Language Variation and Change

Dozent/in:

Valentin Werner

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 8

Termine:

Mo, 14:00 - 16:00, OK8/02.04
The methodological basics of the seminar are introduced in the early weeks of term in a separately organized, obligatory block "Methods and Theories in Linguistics", so make sure you read the information on https://www.uni-bamberg.de/eng-ling/studium/methods/.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Modules:
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Vertiefungsmodul Sprachwissenschaft: Seminar (8 ECTS)
LA GY: Vertiefungsmodul Sprachwissenschaft: Seminar (8 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Master Module English Linguistics: Seminar (8 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Profile Module English Linguistics I-VI: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Consolidation Module English Linguistics I-IV: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)
Erweiterungsbereich Anglistik/Amerikanistik im Rahmen anderer MA: Master Module or Profile Module I or III English Linguistics: Seminar (8 ECTS)
Erasmus and other visiting students: Seminar (8 ECTS)

2. Registration and Deregistration:
Registration via FlexNow 27 March 2023, 10:00h, to 20 April 2023, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow 27 March 2023, 10:00, to 30 April 2023, 23:59h.

A limited number of places will be reserved for visiting students, students who have changed universities and students who need this class urgently as they are approaching the end of their studies. If the seminar is overbooked, the teacher will decide which students will be accepted.

3. Requirements for successful completion of the course:
4 ECTS: regular active participation in class + oral presentation with handout
5/6/8 ECTS in MA English and American Studies Consolidation Module English Linguistics I/II/III: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + oral exam
5 ECTS in other programmes or modules: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + assignment of 2500-3500 words
6 ECTS: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + seminar paper of 3000-4000 words
8 ECTS BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik Vertiefungsmodul: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + seminar paper of 3500-4500 words
8 ECTS in other programmes or modules, and visiting students: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + seminar paper of 4500-6000 words

4. Language of instruction:
English

5. Combination with "Methods and Theories in Linguistics":
In the early weeks of term, all students are expected to take part in a special introduction to research methods entitled "Methods and Theories in Linguistics": https://univis.uni-bamberg.de/form?dsc=anew/lecture_view&lvs=guk/angl/engls/method&anonymous=1&founds=guk/angl/engls/method&sem=2023s&codeset=utf8 (unless they have already participated in this course in an earlier semester). Thus, these participants are required to reserve the following times and dates: Monday, 24 April 2023, 8-10 am; Thursday, 4 May 2023, 8-10 am; and Friday, 5 May 2023, 8 am-12 pm. To enable pre-planning, please register for the course in FlexNow by 20 April at the latest.

6. Information for students of General Linguistics:
MA General Linguistics: The seminar can be imported as module for the elective area: Master Module English Linguistics (10 ECTS, with lecture), Profile Module English Linguistics I (10 ECTS, with lecture) or Profile Module English Linguistcs III (8 ECTS).

Inhalt:

Variation and change are central properties of all languages. Thus, rather than speaking of one "English", it is more adequate to conceive of multiple "Englishes" or at least of English as a pluricentric language. In this class, we'll take a synchronic and diachronic look at the fact that English is by no means a monolithic entity, but has evolved and changed in the course of time, leading to present-day variation on all linguistic levels.

More specifically, we'll consider general processes at work in language change (such as language contact, standardization and grammaticalization), take a look at different present-day varieties of English (such as standard varieties, traditional dialects and postcolonial Englishes) and corresponding sociolinguistic factors, and analyze the influence of sociohistorical developments. In addition, we'll critically assess views of language change as language decay and, by way of considering key studies in the field, examine different research approaches used.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Chambers, Jack K. & Natalie Schilling, eds. 2013. The handbook of language variation and change. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell.
Schreier, Daniel. 2014. Variation and change in English: An introduction. Berlin: ESV.

Research supervision

Dozent/in:

Valentin Werner

Angaben:

Übung, 1 SWS

Termine:

Mi, 10:00 - 11:00, OK8/02.13

Inhalt:

This course is designed for students working on (smaller or larger) research projects in English Linguistics connected to the instructor's seminars, Uebungen, and beyond. This includes supervision of the theoretical and empirical parts of presentations, term papers and final theses. It gives students the opportunity to discuss their own research with the instructor in small groups or individually. The course covers analytic procedures (data collection and preparation, presentation and visualization) and formal aspects (such as style sheet and referencing), and it provides support in meeting the structural and administrative requirements of a presentation, paper or thesis. The sessions consist of tutorials in which students receive individual feedback on the structure, argument, progress and possible problems of their academic work. For final theses, please contact the instructor at your earliest convenience to discuss your topic and make individual appointments.

Media Linguistics

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Valentin Werner, Hendrik Michael

Angaben:

Seminar/Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 6

Termine:

Di, 10:00 - 12:00, WE5/02.006
Einzeltermin am 30.6.2023, 9:00 - 15:00, KR12/00.02
Bemerkung zu Zeit und Ort: For students taking this course as a "Seminar", the methodological basics are introduced in the early weeks of term in a separately organized block "Methods and Theories in Linguistics". Depending on the degree course and module for which you intend to take this seminar, this may be obligatory or recommended. Make sure you read the information on https://www.uni-bamberg.de/eng-ling/studium/methods/.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Anmeldung über FlexNow vom 27.03.2023, 10:00 Uhr bis zum 14.04.2023, 12:00 Uhr.
Abmeldung über FlexNow vom 27.03.2023, 10:00 Uhr bis zum 30.04.2023, 23:59 Uhr.

Bitte beachten Sie die verschiedenen Anmeldemöglichkeiten in FlexNow: Wenn Sie sich die Veranstaltung als Seminar anrechnen lassen möchten, melden Sie sich bitte ausschließlich für das Seminar an ("Media Linguistics (Seminar)"). Für eine Anrechnung als Übung melden Sie sich bitte ausschließlich für die Übung an ("Media Linguistics (Übung)").

Mehrfachanmeldung für Parallelkurse führt zum Verlust des Platzanspruchs! Dies gilt nicht für die Warteliste.

Begrenzte Teilnehmerzahl: 15

Für Studienortwechsler, Erasmusstudenten sowie Studierende, die den Leistungsnachweis zur baldigen Prüfungsanmeldung benötigen, werden im begrenzten Umfang Plätze freigehalten. Bei Überbuchung der Übung fällt die Entscheidung über die Teilnahme in Rücksprache mit dem Dozenten.

Scheinanforderungen:
2 ECTS: regular active participation in class + presentation
4 ECTS: regular active participation in class + presentation + short assignment
6 ECTS: regular active participation in class + presentation + term paper
3/4/6 ECTS (BA Ergänzungsmodul in combination with the course Methods and Theories , 1 ECTS): regular active participation in class + presentation + oral exam (20 min)

8 ECTS sind nur für BA-Studierende nach Absprache mit dem Dozenten vor Semesterbeginn möglich.

Modulanbindungen:
Diese Lehrveranstaltung ist für alle Studiengänge (Lehramt, BA, MA usw.) geeignet, in denen 2, 3, 4 oder 6 ECTS im Rahmen eines Seminars oder einer frei wählbaren Übung in der englischen Sprachwissenschaft erforderlich sind.

Combination with "Methods and Theories in Linguistics":
In the early weeks of term, we offer an introductory block familiarizing students with linguistic research methods (the Übung "Methods and Theories in Linguistics"): https://univis.uni-bamberg.de/form?dsc=anew/lecture_view&lvs=guk/angl/engls/method&anonymous=1&founds=guk/angl/engls/method&sem=2023s&codeset=utf8. Participation in this Übung is recommended for anyone with a strong interest in Linguistics. For those BA students planning on doing their Ergänzungsmodul in Linguistics, for all students doing Lehramt Gymnasium and for all MA students, the course is obligatory at a certain point in their studies, so it is recommended to do it as early as possible. These participants are required to reserve the following times and dates: Monday, 24 April 2023, 8-10 am; Thursday, 4 May 2023, 8-10 am; and Friday, 5 May 2023, 8 am-12 pm. To enable pre-planning, please register for the course in FlexNow by 20 April at the latest.

Information for students of General Linguistics:
BA Allg. Sprachwissenschaft: Das Seminar kann importiert werden für Aufbaumodul 1 (8 ECTS), für Erw. Aufbaumodul 1 (10 ECTS, mit Vorlesung), für Vertiefungsmodul (10 ECTS, mit Vorlesung).

Inhalt:

Journalistic media are an everyday resource, providing information about events outside of our immediate horizon of experience. Hence journalism is regarded as the most important textual system of modernity. This course approaches journalism from a linguistic perspective to explore what exactly the features of this textual system are. Throughout the semester we will contrast the compositional structure of different journalistic genres (e.g. news, feature, interview, and commentary), and discuss how their communicative modes differ depending on the publishing context. We will illustrate how journalistic language differs between various newspapers (e.g. the THE GUARDIAN or THE SUN), and how communication is shaped by technological variables, if we compare print to broadcast or online journalism. In order to explore these aspects hands-on, this course will familiarize students with qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis (such as (critical) discourse analysis and register analysis), and will introduce them to relevant broader concepts (such as audience design, multimodality, and general principles and features of written and spoken communication).

Media Linguistics BA F-a [Media Linguistics BA F-a]

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Hendrik Michael, Valentin Werner

Angaben:

Lehrforschungsprojekt, 2 SWS, Schein, ECTS: 6, Studiengangzuordnung: BA F-a

Termine:

Di, 10:00 - 12:00, WE5/02.006

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Bitte beachten Sie: Es findet ein verbindliches Online-Anmeldeverfahren statt. Nähere Informationen erhalten Sie in den News auf der Homepage des Instituts https://www.uni-bamberg.de/kowi/.
Bitte informieren Sie sich selbstständig über entsprechende Termine und Fristen auf der Homepage. Nachmeldungen können nicht vorgenommen werden! Studienanfänger erhalten weitere Informationen auf den Erstsemestereinführungstagen.

Inhalt:

Journalistic media are an everyday resource, providing information about events outside of our immediate horizon of experience. Hence journalism is regarded as the most important textual system of modernity. This course approaches journalism from a linguistic perspective to explore what exactly the features of this textual system are. Throughout the semester we will contrast the compositional structure of different journalistic genres (e.g. news, feature, interview, and commentary), and discuss how their communicative modes differ depending on the publishing context. We will illustrate how journalistic language differs between various newspapers (e.g. the THE GUARDIAN or THE SUN), and how communication is shaped by technological variables, if we compare print to broadcast or online journalism. In order to explore these aspects hands-on, this course will familiarize students with qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis (such as (critical) discourse analysis and register analysis), and will introduce them to relevant broader concepts (such as audience design, multimodality, and general principles and features of written and spoken communication).

Media Linguistics BA IV, BA V-b [Media Linguistics BA IV, BA V-b]

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Hendrik Michael, Valentin Werner

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS, Schein, ECTS: 6, Studiengangzuordnung: BA IV, BA V-b

Termine:

Di, 10:00 - 12:00, WE5/02.006

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Bitte beachten Sie: Es findet ein verbindliches Online-Anmeldeverfahren statt. Nähere Informationen erhalten Sie in den News auf der Homepage des Instituts https://www.uni-bamberg.de/kowi/.
Bitte informieren Sie sich selbstständig über entsprechende Termine und Fristen auf der Homepage. Nachmeldungen können nicht vorgenommen werden! Studienanfänger erhalten weitere Informationen auf den Erstsemestereinführungstagen.

Inhalt:

Journalistic media are an everyday resource, providing information about events outside of our immediate horizon of experience. Hence journalism is regarded as the most important textual system of modernity. This course approaches journalism from a linguistic perspective to explore what exactly the features of this textual system are. Throughout the semester we will contrast the compositional structure of different journalistic genres (e.g. news, feature, interview, and commentary), and discuss how their communicative modes differ depending on the publishing context. We will illustrate how journalistic language differs between various newspapers (e.g. the THE GUARDIAN or THE SUN), and how communication is shaped by technological variables, if we compare print to broadcast or online journalism. In order to explore these aspects hands-on, this course will familiarize students with qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis (such as (critical) discourse analysis and register analysis), and will introduce them to relevant broader concepts (such as audience design, multimodality, and general principles and features of written and spoken communication).

Media Linguistics BA SuP-b [Media Linguistics BA SuP-b]

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Hendrik Michael, Valentin Werner

Angaben:

Lehrforschungsprojekt, 2 SWS, Schein, ECTS: 5, Studiengangzuordnung: BA SuP-b

Termine:

Di, 10:00 - 12:00, WE5/02.006

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Bitte beachten Sie: Es findet ein verbindliches Online-Anmeldeverfahren statt. Nähere Informationen erhalten Sie in den News auf der Homepage des Instituts https://www.uni-bamberg.de/kowi/.
Bitte informieren Sie sich selbstständig über entsprechende Termine und Fristen auf der Homepage. Nachmeldungen können nicht vorgenommen werden! Studienanfänger erhalten weitere Informationen auf den Erstsemestereinführungstagen.

Inhalt:

Journalistic media are an everyday resource, providing information about events outside of our immediate horizon of experience. Hence journalism is regarded as the most important textual system of modernity. This course approaches journalism from a linguistic perspective to explore what exactly the features of this textual system are. Throughout the semester we will contrast the compositional structure of different journalistic genres (e.g. news, feature, interview, and commentary), and discuss how their communicative modes differ depending on the publishing context. We will illustrate how journalistic language differs between various newspapers (e.g. the THE GUARDIAN or THE SUN), and how communication is shaped by technological variables, if we compare print to broadcast or online journalism. In order to explore these aspects hands-on, this course will familiarize students with qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis (such as (critical) discourse analysis and register analysis), and will introduce them to relevant broader concepts (such as audience design, multimodality, and general principles and features of written and spoken communication).

S: What´s in a (Pop) Song? Linguistics meets Language Education

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Theresa Summer, Valentin Werner

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 8, Gender und Diversität, Kultur und Bildung

Termine:

Einzeltermin am 24.4.2023, Einzeltermin am 15.5.2023, Einzeltermin am 22.5.2023, Einzeltermin am 12.6.2023, Einzeltermin am 19.6.2023, 8:00 - 12:00, LU19/00.09
Einzeltermin am 21.6.2023, 6:00 - 15:00, Raum n.V.
Einzeltermin am 26.6.2023, 8:00 - 12:00, LU19/00.09
Zusatztermin: 21.06.2023 (6am-3pm: school visit). The seminar will take place in the digital language laboratory (SprachenLLab) on six Mondays in the form of a block course.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Information for students of TEFL (Fachdidaktik Englisch):

1. Modulzugehörigkeit:
Lehramt an Mittelschulen, Realschulen und Gymnasien: Vertiefungsmodul Englischdidaktik
Lehramt an Realschulen: Zusatzmodul Englischdidaktik
Bachelorstudiengang Berufliche Bildung (B. Ed.): Vertiefungsmodul Englischdidaktik
Masterstudiengang Berufliche Bildung (M. Ed.): Zusatzmodul Englischdidaktik
Bachelorstudiengang Betriebswirtschaftslehre / Spez. Wirtschaftspädagogik (B. Sc.): Doppelwahlpflichtfach Englisch: Aufbaumodul Englischdidaktik
Masterstudiengang Wirtschaftspädagogik (M. Sc.): Doppelwahlpflichtfach Englisch, Aufbaumodul Englischdidaktik Erziehungs- / Bildungswissenschaften

2. Anmeldung:
über FlexNow vom 01.03.2023, 12:00 Uhr bis 14.04.2023, 11:59 Uhr

3. Teilnahmevoraussetzung:
abgeschlossenes Basismodul

4. Leistungsnachweis:
4 ECTS: oral presentation + portfolio (4,500-5,500 words)

Please note:
For all TEFL courses, our team considers three elements as vital:
1) Enrolment: If you sign up for a course, please make sure you attend the first session. If you cannot attend or you need to deregister from the seminar for whatever reason, please inform your lecturer.
2) Regular attendance: If you cannot attend a session, please inform your lecturer via email.
3) Active participation: Please attend regularly, so that you can actively participate in our seminars, engage in fruitful discussions, take part in interactive tasks, and successfully complete your exam/paper.

Information for students of English linguistics:

1. Modules:
LA GY: Vertiefungsmodul Sprachwissenschaft: Seminar (8 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Master Module English Linguistics: Seminar (8 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Profile Module English Linguistics I-VI: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Consolidation Module English Linguistics I-IV: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)
Erweiterungsbereich Anglistik/Amerikanistik im Rahmen anderer MA: Master Module or Profile Module I or III English Linguistics: Seminar (8 ECTS)
Erasmus and other visiting students: Seminar (max. 8 ECTS)

2. Registration and Deregistration:
Registration via FlexNow 27 March 2023, 10:00h, to 20 April 2023, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow 27 March 2023, 10:00, to 30 April 2023, 23:59h.

For students transferring to the University of Bamberg, for Erasmus students and for those who need the credit to register for their upcoming final exams a few places will be reserved. If the course is fully booked please contact the lecturers personally.

3. Requirements for successful completion of the course:
4 ECTS: regular active participation in class + oral presentation with handout
5/6/8 ECTS in MA English and American Studies Consolidation Module English Linguistics I/II/III: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + oral exam
5 ECTS in other programmes or modules: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + assignment of 2500-3500 words
6 ECTS: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + seminar paper of 3000-4000 words
8 ECTS in other programmes or modules, and visiting students: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + seminar paper of 4500-6000 words

4. Language of instruction:
English

5. Combination with "Methods and Theories in Linguistics":
In the early weeks of term, all students are expected to take part in a special introduction to research methods entitled "Methods and Theories in Linguistics": https://univis.uni-bamberg.de/form?dsc=anew/lecture_view&lvs=guk/angl/engls/method&anonymous=1&founds=guk/angl/engls/method&sem=2023s&codeset=utf8 (unless they have already participated in this course in an earlier semester). Thus, these participants are required to reserve the following times and dates: Monday, 24 April 2023, 8-10 am; Thursday, 4 May 2023, 8-10 am; and Friday, 5 May 2023, 8 am-12 pm. To enable pre-planning, please register for the course in FlexNow by 20 April at the latest.

Inhalt:

Description
The musical and thematic range of (pop) songs, which are viewed as a valuable addition to the foreign language classroom, is vast and offers manifold opportunities for English language education with regard to language acquisition, cultural learning, and the development of language awareness and critical literacy. In this seminar, we will combine linguistic and pedagogic/didactic perspectives on English (pop) songs. We will focus on the following two broader aspects: (i) analysing linguistic features and production circumstances of song lyrics as a performed text type, and (ii) integrating songs into English language education by investigating theoretical concepts, research findings, and practical guidelines to develop language-related and general educational competences. This class will also involve the exploration of songs with a thematic focus, for instance looking into the following pedagogic endeavours:
integrating global education into English lessons through eco-songs,
raising awareness of social injustices through songs that deal with diversity and social justice themes, and
fostering mental health literacy through mental health songs.

Participants will have the opportunity (i) to engage with relevant research and corpora, (ii) to analyse (self-selected) songs and their lyrics, and (iii) to reflect on methodological issues for the classroom thus combining linguistic and pedagogic foci.

Please note:

The seminar will take place in the digital language lab (SprachenLLab) on six Mondays (8-12 am), so there will be plenty of opportunities for students to analyse songs as well as experiment with, evaluate, and develop song-based materials in a digital environment.
As the seminar is offered in an intensive block course format, participants must be prepared to devote a considerable amount of time to attendance and coursework during the allocated working phases.
The deadline for portfolios/seminar papers is 30 September 2023

Watching TV and Movies with a Linguist

Dozent/in:

Valentin Werner

Angaben:

Seminar/Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 6

Termine:

Di, 14:00 - 16:00, U2/00.26
Einzeltermin am 17.6.2023, 9:00 - 15:00, U5/02.23
For students taking this course as a "Seminar", the methodological basics are introduced in the early weeks of term in a separately organized block "Methods and Theories in Linguistics". Depending on the degree course and module for which you intend to take this seminar, this may be obligatory or recommended. Make sure you read the information on https://www.uni-bamberg.de/eng-ling/studium/methods/.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Anmeldung über FlexNow vom 27.03.2023, 10:00 Uhr bis zum 14.04.2023, 12:00 Uhr.
Abmeldung über FlexNow vom 27.03.2023, 10:00 Uhr bis zum 30.04.2023, 23:59 Uhr.

Bitte beachten Sie die verschiedenen Anmeldemöglichkeiten in FlexNow: Wenn Sie sich die Veranstaltung als Seminar anrechnen lassen möchten, melden Sie sich bitte ausschließlich für das Seminar an ("Watching TV and Movies with a Linguist (Seminar)"). Für eine Anrechnung als Übung melden Sie sich bitte ausschließlich für die Übung an ("Watching TV and Movies with a Linguist (Übung)").

Mehrfachanmeldung für Parallelkurse führt zum Verlust des Platzanspruchs! Dies gilt nicht für die Warteliste.

Begrenzte Teilnehmerzahl: 15

Für Studienortwechsler, Erasmusstudenten sowie Studierende, die den Leistungsnachweis zur baldigen Prüfungsanmeldung benötigen, werden im begrenzten Umfang Plätze freigehalten. Bei Überbuchung der Übung fällt die Entscheidung über die Teilnahme in Rücksprache mit dem Dozenten.

Scheinanforderungen:
2 ECTS: regular active participation in class + presentation
4 ECTS: regular active participation in class + presentation + short assignment
6 ECTS: regular active participation in class + presentation + term paper
3/4/6 ECTS (BA Ergänzungsmodul in combination with the course Methods and Theories , 1 ECTS): regular active participation in class + presentation + oral exam (20 min)

8 ECTS sind nur für BA-Studierende nach Absprache mit dem Dozenten vor Semesterbeginn möglich.

Modulanbindungen:
Diese Lehrveranstaltung ist für alle Studiengänge (Lehramt, BA, MA usw.) geeignet, in denen 2, 3, 4 oder 6 ECTS im Rahmen eines Seminars oder einer frei wählbaren Übung in der englischen Sprachwissenschaft erforderlich sind.

Combination with "Methods and Theories in Linguistics":
In the early weeks of term, we offer an introductory block familiarizing students with linguistic research methods (the Übung "Methods and Theories in Linguistics"): https://univis.uni-bamberg.de/form?dsc=anew/lecture_view&lvs=guk/angl/engls/method&anonymous=1&founds=guk/angl/engls/method&sem=2023s&codeset=utf8. Participation in this Übung is recommended for anyone with a strong interest in Linguistics. For those BA students planning on doing their Ergänzungsmodul in Linguistics, for all students doing Lehramt Gymnasium and for all MA students, the course is obligatory at a certain point in their studies, so it is recommended to do it as early as possible. These participants are required to reserve the following times and dates: Monday, 24 April 2023, 8-10 am; Thursday, 4 May 2023, 8-10 am; and Friday, 5 May 2023, 8 am-12 pm. To enable pre-planning, please register for the course in FlexNow by 20 April at the latest.

Inhalt:

The language of pop cultural artifacts, and especially the language of (fictional) film and television, collectively labelled "telecinematic discourse", has increasingly attracted attention on part of linguists. Researchers have recognized that telecinematic texts are an important representation of our world, potentially also impacting on social realities. In addition, it has emerged that studies of relevant texts have to account for specific production and consumption constraints. Accordingly, telecinematic discourse cannot be viewed as a poor or deteriorated version of "real" conversation, but rather represents carefully manipulated language with the aim to achieve certain comic or dramatic effects. Further, telecinematic discourse has also been studied from a more critical angle, for instance to determine whether and how linguistic, gender-related, and ethnic stereotypes are purported. All this makes pertinent textual varieties worth studying in their own right. To deal with the aforementioned issues, this class is conceptualized as "scholarship-in-action" and will often rely on analyses of concrete telecinematic material. In passing, central linguistic terminology and research areas that have considered telecinematic discourse (e.g. pragmatics, sociolinguistics, stylistics, etc.) will be revisited and recently established linguistic resources, such as the Movie Corpus (https://www.english-corpora.org/movies/), will be introduced. Due to the nature of the artifacts studied, related topics such as multimodality and the use of telecinematic discourse as a resource in language education will also be tackled.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Bednarek, Monika. 2018. Language and Television Series: A Linguistic Approach to TV Dialogue. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Bednarek, Monika, Valentin Werner & Marcia Veirano Pinto, eds. 2021. Corpus Approaches to Telecinematic Language. Special Issue of the International Journal of Corpus Linguistics 26(3).
Beers Fägersten, Kristy, ed. 2016. Watching TV with a Linguist. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press.