English in Germany and German Learner English

Dozent/in:

Valentin Werner

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 8

Termine:

Di, 12:00 - 14:00, OK8/02.04
Einzeltermin am 10.12.2022, 9:00 - 16:00, U5/02.23
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 from 26 September 2022, 10:00h, to 20 October 2022, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 26 September 2022, 10:00h, to 30 October 2022, 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=2022w&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 October 2022, 8-10am, Thursday, 3 November 2022, 8-10am, and Friday, 4 November 2022, 8am-12pm. To enable pre-planning, please register for the course in FlexNow and in the Virtual Campus course by 20 October at the latest: https://vc.uni-bamberg.de/course/view.php?id=55617

Informationen für Studierende der Allgemeinen Sprachwissenschaft:
Modulzugehörigkeit: Master General Linguistics, Erweiterungsbereich

Inhalt:

While English typically is conceived as a foreign language, due to sociocultural and sociopolitical reasons, it has had an "inevitable presence" (Mair 2019) in Germany and appears to expand, for instance as a medium of instruction in schools and universities, as a working language in international companies, and as a lingua franca, esp. in multilingual urban settings. In this course, we will consider several areas in which English and German are in contact. It will include discussions on attitudes towards English by speakers of German, typical formal and informal usage domains of English in Germany, mutual influence (e.g. in terms of loanwords), as well as analyses of characteristic features of German learner English from the perspectives of Second Language Acquisition and Learner Corpus Research. In addition, we will go beyond the narrow German context and take a look at contexts in which German and English have been in long-term contact (e.g. Pennsylvania German).

Empfohlene Literatur:

Hickey, Raymond (ed.). 2019. English in the German-speaking World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Linn, Andrew, Neil Bermel & Gibson Ferguson (eds.). 2015. Attitudes towards English in Europe. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.

English Linguistics Research Seminar

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Gabriele Knappe, Valentin Werner

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2

Termine:

Do, 8:30 - 10:00, U9/01.11

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Anmeldung über FlexNow vom 26.09.2022, 10:00 Uhr bis zum 14.10.2022, 12:00 Uhr.
Abmeldung über FlexNow vom 26.09.2022, 10:00 Uhr bis zum 30.10.2022, 23:59 Uhr.

Modules:
Modul: BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Vertiefungsmodul Englische Sprachwissenschaft, Übung (Betreuungsübung zur BA-Arbeit, 2 ECTS)
Modul: MA English and American Studies: Master Thesis Übung/Betreuungsübung, 2 ECTS
Erasmus and other visiting students: Übung (2 ECTS)

Anforderung für den Erhalt eines Scheins:
Project/conference/book report

Inhalt:

This seminar is designed for advanced students. One aim is to provide a forum for the preparation and discussion of projects such as BA theses, Master's theses, Staatsarbeiten and PhD projects. We will thus discuss empirical and methodological issues relevant to such studies. Secondly, there will be hands-on presentations of the new research facilities for English linguist(ic)s at Bamberg University, the focus being on the variety of newly acquired English text collections. A third goal is to discuss current trends in linguistics, which will involve discussion of recent and forthcoming publications as well as conference and book reports. Where appropriate, additional meetings with individual subgroups of the class will be offered.

Sociolinguistics of North American English

Dozent/in:

Valentin Werner

Angaben:

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

Termine:

Di, 10:00 - 12:00, OK8/02.04
Einzeltermin am 26.11.2022, 9:00 - 16:00, U5/02.23
Einzeltermin am 31.1.2023, 10:00 - 12:00, OK8/01.26

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 from 26 September 2022, 10:00h, to 20 October 2022, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 26 September 2022, 10:00h, to 30 October 2022, 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=2022w&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 October 2022, 8-10am, Thursday, 3 November 2022, 8-10am, and Friday, 4 November 2022, 8am-12pm. To enable pre-planning, please register for the course in FlexNow and in the Virtual Campus course by 20 October at the latest: https://vc.uni-bamberg.de/course/view.php?id=55617

Inhalt:

This course provides a sociolinguistic perspective on American English, arguably the variety with the strongest impact within the complexities of English as a pluricentric language in today's world. After a brief recapitulation of its emergence and unique colonial history as well as of its structural properties (phonology, morphosyntax, semantics, vocabulary, etc.), we will focus on its internal variability (e.g. regional and social variation, also including a detour to Canadian English) and factors that influence its various manifestations. As we go along, we will also discuss phenomena such as colloquialization and linguistic Americanization, and will focus on language contact between North American English and other languages. Further issues covered include its influence on other varieties of (postcolonial) English, attitudes toward North American English and associated developments of globalization and its allegedly dominating role in worldwide media and pop culture discourse (e.g. hip-hop language and its relation to African-American English).

Empfohlene Literatur:

Tamasi, Susan & Antieau, Lamont. 2015. Language and Linguistic Diversity in the US: An Introduction. London: Routledge.
Wolfram, Walt & Natalie Schilling. 2016. American English: Dialects and Variation. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell.

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.