Course Schedule

Start > Lehramt an Grund-, Haupt- und Realschulen (Staatsexamen) -> Unterrichtsfach Englisch -> Sprachwissenschaft

Lehrveranstaltungen

English linguistics and area studies: Varieties of English (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Anita Fetzer

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Mittwoch | 08:15 - 09:45 | 15.10.2007 - 01.02.2008 | C 12.009 Seminarraum

Inhalt: Languages are characterized by variation manifest in regional and social variation, as well as variation caused by the phenomena field of discourse and medium. The goal of this course is to investigate (1) national standards of English (British; American; Scots; Hiberno-English; Canadian; South Africa; Australia; New Zealand; Caribbean English) (2) and their regional varieties in the frameworks of phonological, morphological, syntactic, lexical and socio-pragmatic variation.

Theories of second language acquisition (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Anita Fetzer

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Dienstag | 16:15 - 17:45 | 15.10.2007 - 01.02.2008 | C 14.102 a Seminarraum

Inhalt: Second Language Acquisition (SLA) is a theoretical and experimental field of study that examines language development, in this case the acquisition of second languages. The term second includes "foreign" and "third", "fourth" (etc.). The dominant aim behind this research is to extend our understanding of the complex processes and mechanisms that drive language acquisition. SLA differs from second language teaching, methodology, and curriculum studies although findings from SLA research may inform practices in foreign language education. The goal of this course is to look at different theories of SLA, and to discuss their relevance to second-language learning.

English linguistics and area studies: English Dialogue Analysis (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Anita Fetzer

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Mittwoch | 10:15 - 11:45 | 15.10.2007 - 01.02.2008 | W 201

Inhalt: In dialogue analysis and conversation analysis, discourse and text are conceived as deeply ordered, structurally organized phenomena. As a consequence of that, language is not only seen as a linguistic system, but also as a vehicle for social action. The goal of this course is to analyse and discuss ‘stretches longer than individual sentences’ with regard to (1) monologism vs. dialogism (speakers & listeners), (2) conversation-analytic categories (turn-taking - adjacency - preference), (3) sense-making in discourse and situated fixation of linguistic meaning, (4) contexts in discourse and discourse in context, and (5) discourse types and genres.

Grammar in context: negation (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Anita Fetzer

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Dienstag | 14:15 - 15:45 | 15.10.2007 - 01.02.2008 | C 14.102 a Seminarraum

Inhalt: The goal of this course is to examine the form, meaning and function of negation in English. Particular attention is given to its functions in discourse. We look at the structure of a sentential negation, morphological negation, semantic negation and pragmatic negation, and analyse clauses, sentences and texts with regard to the questions of what is negated and of what the different types of negation express.