Corpus Linguistics and Lexicography

Dozent/in:

Julia Schlüter

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 8

Termine:

Mo, 14:15 - 15:45, Online-Meeting
This course will take place online via MS Teams during its regular time slot. In the third and fourth weeks of term, all students are expected to take part in an introduction to research methods (unless they have already participated in the Übung "Methods and Theories in Linguistics"). Thus, these participants are required to reserve the following times and dates: Monday, 16 November 2020, 8:00-10:00 h, Thursday, 26 November 2020, 8:00-10:00 h, and Friday, 27 November 2020, 8:00-11:00 h. To enable pre-planning, please register for the following Virtual Campus course by 12 November at the latest and take part in the survey you will find there: https://vc.uni-bamberg.de/course/view.php?id=42230.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Modules:
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 12 October 2020, 10:00h, to 5 November 2020, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 12 October 2020, 10:00h, to 30 November 2020, 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

Inhalt:

Modern lexicography owes a large debt to the corpus revolution (Rundell 2008), and almost every aspect of the practice of dictionary-making is nowadays informed by corpus analysis (Walter 2010). In this seminar, we will review types of linguistic corpora (i.e. large-scale computer-readable text databases) and techniques of corpus analysis, as well as types of dictionaries and aspects of their use and their compilation (i.e. lexicography).
The lexicographic works to be subjected to scrutiny will range from the monumental Oxford English Dictionary to learner dictionaries, and from monolingual dictionaries to bilingual ones. Dictionary portals and other lexical databases (such as thesauri and collocation databases) will be explored as well. We will compare the assets and shortcomings of different channels of distribution (print vs. electronic) and modes of compilation (expert-built and collaborative).
Participants will be expected to conduct corpus-based studies to evaluate the extent and adequacy of information available from different dictionaries. The seminar aims to equip them with the theoretical background, methodological expertise and critical awareness requisite for competent users of corpora as well as dictionaries.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Rundell, Michael (2008) "The corpus revolution revisited." English Today 24(1): 23-27.
Walter, Elizabeth (2010) "Using corpora to write dictionaries." In: O’Keeffe, Anne & McCarthy, Michael (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics. London: Routledge. 428-443.

Übung zum Seminar "Corpus Linguistics and Lexicography"

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 "Corpus Linguistics and Lexicography"

2. Registration:
Automatic registration with registration for the seminar

3. Language of instruction:
English

Inhalt:

This practise course (Übung) is designed to help individual students and/or small groups of students attending the seminar "Corpus Linguistics and Lexicography" in their preparation of practical tasks, oral presentations and written essays. 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.

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 for the complementary course "Improving your pronunciation", which involves two short interactive tasks organized 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 12 October 2020, 10:00h, to 5 November 2020, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 12 October 2020, 10:00h, to 30 November 2020, 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, 10:00 - 12:00, 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 for the complementary course "Improving your pronunciation", which involves two short interactive tasks organized 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 12 October 2020, 10:00h, to 5 November 2020, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 12 October 2020, 10:00h, to 30 November 2020, 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.

Improving your pronunciation

Dozent/in:

Julia Schlüter

Angaben:

Übung, 3 SWS

Termine:

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=42703

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Registration via FlexNow from 12 October 2020, 10:00h, to 5 November 2020, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 12 October 2020, 10:00h, to 30 November 2020, 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.

Methods and Theories in Linguistics

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Julia Schlüter, Fabian Vetter

Angaben:

Übung, 1 SWS, ECTS: 1

Termine:

Einzeltermin am 16.11.2020, 8:00 - 10:00, Online-Meeting
Einzeltermin am 17.11.2020, 10:00 - 16:00, Online-Meeting
Einzeltermin am 19.11.2020, 12:00 - 18:00, Online-Meeting
Einzeltermin am 20.11.2020, 10:00 - 16:00, Online-Meeting
Einzeltermin am 23.11.2020, 8:00 - 12:00, Online-Meeting
Einzeltermin am 24.11.2020, 10:00 - 18:00, Online-Meeting
Einzeltermin am 26.11.2020, 8:00 - 10:00, Online-Meeting
Einzeltermin am 27.11.2020, 8:00 - 11:00, Online-Meeting
This course will take place via MS Teams. To enable pre-planning, please register for the following Virtual Campus course by 12 November at the latest and take part in the survey you will find there: https://vc.uni-bamberg.de/course/view.php?id=42230.

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, all of which require attendance via MS Teams: Two hours on Monday, 16 November, two hours on Thursday, 26 November, and three hours on Friday, 27 November, with a little project work in between. Please contact the lecturers for special arrangements if you encounter timetabling issues. The sessions from 17 to 24 November (in the computer room U5/02.23 or via MS Teams) are consultation hours for supporting the project work; attendance is not obligatory.

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 12 October 2020, 10:00h, to 5 November 2020, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 12 October 2020, 10:00h, to 30 November 2020, 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.

Using Corpora for Writing Skills

Dozent/in:

Julia Schlüter

Angaben:

Seminar/Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 6

Termine:

Mi, 10:00 - 12:00, Online-Meeting
This course will take place online via MS Teams during its regular time slot.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Anmeldung über FlexNow vom 12. Oktober 2020, 10:00 Uhr bis zum 05. November 2020, 23:59 Uhr.
Abmeldung über FlexNow vom 12. Oktober 2020, 10:00 Uhr bis zum 30. November 2020, 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.

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:

Zeit/Ort n.V.

Inhalt:

Please register for the VC course at https://vc.uni-bamberg.de/course/view.php?id=42738.
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:
Wednesday, 3rd February, 18.00-20.30 h
Thursday, 11th February, 18.00-20.30 h

The sessions will take place via Microsoft Teams (Team code: na22vn3). 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 Wednesday, 27th January. Materials for the second session will be available from Wednesday, 3rd February. For part of the exercises, participants can turn in their solutions via the VC.