Consultation on empirical projects in linguistics

Dozent/in:

Fabian Vetter

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS

Termine:

Do, 10:00 - 12:00, U9/01.10

Methods and Theories in Linguistics

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Julia Schlüter, Fabian Vetter

Angaben:

Übung, 1 SWS, ECTS: 1

Termine:

Einzeltermin am 24.4.2023, 8:00 - 10:00, KR12/02.18
Einzeltermin am 26.4.2023, 14:00 - 17:00, Online-Meeting
Einzeltermin am 27.4.2023, Einzeltermin am 28.4.2023, 8:00 - 14:00, Online-Meeting
Einzeltermin am 2.5.2023, 8:00 - 12:00, 16:00 - 18:00, Online-Meeting
Einzeltermin am 3.5.2023, Einzeltermin am 4.5.2023, 8:00 - 10:00, Online-Meeting
Einzeltermin am 3.5.2023, 13:00 - 15:00, Online-Meeting
Einzeltermin am 5.5.2023, 8:00 - 12:00, Online-Meeting

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

General organization

For BA students, this course is part of the Ergänzungsmodul.
BA major English and American studies (75 ECTS): Choose the Ergänzungsmodul in one of the two fields in which you are doing the Aufbaumodule (i.e. Literature, Linguistics or Cultural Studies).
BA minor English and American studies (30 or 45 ECTS): Choose the Ergänzungsmodul in the same field in which you are doing the Aufbaumodul (i.e. Literature, Linguistics or Cultural Studies).

A short note on the time slots above:
The course comprises three sessions that require attendance: Two hours (8 - 10 am on site in KR12/02.18) on Monday, 24 April, two hours (8 - 10 am via MS Teams) on Thursday, 4 May, and four hours (8 am-12 pm via MS Teams) on Friday, 5 May, with a little project work in between. Please contact the lecturers for special arrangements if you encounter timetabling issues. The sessions from 26 April to 3 May (via MS Teams) are consultation hours for supporting the project work; attendance is not obligatory or permanent.

1. Modules:
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik Ergänzungsmodul: Methoden und Theorien der Sprachwissenschaft Übung (1 ECTS), Studium Generale

2. Prerequisites:
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft

3. 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.

4. Requirements for successful completion of the course:
regular active participation in class + demo with handout

5. Language of instruction:
English

Inhalt:

Description:
The Übung "Methods and Theories in Linguistics" accompanies a linguistic seminar (for BA: Ergänzungsmodul Sprachwissenschaft; for LA Gym: Vertiefungsmodul Englische Sprachwissenschaft; for MA: Mastermodule English Linguistics). It complements the theoretical and methodological insights and skills in this area. The Übung will introduce and put to work techniques and approaches characteristic of English Linguistics and thereby help students to acquire competence in using specific sources of information and technologies as well as in collecting, analysing and visualizing their own empirical data. The topics treated will include aspects of academic writing (handling secondary literature, referencing, structuring a termpaper), the analysis of linguistic corpora and other databases, the use of online dictionaries, the construction of questionnaires, the analysis of audio-recorded data, the interpretation of experiments, etc.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Recommended reading:

• Brons-Albert, Ruth & Nicole Marx. 2010. Empirisches Arbeiten in Linguistik und Sprachlehrforschung: Anleitung zu quantitativen Studien von der Planungsphase bis zum Forschungsbericht. Tübingen: Narr.
• Wray, Alison & Aileen Bloomer. 2012. Projects in Linguistics and Language Studies. 3rd edition. London: Hodder Education.