English Phonetics and Phonology B

Dozent/in:

Julia Schlüter

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2

Termine:

Di, 8:30 - 10:00, Online-Meeting
This course will combine synchronous and asynchronous teaching elements (videos). Synchronous meetings will take place online via MS Teams during the regular time slot. Please also register in FlexNow and on the VC for the complementary course "Improving your pronunciation" (https://univis.uni-bamberg.de/form?dsc=anew/lecture_view&lvs=guk/angl/engls/improv&anonymous=1&founds=guk/angl/engls/improv&sem=2021s&codeset=utf8), which involves two short interactive tasks and material for self-study shared via the VC.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

General organization

1. Modules:
Lehramt GY: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
Lehramt GS/MS/RS (Studienbeginn bis SS 2012): Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
Lehramt GS/MS/RS/Bachelor Berufliche Bildung (Studienbeginn ab WS 2012/13): Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
European Joint Master's Programme in English and American Studies: Compulsory Subject English Linguistics Mastermodule Übung (2 ECTS)
Erasmus/Visiting Students: Übung (2 ECTS)
B.Sc. BWL mit DWPF Englisch: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)

2. Prerequisites:
Enrolment

3. Registration and Deregistration:

Registration via FlexNow from 22 March 2021, 10:00h, to 15 April 2021, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 22 March 2021, 10:00h, to 30 April 2021, 23:59h.

Students who register for more than one course will lose their right to participate in any one of the courses. Multiple registration is allowed for the waiting list only.

The number of participants is limited to 15.

For students moving to Bamberg from other universities, ERASMUS students and those who urgently need the credit, a limited number of places will be reserved for late registration. In case of overbooking, please contact the lecturer concerning your admission to the course.

4. Requirements for successful completion of the course:
2 ECTS: regular active participation in class + final exam

5. Language of instruction:
English

Inhalt:

This course is concerned with central aspects of phonetics and basic phonological concepts. It will provide a description and classification of speech sounds together with a discussion of all English vowels, semi-vowels and consonants. Particular attention will be paid to the problems German learners have with English pronunciation. Students will learn to use the IPA system to transcribe English texts, including the use of strong and weak forms, lexical and syntactic stress. Core readings and texts for transcription will be made available on the Virtual Campus after each session.

English Phonetics and Phonology C

Dozent/in:

Julia Schlüter

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2

Termine:

Di, 10:15 - 11:45, Online-Meeting
This course will combine synchronous and asynchronous teaching elements (videos). Synchronous meetings will take place online via MS Teams during the regular time slot. Please also register in FlexNow and on the VC for the complementary course "Improving your pronunciation" (https://univis.uni-bamberg.de/form?dsc=anew/lecture_view&lvs=guk/angl/engls/improv&anonymous=1&founds=guk/angl/engls/improv&sem=2021s&codeset=utf8), which involves two short interactive tasks and material for self-study shared via the VC.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

General organization

1. Modules:
Lehramt GY: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
Lehramt GS/MS/RS (Studienbeginn bis SS 2012): Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
Lehramt GS/MS/RS/Bachelor Berufliche Bildung (Studienbeginn ab WS 2012/13): Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
European Joint Master's Programme in English and American Studies: Compulsory Subject English Linguistics Mastermodule Übung (2 ECTS)
Erasmus/Visiting Students: Übung (2 ECTS)
B.Sc. BWL mit DWPF Englisch: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)

2. Prerequisites:
Enrolment

3. Registration and Deregistration:

Registration via FlexNow from 22 March 2021, 10:00h, to 15 April 2021, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 22 March 2021, 10:00h, to 30 April 2021, 23:59h.

Students who register for more than one course will lose their right to participate in any one of the courses. Multiple registration is allowed for the waiting list only.

The number of participants is limited to 15.

For students moving to Bamberg from other universities, ERASMUS students and those who urgently need the credit, a limited number of places will be reserved for late registration. In case of overbooking, please contact the lecturer concerning your admission to the course.

4. Requirements for successful completion of the course:
2 ECTS: regular active participation in class + final exam

5. Language of instruction:
English

Inhalt:

This course is concerned with central aspects of phonetics and basic phonological concepts. It will provide a description and classification of speech sounds together with a discussion of all English vowels, semi-vowels and consonants. Particular attention will be paid to the problems German learners have with English pronunciation. Students will learn to use the IPA system to transcribe English texts, including the use of strong and weak forms, lexical and syntactic stress. Core readings and texts for transcription will be made available on the Virtual Campus after each session.

Forum Erstsemester: Anglistik/Amerikanistik bzw. Englisch (Lehramt, Bachelor, Wipäd)

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Gabriele Knappe, Heinrich Ramisch, Julia Schlüter

Angaben:

Übung

Termine:

Einzeltermin am 16.4.2021, 16:00 - 17:00, Online-Meeting

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Das Meeting findet per MS Teams statt. Zur Teilnahme melden Sie sich kurz vor der Zeit des Meetings mit dem Teamcode t3ge8dw an. Bei Bedarf finden Sie Hinweise zur Einrichtung von Teams unter https://www.uni-bamberg.de/rz/dienstleistungen/dateidienste/teams/

Inhalt:

Dieses Forum dient dazu, auf informelle und interaktive Art Informationen zum Studienbeginn auszutauschen, Kontakte untereinander, mit Tutorinnen und mit den Studienberaterinnen und Studienberatern zu knüpfen. Die Treffen finden per Microsoft Teams statt. Um aktuelle Informationen zu erhalten, registrieren Sie sich bitte für den VC-Kurs: https://vc.uni-bamberg.de/course/view.php?id=46122

Improving your pronunciation

Dozent/in:

Julia Schlüter

Angaben:

Übung

Termine:

Zeit n.V., Online-Meeting
Student involvement is based on two short interactive tasks organized via the Virtual Campus. Tasks for self-directed pronunciation improvement will be assigned in between. The entire course will be managed through the Virtual Campus: https://vc.uni-bamberg.de/course/view.php?id=45720. Please register on the VC as well as in FlexNow.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Registration via FlexNow from 22 March 2021, 10:00h, to 15 April 2021, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 22 March 2021, 10:00h, to 30 April 2021, 23:59h.

Inhalt:

This practical exercise complements the course "English Phonetics and Phonology". Using a diagnostic text that students will record, participants' attention will be directed to their individual problems with English pronunciation (if any), and remedial exercises will be suggested. At the end of term, we hope to pinpoint improvements in a renewed recording.

Language Variation and Change

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Manfred Krug, Gabriele Knappe, Julia Schlüter, Valentin Werner

Angaben:

Vorlesung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 5, Studium Generale

Termine:

Di, 16:15 - 18:00, Online-Meeting

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Modules:
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik; enrolment in the summer term 2012 or after: Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
BA Studium Generale für Nicht-Anglisten (2 or 4 ECTS)
BA Medieval Studies: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
BA Medieval Studies: Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Master Module Linguistics (2 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Consolidation Module Linguistics (2 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Profile Module Linguistics (2 ECTS)
MA Medieval Studies: Mastermodul I Sprachwissenschaft (1 ECTS)
MA Medieval Studies: Intensivierungsmodul II Sprachwissenschaft (5 ECTS)
M.Ed. Berufliche Bildung: Kulturelle Bildung. Grundlagenmodul B (3 ECTS)
Master Wirtschaftspädagogik, Studienrichtung II: Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
Lehramt an Realschulen: Zusatzmodul Sprachwissenschaft B (2 ECTS)
Lehramt an beruflichen Schulen: Zusatzmodul Sprachwissenschaft B (2 ECTS)
Lehramt Gymnasium: Vertiefungsmodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)

Erasmus and other visiting students: 2 or 4 ECTS
Magister, Lehrämter nicht-modularisiert, Diplom

2. Registration and Deregistration:
Registration via FlexNow from 22 March 2021, 10:00h, to 15 April 2021, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 22 March 2021, 10:00h, to 30 April 2021, 23:59h.

3. Requirements for successful completion of the course:
1 ECTS (MA Medieval Studies: Mastermodul I): none
2 ECTS (BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik; enrolment in the summer term 2012 or after): none
2 ECTS (BA Studium Generale; pass/fail): regular attendance
2 ECTS (MA English and American Studies: Master Module Linguistics, Profile Module Linguistics): none
2 ECTS (MA English and American Studies: Consolidation Module Linguistics): oral examination together with the seminar in the module (30 minutes)
2 ECTS (BA Medieval Studies: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft, Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft): none
2 ECTS (Master Wirtschaftspädagogik, Studienrichtung II: Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft): Anwesenheit, Vor- und Nachbearbeitung, Übungsaufgaben/Hausaufgaben
2 ECTS (Erasmus and other visiting students only; ungraded or pass/fail): regular attendance
2 ECTS (Erasmus and other visiting students only; graded): written test of 45 minutes
2 ECTS (Lehramt an Realschulen): written test of 90 minutes
2 ECTS (Lehramt an beruflichen Schulen): written test of 90 minutes
2 ECTS (Lehramt Gymnasium: Vertiefungsmodul Sprachwissenschaft): none
3 ECTS (M.Ed. Berufliche Bildung: Kulturelle Bildung. Grundlagenmodul B): written test of 60 minutes
4 ECTS (BA Studium Generale; pass/fail): written test of 90 minutes
4 ECTS (Lehramt an Realschulen Kulturelle Bildung. Grundlagenmodul B): written test of 90 minutes
4 ECTS (Erasmus and other visiting students only): written test of 90 minutes
5 ECTS (MA Medieval Studies Intensivierungsmodul): oral examination of 30 minutes

4. Language of instruction:
English

Informationen für Studierende der Allgemeinen Sprachwissenschaft:
Wenn die Vorlesung im Bachelor- oder Masterstudiengang "Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft" eingebracht werden soll, muss die FlexNow-Lehrveranstaltungsanmeldung wie auch die FlexNow-Prüfungsanmeldung über den FlexNow-Zugang "Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft" erfolgen.

Modulanbindungen:
BA Nebenfach Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft: Erweitertes Aufbaumodul, Vertiefungsmodul (2 ECTS)
MA Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft: Sprachwissenschaftliche Methoden im Kernbereich (Modul 4) und im Erweiterungsbereich (Modul 9) (2 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. This lecture series, delivered by a range of international experts, will take multiple perspectives on the guiding topic and will illustrate the many ways in which language variation and change (i) can be assessed from a scholarly perspective and (ii) have bearings on everyday language usage.

Programm der Ringvorlesung:

13 April: Introduction
20 April: Anna Mauranen (Helsinki): English as a lingua franca – how can it change English?
27 April: John Baugh (Stanford/St. Louis): Black and brown voices matter
4 May (attention: 11 am!): Andrew Moody (Macau): Authenticity in pop culture Englishes: Listening to the Beatles perform rhoticity
11 May: Betsy Sneller (Michigan State): Social structure vs. personal agency in the adoption of a sound change
18 May: Jennifer Smith (Glasgow): TBA
1 June: Sali Tagliamonte (Toronto): Sociolinguistics in the community: The Ontario Dialects Project
8 June: Adrian Leeman in collaboration with Hannah Hedegard, Carina Steiner & Péter Jeszenszky (Bern): What's in a voice? Identifying social, regional, and biometric features in speakers
15 June: John McWhorter (Columbia, NY): The "aks" of its day? Revisiting invariant AM in early Black English
22 June: Haidee Kotze (Utrecht): Editing as a factor in language variation and change in written L1 and L2 varieties of English
29 June: Nicola Galloway (Glasgow): Curriculum innovation for teaching English as an international language
6 July: Alexandra D'Arcy (Victoria): Past, present and future directions of language change
13 July: Final session/exams

Methods and Theories in Linguistics

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Julia Schlüter, Fabian Vetter

Angaben:

Übung, 1 SWS, ECTS: 1

Termine:

Einzeltermin am 26.4.2021, 8:00 - 10:00, Online-Meeting
Einzeltermin am 28.4.2021, 14:00 - 17:00, U5/02.23
Einzeltermin am 29.4.2021, 12:00 - 18:00, U5/02.23
Einzeltermin am 30.4.2021, 8:00 - 12:00, U5/02.23
Einzeltermin am 3.5.2021, 8:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 18:00, U5/02.23
Einzeltermin am 4.5.2021, 8:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 18:00, U5/02.23
Einzeltermin am 6.5.2021, 8:00 - 10:00, Online-Meeting
Einzeltermin am 7.5.2021, 8:00 - 11:00, Online-Meeting
To coordinate course dates and times, please register for the following Virtual Campus course by 15 April at the latest and take part in the survey you will find there: https://vc.uni-bamberg.de/course/view.php?id=45719.

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 online sessions, all of which require attendance via MS Teams: Two hours (8-10 am) on Monday, 26 April, two hours (8-10 am) on Thursday, 6 May, and three hours (8-11 am) on Friday, 7 May, with a little project work in between. Please contact the lecturers for special arrangements if you encounter timetabling issues. The sessions from 28 April to 4 May (in the computer room U5/02.23 or 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 from 22 March 2021, 10:00h, to 22 April 2021, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 22 March 2021, 10:00h, to 30 April 2021, 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.

Prescriptive, Pedagogical and Linguistic Perspectives on English Grammar

Dozent/in:

Julia Schlüter

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 8

Termine:

Mo, 14:15 - 15:45, Online-Meeting
The methodological basics of the seminar are introduced in the 3rd and 4th 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)
LA GY: Wahlpflichtmodul Englische Sprachwissenschaft bei Kombination mit dem Fach Russisch Seminar (6 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 from 22 March 2021, 10:00h, to 15 April 2021, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 22 March 2021, 10:00h, to 30 April 2021, 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 lecturer 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 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 3rd and 4th 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/prg?search=lectures&show=llong&nosubchap&id=21374102&sem=2021s&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, 26 April 2021, 8-10 am, Thursday, 6 May 2021, 8-10 am, and Friday, 7 May 2021, 8-11 am. To enable pre-planning, please register for the course in FlexNow and in the Virtual Campus course by 22 April at the latest: https://vc.uni-bamberg.de/course/view.php?id=45719

Inhalt:

In this seminar we will look at English grammar and grammars of English from a variety of perspectives. From the 18th to the 20th centuries, much of English grammar writing has been prescriptive, instructing readers about which grammatical structures should be used and which should be avoided. Pedagogical grammars, being written for learners of English as a Foreign Language, necessarily apply didactic principles of selection, simplification and sequencing to build up students' grammatical competence. Thus, both types of grammar are normative (setting up standards of correctness), as is the ubiquitous Microsoft grammar checker, which has been argued to have developed into "the English teacher that some writers never had or never listened to", and into "the most powerful prescriptive language force in the world" (Curzan 2014: 64-65).

Modern linguistic grammars (e.g. Quirk et al. 1985 and Biber et al. 1999) have shifted the focus from prescription to description based on actual (rather than idealized) usage. We will contrast the accounts of grammatical phenomena given in different grammars of English with natural language data as documented in large collections of texts (corpora) of Present-Day English, taking an occasional detour into the 18th and 19th centuries.

Numerous hands-on analyses based on corpora available on the Internet will enable participants to conduct their own enquiries and to adequately describe variation, ongoing change and underlying motivations. On a more practical note, the methodology will be applied to improve and assess learners’ grammatical proficiency in English.

Grammar topics will include the following:

• split infinitives, e.g. to fully understand
• preposition stranding, e.g. the picture she was looking at
• who and whom, which and that as relativizers
• irregular past tense forms, e.g. learnt, dreamt, dove, snuck
• sentence-initial and and but
• adjective gradation, e.g. prouder/more proud, proudest/most proud
• complementation patterns, e.g. it started to rain/raining
• number concord with collective nouns, e.g. the family is/are at home
• future time expressions: going to and gonna, will and shall

Übung zu "Prescriptive, Pedagogical and Linguistic Perspectives on English Grammar"

Dozent/in:

Julia Schlüter

Angaben:

Übung, 1 SWS

Termine:

Di, 14:00 - 14:45, Online-Meeting
Course meetings will take place online via MS Teams in the regular time slot or by individual appointment. This course begins only in the second week of term.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

General organization

1. Prerequisites:
Participation in the seminar "Prescriptive, Pedagogical and Linguistic Perspectives on English Grammar"

2. Registration:
Automatic registration with registration for the seminar

3. Language of instruction:
English

Inhalt:

This practical course (Übung) is designed to help individual students and/or small groups of students attending the seminar "Prescriptive, Pedagogical and Linguistic Perspectives on English Grammar" in their preparation of practical tasks, oral presentations and term papers. Individual arrangements will be made – also, if necessary, concerning the time of the Übung. Therefore clashes with other courses scheduled for the same time slot as the Übung can be avoided. The Übung will not start before the second week of term. Further information will be given in the first session of the seminar.

Using Corpora for Writing Skills

Dozent/in:

Julia Schlüter

Angaben:

Seminar/Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 6

Termine:

Mi, 10:00 - 12:00, Online-Meeting
For students taking this course as a "Seminar", the methodological basics are introduced in the 3rd and 4th 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 22.03.2021, 10:00 Uhr bis zum 15.04.2021, 23:59 Uhr.
Abmeldung über FlexNow vom 22.03.2021, 10:00 Uhr bis zum 30.04.2021, 23:59 Uhr.

Please note the different registration options in FlexNow: If you want to have the course credited as a seminar, please register exclusively for the Seminar ("Using Corpora for Writing Skills (Seminar)"). For credits as Übung, please register exclusively for the Übung ("Using Corpora for Writing Skills (Übung)").

Number of participants: max 15

Multiple registrations for equivalent courses lead to the loss of the claim to a place! This does not apply to the waiting list.
For students transferring to the University of Bamberg, for Erasmus students and for those who need the credits to register for their upcoming final exams, a few places will be reserved. If the course is fully booked, please contact Prof. Schlüter personally.

Requirements for credits:
2 ECTS: regular active participation in class + oral presentation (30 min)
4 ECTS: regular active participation in class + oral presentation (45 min)
6 ECTS: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + written exam (90 min)
3/4/6 ECTS (in combination with the course Methods and Theories, 1 ECTS, for BA Ergänzungsmodul): regular active participation in class + oral presentation + oral exam (20 min)

Suitability for modules:
This course is suitable for all degree courses involving English Linguistics (Lehramt, BA, MA, etc.) where 2, 3, 4 or 6 ECTS are required.

Combination with "Methods and Theories in Linguistics":
In the 3rd and 4th 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/prg?search=lectures&show=llong&nosubchap&id=21374102&sem=2021s&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, 26 April 2021, 8-10 am, Thursday, 6 May 2021, 8-10 am, and Friday, 7 May 2021, 8-11 am. To enable pre-planning, please register for the course in FlexNow and in the Virtual Campus course by 22 April at the latest: https://vc.uni-bamberg.de/course/view.php?id=45719

Inhalt:

Do you sometimes wonder whether an expression you have heard or read is actually appropriate to use in a certain context? Do you regularly rack your brains for a good way of expressing your ideas in an essay or term paper? Do people sometimes ask you to proofread their texts but you find it hard to judge their language? Are you considering a career in teaching English but feel daunted by the prospect of corrections piling up on your desk?
This practical course aims to enable participants to use corpus tools to assess their own and other writers' text production. Corpora are digital text collections representative of one or more than one regional variety, genre and text type, which can be accessed through various interfaces, many of them freely available online. Corpus skills put users in a position to check whether a certain word, collocation or syntactic structure conforms to the norms of competent language users. Participants will build up their knowhow as corpus users, developing simple and complex corpus searches and critically monitoring query results and numerical output. We will also explore ready-made corpus-based tools designed to help with (academic) writing tasks.

Workshop Phonetics & Phonology

Dozent/in:

Julia Schlüter

Angaben:

Übung

Termine:

Einzeltermin am 8.7.2021, Einzeltermin am 14.7.2021, 18:00 - 20:30, Online-Meeting

Inhalt:

Please register for the VC course at https://vc.uni-bamberg.de/course/view.php?id=46156 (inscription key: trnscrptn).

This workshop is designed to give to those who need it an additional chance to improve their exam preparation for "English Phonetics and Phonology", offering them more transcription practice. Participation is not obligatory and does not earn you any ECTS points.

The course will consist of two practice sessions where we will discuss exercises that participants should have prepared in advance. Student transcriptions will be corrected together. There will also be time to discuss further questions and problems.

Live sessions:
Thursday, 8th July, 6:00-8:30 pm
Wednesday, 14th July, 6:00-8:30 pm

The sessions will take place via Microsoft Teams (team code: uxxobyr). Parts of the sessions will also be recorded for asynchronous viewing by those who cannot be there during live sessions. To view the recordings, you have to join the Team as well.

Materials to be prepared for the first session will be available on the above-mentioned VC site from Thursday, 1st July. Materials for the second session will be available from Thursday, 8th July. For part of the exercises, participants can turn in their solutions via the VC.