Sommersemester 2008 -  

6.2.01 Introduction to Linguistics, Pütz (1. Gruppe), Schmitt (2. Gruppe)

6.2.02 Forms and Functions of English in Africa, Mwikisa

6.2.03 The Structure of English, Pütz (1. Gruppe), Schmitt (2. Gruppe)

6.2.04 Bilingualism: Basic Concepts, Peter - Achtung Zeitänderung!

6.2.06 Sociolinguistics, Pütz

6.2.07 Black Linguistics, Pütz

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Course Description:
Linguistics is the scientific inquiry into human language – into its structures and uses and into the relationship between them. This course will specifically focus on the areas of phonetics/phonology, syntax and semantics (the ‚bread‘ and ‚butter‘ of linguistics) but also on more peripheral branches of the field, such as pragmatics (the study of how context influences the interpretation of meaning), sociolinguistics (the study of language and society), applied linguistics (the application of linguistics to language teaching), and historical linguistics (the study of language change).

Participants:                                              
BA-Studiengang; Grundstudium alte  Lehrämter (keine Wiederholer!)

Prerequisites:                                
none

Certificates:
Bescheinigung in Linguistics (needed in order to proceed to Proseminar)

Assignment:
Active participation, oral presentation and written exam (Klausur)

ECTS evaluation (alte Lehrämter):
2 ECTS credits

Main background reading:
Yule, George. The Study of Language. 2006. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

A more comprehensive list of recommended and essential references will be made available at the first lecture.

First session: First week of semester

Hier finden Sie das course outline (Achtung Terminänderung der Veranstaltungen! Stand 20.05.2008)

Course Description:
The seminar offers an overview of the issues surrounding the role played by English in a modern African society, with specific reference to Southern Africa. After a preliminary consideration of the geographical spread of English against the background of the "three circles of English" model the seminar will provide an account of the varying sociolinguistic situations of English in South Africa and Namibia, Angola and Mozambique and then the rest of Southern Africa consisting of former British colonies. This will be followed by an examination of the phonological, syntactical, semantic and discoursal features of English in Africa. The features will be discussed in the light of Kachru's concept of the cline of proficiency as products of people's use of the language in a widening range of social domains. Instances of these features for English in Southern Africa will be provided and discussed in terms of questions about the appropriateness of Kachru's model. Issues of language contact, target models in education, multilingualism, language planning and policy, languages and political pluralism, languages of creative expression, attitudes and globalization  will then be discussed. At the end of the seminar students will have gained a general understanding of English as a living language that adapts to meet the various demands made upon it in various parts of the world.

Participants:
Grundstudium alte Lehrämter

Prerequisites:
Introduction to Linguistics

Certificates:
PS-Schein oder HS-Schein (Leistungsnachweis LN) in linguistics
Teilnahmenachweis (TN) in linguistics

Assignment:
LN: (i) Regular participation; (ii) oral presentation or book review and (iii) written test (Klausur)

Termine: Thursday, June 5 to Thursday, June 26, 2008

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6.2.03 The Structure of English (BA, Modul 3)

Course Description für Gruppe 1 (Schmitt):
In this seminar, we will be looking in detail at some of the subsystems of the English language. In particular, we will examine the phonological system and point out the major problems for Germans who speak English. Furthermore, we will look at some characteristic morphological and syntactical features of English.  Recommended Reading: A list with the relevant literature will be made available in the first session.

Course Description für Gruppe 2 (Pütz):
The seminar is organized according to four different aspects of contemporary English, namely lexis (the words of the language), grammar (the way words are combined into sentences), discourse (the way sentences are combined into text) and phonology (the sounds and the sound patterns of English). Recommended Reading: Ballard, Kim. 2001. The Frameworks of English. Houndsmills: Palgrave.

Participants:
BA-Studiengang

Prerequisites:
Introduction to Linguistics

Certificates:

Assignment:
LN: (i) Regular participation; (ii) oral presentation or book review and (iii) written test (Klausur)

First session: First week of semester

 
6.2.04 Bilingualism: Basic Concepts, Peter

Course Description:
The first part of this course will focus on two main areas, namely the individual nature of bilingualism (levels of bilingualism, development and language testing) and the social nature of bilingualism (language communities, language contact, language change and language conflict).

The second part of the course will deal with various aspects of bilingual education with an emphasis on the U.S., and will include topics such as:  history of bilingual education, types of bilingual education, effectiveness of bilingualism and politics surrounding both language minorities and bilingual education.

Main background reading:
Baker, Collin. 4/2006. Foundations of Bilingual Eduction and Bilingualism. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

Participants:
Grundstudium alte Lehrämter

Prerequisites:
Introduction to Linguistics

Certificates:
PS-Schein (Leistungsnachweis LN) in linguistics
Teilnahmenachweis (TN) in linguistics

Assignment:
LN: (i) Regular participation; (ii) oral presentation or book review and (iii) written test (Klausur)

ECTS evaluation:
4 credits (LN)
2 credits for (active) participation only (TN)

Termine (Achtung Änderung, Stand 05.03.2008):

 11.04., 25.04., 02.05., 23.05., 30.05., 13.06. 27.06.

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 6.2.06 Sociolinguistics, Pütz

Course Description:
This seminar provides an introduction to the field of sociolinguistics, i.e. the study of language in its social contexts and the study of social life through linguistics. The areas which are the main focus for this seminar are: urban dialectology (language in relation to social class, sex, age, ethnicity), the ethnography of communciation (including work on language across cultures), the sociology of language (including multilingualism and language planning) and the social psychology of language (especially studies of attitudes towards language varieties).

Participants:           
Grundstudium alte Lehrämter

Prerequisites:
Introduction to Linguistics

Certificates:
PS-Schein (Leistungsnachweis LN) in linguistics
Teilnahmenachweis (TN) in linguistics

ECTS evaluation:
4 credits (LN)
2 credits for (active) participation only (TN)

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6.2.07 Black Linguistics, Pütz

Course description:
This course deals with the distinctive varieties of English used by and among African Americans, particularly in big-city settings such as New York and Philadelphia, and their parallels elsewhere in Africa and the New World, especially in the Caribbean.

Participants:           
Hauptstudium alte Lehrämter

Prerequisites:
Introduction to Linguistics and/or Proseminar Linguistics

Certificates:
HS-Schein (Leistungsnachweis LN) in linguistics
Teilnahmenachweis (TN) in linguistics

ECTS evaluation:
6 ECTS points (LN)
4 ECTS points (TN)

First session: First week of semester

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