 50 points)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum requirements [dropping out of course is possible until March 31]:
(a) regular class attendance (max. 2 absences)
(b) submitting all assignments (on time)
(c) active engagement in project work and presentation
(d) handing in the project report / bachelor paper on time
(d) attaining at least 50% on each of the three parts (see I, II and III above)

Final grades & points achieved:
(VK) ‘1’: 54-60; ‘2’: 48-53; ‘3’: 42-47; ‘4’: 36-41; ‘5’: 0-35
(VK+BEd-paper) ‘1’: 90-100; ‘2’: 80-89; ‘3’: 70-79; ‘4’: 60-69; ‘5’: 0-59

Examination topics

Continuous assessment
Engagement in discussion and group work, fulfillment of tasks & assignments, giving a presentation, writing a course paper (either project report or bachelor paper)

Reading list

Tarone, E. & Swierzbin, B. (2009). Exploring learner language. Oxford University Press.
Ellis, R. & Barkhuizen, G. (2005). Analysing learner language. Oxford University Press.

Association in the course directory

Studium: BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: BEd 09.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-4692

Last modified: Mo 17.02.2025 14:46